do u have a video card or onboard. dosent really matter though.
i played 1.6 on a p3 1.0 gh, 128 ram and onboard video from like 5 years ago, game ran fine. really good.
im not saying HL2 sucked, im saying the wait sucked. i play someting related to HL2 everyday, wether it's GMOD9, CS:S, a sourcemod that people make who try and continue on the HL2 story, etc etc.
and who wasn't disappointed in doom 3, i like quake 4 much better.
doom 3 sucked, i gave up after a week. it was the same thing over and over. i havent played hl2 yet but im gonna buy it soon, it looks like a load of fun.