You'll be able to run the game on 800x600 on medium settings with little or no slowdown.

well i hope someone is still viewing this thread, cuz i just wanted a some advice on how my machine will handle HL2.....

my system

P4 1.8ghz
Soyo Motherboard SY-P4RC350 (Radeon 9100 IGP)
XFX 6600 GT vid card
integrated sound card
512mb of Ram
1) 30GB hard drive
2) 8GB hard drive


This message was edited by peter_parker on May 12 2006.

The processor is the absolute minimum this game needs and the RAM isn't too great either. I think your 6600GT is heavily bottlenecked. I suggest getting a new processor and if possible another 512mb's of RAM to get rid of any stuttering.
It will run though, on your current system, but I'm guessing you'd lag quite a lot.

Mine runs Half-Life 2 beautifully !

I have a standard Media Center PC, and I haven't done any upgrades to my sound system or graphics card, but I can run Half-Life 2 at the highest resolution with the highest-res textures. Don't ask me how.

Maybe it's on DirectX 7.0 or 8.0?

ok i just bought the nvidia gforce4 mx 4000 128mb, and wanted to know if it would run half life 2 with the next system

P4 3.0 ghz
512 mb RAM

and also if it would run call of duty 2..

thanks a bunch...

Half-life2 will run on low settings at 800x600, same with Call of Duty2.

so i've have to reduce my desktop configuration (it is actually a 1024*768) or in the in game option 'cause i cant even start the game...
oh, and how do i turn down the directx?? cause ive been reading and there is also say to turn down the directx to 7.
thank againg for your help...

Half-life 2 wont start? To put it on DirectX 7, open up Steam and bring up your games List. Right click on half-life2 and click properties, from there go to "Set launch options" Then type in "-dxlevel 80"
Anything less then DirectX 8 (like 7) may lead to graphical bugs but you can still try it without harming the game.

Check hereif you have the system requirements and it also give you tips.

First of all, do your powersupply and motherboard support the X1900GT? If your motherboard has a PCI-e slot, and if your powersupply is at least 450 watt with 30 Amps on the 12v rail you should be alright. Basically, a decent 450 PSU can handle this card.
Your RAM and CPU could use quite an upgrade too though, one of the best bangs for the buck is an AMD X2 4200+ or the (cheaper and singlecore) AMD Athlon64 3800+, but you would also have to get a new motherboard. I would also recommend you to get at least 1 gig of RAM, by today's standards, anything underneath that is worthless.

If I were you, I'd just get a new PC altogether. If you don't want to, get a cheaper videocard (7600GT/X1800GTO - they can play all games on high settings but are way cheaper), with a decent motherboard (Socket AM2, prefferably) with an X2 4200+ and at least 1 gig of RAM.
That will last you a while and isn't even all that expensive.

If you would get an X1900GT with your current system, it would get bottlenecked. However, theoratically it should easily be able to play Half-Life² at 1900x1200 with maxed out settings, 4xAA and 16xAF. No need to worry about that.

HALF LIFE 2 ONLY REQUIRES 256 of mb MINE SAY's I NEED 3771 OF mb HOW CAN THAT BE POSSIBLE THATS WHY I CAN't PLAY IT MY PC IS STUPID.

There's more to a PC than just it's RAM. Can you post the rest of your specs?