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    HL2 and CS:S Memory

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by fut, Apr 6, 2005.

  1. fut

    fut Notebook Enthusiast

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    How much RAM do these games use? All other things constant, would 1GB be much different than 516MB?

    Thank you.
     
    fut, Apr 6, 2005
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  2. supremelord

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    their would diffinately be a difference but not sure if it would be a huge one[ :)]

    ** Dell Inspiron 9300 ... Centrino 2 ghz ... 1 Gig Ram ... 256 Nvidia Geforce 6800 Go ... 100 Gig Hardrive ... 17 inch WUXGA screen with Truelife ... 8 x Dual DVD Burner ... Wifi **
     
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  3. happysquidman

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    Probably 512 mb would work, but 1 gb would make it possible to have it run on the best resolution and stuff. However, if you have a really good graphics card, 512 will probably do fine.
     
    happysquidman, Apr 14, 2005
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  4. WolfSpring

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    I have two friends both playing on 512M of ram. One has a P-M 1.5 and the other a P3 1.4 first guy has a 256 M vid and the P3 has a 64 M, but has to play at lowest res settings


    HP ZD8080
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    on another note, what's the minimum "video card" that can play CS:S? I ask on dv1000forums.com, and they told me that CS:S didn't run well, and I think HL2 isn't supported by intel's integrated chip.

    Only game i play is counter-strike on this P3 733. I'd want to get a laptop that thin & light, but can also play CS:S (and within my budget)
     
    J-Money, Apr 20, 2005
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    If Half Life 2 was not supported by Intel shared memory my little T250 would not have been able to play the demo at full screen 1280x768 resolution as smooth as butter. Only on the second part of the demo does it stutter, especially at the fire scene. I have to lower resolution then. Just check out the demo yourself at:

    http://gr.bolt.com/download/pc/action/half_life_2.htm

    I love Oni[ :D]

    17" Powerbook 1.5 Ghz, Vaio T250 1.2 Ghz
     
    buddy1065, Apr 22, 2005
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