andrescasta 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2005 what kinda of GPU and CPU do i need to run HL2 and CSS smoothly? andrescasta Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amhso 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2005 a "cheap" computer to run hl2 and css "smoothly". 2.4ghz processor is enough, but you're going to have to spend atleast 150 dollars on a graphic card...so including all the other junk...around 500-600 dollars. pentium 4 or amd 64 3200+ s754 (but you might as well spend an extra 50 bucks and get 939). 9800 pro or maybe x800 or x850. nvidia 6800 or 6600. i answered your question, but you might need more information than that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bucksta 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2006 i say get a 600 dolor computer at sams club ....wait i dono if thats a world whide place... well its like costo...ok i dono if thats a world whide one ehter but its like a HUGEE **bottom** grosery store there computers are cheep but they are good for gaming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellRAISER666 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2006 Just get like a computer with like 512ram, at least a 64mb graphic card, and like 40gb hdd. All that should run those to program smoothly and wont cost much. I say that'll be 500 dollars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inspiron 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2006 You can check out this site for it's requirements and other stuffs http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ minimum System Configuration 1.2 GHz Processor 256MB RAM DirectX 7 capable graphics card Windows 2000/XP/ME/98 Mouse Keyboard Internet Connection Preferred System Configuration 2.4 GHz Processor 512MB RAM DirectX 9 capable graphics card 256mb Windows 2000/XP/ME/98 Mouse Keyboard Internet Connection Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
malish 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2006 Lets put it this way, to play half-life 2 and Counter-Strike Source smoothly you don't need a lot, but term "smoothly" can me be sort of different in understanding of different people. For example in terms of human eyesight, 30 Frames per second is the best framerate, and anything higher than that will not be noticed, but will be accepted as 30 FPS. In reality though most of the gamers require 60+ fps to make sure the game looks perfect without a hitch. In CPL and other professional gaming leagues they usually require 100 not more not less. So, here is couple of configs that will run the game with 60FPS at high quality:Intel Based:Pentium 4 3GHz1Gb RamATi x800 or Nvidia GeForce 6600GTAMD Based:AMD 64 3000+1Gb RamATi x800 or Nvidia GeForce 6600GT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
versiondan 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2006 Half-Life 2 is one of the most demanding games you will find. My 16.ghz fails to run that at all and struggles to run Civilization 3 as well as Age of Empires 3 which annoys me to heck because I love all 3 series'. Oh well, maybe I'll upgrade sometime this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
