- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Without giving you any numbers, one thing to really look at is the vid card. I mean, my desktop will run Halo PC rather well and I got it for like 800 bucks (for everything, flat screen monitor and all that). But it had an integrated video card (yuck). I just went and bought a cheap vid card (any vid card is better than integrated) for it. It will play Halo fine but the visual effects are not great. My laptop on the other hand plays it great with a better video card. My whole point is, one place most computers off the shelf make their cut backs is on the video card. IMO a good video card is what is going to make the difference in your quality of play. There is a thread on this board about video cards you should check before you make any decision on you buy. You may think you are getting a deal, but the on that is a little more expensive may have a much better video card. Know what I mean?