IS YUR CARD READY FER HL2??

[NATRON]

wondering how many people will play hl2 in all its glory??? i need to upgrade my 8500le found a guy on ebay whos is selling radeon 9700pro AIW's for only $275.. i asked him and he said he will be posting nvidia cards as soon as he gets a price fromm his distributor!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3427700600&category=41999&rd=1

[Kutan]

hello 1 post guy who is probably trying to scam us out of money via ebay.

tee hee I said "hello x post guy" I feel so leet now

[mono]

you can get a 9800 for 275.......

[Insolence]

I hope my geforce 2 can run it, even if it's the minimum requirement. If not I'm on a Dell and that means I'm screwed. =\ Oh well I'm not about to buy a new computer to play a game. I'll just play TFC 'till it dies, and save up so eventually I can play HL2. Thats why this whole thing kinda pisses me off........oh well.

[Jarek]

I hope my Riva TNT2 can run it..

It gives me 30 fps for tfc and 14 for DoD...

/me cries

[kamikaze]

i'm on a dell and i've upgraded my RAM, video card and bigger HD. i don't know why everyone says they're hard to upgrade.

[Dingo]

just got a 9800 128mb card today so im rdy.

[PerPlexeD]

Yep.

[kdub]

would a geforce 4 mx 420 work?

[Rapt]

What are the optimal requirements for HL2?

[SaltyDog]

All the gaming sites list this...

"The minimum system specs are currently targeted at a 700 MHz PC with 128 MB RAM and a DX6-level video card TNT2 etc, meaning you won't need a supercomputer to run Half-Life 2.

But on the machine above don't expect to see reflective water,dynamic shadows and bump-mapped textures. The game running at maximum detail 50/60 fps, machine required for this is approx 1600Mhz cpu, 256 mb ram, GeForce4 Ti card.

In real life you need the best from a new game so I would recommend a 2000 cpu, 512 mb ram, GeForce4 Ti4800 128 ddr or ATI Radeon equivalent.
The more power the better but not essential with this game."

[Rapt]

I'm not near that at all....

1.4 Ghz
256 RDRAM
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 128 MB DDR (650 MHz)
Win XP Home

[chong-]

too bad its not ognna be out till 2004, watch

[greg-]

i think the person thats most ready is surge from keen. Most expensive, and impressive system ive seen is his, i cant find his specs, but they're awesome. Alienware, like $3000 or something like that

[mase]

gf2 ultra 64mb ddr, 1.4ghz, 256mb ddr, NOT READY AT ALL.

[snatty]

i have a 3000+ alienware too, but im going back to kuwait so i wont be here to play it :\

[mono]

emo's rich whiteboy ass has some obnoxious dual P4 + 9800 pro setup, not sure from what though

[Malice-nL]

geforceFX 256mb for 100 canadian www.tigerdirect.com

[DominatioN]

3ghz ati 9800 pro 1 gig ram

i think im rdy =/ even though i prolly wont even play it

Originally posted by JarekMace
I hope my Riva TNT2 can run it..

It gives me 30 fps for tfc and 14 for DoD...

/me cries

75 fps in both, vsync'd

[GhOsT]

128 Meg Geforce4 Ti 4200. Fairly close to optimal. Doesn't support the directx9 stuff but it should handle HL2 pretty well.

[NATRON]

Originally posted by Malice-nL
geforceFX 256mb for 100 canadian www.tigerdirect.com

hmmm doesnt even have a fan..and hardly any bandwidth..i think it MAY be ok with minimal settings..i wouldnt push that card though.

also in reply to the one quote guy.. i used to be quite active here..been on 56k for 6 months though...and only read forums and comment on predictions when my clan was in sta

[mase]

how do you rich kids get such kickass comps :P i need to find a job.

[polarity]

P4 2.4 GHz
1 gig DDR PC-2700
Geforce FX 256 mb.. with enough cooling on my case (that I installed) aimed right at it.

Originally posted by mase
how do you rich kids get such kickass comps :P i need to find a job.

I worked for mine, because I'm not rich.

[AGT-King]

2GHz P4, 256DDR, Radeon 9000 64meg

Not awesome, I'll probably be able to run it in with at least medium/high detail. I'll be at school when it comes out, so I won't even think about playing it untill I get out.

[Sharpsh00t3r]

I'll be able to RUN it. 1.3ghz 64mb geforce4 mx w/ 512 ram. Bah, hopefully it doesn't lag.

[bowser]

XP 1800+
geforce 4 ti 4800SE
768 DDR ram

i should be fine.

[bliX]

amd 2500 barton (at 2gighz) 512 pc 2700 ram and a radeon 9800 pro 128.

[-Wolvy-pb]

my p4 2.5ghz ti4600 1024MB interleaved DDR should handle it fine

[Janus]

Barton 2500+ @ 2.04 ghz
GF4 4400 128mb
512mb ram - soon to be 1 gig

I should be fine in the mid-upper range.

[Calo]

\Athlon XP 2100
\512 DDR
\Radeon 8500 128mb

might have to upgrade video card but we'll see... prob will by then anyways..

[Airborne]

P4 3 ghz, 800 MHz FSB, 1 GB PC3200 DDR, GF4 Ti4600 128mb

HL2 == rawr!

[Omega Nine]

Originally posted by Malice-nL
geforceFX 256mb for 100 canadian www.tigerdirect.com

It's not the amount of ram your card has, it's the fill rate and memory bandwidth that are going to effect your FPS the most. I really dislike the fx 5200 because it only has a fill rate of 1 billion/sec and a memory bandwidth of 6.4 gb/s. In comparison my radeon has a fill rate of 3 billion/sec and a memory bandwidth of 21.8 gb/s. A ti4200 has a higher bandwidth and the same fill rate as the 5200 as well. Another bad thing I find with the 5200 is that it doesnt have z-buffer or colour compression so that bandwidth is going to be hurting. At least it has dx9 so you can have the advanced effects in HL2. Remind me and I'll get a chart up on tuesday of what direct x versions can do what with HL2.

[><ero]

Originally posted by Omega Nine
Remind me and I'll get a chart up on tuesday of what direct x versions can do what with HL2.

[RA|shock]

2500+ Barton
512 DDR 400 Ram
GF2 GTS :(

[Havok]

Originally posted by uBeR
My Radeon 8500 will take on this game mano a mano.

damn right same here

[Juggernaut]

Originally posted by ALieN
you think i should spend any money (ask for christmas) on a new video card, when what i have now is a GeForce 4 Ti-4200 128 mb? if so, gimmie suggestions on good cards to get.

No dont. I have a geforce 4 4200 64mb gainward golden sample. Its a card good enough to run all the games out there right now just fine.

Besides the longer you wait the better card you will be able to get down the road. Wait until HL2 has landed before you go wasting any money into what you 'think' will run it the best.