Would my GEForce 4 MX 4000 be able to run HL source and CS source smoothly?

[jinoman]

Thanks...

 

[giant384]

define "smoothly"

it will play perfectly fine if thats what your asking. it will play at low-med settings.

 

[SimonomiS]

Lowest settings. Not exactly smooth.

 

[Bulletbrain]

It will run smooth, but you'll have to force dx7 mode. The only really annoying thing about dx7 mode is the fading out of objects... but that can be fixed by a couple of console commands.

 

[Jintor]

I was running it on that before I upgraded (year(s) ago) to my Gefoce5700FX.

 

[Narvi]

Medium settings. It'll look fine.

 

[kezzarrgh]

In replay to 5700FX

i have one of those and i was wondering if you were thinking if it was time to upgrade because i have one and am thinking of waiting until dx10 cards get cheaper or getting a 7000 series card :cheers:

 

[jinoman]

It will run smooth, but you'll have to force dx7 mode. The only really annoying thing about dx7 mode is the fading out of objects... but that can be fixed by a couple of console commands.

can you elaborate on the commands please thanks

 

[Bulletbrain]

When you have the game and got it installed, what you can do is make an autoexe file and type in these commands.

mat_dxlevel 70
r_screenfademaxsize 0
r_screenfademinsize 0
cl_detaildist 1600
cl_detailfade 800

If this autoexec stuff doesn't make sense to you read this,

http://www.tweakguides.com/HL2_7.html

This has all the info about how to correctly create an autoexec with a whole bunch of other HL2 tweaking tips. Very comprehensive. Give the whole thing a read if you have time.

 

[Chabo]

It'll run, but it won't be pretty.

Right about now I'd recommend a 6600GT. Buy this, and it'll be the last AGP card you need. It'll even run Ep1 on my machine at 1024x768.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143083

 

[kewlnick12]

I play on a nividia fx 5500 and I can play on all settings fine without any lag.so Id say you could run it on med-low settings and be fine

 

[sean4rock]

No, it will not.
You'll get about 40FPS on CS:S, if you want to play on large public servers you'll get 9-25FPS.
Of course, if you stay with about 20people MAX, you'll get about 30-40FPS Average on LOWEST settings.
Make sure you are backed up with 512MB-1GB of RAM or else that card will become extremely slow when changing levels.

 

[Hectic Glenn]

*Moved to help section, use this forum for help in the future please thread starter.

Related: It's not going to be pretty.

 

[Angelus897]

It'll run, but it won't be pretty.

Right about now I'd recommend a 6600GT. Buy this, and it'll be the last AGP card you need. It'll even run Ep1 on my machine at 1024x768.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143083

A 7600GS AGP would be a better choice. It can be had for $99 after a MIR and is faster. HL2 Ep.1 runs @ 1680x1050 w/ all settings at max and 2xAA, averages 40-50fps with my old Athlon Xp 2600+ and a gig of ram.

 

[jinoman]

define "smoothly"

it will play perfectly fine if thats what your asking. it will play at low-med settings.

can you tell me all the settings i need to lower?

 

[Shasta]

Would my GEForce 4 MX 4000 be able to run HL source and CS source smoothly?
Thanks...

No. Probably not. Get a job. First you get the money. Then you get the power. Then you fork out for a graphics card that was not around when Moses was, and stop asking stupid questions.

Lol.

 

[Frentzen]

Mean.
My FX5200 gets the job done. I could perhaps tweak up some higher setting but my frames suffer o well.

 

[Jintor]

No. Probably not. Get a job. First you get the money. Then you get the power. Then you fork out for a graphics card that was not around when Moses was, and stop asking stupid questions.

Lol.

Hah, it'll run it, but not smoothly.

...like I said before.

 

[Shasta]

Hah, it'll run it, but not smoothly.

...like I said before.

Yes, but his question was "will it run smoothly", not "will it run". The answer is no.

 

[Xendance]

Yes, but his question was "will it run smoothly", not "will it run". The answer is no.

Problem solved then.