Does my computer stand a chance of running HL2?

[KingOfHearts]

Here is some details on my computer.
I'm assuming not because of the video card, could I throw in a video card and have it run? Thanks for the help on this issue.

[ Summary ]

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 1466 MHz (5.5 x 267) 1700+
Motherboard Name PCChips M841LR (3 PCI, 1 AMR, 4 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN, Modem)
Motherboard Chipset SiS 740
System Memory 992 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type AMI (12/19/01)

Display:
Video Adapter SiS 650_651_M650_M652_740 (32 MB)
3D Accelerator SiS 315
Monitor Sony CPD-200ES(T) (4161349)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter C-Media CMI8738 Audio Chip
Audio Adapter SiS 7012 Audio Device

Storage:
Disk Drive GENERIC GENERIC
Disk Drive WDC WD1200JB-00DUA3
Optical Drive DVD-ROM DVD-16X6S (16x/48x DVD-ROM)
Optical Drive TDK DVDRW0404N

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 38177 MB (25016 MB free)
F: (NTFS) 114470 MB (50584 MB free)

 

[sinkoman]

You might want to invest in a new motherboard/processor (1.4ghz is a little slow) and a nice video card (correct me if i'm wrong but your just running off the mobo now?) , but other than that, I think your all set!

 

[gorcorps]

you definately need to get a brand name vid card. supported chipsets of hl2 are nvidia and ati only. your sis wont even run it. your processor is pretty slow, but if you dont have the money for both, then you can still run it, just slow. i have an xp 2000+ and it runs medium stuff fairly well. but you will need a new graphics card

 

[StainlessJ-FPGA]

You need an actual video card. Seriously, if you are going to play real games on your PC, you need a video card to do it. You are using onboard graphics which are there just so you can view simple applications and movies, but gaming requires real hardware.

 

[aedi]

I was running it on an Athlon 1.6 w/a 9600 Pro and it ran great w/settings of 800X600. I ended up upgrading, but as everyone here is suggesting, you will need to invest in a better video card.

If you don't want to spend a lot of money, you could get a mid-range video card for ~$150 that would allow you to play.