- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
The Official requirements are as follows:
Windows Vistaâ„¢
2.0 Ghz Pentium 4/Celeron D -OR- Athlon 64/Sempron 64 CPU
1 GB RAM
7 GB Hard Drive Space
At least [nVidia 6200] or ATI x700
Now, these are the requirements to run the game on the very, very, very, very lowest settings with a considerable amount of lag. This is no joke. The game will not even run if you have anything lower, and for good reason. The system requirements are very similar to those of F.E.A.R., maybe a little higher.
The game has a wide selection of Resolutions, up to x4 AA and 3 graphical modes: Low, Medium, High.
- Low: Graphics will look like crap, except worse. Textures are 128x128 on this setting. Model Detail is extremely low on this setting (lower than on the xbox). No anisotropic filtering. Physics performance has been majorly cut.
- Medium: Graphics resemble the XBOX version. Textures are 256x256. Model Detail is XBOX quality. 4-8x anisotropic filtering. Physics slighly better than on the XBOX.
- High: Best setting. This is where you get your money's worth with H2V. Textures are 512x512 (Means you need a 512MB graphics card or be prepared for major cache thrashing - AKA lag). Models are very detailed. 16x anisotropic filtering. Physics are very reactive and nicely optimized.
IF YOU CAN HELP IT, DO NOT RUN THE GAME ON LOW. IT IS BETTER TO LOWER YOUR RESOLUTION THAN TO RUN IT ON LOW. IF YOU DON'T, EXPECT MAJOR GLITCHES, HORRIBLE PHYSICS, CRAP QUALITY ETC.
To run the game on medium settings and a 1024x768 Resolution @ 30 FPS (As in, better than complete ****), you will need:
x850 XT+
x1600+
6800+
Most cards in the 7*** series will work, with the exception of 7300GS, 7300LE and intergrated solutions (not sure if they make these for the 7 series or not).
Any 8 Series card.
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2+ GB RAM ***** ESSENTIAL = 1 GB JUST DOES NOT CUT IT *****
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Not essential, but a Core 2 would help the game run nicely.
Nothing but the best can run this game on Maxed settings (with AA). Consider:
- x1900 XT
- x1900 XTX
- x1950 XT
- x1950 XTX
- HD 2900 XT
- 7900 GT
- 7950 GT
- 7950 GX2
- 8600 GTS
- 8800 GTS
- 8800 GTX
- 8800 Ultra
- Rage 128 Pro