check out my system please

[Wraith]

here are all the stats i can remember:

512 megs ram DDR
100 gig HD (60 free)
P4 2.53 GHZ
ati radeon 9000 128 meg AGP


please tell me how well hl2 will run on this? i am willing to turn down the options a bit, i want to get around 45-50 FPS hopefully. thanks.

 

[dawdler]

Well... For starters the 9000 is DX8.1 I beleive (or DX8). So you wont run at max quality. My guess is that you'll have to turn down quite a bit to get that... Not everything, maybe medium settings. And of course if you want to pick stuff out, I'm sure there are some things that can be a really big drag on performance.

 

[TheRook]

if you want 40-50 fps id expect you would need to turn the graphical settings down a fair bit... (nearly to low) and run it at 1024x768 but you wont get all the pretty shading effects...

if you live in teh states get a 9600pro for aroun $150 or so
if ur in the uk get a 9600pro for £150 or a bit less if you shop around online

if ur in the states use www.newegg.com

if ur in the uk use www.komplett.co.uk

Therook

 

[Wraith]

see, i just bought this ****ing video card 3 months ago for 128 bucks, jesus christ why do computer components have to be so expensive and ethereal?

how much can i get for a near-new 128 meg radeon 9k?

 

[TheRook]

sorry :/

id say about $80 maybe...

but if i were you id wait til the 9900 comes out before upgrading it again...

and id recommend reading up on gfx cards 9000,9200 by ati are the standard piss poor efforts...

the 5200 is the pisspoor nvidia effort!

the 9500, and 9600 are ati's "average" gamer cards...
the TI4400-TI4800 and the 5600 are nvidia "average" gamer cards

the 9700 and 9800 cards are for people that need to brag because of a terrible disease called smallpenisitis

same goes for the 5800,5900 nvidia cards... (while the 5800 card has quite a loud fan... that can easily be swapped over to whatever if u have some skills

(i wouldnt recommend getting the 5200,9000,9200)

if your a gamer go for the 9500, 9600 or 5600 cards as they are ur average none break the bamnk cards with good preformance and dx9 support

if oyur one of the people that need to run games at 1600x1200 with 8xFSAA and 16xAF then you need the 9700-9800 or the 5800-5900 cards...

the choice is yours

TheRook
:bounce: :cheese: :bounce:

 

[Lupus]

If you are in the uk go to www.overclockers.co.uk get a sapphire 9800 non pro (£220) and flash it to a pro (bout £270). That should last you quite awhile too.

 

[SidewinderX]

*couhg* read sticky! *cough*

now about your como...

Your cpu is fine, but your video won't be able to take advantage of all the cool effects.