Are you upgrading for HL-2?

[spitcodfry]

If so, what components are you upgrading?

I've already purchased an additional 512 MB DDR RAM, and am going to be getting a Radeon 9800 Pro soon.

 

[Gordon'sFreeman]

im getting a pinch of RAM and maybe a 9800 pro

 

[Dark Auro]

I already got a new motherboard and processor and RAM. Now all I need to do is get a Radeon 9800 and I'm set.

 

[oldi1knoby]

I am on a P3 800mhz, so I am going to just build a new computer. Going to get 2.4 Gig P4 with HT, 512mb RAM, ATI Raedon (either 9600 pro, 9800, or 9800SE if it's out by then).

 

[Damerus]

Partly upgraded. Got my ASUS A7V8X-X w/ an AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 333fsb and 512 mb DDR PC 2700 Atlas Precision. Now all I need is my GeForce FX 5900 Ultra 256 mb.(Wow, that's a mouthful)

 

[peasoup]

Im gonna update my Gf3 ti200 but i dont know if i should stay with nVidia or get an ATI
im also getting another stick of 512 ddr ram so i have a cool Gig of ram while im staying with my AMD 2500+ which i over clocked to a 2800+

 

[MrWhite]

I've just uhmm.. an addition 512 mb DDR Ram chip... and uhm... im on a pentium 4 2.2 ghz... processor.. i meant processor... and i dunno... i think i'm all set, but im never sure, I'm a website developer, and i've been hired by Dola Automotives to do thier website (thier local) so thats going to pay for my... radeon 9800 pro... and yeah... geez, i talk to much

 

[Flyingdebris]

got a new tower and moniter

ati 9800 128mb, asus motherboard (can't remember the exact name), 200 gigs, 1 gig of ddr ram, AMD athalon 2.8 ghz, and a new cd player/burner and a new dvd player

 

[Cedric]

i might get a new mobo and 512mb ddr ram before hl2's released, ATM i am running sdram and underclocking my athlon :-/

 

[Ahnteis]

In order of priority:
CPU
Gfx Card
RAM
HDD

 

[Murray]

No, simply because the great lack of money.

 

[another-user]

im building a new comp

amd 3200+
radeon 9800 pro with 256meg
1gig pc3500 ram
100gig harddrive
16x dvd rom
52x24x52x cd burner
case - thermaltake xaser 3
dont know what mobo yet, just someting with an nforce 2 in it
logitech z-680 speakers, dont need a sound card with these guys

 

[Guest]

I already have a kick ass system (custom built) that will kick Half-Life 2 in the ass at max detail & resolution

Windows XP Pro SP1
Asus A7N8X Deluxe 2.00 nForce 2
Athlon XP 1700 @ 2.4 GHz (11x220) on SLK800A
Corsair XMS 512 MB DDR PC3200 @ 420MHZ (gonna add another 512)
60+40GB HDD 7200RPM
Radeon 9700 Pro overclocked to 9800 Pro
21" Samsung monitor
6 speaker surround sound by Panasonic w/Dolby, DTS & THX.

other stuff:
TDK CDR-W 52x24x52
DVD player
No floppy
Full tower (Antec 1080 + 6 fans)

 

[Guest]

i want to get the radeon 9800 , but it's too expensive, steal one maybe... hmm good idea: go to work part time in ati then steal one and leave.

 

[Comedy-Ewok]

Radeon 9800 pro.

 

[Kamakiri]

ATI 9700 Pro

Gamers if you upgrade your CPU/Motherboard before your video card you are just stupid.

If youra gamer make sure you get a VERY good video card and then mid range CPU. No need to spend money on the CPU.

 

[Flynn]

Your all a bunch of wankers, lol, in the gabe interview he said all graphic settings can be cranked if u have a p4 2.0 ghz and a 9700 and u can expect 40 fps. I think i overkilled it.

 

[PLas]

upgrading graphics card
might get more ram.

 

[Kongo]

processor will be upgraded (1700+ now), and maybe gfx card (ti4200 now)

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

hehehehheheheheheh.

If you have £2500 to spend go to alienware. ( i wouldent do it myself, overpriced really).

because you can now get a 2gbram, 3.2ghz P4, 80gb 7200rpm 8mbcache hard disk, 256mb graphics card TANKA of a PC. lol

 

[Ridic]

hmmm. NO.

2gb ram - NO
256mb card- NO, not yet.

 

[Phisionary]

my gf2 gts is old.. deff going for upgrade. dunno what, dont wanna look till i need to. i have trouble choking down the price tag on the radeon 9800 and other top of the lines so i doubt i would. i've rationalized it up too a 9700 if i bought now. something DX9, anyway.

i HAD a 966 p3, but it's no longer stable at that speed (mobo issues i think) and is at 650 (), so i'm springing for new cpu too. id like to get hyperthread but i dont know if they'll be cheap enuf by then... other than that... old parts. got 4 HDDs already, but a DVD-RW might be nice. new sound card maybe. audigy pricey but the features look nice.

-Phision

 

[mredd27]

I'm not upgading if I can help it, mainly due to lack of money. I'll just have to wait and see what the benchmark has to say about my PC.

I've got an Athlon 1800+, 512MB DDR memory, plenty of HDD and broadband for multiplayer - all of which should be enough. The only thing that will cause problems is the graphics card (the original Radeon 64MB DDR VIVO - 2.5 years old!) so if it turns out really bad I'll have to get a 9600Pro I guess.

 

[R055]

I have now :

Athlon XP 2800+
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X
512MB DDR400
KD7-G(VIA KT400-8235)

I will be upgrading my GeForce4 to a radeon 9800 or even a 9900

 

[Tyl3n0L]

nop,

i have a Pentium IV 3GHz 800FSB,

512MB Corsair XMS,

Geforce FX 5900,

120GB

All on a Asus P4P800 Deluxe


:thumbs:

 

[Ro@cH]

Yep, going to switch mobo+cpu with my dad's computer, he just bought a new 2200+ and Asus blablaX-X, which has 8x agp, which is wat I need for the 9800 Pro I'm going to buy. Perhaps, if I'm in a spending mood I'll also buy Audidy 1 and some 5.1 speakers from Creative. I've got a 2.1 system with a SBLive and Labtec speakers, and it's nice but could be alot nicer with the 5.1 hehe. /rant

 

[ulukai]

P4 3.06 ghz 800fsb
1024mb ram 333
MSI 875 neo 800
tower thermatake xaser III v2000a with 7 silent fan inside
thermatake subzero fan for my p4
geforce ti 4600
screen 19
creative inspire 5300 5.1
Creative audigy

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

heh, i was just sugesting it Ridic, i wouldent advise on it like...........

but hell if i had that kinda money.


atm i got a geforce TNT2 32mb ram 1.3ghz 640mb ddr ram PC.
It is getting on a bit. But my bro just got a 3.06ghz laptop with 512 ram and the ati M9 64mb graphics.
Its sweet!


Makes me wana puke lol

 

[roxXx]

hhee, i came from this

p4 1.8 ghz, geforce 3 ,512 mb ram

now i have this couse i wanted to play all games coming this year at full deatil,


p 4 3.0 gh
512mb ram
ati radeon 9800 pro 256 mb ddr2 ram :cheers:


i dont wanna brag sure not, i think its only needed to have rhis kinda pc is u are a real gamer!

 

[jbscotchman]

I spent a little over $400 on a new motherboard, cpu, ram, which are in my sig. I'm gonna hang on to my TI4400 for a while longer though, I just dont think spending $300 on a new card is worth right now.

 

[sayam]

i got a p4 3.2 and an Asus P4C800-E mobo and some s-ata hard drives a video card will come soon eathir a radeon 9600 with 256 mb or a 9700 pro if i have the money. and for gamevoodooo why would you quit a job at ati ????? i know i wouldent

Edit: i also got a 512 stick of kingston pc3200 hyper X

 

[Mountain Man]

The only upgrading I've done is go from a 1GHz CPU to a 1.33GHz which happens to be the fastest my motherboard will support. I don't have enough money at the moment for a new motherboard, so I'm going to have to be happy with this set-up for a while. Still, with a Geforce 4 Ti4200, it's a pretty competent system. I figure I'll be able to play Half-Life 2 at medium to medium-high details, so I'm cool with it.

If you want the skinny on hardware requirements, check out this article which gives you a detailed break-down of what to expect on different hardware.

 

[un0x]

yes im currently picking a whole new system

 

[Ro@cH]

Mountain Man, link not working...addes .asp at the end, still doesn't work.

 

[FluxCap]

I might, probably not though:

Processor = 2ghz XP - check
Ram = 512 (might get a gig for the heck of it) - check
Video = 9800 Pro - check.

Should run max details at 1152 res and I am all set !

 

[Animal]

I'm gonna buy the latest hardware possible. I need to make sure the system i upgrade to now will last as long as possible because i don't really have the money for another full upgrade any time in the near furture.:cheers:

 

[figge]

im getting a 486
16Mhz
8MB ram
14" 2 color monitor

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

god, if only i had the cash for that eh.



heheheh,


EDIT: You would be lucky to get 8mbram lol. more like 1

 

[tewmten]

nah, not upgrading.. I will get average graphics with my box anyways.. I'm not so picky

my specs (if someone would like to know):
AMD Athlon XP 1700+
512MB DDR RAM
GeForce 3 Ti200 128MB DDR RAM (with tv-out wich I never use )
Hercules Game Theater XP 6.1 soundcard*
4.1 EAX speaker system

* I got the 6.1 card cos it was cheaper then the 5.1 card(!!)

 

[Mountain Man]

Sorry, there was a typo in the link. This should work:

http://www.planetdescent.com/lyris/hl2_mpc.html