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Subject: Halo 2 Projected Video Requirements
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I'm looking forward to Halo 2, don't get me wrong, but both my computers lack a PCI-E slot. That constrains my video capacity to 256 MB. I was talking to the guy who was working at EB Games and he said 512 is going to be MINIMUM requirements. Clear the air, Bungie?

  • 09.02.2006 6:38 PM PDT

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I would use 512MB IMO, that way you have more then required.

I would also increase your RAM to maybe at least 2-4GB

I need a new mobo and more ram, I got 500MB RAM and 64MB intel integrated chipset, halo 2 won't run that ha ha

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  • 09.02.2006 6:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: Fluke Hawkins
I was talking to the guy who was working at EB Games and he said 512 is going to be MINIMUM requirements. Clear the air, Bungie?

Maybe he was talking about RAM, not video memory. Even then, Bungie isn't responsible what some employee of some retailer says if what they say is inaccurate.

  • 09.02.2006 7:04 PM PDT

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he mentioned he was talking about video memory...

  • 09.02.2006 7:07 PM PDT
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I'm talking video card. And while I know that an EB games employee is not the best source to go off of, A- He was trying to get a job as a Microsoft Rep (because he pushes alot of their stuff, so I figgured he was the best source of information at that point) and B- I want an answer from the source, I.E. Bungie.

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  • 09.02.2006 7:10 PM PDT
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Hmm... go check out the FAQ for Vista, maybe they have something there.

  • 09.02.2006 7:12 PM PDT
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Bungie won't know exactly what the MinSysReq's are until the game is near completion.

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You're lack of knowledge humours me.

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their minimum requirements obviously wont be a 512mb card and 2gb ram lol, they will probably say a 128mb card and 768mb ram. I think its pathetic that they put stuff like that on it lol.

for halo 1 they say its a 32mb card minimum, which really isn't very possible. It is a true minimum.

  • 09.02.2006 7:40 PM PDT
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If it is, in fact, 512, I wont be playing Halo 2 for a while (like until Halo 3 PC is old).

  • 09.02.2006 7:54 PM PDT

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their minimum requirements obviously wont be a 512mb card and 2gb ram lol, they will probably say a 128mb card and 768mb ram. I think its pathetic that they put stuff like that on it lol.

for halo 1 they say its a 32mb card minimum, which really isn't very possible. It is a true minimum.


I was just recommending it for a better experience maybe.

  • 09.02.2006 8:37 PM PDT
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It sounds fishy, 512 and 2-4 gb to get the full experience??? My guess would be way less...its halo 2...not some graphical wonder.

  • 09.02.2006 8:46 PM PDT
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You're lack of knowledge humours me.


Well then jerkass. What ARE the MinSysReqs? Oh wait, that's right, you don't know do you?

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  • 09.02.2006 8:48 PM PDT

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It sounds fishy, 512 and 2-4 gb to get the full experience??? My guess would be way less...its halo 2...not some graphical wonder.


no that's not the requirements, that's what I would recommend, maybe just 1-2 GB

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Posted by: Batzter
It sounds fishy, 512 and 2-4 gb to get the full experience??? My guess would be way less...its halo 2...not some graphical wonder.


no that's not the requirements, that's what I would recommend, maybe just 1-2 GB


This is for oblivion and its the recommended not the minimum requirements:

3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
1 GB System RAM
ATI X800 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card

I just find it hard to belive that the recommended requirements for halo 2 would be higher.

  • 09.02.2006 9:11 PM PDT

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It sounds fishy, 512 and 2-4 gb to get the full experience??? My guess would be way less...its halo 2...not some graphical wonder.


no that's not the requirements, that's what I would recommend, maybe just 1-2 GB


This is for oblivion and its the recommended not the minimum requirements:

3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
1 GB System RAM
ATI X800 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card

I just find it hard to belive that the recommended requirements for halo 2 would be higher.



something would need to run 1900x1200

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Posted by: Fluke Hawkins
I'm looking forward to Halo 2, don't get me wrong, but both my computers lack a PCI-E slot. That constrains my video capacity to 256 MB. I was talking to the guy who was working at EB Games and he said 512 is going to be MINIMUM requirements. Clear the air, Bungie?


lol, no. The guys at EB are morons. You could easily run Halo2 with a 256mb card. Like....http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N 82E16814150131.
I bet even that card will be able to run it on high. Also, everyone is saying, "OMG! Wait for DX10 CARDS!" There really is no reason unless you are a COMPLETE graphics whore. You know crysis right? The DX10 features weren't enabled at E3. That was all running of DX9. DX10 really doesn't add too much stuff. Thats the card I am getting. Just because I don't feel like getting a new mobo that has a PCI-E slot.

The reason I say this card would work for me is because the highes res I run my games in is 1024x768.

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  • 09.02.2006 10:42 PM PDT
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Ya, I'd rather have smooth framerate than killer eye candy. Hopefully Halo2Vista will be able to deliver both with a reasonable computer setup.

  • 09.02.2006 10:48 PM PDT

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If you want good framerates and spectacular visuals, 1024x768 is probably the way to go.

As for myself, 1600x1200 is the way to go.

  • 09.02.2006 11:10 PM PDT

I am going to speculate, so there might not be much accuracy in any of this.

Check the Xbox system specifications. You shouldn't need a super new, top-of-the-line computer to play it. Halo 2 targeted the same platform as Halo: Combat Evolved. The video requirements should be near to what the Xbox is capable of.

The video memory on the Xbox uses a shared memory architecture, which means that the video memory is shared with the system memory. The Xbox has only 64 megabytes of system memory, so it should need less than 64 megabytes of video memory.

But they've been tweaking with the resource system to get rid of the resource popping. They're probably caching resources in the video memory now instead of the hard drive, or a mixture of both. My guess is that they're tuning it to take advantage of the higher end machines with an excess of resources, but also keeping it working on the lower end systems would seem realistic as well, because by today's standards, the Xbox is a pretty weak machine. So if they didn't take out the hard drive resource caching entirely, you could probably get by with a 64 megabyte card.

Anyway, to answer your question, a 256 megabyte card is definitely more than sufficient (should be). The capabilities of a card with that much memory are probably sufficient as well.

I think I can definitely say that You will not need a PCI-E slot.

Again, that was just speculation, from what I thougt was realistic. I don't know how much they're tweaking with the code and mechanics of it, so It could be completely wrong, but I don't think they're going to leave the older machines in the dark, because Halo 2 was developed for the Xbox.

  • 09.03.2006 12:25 AM PDT
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Ya what he said

Xbox has a 128 MB card so that will probably be the min or med requirement. Ram probably at least 512 mb. But I got a question. Xbox doesnt have Direct X 10 so why do they make it for DX 10? Well I guess a marketing scheme but still I wish I could because I wont be upgrading to vista for a while

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Your speculations are WRONG! Very Wrong Indeed! For one thing Xbox and PC are completely different. You can't use Xbox as a benchmark to gauge what Halo2PC is going to need system wise. HaloPC's system requirements were MUCH higher than what the Xbox had.
For one thing, the Xbox is a dedicated gaming rig. All it's memory and CPU power are dedicated to the game. In a PC you have other things that use up a little of that such as the OS, firewalls, Anti-Virus, and all those other little goodies. After all that makes up Windows, THEN you have to worry about running the game.
Secondly, Halo2Vista is going to be an upgraded version of Halo2, meaning it;s going to have nicer graphics, sharper resolutions and whatnot. Therefore it's going to need alot more resources that you think. Remember the Xbox is like 5 years old. Halo2Vista is going to be brand new.

What you speculate is akin to saying a Freightliner Century can haul a 40,000 pound trailer, so a little Datsun should be able to as well!

I'll give you points for doing your research, sorta. But if you were trying to sound intelligent, you've failed. And miserably at that.

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  • 09.03.2006 12:58 AM PDT
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Err no becuase you can run Halo with 32mb of memory. Halo is not gonna be 512mb or 256mb im shooting for a 128mb card min requirement since oblivion's minumium is 128mb I dont think Halo2 is gonna be any more graphic intence my statement stands. You have failed too my friend. Take SwKotor for instance the graphics look better on a 64mb card then an Xbox's 128mb card. Im not trying to act smart neither are you im 12 acting smart is beyond my reach :p

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