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| Monster Techie | Ok well my friend is getting a new PC for Christmas. But for now he has to stick with his 4 year old comp: 1.6 Ghz P4 400Mhz FSB 256K L2 768MB PC2100 RAM ATI Radeon 9550 250/200 How would it run? Even on low would it be ok? He doesn't want the eye candy, just wants to play it ok. |
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| Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2004
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| I don't think it needs to be overclocked. The requirements for HL2 are: Minimum: 1.2Ghz processor 256Mb of RAM DirectX 7-capable graphics card Recommended: 2.4Ghz processor 512Mb of RAM DirectX 9-capable graphics card CS Source has similar requirements. You see he has more than enough RAM, and the specs are above the minimum. Therefore it should run alright at low settings. |
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| Monster Techie | Ok well my friend is considering getting this video card: 9600XT 256MB AGP 4x/8x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102335 Or... 9600XT 128MB AGP 4x/8x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125124 Few questions: 1. Is it really worth $10 extra to get the 256MB? I think it is... 2. Is the difference between 4x/8x minimal or huge? 3. How well of FPS will it get on HL2/CSS on medium to high at 800x600 with 1.6 Ghz P4 and 768MB RAM? 4. Last question, he has a 250W PSU that powers what I listed and then a 60GB HD and 1 IDE drive, would the 9600XT have enough power? Thanks! If you have any other cards to recommend, list it please. He wants to stay below $100 |
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