- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I have 4GB of RAM a GeForce 6100 with 553 MB of memory and AMD Athlon X2 3800+ (~2.0GHz). A 2.0 GHz CPU is the minumum requirement, so I wouldn't expect to be able to run everything perfectly, but I have turned down the resolution to 800 x 600, turned of Anti-Aliasing, turned the graphical detail to low, and turned off all flashy Vista features (Right-click My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced system settings -> Performance Settings... -> "Adjust for best perfomance" ----- this turns off Aero, DreamScene, etc.).
Still, Halo 2 is unplayable for me. The framerate is too poor. I'm hoping this is an issue with the game, not simply a lack of capability on the part of my hardware. I know my video card and CPU aren't the best, but I expected the game to be playable on the lowest settings.
BTW, I did not intall via Tray & Play. I installed the traditional way.
I called MS support (and I did get transferred to the specific MS Games support). They weren't really much help; I didn't expect them to have a solution anyways. I just wanted to have that issue stated in their support system. I thought if there really is something that needs to be fixed with the game, then perhaps enough people will email/call in with the same issues and Bungie/Microsoft Games will look into the issue and see if something needs to be fixed.
BTW, on a side note, I originally tried to submit a support ticket online, but the support site wouldn't recgonize my Product ID which I pulled straight from the About screen in Halo 2 Vista. The phone support guy couldn't validate my Product ID either.
BTW (again) I just read this recall business and the MS support guy made no mention of it. I was
[Edited on 05.23.2007 10:45 PM PDT]