BleepingComputer.com: Possible to run CS: S and Half Life ( Maybe 2? )

My computer specs O:

Windows XP ( Home edition /SP3 )
Intel Pentium 4 (3.00GHz)
1.5GB RAM (Upgrading to 2GB in three/four days. )
GeForce 8500 GT 256MB(4.0 or higher shaders.)((DX10 compatible.))

O: I usually run my resolution at 640x480, cause I really don't see any difference.

lol should work fine
half life 2 old and would work on my 10 year old computer lol (well its should Lol)
your system is fine and will work probloy at full graphics lol

Those specs will run anything using the Source engine; though you'll notice lower performance on anything post-Orange Box (that is, TF2, Portal, Half-Life Episode 2). CS S and HLDM will run ok.

2 gigs of mem is worth getting, for sure.

As for running it in 640x480: I would recommend that you allow the game to choose the video settings for you. Probably 1024x768, I'd wager. It will look much better and you probably won't see a much of an increase in frame rate with the lower res, so you might as well.

Edit: I actually have loaded CS S on one of my older machines: P3 800 mHz, 512 ram, and a GForce 4 64 meg video card. Very low settings...but was able to get a respectable 45 fps in the Source stress test. Not pretty...but playable!

This post has been edited by locally pwned: 12 March 2009 - 09:52 AM