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Subject: Making H2V faster, making your Vista Index score higher?
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Ok so right now my Halo 2 game is running quite slow. It laggs when I try to move left or right and its a little slow going back and fourth. When u put in the game i says somthing about a Vista Index score right now its a 2.0. and I read how to make my score better and did the things but none of them changed my score even after I updated. If anyone knows how I can make my game run more smoothe and faster easily or somthing please post back.

  • 06.03.2007 8:26 PM PDT
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Posted by: Anton P Nym
who says you have to be an ace to have fun?

Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
Stupid parents let their stupid children play games that are rated M when they should be playing Big Birds Spelling Adventures

Posted by: Kira Onime
Also the AR is actually good in CQB now and no longer a glorified baseball bat.

Specs?

  • 06.03.2007 8:29 PM PDT
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specs what?

  • 06.03.2007 8:33 PM PDT
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well to make your score higher you will need to upgrade your computer.
whats your system specs?

  • 06.03.2007 8:36 PM PDT
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Ok, 2 things---1, what is specs? and 2. will upgrading cost me money?

  • 06.03.2007 8:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ix 2kz Lcd xI
Ok, 2 things---1, what is specs? and 2. will upgrading cost me money?
1. Your computers hardware.
2. Yes >_>

  • 06.03.2007 8:39 PM PDT
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Here all of my scores what will I need to do:

Processer: 4.1
Memory(RAM): 2.0
Graphics: 2.2
Gaming Graphics: 3.0
Primary Hard Disk: 5.3

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  • 06.03.2007 8:42 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ix 2kz Lcd xI
Here all of my scores what will I need to do:

Processer: 4.1
Memory(RAM): 2.0
Graphics: 2.2
Gaming Graphics: 3.0
Primary Hard Disk: 5.3
Thats your Vista score we need to know the names of the parts your computer is made of.

  • 06.03.2007 8:43 PM PDT
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Here is what I have. I dont know if this is the info u need but here ya go: http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i75/LegendaryLCD/Untitled-3 .jpg

  • 06.03.2007 8:51 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ix 2kz Lcd xI
Here is what I have. I dont know if this is the info u need but here ya go: http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i75/LegendaryLCD/Untitled-3 .jpg
Nice product key xD

It best not to post that on the internet. You need at least 1GB of RAM to run H2V you need to get an upgrade.

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  • 06.03.2007 8:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: Anton P Nym
who says you have to be an ace to have fun?

Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
Stupid parents let their stupid children play games that are rated M when they should be playing Big Birds Spelling Adventures

Posted by: Kira Onime
Also the AR is actually good in CQB now and no longer a glorified baseball bat.

Ok.

1. Processor is ok.

2. RAM is in desperate need of an upgrade to at least 1024MB/1GB.

3. Type "dxdiag" into the search box in the start menu, and run that application. Go to "Display" and tell us what the name of the graphics device is.

  • 06.03.2007 8:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: LegendaryC
Nice product key xD

It best not to post that on the internet. You need at least 1GB of RAM to run H2V you need to get an upgrade.


Well this isn't exactly his product key, its his ID which gets generated from the CD key. Unless someone knows how to decode it, I think he's pretty safe for now.

And yes, we need to know what your video card is to be able to give you more advice.

  • 06.03.2007 8:58 PM PDT
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Current Display Mode: 1024x768 (32 bit) (85Hz)

is that it? I dont see where it says graphix

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  • 06.03.2007 8:59 PM PDT

* Pr: ĭnʹtərnĕts: "I hear there's rumors on the uh (pause), Internets...

That's not his CD-Key; he shouldn't worry about it.

  • 06.03.2007 9:04 PM PDT
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can u help me further?

  • 06.03.2007 9:10 PM PDT
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1.) Give us your PC model number located normaly at the top of the PC or the back on a sticker ***example: DC324A#ABA*** so we can find your hardware profile, and tell you what to look into.

DO NOT POST ANY "KEY" NUMBERS

2.) Or if you can find your hardware:
It seems like you just need a new stick of memory and a new video card
Check what type or memory (RAM) you have so it will be compatible with your machine. I would look into at LEAST 1GB of memory
see what power supply (wattage) you have before looking for a card, also find out if you have an AGP or PCI slot

3.) Or simply turn down your graphics setting in Halo for now.

  • 06.03.2007 9:16 PM PDT
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TBH dude, if you can't figure out your comp's specs, it's probably best if you just had somebody else upgrade it for you.

  • 06.03.2007 9:17 PM PDT
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Ok in the game what setting would be best for me in the game? Where would i turn it down?

  • 06.03.2007 9:19 PM PDT
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I reccomend you don't bother playing PC games until you learn how to use a computer. when you figure out what graphics card you have, what processor, how much RAM and all that stuff, Come back. Don't bother playing PC games with no computer knowledge. End of story.


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I will be a nice guy and get you started. Google "belarc advisor" and download that. Then post your specs after that.

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  • 06.03.2007 9:27 PM PDT
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go into settings while in the game, may look like this (click on the link below)
http://www.chaosenemy.com/h2vsettings.png
click on video, may look like this (click link below)
http://www.chaosenemy.com/h2vvideosettings.png
first, lower the detail and see how the game plays...
if it still lags lower the resolution
if it still lags lower the detail more...
if after that it still lags: go find your nearest Best Buy, or computer store and get help with upgrading the hardware.
or play solitaire...

If all else fails... Go to a store that sells electronics, walk into the video game department, ask for the XBox 360, ask for Halo 2. check out, and you're set.

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  • 06.03.2007 9:38 PM PDT
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This guy is -blam!- clueless.

  • 06.03.2007 9:39 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mr OPS
go into settings while in the game, may look like this (click on the link below)
http://www.chaosenemy.com/h2vsettings.png
click on video, may look like this (click link below)
http://www.chaosenemy.com/h2vvideosettings.png
first, lower the detail and see how the game plays...
if it still lags lower the resolution
if it still lags lower the detail more...
if after that it still lags: go find your nearest Best Buy, or computer store and get help with upgrading the hardware.
Or ask someone you know that would know how to upgrade it.
or play solitaire...


Nice post. Quoted for truth and if the guy has anymore questions, he better have read that closely :P

  • 06.03.2007 9:43 PM PDT
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2kz,

I don't want to be a buzzkill but I'm going to give you my honest opinion.

From your screenshot, I took your computer's make and model and got to the official specs at the HP site.

First, the CPU. Celeron is a "value" line from Intel. It's not optimized for a lot of calculations. It's good as an all around "general purpose" CPU, but it lacks a lot of "oomph" for gaming. The CPU could run it, but it won't run as well as a lower end Pentium-D or a lower Core 2 Duo.

Memory: You have 512MB of System Ram, 64MB of which is being allocated to the integrated video. It's good enough to run Vista Home Basic, but that's about it. You really need to upgrade that to at least 1GB (preferably 1.5-2.0GB) if you'd like to be able to play games. I don't just mean Halo 2 Vista, but any recent releases in general. If you can afford it, try to grab two 1.0GB sticks of PC2-4200 DDR2 ram and replace your current 512 with those two sticks. That will go a long way to making your system better.

Video: You have an integrated ATI RADEON XPRESS 1100 with only 64MB of RAM (which, again, is being "shared" from your main system RAM). You really need at least 128MB of RAM for your video card to be able to play H2V. But that's not really the whole problem. The larger problem is that the integrated video is very low end and, even if you could give it 128MB, it wouldn't have enough processing power to run H2V very well. Assuming your system has a PCI Express slot available (I'm not sure as I'm not looking at the detailed specs of the included motherboard), you'd really need to get a third party nVidia or ATi video card and disable the onboard one HP provided.

Edit: Found detailed motherboard specs. The integrated video can go as high as sharing 256MB, but still it's very low end. The only saving grace is the motherboard does have a PCI express slot so you could get a separate, better, video card upgrade.

Your HDD and integrated sound are ok.

Sadly this is a case of a very low end computer. The reason computer systems have become so cheap of late are because they use cheaper hardware and give consumers the bare minimums for systems to run. For you to be able to play H2V (or any other recent release game) on that system, you'll almost have to spend a fair amount just in upgrades.

Edit 2: My suggestions, based on looking at your detailed specs:
Link: My recommendation for memory.
Link: My recommendation for video card (given you have an ATi built in chipset).

If you were to get these items and have someone install them properly - and disable your onboard video - you would see a dramatic performance increase.

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  • 06.03.2007 9:44 PM PDT
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To put Captiosus's words simply: your computer isn't good enough and you essentially have to buy an entirely new computer (that'll be about... 200 bucks more than upgrading it, but it saves all the hassle.) sorry, But you're screwed (I hate not saying the "F word" :-/)

  • 06.03.2007 10:11 PM PDT
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Posted by: fooltime
To put Captiosus's words simply: your computer isn't good enough and you essentially have to buy an entirely new computer (that'll be about... 200 bucks more than upgrading it, but it saves all the hassle.) sorry, But you're screwed (I hate not saying the "F word" :-/)


Heh, sorry.
I'm a network engineer by trade so I end up getting longwinded when it comes to discussing specs.

In retrospect, your simple assessment is probably better than my long one. ;)

  • 06.03.2007 10:16 PM PDT

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