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Subject: what kind of video card should i get 4 this game?

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im stuck w/ an integrated video card, that runs pretty bad. i've looked on NewEgg.com and found 2 possible one's that im gonna buy. can i have a suggestion ?

  • 07.18.2004 9:07 AM PDT
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Halo doesn't run very good no matter what video card (damn you Gearbox!) you have but make sure that you set the graphic and sound quality to the lowest possible and un the game in 640x480 then it will run as smooth as possible. It looks like -blam!- but it's your choise lag or ugly textures...
PS: I have a Geforce fx 5700 with 256 mb ram. I have a screen resolution on 1600x1200 so it's not my computer it is the game...

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  • 07.18.2004 9:39 AM PDT
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minor lagg- mostly high settings . i have a fx5900xt 128...

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  • 07.18.2004 11:25 AM PDT
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Just look at Coytler'sost, its the most popular one anyway. It give you the total rundown on what graphics card would work best with HALO

  • 07.18.2004 11:46 AM PDT
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You havent stated how much money you have, and whether it is CDN or US (yes, there are a couple canadians on this forum). POint is, if you wanna run Halo PC with all the EYE CANDY (mmmm candy!) Then you need one of the new generation cards (ATI X800 series or the NVIDIA 6800 series). The best bang for the buck deal you can get now is the ATI 9800pro (IMO). $200US or 275cdn. And it can run Halo at 1024*768 perfectly. The 5950 ultras are ok, but they are pricey, and the older 5900XT's dont give you as good of performance for the price compared to the 9800pro (at one point, I almost switched to NVIDIA, so I am no fanboy by anymeans).

  • 07.19.2004 8:30 AM PDT
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I recomend an ATI video card. ATI is better for games like Halo(it uses a DirectX 9.0 based graphics engine)However it you have a lot of OpenGL games (games based off the Quake3 engine are a good example)you want to get an Nvidia card .Also ATI makes top notch TV Tuner Graphics Card Combos.(the All-In-Wonder series)

  • 07.19.2004 12:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: HaloHappy
Just look at Coytler'sost, its the most popular one anyway. It give you the total rundown on what graphics card would work best with HALO


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  • 07.21.2004 2:47 PM PDT