a game for me to play

beachBOYken · 19 Mar 2007 at 17:02

hi

im really in need of a game to play on my new gaming pc ive built , ive hardly used it for about 2 weeks because i cant find a game compaitable?

i did get arma assault but that was a real mess graphics wise on my card proberly to do with my operating system and dodgey drivers from nvidia.

can anyone find me a game to test out my systems performance?

my spec:

vista premium 64bit
gigabyte ds4
e6300 @ 2.7ghz
ocz platinum revision 2gig ram
seagate barracuda 250gig
bfg 8800gts 320mb
artic freezer 7 cooler

thanks

tomanders91 · 19 Mar 2007 at 17:03

oblivion
fear
half life 2
far cry
company of heroes
dark messiah of might and magic
doom3/prey/quake 4 (all pretty much the same)

loads more..

beachBOYken · 19 Mar 2007 at 17:08

tomanders91 said:
oblivion
fear
half life 2
far cry
company of heroes
dark messiah of might and magic
doom3/prey/quake 4 (all pretty much the same)

loads more..

cheers half life 2 stands out for me never played that game would that work on my spec using vista64 bit?

cheers

tomanders91 · 19 Mar 2007 at 17:21

completely fine, looks great aswell.

beachBOYken · 19 Mar 2007 at 17:29

thanks

if i downloaded it from steam is it then possible to burn it onto cd so that i can install it on my gaming pc (which has not got the internet) ?

cheers

4T5 · 19 Mar 2007 at 17:33

HL2 is no test for a socket a system let alone a recently built one. Having the best engine it runs on anything well.
Try Company of Heroes that'll at least push it a bit.

tomanders91 · 19 Mar 2007 at 17:34

unforutantly i doubt you will be able to burn it to a disc, im pretty sure you need to run it from steam to be able to paly it.

"andy" · 19 Mar 2007 at 17:34

i think you need to be online at some point to verify things

imo its worth downloading the high res texture packs for HL 2 too , makes it look even better.

beachBOYken · 19 Mar 2007 at 17:37

perhaps i will buy it in the highstreet then would it still work on vista getting from the highstreet?

cheers

schnipps · 19 Mar 2007 at 17:39

beachBOYken said:
perhaps i will buy it in the highstreet then would it still work on vista getting from the highstreet?

cheers

Vista isnt the problem its the net connection, yu still need a connection to steam even with a high street dvd

beachBOYken · 19 Mar 2007 at 17:42

what to play the game :confused:

why would i need steam if i got the retail version from a shop?

cheers

beachBOYken · 19 Mar 2007 at 17:49

schnipps said:
Vista isnt the problem its the net connection, yu still need a connection to steam even with a high street dvd

hi

ive got you now so half life is out of the question as my pc has no internet

Memphis · 19 Mar 2007 at 18:03

beachBOYken said:
hi

ive got you now so half life is out of the question as my pc has no internet

That's about the sum of it. Unless you can connect your machine to the net once to verify the install, download the updates, and set offline mode.

beachBOYken · 19 Mar 2007 at 18:04

i suppose i could get one of these:

Linksys WUSB54GC Wireless-G USB Network Adapter

as ive got a wireless router ?

beachBOYken · 19 Mar 2007 at 19:03

so before i get the adapter is there any other games that would work ,because at the moment i feel like ive chucked £800 quid down the drain

cheers

tomanders91 · 19 Mar 2007 at 19:05

theres plenty more games than HL2, personnally i thought it was overated.

Try FEAR or something, or if your into RPG's try oblivion.

Gonzo0 · 19 Mar 2007 at 19:07

If u like getting headaches (which im sure you dont) then play prey. Its a gd game but messes with your mind

beachBOYken · 19 Mar 2007 at 19:11

thanks for all you help will check them out

beachBOYken · 19 Mar 2007 at 19:18

checked out oblivian that looks good

would work on vista?

cheers

tomanders91 · 19 Mar 2007 at 19:19

yes works fine, i play it a lot.