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[DrunkenSamus]

At what resolution? At 1024x768, maybe (iffy when considering whether you include AA and AF in "max setings" and because I don't trust anything with a designation as low as "G100," even if it is a GeForce). Anything more, and you'll need something better. You could slap in a much better card for $60, or a really good one for $100.

The G100 is the equivalent of a Geforce 9 card.

[Bhamid]

G100 is ~9400 gt

[InnerGoat]

It looks closer to the 8400GS actually

I guess it'll run HL2 at 640x480 with playable fps

[DrunkenSamus]

It looks closer to the 8400GS actually

I guess it'll run HL2 at 640x480 with playable fps

Lmao.
I'm sure it can be a bit higher then that.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product..._g_100_us.html

[InnerGoat]

You said max settings, and that usually includes AA and AF. Keeping the AA off, you could probably get 1280x1024 playable

Don't expect other games to work well though.

[Varmint260]

I ran HL2 on a Geforce Go 6150 with everything maxed (but no Anti-aliasing) and it ran very playably at 640x480. I'm sure the G100 can do better than that.

[Warsaw]

The G100 is the equivalent of a Geforce 9 card.

Well aware of that. It's a low GeForce 9 though, considering that the GT120 is the 9600GT. This one isn't even a GT, it's just a G.

Like I said, just spend the extra $60 and don't worry about it. If you're buying a new computer and can't squeeze the extra $60 in there, you should probably wait a little bit anyways.

[Bhamid]

GT 120 is a 9500 gt. 130 is the 9600 gt.

[Warsaw]

GT 120 is a 9500 gt. 130 is the 9600 gt.

Looking at Wiki, the 130 is a slower 9600GSO 512. Whatever way you look at it, the G100 is terrible. It's a slightly faster 9400GT; sure, you can play HL2, but you won't be playing it at 1680x1050 at maximum, and I'll give it props if it can push out 40 frames of HL2 at maximum settings and 1280x1024 resolution.

[NullZero]

My 7300 GT did a good job with Half-life 2 at 1280x1024 with all max :O