Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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for the best graphics u should get a radeon 9600 xt and i like celeron but some people dont. Yes it is a VERY good idea to build youre building youre own cpu

  • 07.31.2004 8:34 AM PDT
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I want a cheap card that will have good graphics, but I don't care about resolution. I don't like playing Halo where everyone (Spartans, Elites, Grunts) is white. That's the problem. What's a good one and how much does it cost?

  • 07.31.2004 9:02 AM PDT
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Huh? My post dissapeared.
EDIT: It's back. nvm

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  • 07.31.2004 9:09 AM PDT
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for the best graphics u should get a radeon 9600 xt and i like celeron

NO NO NO NO NO and wait..... NOOOO!!!
The celeron is crap! How do i know? i fricken had one and it will be give you slow down if your just playing by yourself. Stay far away from the celeron. Just read what coytler said at the beggining of this post for the truth on chips, cards, everything. And the 9600xt is not al all the greatest in graphics cards. The 9700 and 9800 series are head and shoulders above it, not to mention the x800 sereies wich is only rivaled by the GeForce 6800 series. You can get the 9600xt if you like, but its not the best. But STAY AWAY FROM THE CELERON OF DOOOOM!!! It can barely do office work let alone run the games of today

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  • 07.31.2004 10:16 AM PDT
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I want a cheap card that will have good graphics, but I don't care about resolution. I don't like playing Halo where everyone (Spartans, Elites, Grunts) is white. That's the problem. What's a good one and how much does it cost?

How cheap is cheap?? For $170- $200, you can get a Radeon 9600xt, 9700pro, and 9800pro which are pretty good cards right now.. But the 9700pro and 9800pro are huge steps up from the 9600xt. If your really rolling in the dough and you think that $300-$400 is cheap, the Radeon x800 series or the GeForce 6800 series is the way to go. You really cant go wrong with these cards right now. Im trying to get my hands on a GeForce 6800nu right now. I found it for $275.00 :D.

[Edited on 7/31/2004 10:25:13 AM]

  • 07.31.2004 10:24 AM PDT
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Posted by: HaloHappy
I want a cheap card that will have good graphics, but I don't care about resolution. I don't like playing Halo where everyone (Spartans, Elites, Grunts) is white. That's the problem. What's a good one and how much does it cost?

How cheap is cheap?? For $170- $200, you can get a Radeon 9600xt, 9700pro, and 9800pro which are pretty good cards right now.. But the 9700pro and 9800pro are huge steps up from the 9600xt. If your really rolling in the dough and you think that $300-$400 is cheap, the Radeon x800 series or the GeForce 6800 series is the way to go. You really cant go wrong with these cards right now. Im trying to get my hands on a GeForce 6800nu right now. I found it for $275.00 :D.


Tru7h , The 9800pro is the budget card to get right now !

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  • 07.31.2004 10:42 AM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

ne1 know a good site to look at gaming PC's?

EDIT: Nvm, found one. Is this card reccommended for Halo?
128MB GeForce FX-5900XT 8X AGP Video

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  • 07.31.2004 11:35 AM PDT
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not bad , but i'd go with a r9800pro for the same price...

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  • 07.31.2004 5:42 PM PDT
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Coytler, after much ado, i have finally finish upgrading my Rig. here it is:

Pentium 4 2.8ghz, 512k cache, 533fsb, 478 socket pin
512mb DDR333
PNY Nvidia Geforce 6800nu 128mb
40gb Hard drive
Sound Blaster 16 (2.1 setup)

How long do you think i can go with this setup until it will be necessary upgrading? especially the RAM, do i really need 1gb, or will the 512mb last one more year?

  • 07.31.2004 7:06 PM PDT
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Realy nice rig should last 2-3 years...

Btw you should get 2 stick of memory to run dual channel...

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[Edited on 8/1/2004 9:32:46 AM]

  • 08.01.2004 9:32 AM PDT
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Iam thinking about getting halo CE for the pc. I have it for xbox but i want to play mulitplayer. My video card is a Geforce4 mx400 or 440 and i have the pentium 4 b. Is it worth it to buy halo for pc on it.

  • 08.02.2004 5:59 AM PDT
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I dont have the PC verion but I downloaded halo custom edition and I only relized when its to late that you have to get the original pc version.Since I have this game for xbox already there is no need to pay for the original pc version.Isnt there some way to play custom edition if you already have the xbox version?

  • 08.02.2004 10:09 AM PDT
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Okay, so here is a little testimony to how this forum has helped me:

Here is the system I started with, shortly before reading this forum:
2.0 celeron
512 mb pc 2700 (x 1)
PC Parts something or other MOBO
Radeon 9200se

Halo played like a skipping cd sounds... lots of pauses, major slowdown in battles- and absolutely NO eye candy turned on... just barebones, and even at that, lots of slowdown.

After starting with this forum and doing more research on my own, I upgraded/ built basically a new computer:
P4 2.8c 800fsb, 512 L2 (cooled with Coolmax adjustable rpm fan, Arctic Silver 5)
2x 256mb pc3200 Kingston RAM
Gigabyte GA-8ipe1100 (i865 chipset)
Radeon 9600 pro (oc'd to 9600 XT)
30 GB Maxtor, 120 GB Seagate HD

First upgrade was the graphics card... which really didn't do much on it's own, because the processor was bottlenecking the system so badly.

Then I got the MOBO (had to upgrade to get a better processor, and I wanted to be able to get a P4 with 800mhz fsb)... again- not a lot of difference yet...

Then came the new processor and ram... and WHAMO- immediate, instant, noticeable difference- in every way. I get virtually no slowdown right now- even in the heavist action.

Most of the parts I bought used or got a deal on:
9600 pro (online for $105)
Gigabyte GA-8ipe1100 (ebay for $60, used but fine)
P4 2.8c (ebay for $150, OEM)
2x 256 PC 3200 Kingston (ebay for $65, NIB)
30GB Maxtor, 120 GB Seagate

It wasn't hard to build everything- basically a brand new computer for under $400, with great specs, great overclocking potential, and rips it up with HALO. THANKS for all the posts- opened my eyes to a lot I never knew about gaming and my computer!

  • 08.02.2004 11:08 AM PDT
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I have a question.Could you tell me those numbers if you have halo pc.The numbers are either in the box or on the cd.

  • 08.02.2004 12:58 PM PDT
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Wtf are you talking about....you want me to tell you my cd-key....are you stupid?

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  • 08.02.2004 3:18 PM PDT
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hell yes the performance will increase

  • 08.02.2004 10:57 PM PDT
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this is a good video card for halo get this

  • 08.02.2004 11:02 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

wait. Is ibuypower.com a good site for gaming PC's? If not, what is.

  • 08.03.2004 12:27 PM PDT
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hey i got a question i got a good computer (3.2mh) p4 and good sound and everything but a i got a really bad nvida 5200 is that good enought to play halo

  • 08.03.2004 3:04 PM PDT
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It will "play" halo...

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  • 08.03.2004 4:05 PM PDT
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I would not suggest that geforce MX440 card....upgrade it to something else.....geforce fx5700 is a good line, and not too expensive.

[Edited on 8/3/2004 4:49:13 PM]

  • 08.03.2004 4:47 PM PDT
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coylter, would you recommend buying a sound card?

  • 08.05.2004 11:02 AM PDT
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Absolutly

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  • 08.05.2004 4:47 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

Any reccommendations on sound cards? I figure don't go with anything integrated anyways so I'm planing on buying one. However, I;m completely niave and/or clueless when it comes to soundcards.

  • 08.05.2004 9:21 PM PDT
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Santa Cruz or sound blaster?

  • 08.05.2004 10:41 PM PDT