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Why is Halflife sooooo much slower than Q2?
Q2 runs pretty darn nice on my crummy system, even up to 1024x768x16, but HL/TFC is nearly useless in anything but software mode.
Running HL in OpenGL or D3D makes the game slow to a crawl whenever there's any "monsters" or other players around.
The Q3 demo runs ok, and FS2000 isn't bad at 1024x768x16. Everquest (ick, I don't play it, my brother does :-) also runs pretty good.
Embarrasing system specs:
Gigabyte GA-586SG bios 1.15
(If it arrives, a Epox MVP3G5 tommorow :-)
K6-II 450 @ 83 x 5.5
64 megs SDRAM (66 MHz probably)
64 megs EDO 60ns
(128 megs 133 MHz SDRAM tommorow also)
Millennium G200 AGP 8 meg SGRAM
Soundblaster PCI64
SMC EZ Card PCI 10
Windoze 98 (not SE)
IRQ's:
0 System timer
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
2 Programmable interrupt controller
3 (free)
4 Communications Port (COM1)
5 SMC EZ Card PCI 10 Adapter
5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
6 Standard Floppy Disk Controller
7 ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
8 System CMOS/real time clock
9 (free)
10 Creative Labs Sound Blaster PCI64
10 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11 Matrox Millennium G200 AGP - English
11 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 Microsoft PS/2 IntelliMouse with IntelliEye (IntelliPoint)
13 Numeric data processor
14 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
14 SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller
15 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15 SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller
Running HL in OpenGL or D3D makes the game slow to a crawl whenever there's any "monsters" or other players around.
The Q3 demo runs ok, and FS2000 isn't bad at 1024x768x16. Everquest (ick, I don't play it, my brother does :-) also runs pretty good.
Embarrasing system specs:
Gigabyte GA-586SG bios 1.15
(If it arrives, a Epox MVP3G5 tommorow :-)
K6-II 450 @ 83 x 5.5
64 megs SDRAM (66 MHz probably)
64 megs EDO 60ns
(128 megs 133 MHz SDRAM tommorow also)
Millennium G200 AGP 8 meg SGRAM
Soundblaster PCI64
SMC EZ Card PCI 10
Windoze 98 (not SE)
IRQ's:
0 System timer
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
2 Programmable interrupt controller
3 (free)
4 Communications Port (COM1)
5 SMC EZ Card PCI 10 Adapter
5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
6 Standard Floppy Disk Controller
7 ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
8 System CMOS/real time clock
9 (free)
10 Creative Labs Sound Blaster PCI64
10 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11 Matrox Millennium G200 AGP - English
11 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 Microsoft PS/2 IntelliMouse with IntelliEye (IntelliPoint)
13 Numeric data processor
14 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
14 SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller
15 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15 SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller
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