Who else can't play Half-Life 2?
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mahttew said:
You do realize that Valve auto-detects your card and changes the settings based on it - and despite the GeforceFX 5600 being only a year old it defaults to DX8 to make the game playable, right? Try turning DX9 effects on (I hear it's quite a pain), and see how that affects your framerate.
That's DX7. Go to Anand and check out the comparison shots - it really looks like ass with those cards.mahttew said:
Nerevar said:
Prior to the patch, the game was unplayable -- it locked right at the beginning.
It's fixed now, but I'm getting some stuttering -- an issue that is being looked at right now by valve.
I still think my processor is my choking point though. I stopped playing Doom 3 because multiple enemies caused slowdown.
Nerevar said:
Yup, I do realize that. The game still looks and plays great though.
Nerevar said:
I was just trying to say that you don't need top-o-the-line hardware to play the game, that's all. If you want the crazy eye-candy (and who wouldn't) that's a different story.
I finished the game last night and I'm kind of depressed. Not because it was bad or anything...I just can't face the idea of having to wait 5 more years for another fix.
Jugendstil
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Usually I can do without, but this is the one pc game that really makes it hard to have a Mac. I'd build a new pc, but I really can't justify spending the cash. Sad Christmas.
distantmantra
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I think I'm getting a free (legit) copy pretty soon from a friend, it will be interesting to see if my laptop (2.4 Ghz Celeron, 256k RAM) can run it.
Prine said:gonna wait for the superior Xbox 2 version
POwerful Laptop, weaksuace graphics card. Seriously, im gonna get it for Xbox 2, not to fussed about not being able to play it anyway. Mouse and Keyboard = headache for me
I'm pretty sure it's coming out on the Xbox.
And I'm using my laptop to play HL2 and it looks great considering the graphics card is pretty shitty. I can't wait to play it on my home computer tomorrow night.
http://home.comcast.net/~coop421/d1_trainstation_050002.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~coop421/d1_trainstation_050001.jpg
Btw, i know these screen shots suck.
Coop said:I'm pretty sure it's coming out on the Xbox.
And I'm using my laptop to play HL2 and it looks great considering the graphics card is pretty shitty. I can't wait to play it on my home computer tomorrow night.
http://home.comcast.net/~coop421/d1_trainstation_050002.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~coop421/d1_trainstation_050001.jpg
Btw, i know these screen shots suck.
Yeah, those are pretty good for a laptop.
shpankey
not an idiot
Meh, I'll just wait for the updated version on Xbox 2. Maybe they will by then add a multiplayer mode worth a shit. Until then, games like Halo 2, Ghost Recon 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, Gran Turismo 4, Resident Evil 4, Conker: Live & Reloaded and hundreds of other awesome games on the consoles will pass the time without thought about it. Besides, I bet an Xbox 2 version will be alot better anyhow.