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pires2077 · Jul 1, 2004

thanks for the info about thermal grease blindvomit

Does anyone know any internet sites in the uk to get it from though?

Thanks

blindvomit · Jul 1, 2004

Also get another stick of 512 and your set to go man.

Frank · Jul 1, 2004

blindvomit said:
Also get another stick of 512 and your set to go man.

Who me? 10 character shitfaced cockmaster

blindvomit · Jul 1, 2004

Frank said:
Who me? 10 character shitfaced cockmaster

Yeah, you don't HAVE to but alot of games will load way faster and won't be as choppy.

pires2077 · Jul 1, 2004

Sorry to ask another question as well but if possible could someone give me a very small step to step guide on how to put on the thermal grease/how much to use

thanks if possible

blindvomit · Jul 1, 2004

pires2077 said:
Sorry to ask another question as well but if possible could someone give me a very small step to step guide on how to put on the thermal grease/how much to use

thanks if possible

If you get Arctic Silver 5 (which I HIGHLY recommend you do) go here:

http://arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

Make sure you read the instruction for the right type of cpu that you have.(AMD, P3 or P4 AMD64)

Frank · Jul 1, 2004

Cool! I'll look into it aswell...I've got a job now so I'm making money!

Subatomic · Jul 1, 2004

OMG GUYZ LUK AT MI SIG!!11one I DUN TINKS IlL BE ABLE TO RUN HL2 ON MEDIUMZ SETTINGZ...

I hate when people know they have awesome computers, and ask WILL I BE ABLE TO RUN HL2? I DONT THINK SO... to get attention, i seriously hate newbs like that

blindvomit · Jul 1, 2004

A quick question, how do you measure case fans, diagnally or horizontally?

Gajdycz · Jul 1, 2004

how much will having a crap load of ram help? ex: only having 128 vs 512

Foxtrot · Jul 1, 2004

Gajdycz said:
how much will having a crap load of ram help? ex: only having 128 vs 512

The game will be slow and laggy for you with 128, with 512 it will be smooth, but depending on the rest of your system it might not matter.

blindvomit · Jul 1, 2004

The more ram the better, but after 1gig it won't make a difference because to my knowledge there aren't any games that use more than a gig of ram. So past 1gb is just overkill.

dugly · Jul 1, 2004

unless you're running multiple programs that tax your memory a lot....

Frank · Jul 1, 2004

Subatomic said:
OMG GUYZ LUK AT MI SIG!!11one I DUN TINKS IlL BE ABLE TO RUN HL2 ON MEDIUMZ SETTINGZ...

I hate when people know they have awesome computers, and ask WILL I BE ABLE TO RUN HL2? I DONT THINK SO... to get attention, i seriously hate newbs like that

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you won't make it with that piece of shit. Might aswell hand it over to me...

blindvomit · Jul 1, 2004

dugly said:
unless you're running multiple programs that tax your memory a lot....

I don't think anyone will ever do that because;

1. Everyone wants to sqweeze out the most perfomance while playing HL2
2. Nobody wants to do ANYTHING but play HL2

Some_God · Jul 2, 2004

I am worried about my comp not being able to run HL2... can anyone plz help.

2.8 Ghtz Intel P4
256 RAM
GeForce 4 Ti4200 128mb

blindvomit · Jul 2, 2004

Some_God said:
I am worried about my comp not being able to run HL2... can anyone plz help.

2.8 Ghtz Intel P4
256 RAM
GeForce 4 Ti4200 128mb

More ram and your good to go, minimum 512ddr, and later when you have more cash a new video card would be great.

blahblahblah · Jul 2, 2004

blindvomit said:
A quick question, how do you measure case fans, diagnally or horizontally?

Doesn't matter, the fan itself is a circle. So just measure the fan blade.

Raptor6 · Jul 2, 2004

Athlon XP 1900+
512Mb DDR (Dual)
Geforce 4 Ti 4200 128mb ddr (golden sample; gainward)

Should be enough for Hl2 ._.
Eventually i will buy a 9800 pro or something.

blindvomit · Jul 2, 2004

Dude the 2500 xp is only $80 bucks on www.newegg.com, you could invest on that...

Raptor6 · Jul 2, 2004

do you know how thirsty my car is?
I got no 80$ for 600mhz ^^

Wild_Card · Jul 14, 2004

My comp:

Athlon XP 2600 OEM (266 FSB)
Geforce FX 5600 XT 128mb
60 gig HD
512mb RAM @ 333mhz

What do you guys think? will i be able to run HL2 ok?

Some_God · Jul 14, 2004

Raptor6 said:
Geforce 4 Ti 4200 128mb ddr (golden sample; gainward)

A lot of people (including me) own this... it will run HL2 with some, but not all, effects HL2 has to offer. Me... well Ill put it on 800x600 on max settings... oooohhhh ahhhhhhh.

Kifpe · Jul 20, 2004

Hi,

Do any of you in here know if i am able to play HL2 with these specs:

1000 Mhz
512 DDR ram
9500 PRO, 128 Mb
WinXP

I'm not stupid with computer but I just got confused....
Ofcourse I'm not exspecting you to answer corect - we don't have the game yet...

Let me putt it in an other way: Will I NOT be able to play HL2 at all with system specs under the so fare given minimun specs??

Ekinflog · Jul 20, 2004

The Thing said:
Well currently it's only ~$200. Pretty low now. Your processor might limit its capabilities (happened to me).

2.5 ghz processor
do you think thats good enought to run a 9800pro graphics card?

Ekinflog · Jul 20, 2004

er.. messed up 2.6 ghz...

ACLeroK212 · Jul 20, 2004

Kifpe said:
Hi,

Do any of you in here know if i am able to play HL2 with these specs:

1000 Mhz
512 DDR ram
9500 PRO, 128 Mb
WinXP

I'm not stupid with computer but I just got confused....
Ofcourse I'm not exspecting you to answer corect - we don't have the game yet...

Let me putt it in an other way: Will I NOT be able to play HL2 at all with system specs under the so fare given minimun specs??

Going by the minimum system specs they've given us so far, your processor is too slow. Your definitely going to want to upgrade that in the near future. Your video card is ok, but your probably going to want to upgrade that too. Another 512mb of ram wouldn't hurt either (altough you won't have problems with just 512).

Dead-Inside · Jul 20, 2004

512 MB Ram is the *RECOMMENDED* limit... So why get an expensive other 512?...

ACLeroK212 · Jul 20, 2004

Dead-Inside said:
512 MB Ram is the *RECOMMENDED* limit... So why get an expensive other 512?...

because it's the least expensive way to get more performance out of your computer

Kifpe · Jul 20, 2004

Ok thanks

Oh, I know I have too upgrade, and I'm shure going to upgrade. I just got told that i couldn't play it with the specs I have now... But I'm going to upgrade soon

Dead-Inside · Jul 20, 2004

Adding another 512 mb to his computer won't get better performance. And yes, mark my words on that. Getting a new Motherboard would definently help (The one that ought to have come with the 1 ghz processor sucks by todays standards). But then you'd have to buy new 512 mb ram because your old would be too slow for your motherboard to optimize... :/.

What he should do is buy a new UpgradePackage (Processor/Motherboard/Ram in one) with either a 2.8-3.0 GHZ Pentium or an Athlon64 3000+ (2.2 ghz isn't it?) and 512 MB Ram in the package. (Look up www.komplett.com or .yourcountryendinghere, they got upgrade packages, and they rule with prices).

Then, if he has some money over, he should get either a Sapphire 9800 Pro or XT, or an x800 series of the same.

Regards
Dead-Inside

ACLeroK212 · Jul 20, 2004

Dead-Inside said:
Adding another 512 mb to his computer won't get better performance. And yes, mark my words on that. Getting a new Motherboard would definently help (The one that ought to have come with the 1 ghz processor sucks by todays standards). But then you'd have to buy new 512 mb ram because your old would be too slow for your motherboard to optimize... :/.

What he should do is buy a new UpgradePackage (Processor/Motherboard/Ram in one) with either a 2.8-3.0 GHZ Pentium or an Athlon64 3000+ (2.2 ghz isn't it?) and 512 MB Ram in the package. (Look up www.komplett.com or .yourcountryendinghere, they got upgrade packages, and they rule with prices).

Then, if he has some money over, he should get either a Sapphire 9800 Pro or XT, or an x800 series of the same.

Regards
Dead-Inside

yes, obviously if he needs to upgrade his processor, he's most likely going to have to buy a new mobo anyways. i never said he had to buy another stick of ram either, his 512 will work fine, i said it wouldn't hurt to get another (this of course after he upgrades the other components). and your crazy if you don't think 1gb of ram doesn't perform better than 512mb. no it's not going to give you a noticable boost in fps or anything like rendering a game but you will definitely get an overall performance boost in running your computer.

Dead-Inside · Jul 20, 2004

... We were talking about running HL2 in an optimal way, and you suck.
More then 512 Ram is only good if you're working with 3d modeling programs or equivilent, who swallows massive ram.

You also didn't make *anything* clear to him. (You told him to get another stick of ram because it was good, not because it could be a good add-on when he had everything else... I mean, omg)

Anyway, **** it, I hope he's happy with whatever he gets.

Sedako · Jul 20, 2004

Dead-Inside said:
... We were talking about running HL2 in an optimal way, and you suck.
More then 512 Ram is only good if you're working with 3d modeling programs or equivilent, who swallows massive ram.

You also didn't make *anything* clear to him. (You told him to get another stick of ram because it was good, not because it could be a good add-on when he had everything else... I mean, omg)

Anyway, **** it, I hope he's happy with whatever he gets.

You've established that he'll need a new processor, but another 512 mb of RAM can do wonders for any system, especially if he plans on using his comp for other things and other games too. I've talked to quite a few people who have gone from 512 to 1024 mb of RAM, and it's done their computer very well. Great performance jumps can be witnessed in games like Far Cry, and Doom 3 will also benefit. Not only will programs load faster, but games including Half-Life 2 will probably "chug" a lot less frequently after loading new levels.

To Kipfe - I would look at www.newegg.com for an AMD cpu and a compatible mother board. AMD processors are better than intel for gaming. If you have the budget, i'd go with an AMD 64 3000+ and an ASUS "K8V" K8T800 mobo. With that setup you'll be set for your Half-Life 2 gaming needs. Although your vid card should run Half-Life 2 pretty well, consider upgrading to a Radeon 9800 Pro, as they are starting to get very cheap.

poseyjmac · Jul 20, 2004

Dead-Inside said:
... We were talking about running HL2 in an optimal way, and you suck.
More then 512 Ram is only good if you're working with 3d modeling programs or equivilent, who swallows massive ram.

You also didn't make *anything* clear to him. (You told him to get another stick of ram because it was good, not because it could be a good add-on when he had everything else... I mean, omg)

Anyway, **** it, I hope he's happy with whatever he gets.

nowadays games can definately benefit by having 1 gig of ram, ie load times, and getting rid of initial stutter when starting a level.

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