Half Life 2 RTX

[Noxia]

I got it free too. Couldn't tell you the GPU, all my amd ones were forgettable.

 

[TNA]

I got it free too. Couldn't tell you the GPU, all my amd ones were forgettable.

You obviously never had a 9700 or 4870 then. Excellent GPU's that offered great value for money.

 

[steve5424]

Mine too. Hercules 9800Pro. Blue PCB.

I may have had the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro after doing a spot of searching. It was definitely a red pcb.

 

[Noxia]

You obviously never had a 9700 or 4870 then. Excellent GPU's that offered great value for money.

Couldn't tell you, I never looked at the GPU as value for money even when I was 18 and was paid peanuts.
Actually one I remember, 290 Tri-X. Had an orange surround.

 

[Mr Badger]

Headcrab has 30 times the amount of detail vs the original...still looks like a roast chicken.

You are cooking it wrong.

 

[Blackjack Davy]

yeah i thought HL1 and HL2 at the times of their release where amazing games.

im still scared crapless of Poison Head Crabs though

It was the fast zombies that used to get me, rattle, rattle of a drainpipe as they were climbing up next thing they were screaming in your face!

 

[TechnoCorruption]

I remember upgrading to 9800Pro just for HL2, that was also when a top of the line gpu cost £500

 

[TNA]

I remember upgrading to 9800Pro just for HL2, that was also when a top of the line gpu cost £500

You got mugged. I got a 9700 for £170 as I recall, flashed the bios and made it a 9700 Pro which cost closer to £300

Did you get one of those all in wonder cards?

 

[Hammy]

looks good cant w8 to release loved the original HL

 

[TechnoCorruption]

You got mugged. I got a 9700 for £170 as I recall, flashed the bios and made it a 9700 Pro which cost closer to £300

Did you get one of those all in wonder cards?

No but I remember those

I also remember in that era of buying a X800GTO 12 pipe version that you could flash to a 16 pipe X800XT! Ocuk were advertising they had the one brand on site that the flash worked for

 

[willhub]

I got HL2 to play on a Radeon 9600 non pro and it ran maxed out

When is this beast of a remaster out?

 

[jp7152]

Looks great but not sure about how they've remastered the old PCs! I liked the older models.

 

[SenTineL]

HL2 was my first Steam purchase too.

I remember activation being total nightmare on release day - I ended up leaving the PC on all evening and it eventually activated just as I was going to bed!

 

[arc@css]

I recall HL2 taking days to download back then.

 

[hyperseven]

 

[bigmike20vt]

HL2 was my first Steam purchase too.

I remember activation being total nightmare on release day - I ended up leaving the PC on all evening and it eventually activated just as I was going to bed!

wasn't HL2 the 1st steam game?.
I know I was really angry at the time about having to download an extra app on my pc.
I fought against the tide for a number of years only ever buying retail games on cd..... however in the end I realised it was as pointless as king **** (edit... no way the "correct" spelling of Canute is filtered...... ) demanding the sea to turn the tide.

 

[SenTineL]

To celebrate 20 years(!!!) since release, Nvidia are giving away a Half-Life 2 themed RTX 4080 Super

Also, the RTX version is now up on Steam so you can wishlist it...

 

[steve5424]

To celebrate 20 years(!!!) since release, Nvidia are giving away a Half-Life 2 themed RTX 4080 Super

Also, the RTX version is now up on Steam so you can wishlist it...

Oohhh that's pretty....

 

[neoboy]

Too lazy to trawl online, any indication when this is released?

 

[steve5424]

No date announced yet. But I think it will still be months away yet. The video released yesterday they said there is still a lot of work to do till it's finished.