- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: halo2vista
what i reccomend:
Core 2 Duo or better (not sure how Pentium D would do)
RAM: AT LEAST 2GB RAM
Hard Drive : I'm sure you have at least 10GB of space. The game itslef is about 4.5GB. The map editor and dedi cost the other 3gigs or so.
Video card: Radeon X1650 or GeForce 7600+
Online:at least DSL
Drive:Whatever (DVD)I have a Pentium D, and it runs just fine. I used to play H2V with an Nvidia 6200 TC (Turbo Cache). It ran it like utter crap. I could only play the game with all the settings on Low, and the framerate... well, it was just terrible. There was always mouse/controller aim-lag, and sometimes the framerate was really inconsistent on single player.
So yeah, I just a got a new card (ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT), and let me tell you, it runs the game like butter. I can run it on high, but there are some inconsistencies, and it can be kinda bleh at times, and the framerate isn't too good. But if I run it on Medium, it runs SUPER smooth, and the game still ends up looking really damn good, and never having any hiccups.
I'll bet you're looking for a good rig that can you play Halo 2, but still be at budget price, right? Well, I recommend you get either an Nvidia GeForce 8400 GT, or an ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT. Those cards are very, very damn good at a very reasonable price. About $80 - $90 bucks depending on where you buy.
So if all you want to do is play H2V, a Pentium 4, D, or anything above will do just fine. Get a 60 GB or so HDD, one of the two previously mentioned cards (I'd recommend the ATI one. It may have less VRAM, but it has GDDR3 to push that good stuff around faster :D. Also, Nvidia cards don't support Antia-Aliasing and HDR at the same time... it says you can... but you can't. Invidia lost their -blam!- =[)
Meow.
EDIT: I forgot to mention RAM. The absolute LEAST you'll need to run H2V will be 1 gig. That thing can be such a little RAM whore. Whenever I run H2V, I have to disable all visual themes, exit a bunch of programs, and set H2V's priority as High in the Task Manager. Otherwise, it'll just be unbearably slow, and freeze. I'd recommend getting 2 gigs of RAM. But just 1 is the absolute bearable minimum.
[Edited on 11.04.2007 1:00 AM PST]