Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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gardening with maurice.
Halo 1 = Halo 2

the reason so many people think halo 2 takes no skill is because in halo ce the only competition were friends in the next room. when the same people get on live, they realize they are no where close to being the best and therefore blame their loss on unbalance in the weapons and game

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  • 09.29.2005 5:27 PM PDT
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it CAN run it, just not terribly well.
if you want it to be better, consider buying a graphics card.
but like i said, it WILL run

  • 09.29.2005 5:32 PM PDT
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I think this will run it but that's about it, I had a friend with this card integrated into his motherboard and he could get fixed function out of it. but I’m not 100% sure that's the same card, so either learn a little about GFX cards or look in the sticky. The guides for stuff on GFX cards

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681412118 4

  • 09.29.2005 7:26 PM PDT
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Whatever part you're looking for Tiger Direct is the best place to start imho. Try this link for video cards ranging from $20 to half a grand. Once you find the card of your dreams, Google it and Compare Prices in the same search to find the best deal out there. From your specs, I'm betting you have AGP instead of PCIe. Good for your wallet as PCIe is more expensive. Bad if you buy a great card because most board manufacturers will likely drop AGP in the next few years as PCIe becomes more popular. Either way, make sure you buy the right kind of card. And Avoid ATI...their drivers don't support Linux :(

EDIT: ATI versus nVidia is another thing to look for. ATI and nVidia are the primary chipsets from which all graphics cards derive. ATI offers better DirectX 9 support, i.e. they work better in Windows and Windows games (supposedly) while nVidia offers better value and wider range of use (and they don't overheat as much....and the heatsinks don't sound like a VW bug on startup...and...)

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  • 09.29.2005 8:55 PM PDT
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HI, i'm new here, i need some help.

A few days ago, I bought Halo Pc, whenever i try to play, there's an error message that says: "Your video driver is known to have serious issues with the game....." i tried downloading the drivers and everything, but it still does not work!!!!

I'm using a Sis 630/730 video card

  • 09.30.2005 3:15 PM PDT
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Minus sign, I dunno what you been doing to your cards, but Ati's generally run cooler, on account of taking a fair amount of less power than the Nivdea's.

I've been runnning high-intensity games on a Radeon 9600XT, such as EQ2 and WoW. And I've reconfigured it to run Linspire. When I run Motherboard Monitor in the background, all overheats spawn from my ATI. Contacting Radeon, they say "Yeah. Our cards can do that with heavy graphics games. it's normal."
I don't consider it either normal or acceptable for a graphics card to overheat after an hour of play (on average) so I don't tend to endorse ATI anymore.

Have played the same games on a friends PC with his 128 nVidia and it palys great for several hours. Add to that, his heatsink fan is a lot quieter than mine...for a card almost half the price!

And before you blame Linux, It's on a Firewire drive I use for work (firewire being set up as my default boot device) so Windows doesn't even know it's there. I use Win XP pro to play EQ2 and WoW, the primary times my card overheats, and Linux isn't even running then (along with the driver reconfigs patches used to run Linux in the first place).

But, not to hi-jack another man's post, if you have any suggestions on how to fix these issues, please MSG, and i'd like to hear them.

And, actually, this isn't hi-jacking. it can be a valuable lesson for you Killer X. If you're squimish about opening your case, there are always a few local gurus for you to latch on to. We love to help our friends install new stuff. Ask them what chipset they prefer (ATI or nVidia) and they will likely find you the best card for your budget that you can get your hands on

EDIT: Elricsw, your card is an integrated card and not recommmended for halo PC.These drivers are for ME. Is that your OS?

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  • 09.30.2005 3:42 PM PDT
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Yeah, definetaly can run it.

  • 09.30.2005 3:51 PM PDT
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Um.....Minus Sign...what are the chances of this guy using linux and only linux? If you're running windows, all that stuff shouldn't matter.

How do heatsinks themselves make noise? It's the fan that makes noise, and there's a chance you could put a better fan on if the noise really bugs you that much.

  • 09.30.2005 5:09 PM PDT
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EDIT: Elricsw, your card is an integrated card and not recommmended for halo PC.These drivers are for ME. Is that your OS?

No, it's XP



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  • 09.30.2005 5:30 PM PDT