Ok on my specs?

[Sirr Kirby]

I'm a nub at computer stuff. I've played halo 2 for xbox for a while, and am sick of halo 3. I want to get H2 Vista, and wasnt sure on my specs, as i still have very little knowledge with vista. How well do you think it will run on my computer?

Windows Vista Home Premium
ATI Radeon x1600 video card
1 gig of ram
2.16 ghz dual core processor
And preferably an external hardrive.


BTW, this is an iMac running boot camp.

~Thanks!:)

[SuperSunny]

I'm a nub at computer stuff. I've played halo 2 for xbox for a while, and am sick of halo 3. I want to get H2 Vista, and wasnt sure on my specs, as i still have very little knowledge with vista. How well do you think it will run on my computer?

Windows Vista Home Premium
ATI Radeon x1600 video card
1 gig of ram
2.16 ghz dual core processor
And preferably an external hardrive.


BTW, this is an iMac running boot camp.

~Thanks!:)

The iMac can run the game. The card is a bit weak on running it native res, but, it can run.

Also, on a side note, if you've come from the root of Halo Xbox and Halo 3, this game will make you puke. It's more of a downgrade. The only thing better are the graphics.

[Mr Buckshot]

It'll run it pretty well. Don't bother putting it on high settings despite the iMac being capable of that. Halo 2 on highest settings looks only slightly better than on medium or low settings, with the tradeoff being a heavily lowered framerate.

I recommend you run at low or medium at native res.

[Syuusuke]

Medium and no Anti-Aliasing is a good combo usually, especially on that card.

Although you should have 2gb of RAM, 1gb is good enough =)

[DrunkenSamus]

It sucks that Vista sucks the gaming performance out of your computer. On XP, I was able to play the game on low with very bad specs(integrated ATI card, less than 2.0 ghz, on a computer made in 2005).

[Mr Buckshot]

One more thing, iMacs actually use higher-clocked variants of laptop CPUs and video cards, so your computer is a little weaker than you think. Nevertheless, low settings at native res (Is it 1440x900?) is fine for H2V. Other games will run well too.

[DrunkenSamus]

If it can run H2V then chances are it can run other popular games like Far Cry, F.E.A.R., Orange Box, etc...

[Sirr Kirby]

Do you guys think this is a downgrade from Halo 2 for xbox? or just halo 1 and halo 3? Just curious.

[il Duce Primo]

I would not recomend buying halo 2 vista. You still need to pay for it. I would just get xbox live and stick with the consel if you have not already. Not many people play it nor is there many custom maps for it yet.

[Sirr Kirby]

not many people are playing halo 2 for xbox anymore, and im not a big halo 3 fan. Also , do you think i could run the game on an external HD? I'm a computer nub, sorry.

[Chronos]

I'm a nub at computer stuff. I've played halo 2 for xbox for a while, and am sick of halo 3. I want to get H2 Vista, and wasnt sure on my specs, as i still have very little knowledge with vista. How well do you think it will run on my computer?

Windows Vista Home Premium
ATI Radeon x1600 video card
1 gig of ram
2.16 ghz dual core processor
And preferably an external hardrive.


BTW, this is an iMac running boot camp.
~Thanks!:)

I did that once, H2V + an iMac.
Didn't like the result: low settings, 800*600, no AA , 25fps and long loading times..

[Mr Buckshot]

not many people are playing halo 2 for xbox anymore, and im not a big halo 3 fan. Also , do you think i could run the game on an external HD? I'm a computer nub, sorry.

About going to the PC version - the only benefit is that you get free online MP. You get poorer performance, stiff and poorly optimized keyboard control (it plays much more smoothly with the X360 wired USB gamepad), and no co-op although that's an issue with the game engine (cannot sync AI online) rather than with the developers.

About running off an external HD, yes, it will run, and the actual performance will be about the same as running off an internal HD. However, the loading times will be much slower if you're using a USB 2.0 hard drive. It's generally not recommended to run large-file-size applications off external hard drives.

Also, who the hell gave him that infraction? I did not find the post irritating in the least. Not everyone is tech-knowledgable, you know.

[p0lar_bear]

Also, who the hell gave him that infraction? I did not find the post irritating in the least. Not everyone is tech-knowledgable, you know.

I did. The announcement posted right at the top of the forum clearly states that anyone asking if the game will run well on their system will recieve an "Irritating Post" infraction, when the minimum and our recommended system specifications are clearly stated there.

It's ONLY an "Irritating Post" infraction. Given he follows all of the rules, then that infraction will be gone in the blink of an eye.