buying computer for HL2 on cheap budget

[MrWolf]

hey guys the coming of this game is getting close so I decided to buy myself a new computer what do you think :
Half-Life 2 Requirements

To play Half-Life 2 and other Source add-ons you need at least the following specification PC.
Minimum Requirements
1.2 GHz Processor
256MB RAM
DirectX 7 level graphics card
Windows 2000/XP/ME/98

Recommended System
2.4 GHz Processor
512MB RAM
DirectX 9 level graphics card
Windows 2000/XP

and I'm thinking of getting
Athlon XP 2500+(512k 333)
NF7-SL (nForce2)sata,lan,usb2
DDR 400
256MB A-DATA
512MB A-DATA
MSI RADEON 9800Pro TV,DVI 128MB
should be ok? I also have a 40gb 7200

OHH one more question - does anyone knows if there's going to be an ACTION mod for half life ?? where can I get information abouts coming mods?

 

[Jadewolf5675]

Sounds like a very ideal low budget HL2 computer.

 

[cadaveca]

nf7-s2 is not a very good board.
look for a nf7-s, dfi infinity, A7N8x-deluxe...N-force2 ultra based boards.
Go for a mobile cpu...a bit harder to set-up, but look at my sig...
i've been into pc's for 2 decades, and get a bit more than others can outta my system, but i get 90 fps in the VST, and i only drop to 40 fps with 4x AA and trilinear filtering, everything else maxed, @ 1024x768, in game.

 

[Yombi]

it will do well Mine runs quiet nice (not on best gfx mind you) so it should be fine.

XP 2600+, 256mb, and a shitty NVidia fx5200 128mb ram.

 

[MrWolf]

how important to the game the speed pf the cpu?
768mb DDR 400 will do any difference then a 512ddr 400? and will the RADEON 9800 really do the job right?
cadaveca - I don't understand shit in computer stuff so I didn't understand why the nf7-s2 is not good and the nf7-s is...? I need the computer mostly for HL2 and I'm on low budget like I said before..

any word about ACTION?

 

[Neom]

is that now considered low bugdet? i would call that meduim...Also u can clock ur 2500 to a 3200 like me.

 

[MrWolf]

I have no Idea in OC

It's really funny how I got here
I'm really stoned and it's 3:30am here I got nothing better to do

 

[Sgt. Duffy]

I have an
Intel Celeron 2.80Ghz
GeForce FX 5200
512MB

and ran Doom 3 at medium setting fine..half life 2's are on par, a little less though, with D3's graphics, so I'll be able to run it, not at the greatest visual setting, but enough to see the obvious pretty stuff (not the particles of dust you guys are so eager to see..)

 

[MrWolf]

and hows the GeForce FX 5200 compared to the RADEON 9800 PRO?
I want to run HL2 as good as it gets

 

[Ownzed]

In my computer I have a Geforce3 TI 200 64 mbs, AMD Athlon XP 1600+ ~1.4 GHz, 1024 mbs RAM, and DirectX 9.0c. Will that video card handle HL2, or at least CS:S?? I need to know.

 

[cadaveca]

9800 pro? check my sig.. i already posted that i get no lower than 40 in-game....but it has some to do with the memory that i use, as well as the cpu. the current bottleneck(the place were things slow down) right now is my videocard...my cpu will go to 2.6ghz, but the added heat, and only 3fps added @ the max, and 1 @ the minimum, make it not worth it.

nvidia 5200 is comparable to a 9550 or a 9200 ati card.

9200<9550<9600<9700<9800<x800


the nf7-s2 uses an inferior southbridge. More stuff on the board, but it affects system stability.

 

[r1y23]

In my computer I have a Geforce3 TI 200 64 mbs, AMD Athlon XP 1600+ ~1.4 GHz, 1024 mbs RAM, and DirectX 9.0c. Will that video card handle HL2, or at least CS:S?? I need to know.

um you might want to consider upgrading.
you will be able to run it but you wont get the full experience

 

[Ownzed]

um you might want to consider upgrading.
you will be able to run it but you wont get the full experience

Oh ok thanks. But do you know what settings I should run it at to get desint fps?

 

[cadaveca]

in dx 8..should be a'ight

 

[Platinum]

i've got amd 64 3400+ gig of 2700 ram and 9800 xt :cheers:

 

[Thadius Dean]

"To play Half-Life 2 and other Source add-ons you need at least the following specification PC.
Minimum Requirements
1.2 GHz Processor
256MB RAM
DirectX 7 level graphics card
Windows 2000/XP/ME/98"

ha, i repeat ha! i playing CCS on a .787 processor!

 

[Danimal]

I have an
Intel Celeron 2.80Ghz
GeForce FX 5200
512MB

How much did the proccessor cost? I am considering upgrading my RAM and Processor and I might get the one you have

 

[Bongfarmer]

I have a geforce 2 MX (32mb)
733 mhz

Should I upgrade?

 

[Ownzed]

I have a geforce 2 MX (32mb)
733 mhz

Should I upgrade?

Yes you should!

 

[Bongfarmer]

I suppose I could get some extra ram, then i'd be able to play the internet - and listen to music at the same time!

 

[MrWolf]

cadaveca - I wasn't talking about getting nf7-s2 but NF7-SL (nForce2 sata,lan,usb2)...
what do you think about this MB?

 

[YamatoTwinkie]

heres a good guide for a value gaming computer:
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/guides/MVGSBG/article.php/10708_3419571__1