HL2: Ep1.

BoomAM

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BoomAM

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Hi.
Im thinking of buying Ep1, how would it run on my system:
X2 3800.
X800XL .
2Gb ram.
Capible of 1280x1024@ max (no HDR)?

Thanks in advance all. :)
 
BoomAM said:
Hi.
Im thinking of buying Ep1, how would it run on my system:
X2 3800.
X800XL .
2Gb ram.
Capible of 1280x1024@ max (no HDR)?

Thanks in advance all. :)
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You can add HDR to it too! The HDR in EP1 is quite something. :cool:
 
you shouldnt get stuttering, your pc is more than capable of handling it...

maybe tone down the graphics to 1024 x 768 then you should be fine.
 
It would run pretty damn well. I take it you have Half-Life 2? If so, just download the Lost Coast, that'll show you how it'll run really.
 
I have a 6800 GT @ 400/1100, 1gb geil value ram, 3.4 winchester and it ran fine at the settings you want, i had HDR on as well. Yours should run fine at them settings.

Its pretty good Ep1 short but sweet, i cant wait for Ep2 :) .
 
Yeah i have HL2.
IIRC though, Lost Coast didnt run too well. But that was when i have a 3000+ and not my X2.

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I'll give it a bash now, see how it plays...
 
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BoomAM said:
Yeah i have HL2.
IIRC though, Lost Coast didnt run too well. But that was when i have a 3000+ and not my X2.

##EDIT##
I'll give it a bash now, see how it plays...
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Lost coast runs considerably slower than the majority of EP1. Seriously, to me it felt like EP1 ran smoother than HL2; in particular the stuttering was noticeably reduced.

Sadly you're X2 will not yield any performance improvements over the 3000+ since the HL2 engine isn't multithreaded, well the last time I checked anyway.
 
As said, it should run fine. But if it can't cut it with AA/AF, then turn down the AA/AF and not the HDR.

HDR > AA/AF it just looks better.

EDIT: Can the X800 series even do AA with HDR?!? i've forgotten :o
 
titaniumx3 said:
Sadly you're X2 will not yield any performance improvements over the 3000+ since the HL2 engine isn't multithreaded, well the last time I checked anyway.
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I know. But my X2 is 200Mhz faster than my 3000+ anyway, so theres a small increase. :p

Well ive just done a stress test, it gave me 57.6fps, and then played through it, seemed a little slow.
Thats running at 1280x1024 w/ 2xAA, 16xAF, HDR on, and reflect world (not all).
 
manoz said:
What about turning down the AF, never know how much performance is affected by it tbh
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Not a lot.
Perf AF on ATI cards is practically free. Offers the quality of near to 8x Quality, but for free. Ive never seen more than a 5 frame difference with it on or off. Usually below 2 frames.
Hamoodii said:
the fact that i 've had so many problems with it?
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That has no bearing on a game engines ability to run HDR with specific graphics cards though does it. ;)
 
Should be ok. I played on a similar system (~3800+, 6800u, 1gig PC3700 cas2) in 1280x960 0xAA 8xAF with mostly high settings iirc.
 
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