GFx requirements on games like HL1 are literally light years behind what is needed to run HL2 etc.

For gaming, the GPU is the most important component of your build. If you have a shared GFX forget most FPS games from 2004 onwards.

Ditto what Lowey says ^

HL2 was quite a graphic intensive game at it’s time, certainly a fair leap from its predecessor.

If you can get anywhere near turning any settings down then you might struggle through with it, but ultimately you’d need a dedicated chip to enjoy it how it’s meant to be.

any ideas when HL2: episode 3 is due? I read somewhere it was the end of this year, but wondered if anyone had any inside knowledge?

Add that to the fact the Mac source code is new and is using Orangebox source not the old HL2 source. Try running Portal on your 7 year old PC it won’t like it.

I got a new GFX yesterday as my other one was overheating, DX11 is good ain’t it.

I’m still on Dx9, 7900 GTO’s in SLi.

Great a few years ago when I got them for BF2, just about get by with them now…

You poor guy.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfrSaIY0YQA[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uavLefzDuQ[/video]

I know, I know…

(that looks like a different game!)

HL2 is genuinely one of the best games ever,

Genuinely one of the most tedious and overrated games ever more like!