sting3r Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 i got geforce 420 mx 32mbs 512 mb ram dsl p4 2.4 ghz is that enough to play halo??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted February 8, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 8, 2004 the graphics card is going to kill you. I have a 2.0 @ 2.2 with a 9600 XT and at 1024 * 768 andmedium settings, the game lags terribly in high action in multiplayer at least. You may want to force your card to use pixel shader 1.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sting3r Posted February 8, 2004 Author Share Posted February 8, 2004 how do i do that and i would like to overclock it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted February 8, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 8, 2004 the game lags no matter what graphics card you have. i suggest you play with the settings, the card should be good enough (but barely ;)). i have a geforce 3 ti 200, and while it's better than yours, i still get no more than 30 fps, even when overclocked :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted February 8, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 8, 2004 how do i do that and i would like to overclock it overclocking won't help your card at all, I'm not even sure if a 32mb version will meet the minimum requirements. I had the 64mb version. The PS 1.1 option is set via the command line. Google it, I'm sure you'll find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sting3r Posted February 8, 2004 Author Share Posted February 8, 2004 all i get when googling it is computer sales... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXclusive Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 the game lags no matter what graphics card you have Ya thanks, more crap from crappyville ! It runs fine ( 90-120 fps ) on BOTH my rigs ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalN. Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 his card cant hanle PS 1.1 its an MX btw, when i run my game at 1024x768 with max settings and PS2.0 i get about 30FPS NO MATTER WHAT Rig specs: AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Shuttle MK35N Motherboard 768MB DDR PC2100 Memory 80GB 7200 RPM Main 40GB 5400 RPM Backup Sapphire Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB SoundBlaster Audigy 2 16x DVD Drive 12x8x32 CD-RW 15? CRT Monitor Windows XP Corporate Edition SP1 so dont say it lags on every machine!:angry:y: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 On my 7500, I set it to lock @ 30 FPS and it runs well enough to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted February 8, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 8, 2004 On my 7500, I set it to lock @ 30 FPS and it runs well enough to play. i haven't tried that yet, i'm going to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 i haven't tried that yet, i'm going to... Let us know what the results are, I'm used to console games, so it looked fine to me all the way through the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalN. Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 that doesnt mean itas gonna stay at 30 taht just means that it wont go over 30 that is all it means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron901 Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 halo runs really fine on my TR2 which only has the Intel 855GM chipset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted February 8, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 8, 2004 30fps lock gave me on average about 20-30 on my system: 1ghz athlon, 256mb ram, geforce 3 ti 200 (64mb) it's good enough to play i guess, but i wish it was more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chode Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Of course, I do not recommend overclocking a GeForce 4MX. Graphic cards are cheap, go buy a good one. I picked up my GF4 Ti4800 for $290 AUD, and have seen recently a Radeon 9600XT for $199 AUD. But I'm not recommending a new card to get the game to work better. to be honest, it ran faster on my GF4Mx than my Ti4800.... And the whole changing what version pixel shader the game uses is bull$%&. You shouldn't have to mess with such things when the game is meant to do it itself.... bad foresight in development. Of course, I do believe where they went wrong was their Dx9 lighting engine that Gearbox implemented. If it had been a straight console port, well, the XBox's graphics hardware was a derivative of the GeForce 3 Ti.....this game should have ran sweet on even what is today considered older hardware :rolleyes: Anyway, back on topic, my recommendation is that you take the game back and get your money back. If you really wanna play Halo, buy an XBox (I recommend that and I don't even like consoles) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sting3r Posted February 8, 2004 Author Share Posted February 8, 2004 yeh.. another choice... should i get an mp3 player, xbox or 9800 xt vid card 4 my bday??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chode Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 yeh.. another choice... should i get an mp3 player, xbox or 9800 xt vid card 4 my bday??? those are the sorta questions you should be asking yourself, dude. Not an internet forum :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sting3r Posted February 8, 2004 Author Share Posted February 8, 2004 nah... makes no difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted February 8, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 8, 2004 get the 9800. you have a nice system apart from your video card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ficman Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 32MB's on the Video card is pretty low, anything you can get your hands on with 128 will be a BIG difference in all your games... :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_canada Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 i play halo with a geforce 2, works great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalN. Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 i play halo with a geforce 2, works great! :| :o omg dude.... get a new GFX card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptiPlex Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 I get 12-40 FPS on my rig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sting3r Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 should i get an 9800 xt/pro or some of the the other radeon cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chode Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 should i get an 9800 xt/pro or some of the the other radeon cards? If you're dedicated to getting an ATI, I would recommend the 9600 XT. Value for money, it's only downside been it's not as fast as the 9800XT...but then again not many other cards reach to performance of the 9600XT (maybe the GF FX 5950 Ultra...but that costs a hell of a lot more) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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