HL2 Is running slowly

[dsummerz2k]

Hi,

I seem to have a good enough set-up to run HL2 but at certain points in the game it starts to slow down and get jumpy. For example as i run across the rooftops in the first chapter with evrything chasing me! I understand that certain parts of the game are gonna require more preformance from my hardware, but surely if i got the required specifications then......

Please can anyone tell me if i perhaps need more RAM? faster Procesor? Graphics Card? or maybe iv'e got my settings all wrong....

My set up:

AMD Athlon XP 2600+ (Runs at 1.92 Ghz),
512 MB PC2100 DDR RAM,
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700LE 128MB

Thanks in advance.

Daz

 

[FRESCO_SUPREME]

your system is fine. check the graphics are set to the recommended for system. if thats not it then check you havent got ne spyware apps n stuff running in the background. if this still doesnt fix the problem, make sure you have the latest drivers for your hardware, graphics card and soundcard in particular.

 

[Gunner]

dsummerz2k add this to your HL2 desktop shortcut (in the target box):

-heapsize 256000 +map_background none -novid

you could also add these to your config.cfg:

mat_specular "0"
mat_bumpmap "0"
cl_phys_props_enable "0"
cl_phys_props_max "0"
mat_bloom "0"
mat_clipz "0"
mat_fastnobump "1"
mat_fastspecular "1"
mat_compressedtextures "1"

 

[dsummerz2k]

Thanks Guys,

I'll try both and let you know.

 

[satch919]

If you really want better performance, I'd look into getting a new graphics card. Perhaps a X800 Pro or a 6800 GT.

If you don't really want to spend that much money on a graphics card, I'd suggest just turning down the video options to medium or low. Don't turn on AA or AF either.

 

[frances_farmer]

strangely ive found with an ATI card, AA actually improves performance :S

 

[jimbo118]

strangely ive found with an ATI card, AA actually improves performance :S

thats interesting, i noticed the same thing but with forcing aa and af through my ctrl panel, i had 6aa and 16af selected in my ati ctrl panel and the game performed better than with 4aa and 16af in the hl2 option menu, maybe it just LOOKED smoother, *shrugs*