HL2DM rocks!

[That Annoying Kid]

OMFG THESE FORUMS HAVE FAST REPLY!

Keyser, PR forum as bans aren't discussed anywhere else!

Bacon, Nice sig!

all you people who actually have Hl2 and a computer good enough to play it, be thankfull for that =(

Guspaz, it's refreshing to finally find someone who has the gaming is winning startegy

[Quaunaut]

OMFG THESE FORUMS HAVE FAST REPLY!

Keyser, PR forum as bans aren't discussed anywhere else!

Bacon, Nice sig!

all you people who actually have Hl2 and a computer good enough to play it, be thankfull for that =(

Guspaz, it's refreshing to finally find someone who has the gaming is winning startegy

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You can probably run HL2 man. If you get 50+ fps in HL, I'm sure you could run HL2.

[lolfighter]

Heck, a GeForce 2 MX can get 50+ fps in HL. Sure, HL2 may RUN. That's still a far cry from being playable.

[Guspaz]

If you're willing to do what it takes by running the game at lower resolutions and lower settings, I'd bet you that it would run playably on a GeForce 2. The game is mostly CPU limited anyhow.

[[Freemantle]]

I beat HL2 on a geforce2. It's sitting on my desk next to me (a GeForce4 now resides in my case). The whole thing was an acid trip, every time there were a lot of shaders on screen, it smeared nodraw style. Textures would flicker on and off when around 3d skyboxes (the wold would dissapear, but the skybox wouldn't). I ran to best buy as soon as I finished the credits.

[Guspaz]

I beat HL2 on a geforce2. It's sitting on my desk next to me (a GeForce4 now resides in my case). The whole thing was an acid trip, every time there were a lot of shaders on screen, it smeared nodraw style. Textures would flicker on and off when around 3d skyboxes (the wold would dissapear, but the skybox wouldn't). I ran to best buy as soon as I finished the credits.

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There are no shaders in DX7 mode. The GeForce 2 is a DX7 card.

Being a DX7 card, HL2 should work perfectly in DX7 mode, if it doesn't, you may have been using older buggy drivers.

It should also be noted that if the GeForce 4 you purchased was a GeForce 4 MX, it's actually a faster GeForce 2, so it would not have any impact itself on any DX7 problems you had. Instead other factors may have been present, such as buggy drivers, or a defective card.

[[Freemantle]]

I used to be so good at computers, and now I can barely install ram... This is what working on cars will do to you.

Back on topic: Shaders or no, it was still an acid-trip. And it was either $70 for the 4 or $120 for the (overhyped) FX. I don't love my box enough to drop $200 for a good ATI. I was worried about how my nForce would like the ATI anyway.