will hl2 run good on my computer?

[Hish]

hi all, im from holland and i have a qeustion, i have a:
pentium 4 2,4
ati radeon 9500 128 mb
asus p4pe gd-eay motherboard
and 512 ddr ram

do you guys think if hl2 will run good on my computer ???

 

[Prince of China]

That's a pretty good computer-Valve ran their's on a P4 2.5 GHz, 512 MB ram and Radeon 9800
so, there's noting much to worry about

 

[Xcellere]

Your vid card is holding you back. Get a better one.

 

[Chris D]

What do YOU think?

 

[Torsion]

Why do people ask the most redundant questions. You already know your computer is way above average and Valve already stated that the game would run under a 800 mhz dx6 based hardware setup. This is not the place to show off your good computer.

 

[AgentXen]

I have a Radeon 9000 Pro.
Would SOmeone Explaine wth is the diffrence between that an dthe 9800 pro? Because i had a Radeon 8500 Pro and i realy dint see the diffrence between them. They Both Run Exelent on all my games. So i will probably get the 256MB card.

 

[Hish]

Originally posted by Torsion
Why do people ask the most redundant questions. You already know your computer is way above average and Valve already stated that the game would run under a 800 mhz dx6 based hardware setup. This is not the place to show off your good computer.

im sorry im just worried guys

 

[Frank]

I like the idea that people have no idea what the optimal computer for playing HL2 will be but still people still know who'll be able to play it and who won't.
Yes, I am aware that it'll be playable on a 800Mhz computer but even though Valve used a 2,4 Ghz to show the game, doesn't mean that's EXACTLY what you need to play the game at full detail. And for an example, I've got a AMD XP Athlon 1700+, 512 DDR RAM, GeForce3 Ti200 (I'm going to buy a Radeon) and I'm POSITIVE that I'll be able to play the game with medium details. And I would be happy if I find out that I'll be able to run the game with medium settings/details.
Let's wait and see what happens, shall we?

 

[AgentXen]

I Heard an Athlon is better than a Pentium 4. Is this true?

 

[Prince of China]

Originally posted by Hish
im sorry im just worried guys

Like I said, you don't need to worry:cheers:
Momentie(Chinese for take it easy)

 

[Hish]

Originally posted by Tredoslop
Like I said, you don't need to worry:cheers:
Momentie(Chinese for take it easy)

wheheh thx man :cheers:

 

[Gordon'sFreeman]

Originally posted by Torsion
Why do people ask the most redundant questions. You already know your computer is way above average and Valve already stated that the game would run under a 800 mhz dx6 based hardware setup. This is not the place to show off your good computer.

Thats 700Mhz
dont leave the little ones out

 

[Nostradamus]

Originally posted by AgentXen
I Heard an Athlon is better than a Pentium 4. Is this true?

no...even though athlon is more clockable, and cheaper, P4 is simply better..but a lot more expensive

 

[AgentXen]

Originally posted by Nostradamus
no...even though athlon is more clockable, and cheaper, P4 is simply better..but a lot more expensive

Perfect.

 

[krarg]

Um, well, depends on your definition of "better." Athlons perform far more efficiently per clock cycle than Pentium 4s, so in that sense, one could say that Athlons are better. However, the tradeoff is that Athlons can't hit clockspeeds as high as Pentium 4s (without extreme cooling), so they end up being give-or-take. But then taking into account the fact that Athlons (motherboards and processor) are much cheaper than Pentium 4s, I'd say Athlons are better. Although I'm sure people will argue "WTF NOz p4 iz teh fast0rz look at these benchmarkz it betz athlon by liek 20 frapes pr scond in quake 3! but onl3 in 640x480 p4 r0x0rzzz."

Meh.

 

[chris_3]

do u think my copmuter wil be able to run everyting on high with 512ram ddr 1.7ghz and Ge-ForceFX5600??

 

[Pressure]

No.

 

[pinkerton]

a radeon 9500 will run HL2 fine. there was a email reply form gabe a while back about this. The guy had a 9500 pro, gabe said it would be able to run 1024x768 at maxium detail above 40 fps. So, running at 800x600 you would be great. Don't let people with too much money and bad additudes about budget hardware get to you. As for you chris, im afraid that high detail would harm you and your computer.

 

[SpuD]

Sometimes AMD has a better cpu, sometimes Intel, I prefer AMD.

 

[crabcakes66]

Originally posted by krarg
Um, well, depends on your definition of "better." Athlons perform far more efficiently per clock cycle than Pentium 4s, so in that sense, one could say that Athlons are better. However, the tradeoff is that Athlons can't hit clockspeeds as high as Pentium 4s (without extreme cooling), so they end up being give-or-take. But then taking into account the fact that Athlons (motherboards and processor) are much cheaper than Pentium 4s, I'd say Athlons are better. Although I'm sure people will argue "WTF NOz p4 iz teh fast0rz look at these benchmarkz it betz athlon by liek 20 frapes pr scond in quake 3! but onl3 in 640x480 p4 r0x0rzzz."

Meh.

Why cant people stand it when something else is better....... the reslolution is not going to have any relation to what brand of cpu you own........

why is it so hard for for intel fanboys to believe that xp's are better in the mid-price range...........but its even harder for amd fanboys to beleive that p4s are faster in the highend.........

more effiecient or not.....a p4 2.6 is as fast a 3200+ in most respects.......

 

[SpuD]

Originally posted by crabcakes66
Why cant people stand it when something else is better

Im not saying AMD owns, but shouldnt you look at yourself with this comment?

 

[crabcakes66]

im on a 2600+ right now and i love it.....so im not sure what you mean

like i said im not biased..i just look at facts.....

edit:if you showed me some reliable data saying that amds were faster...i would belive you.....but as it stands the 3.0c ....is less expensive and much faster than a 3200+....and i have yet to see any hardware website/magazine/tv show ...say differantly

 

[BlumenKohl]

Originally posted by Tredoslop
That's a pretty good computer-Valve ran their's on a P4 2.5 GHz, 512 MB ram and Radeon 9800
so, there's noting much to worry about

Um...no, P4 3.0 Ghz, RAM was not specified, Radeon 9800 Pro. :dozey:

 

[Omer]

hell of a brag post...i saw one like this on steampowered.com forums