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Thanks again for the help guys :). One last question: With the card I do have now(that X1300 Pro), set to low resolution and detail, will there still be lag or sluggishness of the sort, and how would the framerate turn out? Thanks :).

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Posted by: rk2k3
Thanks again for the help guys :). One last question: With the card I do have now(that X1300 Pro), set to low resolution and detail, will there still be lag or sluggishness of the sort, and how would the framerate turn out? Thanks :).


You most likely won't be able to play it on medium. I don't know a super lot about ATI's low end cards, but i'd say you might be able to play it on Low resolution (800x600 or 1024x768) with low detail. It will probably be sluggish on 1024x768 with low everything at intense parts of the game, such as a big battle or lots of explosions. You should be ok with 800x600.

  • 06.01.2007 3:48 PM PDT

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Posted by: Iggwilv

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Here you will need this to help you get your foot out of the back of your throat, looks llike its in there pretty deep. And what is that on your face? Egg?! *hands Kim a washcloth*

Nah it will be sluggish even at 800x600 as I know someone with a 7300 GT which is comparable to that card can barely run it.

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how would this laptop run it?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8346603&st= sony&type=product&id=1177717722882

thanks

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Hmm I did do a system check on all the components using system requirements lab, and the card is over the minimum by a bar, plus it does have an experience index rating of 4.2. Plus it seems folks with an ati radoen 9600 card are able to run it (from what I have read), and this card does seem to be a tad higher than that. So it is inbetween the minimum and recommended requirements (ie 3.0 and 5.0 on the WEI), I am contend to give it a try :). I suppose I will close all programs i do not need such as window sidebar, and putting the cpu to high performance to give it the best chance to work. Thanks for the advice fellas, definitely will look at a new card down the road. Once I get the game I will post how it runs to help others who are in the same boat.

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Posted by: rk2k3
Once I get the game I will post how it runs to help others who are in the same boat.


That's a great idea. I know for a fact that there are others out there that are all like, "My 6100 LE will run it for sure!" However, in the back of their mind they know it won't run at all. Those who do get the game and have craptastic cards...let us know how it runs! It will allow others to get a basic idea of how their computer will run it!

  • 06.01.2007 5:45 PM PDT

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Posted by: Iggwilv

*hands Kim a crowbar*
Here you will need this to help you get your foot out of the back of your throat, looks llike its in there pretty deep. And what is that on your face? Egg?! *hands Kim a washcloth*

Posted by: no sc0ped you
how would this laptop run it?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8346603&st= sony&type=product&id=1177717722882

thanks


Like crap. Don't get anything intel integrated if you want performance. The minimum for a laptop for decent details and frames I would say would be a mobility radeon x1600 or geforce 7600 go.

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would I be able to play on my ATI RADEON 9200SE card?

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Posted by: Private Taters
would I be able to play on my ATI RADEON 9200SE card?
I don't think the question is if you can play the game on that card so much as if you would want to.

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does that mean it would be complete blam

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is there any way to change my video RAM so that its higher?

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Intel Core 2Duo Processor 1.8 GHz 800 FSB

2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz-2DIMMS

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3000

250 GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)

Will it run?

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I apologize if this has been said before, and even if it has, it bears repeating:
There's actually two questions here:
1) Will it run?
2) Will it run well?

There's a huge difference between the two. For example:

Posted by: POOR DUMB KID
Intel Core 2Duo Processor 1.8 GHz 800 FSB
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz-2DIMMS
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3000
250 GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
Will it run?


Sure, it should, in theory, run. But will it run well? Probably not. The CPU can probably handle it ok, but Intel integrated GPUs are low end video accelerators, and really won't help your CPU process rendering much. The RAM is good, the HDD is good, but the real bottleneck to 3D gaming on that setup is the integrated graphics (especially if it shares main system RAM).

So, to answer the basic question: Yeah, it'll run. But probably at its lowest resolution, lowest textures with no anti-aliasing whatsoever and you'll still probably see areas of severe sluggishness, especially in areas with lots of particle effects (smoke, etc) or in large multiplayer games.

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Just for the record, my computer runs it poorly with any video settings.

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2.4 Ghz
2 GB PC 3200 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
80 GB HD 7200 RPM (Vista is installed on this HD)
200 GB HD 7200 RPM (XP Pro on this one)

This should answer some questions for those of you wanting to run it on low-end video cards.

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What will run halo 2 better a NVIDIA GeForce Go 7700 with 512MB (dedicated) or a NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS with 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM.

thanks guys.

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Posted by: Iggwilv

*hands Kim a crowbar*
Here you will need this to help you get your foot out of the back of your throat, looks llike its in there pretty deep. And what is that on your face? Egg?! *hands Kim a washcloth*

Posted by: no sc0ped you
What will run halo 2 better a NVIDIA GeForce Go 7700 with 512MB (dedicated) or a NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS with 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM.

thanks guys.


The 7900 GS easily.

Posted by: got milk12
Just for the record, my computer runs it poorly with any video settings.

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2.4 Ghz
2 GB PC 3200 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
80 GB HD 7200 RPM (Vista is installed on this HD)
200 GB HD 7200 RPM (XP Pro on this one)

This should answer some questions for those of you wanting to run it on low-end video cards.


It's your computer not the game. People with older cards can run it fine.

Posted by: ORACLEPAGER1029
is there any way to change my video RAM so that its higher?


Yes, buy a new graphics card with more ram on it.

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Alrightly, so I bought the game, and thus an update :). The game does run on a X1300PRO, however I have resolution and details at the lowest settings. Now is it playable? Well, I just finished Cairo, and I can say it is :). Had no crashes either. I do have a bit of sluggishness at times, but nothing major from preventing me to play the game itself. For the first hour I did have to tweak it a bit to find the right settings, and will probably tweak it some more. Nonetheless, I do plan to purchase a new video card...mostly likely the Geforce 7900 GS (due to my power supply of 375W, and thanks got milk12 for pointing me in that direction, also a big thanks to halochimp :)) or perhaps a 7950 GTOC if I can swing it. The ATI X1900Pro however is too much of a power hog at 450 W, same with the X1650 model. Thus, in summary, if you do have an X1300Pro, do not expect anything shocking or dazzling. All I will say is that I am a patient fello, and I can run with this card for a while. Otherwise, I recommend an upgrade. I have to say that after all this, I do like Nvidia's line a bit better than ATi's. They seem to be a bit less power consuming, and more bang for the buck after extensive research.

Nonetheless, i was able to play on multiplayer as well. Plus the installation was a breeze, no problems whatsover, same with Live (even though they make the steps complicated sometimes ;P).

However, was what disappointing was not being able to map my gamepad controller the way i wanted to (which was so easy to do in Halo PC). Also, I would really like to turn vsync off if I could (again no option to). Also, Halo 2 PC does have a very eery Halo 2 Xbox feel to it, a bit irritating a least for me being a pure PC gamer.

Furthermore, not being able to see all the stats during a Team Slayer or CTF game is a bit annoying.

Despite that, got all past that and actually had a good time on live and the campaign so far. I am sure once I procure a better video card it will even be more so :). Cheers, and thanks again for the advice.

EDIT: Oh yeah, this may also help some folk in ways looking to lower RAM for vista so h2v and vista do not have to share ram...turn off windows sidebar, google desktop, everything in the toolbar, except for perhaps your antivirus or windows defender. Takes off at least 200 MB ram, perhaps even 300 MB. Lastly, I did not overclock the card either.


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Posted by: rk2k3
Alrightly, so I bought the game, and thus an update :). The game does run on a X1300PRO, however I have resolution and details at the lowest settings. Now is it playable? Well, I just finished Cairo, and I can say it is :). Had no crashes either. I do have a bit of sluggishness at times, but nothing major from preventing me to play the game itself. For the first hour I did have to tweak it a bit to find the right settings, and will probably tweak it some more. Nonetheless, I do plan to purchase a new video card...mostly likely the Geforce 7900 GS (due to my power supply of 375W, and thanks got milk12 for pointing me in that direction, also a big thanks to halochimp :)) or perhaps a 7950 GTOC if I can swing it. The ATI X1900Pro however is too much of a power hog at 450 W, same with the X1650 model. Thus, in summary, if you do have an X1300Pro, do not expect anything shocking or dazzling. All I will say is that I am a patient fello, and I can run with this card for a while. Otherwise, I recommend an upgrade. I have to say that after all this, I do like Nvidia's line a bit better than ATi's. They seem to be a bit less power consuming, and more bang for the buck after extensive research.

Nonetheless, i was able to play on multiplayer as well. Plus the installation was a breeze, no problems whatsover, same with Live (even though they make the steps complicated sometimes ;P).

However, was what disappointing was not being able to map my gamepad controller the way i wanted to (which was so easy to do in Halo PC). Also, I would really like to turn vsync off if I could (again no option to). Also, Halo 2 PC does have a very eery Halo 2 Xbox feel to it, a bit irritating a least for me being a pure PC gamer.

Furthermore, not being able to see all the stats during a Team Slayer or CTF game is a bit annoying.

Despite that, got all past that and actually had a good time on live and the campaign so far. I am sure once I procure a better video card it will even be more so :). Cheers, and thanks again for the advice.

EDIT: Oh yeah, this may also help some folk in ways looking to lower RAM for vista so h2v and vista do not have to share ram...turn off windows sidebar, google desktop, everything in the toolbar, except for perhaps your antivirus or windows defender. Takes off at least 200 MB ram, perhaps even 300 MB. Lastly, I did not overclock the card either.


Well there you go! I guess those lower end cards don't have too much trouble playing games such as H2V! Thanks for the review. Now we can tell what range of cards we should be within.

Good bye Intel...Hello AMD!

Ok, i've stated in an earlier post that I wanted to build a new computer. My first cutsom built pc. My previous one was a Dell. Well, my planning is complete and by the end of the month im going to have this...

AMD Athlon 64 x2 4800+ 2.5ghz
2 x 1GB DDR2-800 (pc2-6400) Kingston Ram
Gigabyte GA-M55SLi-s4 nVidia nforce4 SLi motherboard
Antec True Power Trio ATX12v 550w Power Supply
2x EVGA e-Geforce 8600GT
250GB Sata HDD
DVD +/- Rewritable

Might be forgetting something else...but it totally beats what I am currently using...

Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz
2x 1GB DDR2-533 (pc2-4200) Kingston Ram
Random Dell Motherboard
Antec 400w Power Supply
EVGA e-Geforce 8600 GT
250GB Sata HDD
DVD +/- Rewritable

What do you guys think? I think it's going to rock. Ill let you know what its like and what limits I can push it to.

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This thing should run pretty well, but then again I'm retarted when it comes to computer parts....so Im gonna see what you guys think.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8308164&typ e=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat103700050055&id=117 3577735222

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Posted by: someguy
This thing should run pretty well, but then again I'm retarted when it comes to computer parts....so Im gonna see what you guys think.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8308164&typ e=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat103700050055&id=117 3577735222


That's a pretty pricey machine. If I were you I would build it my self, it will come out way cheaper, but you did say that you were "retarded" when it came to pc parts. It is pretty good, but for that price it could be way better.

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Bit late for that, I bought about 3 weeks ago =P. You say "pretty good" though, will it run settings on high or should I just set em to low? (I'm getting worried, I somehow managed to scrounge that up whne I originally had 1000 bucks worth of spending money.)

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rk2k3, I'm going to warn you. My 7900 GS is running H2V quite poorly for some reason. People with lower-end cards than mine are running the game much better than I am. Don't get me wrong, the 7900 GS is a great card, it's just not working well with H2V, or, for that matter, Vista itself, at least for me. Maybe others are having better luck with the 7900 GS.

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Posted by: someguy
Bit late for that, I bought about 3 weeks ago =P. You say "pretty good" though, will it run settings on high or should I just set em to low? (I'm getting worried, I somehow managed to scrounge that up whne I originally had 1000 bucks worth of spending money.)


Im pretty positive that you will be able to run it on high everything. Im running H2V on high everything on a Pentium 4 Dell with 2gbs 533mhz ram. My current stuff is crap compared to yours.

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Alright thanks halochimp. I freaking cant wait to get H2V, which I am tomorrow btw. It also came with a free copy of Supreme Commander, which is definetely the best RTS game that I have ever played. So I guess I can entertain myself for 24 more hours...

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i have a GeForce 8600 grapics card and a CRT old montor dose that mean that i can only run the resolution my montor has at max not the video card max.

  • 06.05.2007 7:12 PM PDT