PCI gpu upgrade

[aetherh4cker]

My mistake, I just realized I was thinking of Half-Life 2.

My machine plays Half-Life 2 just fine... not sure about Counter Strike.

Though, isn't that a Half-Life 1 expansion? Is Half-Life 2 less demanding than Half-Life 1?

 

[krazieaznboi]

i haven't played half-life before.. ahaha.

 

[aetherh4cker]

I thought Counter Strike was a Half-Life? Man, I'm so confused. =\

 

[krazieaznboi]

ahaha, i used to think half-life was cs too but if you look at some screenshots, they look like a completely different game.



to author
*sorry for being a little off topic*

 

[Vaanish]

CSS is a mod of HL2. They run on the same engine, source. And no, HL2 is not less demanding than HL1. HL2 was released on Nov 04, HL1 was released in Nov 98.

 

[Drizzt]

So his video card is his problem?

 

[Vaanish]

Wait, what are his problems- you never said. Im actually suspecting the fact that hes got a 56K modem.

 

[krazieaznboi]

hmmm i never thought of his internet... he might be choking or something.

if you google about "low fps in CSS" a lot of people have a simliar box to the author's friend and they are getting 7-11 fps

but just tell your friend to check his fps first.

 

[mikee]

you might not see much of a performance increase with a new pci card because it could be that the bandwidth of a pci slot isn't able to keep up with the rest of the system, pci slots are good for other less bandwidth consuming devices.

 

[Drizzt]

Ill check but he talks in vent without a problem... i really doubt he is a 56k nub

But i'll check... I think its more the fact he's on emachines lawl