HL2: Ep1.

[BoomAM]

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]

Could do, but i dont want it stuttering. lol.

Thanks for the help guys & gals.

 

[BoomAM]

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...

 

[BoomAM]

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.

I know. But my X2 is 200Mhz faster than my 3000+ anyway, so theres a small increase.

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).

 

[BoomAM]

What about turning down the AF, never know how much performance is affected by it tbh

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.

the fact that i 've had so many problems with it?

That has no bearing on a game engines ability to run HDR with specific graphics cards though does it.

 

[BoomAM]

Aparentely multi-threading is being added to the source engine soon.
I'd link, but iirc, OCUK mods dont like the site its on.

 

[BoomAM]

Cant say i did either tbh.
A few minor issues, bizzarly, on my 2nd play through, but the first time, none at all.