Hi all pls help me with running HL2 smoothly replied by Prophecy_Master @ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:44:50 +0800

Prophecy_Master — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:44:50 +0800

Originally posted by abao:

go cpuid.com and download cpu-z. run the program. it will tell u the CPU and RAM specs

got any other way besides that ?

Hi all pls help me with running HL2 smoothly replied by Prophecy_Master @ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:44:44 +0800

Prophecy_Master — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:44:44 +0800

Originally posted by abao:

go cpuid.com and download cpu-z. run the program. it will tell u the CPU and RAM specs

got any other way besides that ?

Hi all pls help me with running HL2 smoothly replied by abao @ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:55:00 +0800

abao — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:55:00 +0800

another note: go tweak your nvidia card for performance instead of quality. it does help to some extent as your card will focus on framerate instead of quality.

Hi all pls help me with running HL2 smoothly replied by abao @ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:52:30 +0800

abao — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:52:30 +0800

go cpuid.com and download cpu-z. run the program. it will tell u the CPU and RAM specs

Hi all pls help me with running HL2 smoothly replied by Prophecy_Master @ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:23:36 +0800

Prophecy_Master — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:23:36 +0800

Originally posted by cuddles:

open up the cpu

look for similar RAM slots, flick open the side hatches, align ur RAM correctly(like you would play lego) and push it positively in, you will hear a click and the side hatches will lock the RAM in position if it's correctly installed.

don't close the cpu, connect the cables, see the start up got detect the RAM or not.. if everything is fine, close back the CPU.

oh ok but how do i chose the correct ram for my computer ?

i mean the brand and type?

i don't know much about ram, except for the fact that it increase the speed of my com.

can u teach me please ?

Hi all pls help me with running HL2 smoothly replied by snowfoxx @ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:46:07 +0800

snowfoxx — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:46:07 +0800

what are the SPECS of your computer? cpu speed? if you pentium one, you put how much ram also no use

Hi all pls help me with running HL2 smoothly replied by cuddles @ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:52:45 +0800

cuddles — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:52:45 +0800

Originally posted by Prophecy_Master:

so if i want to increase my ram i just go to a computer shop and ask him give me 2 gig of ram, then i open my cpu and slot it in ?

is it thats all ?

my frd tell me u need to see what type of ram i am using now, then needto buy back the same type then can use?

can anyone teach me ? "how to add ram to your com? "

open up the cpu

look for similar RAM slots, flick open the side hatches, align ur RAM correctly(like you would play lego) and push it positively in, you will hear a click and the side hatches will lock the RAM in position if it's correctly installed.

don't close the cpu, connect the cables, see the start up got detect the RAM or not.. if everything is fine, close back the CPU.

Hi all pls help me with running HL2 smoothly replied by abao @ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:08:52 +0800

abao — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:08:52 +0800

Disable antiscropic filtering and anti-aliasing. Make sure texture is set to Medium or lower. Use lower (Medium or Low) quality shadows and character modeling.

Hi all pls help me with running HL2 smoothly replied by kenn3th @ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:41:12 +0800

kenn3th — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:41:12 +0800

Steps:

defrag your hdd,
if you are using vista - switch to the windows classic theme, applies for xp too, however it aint much quicker when tried in xp
Up virtual memory (use hdd as ram)

Windows all ready uses part of your hard drive as "virtual memory". This means that when the memory of your RAM chips is exceeded by the tasks your computer is doing, it uses the hard drive space as memory.
This is very slow as it requires the hard drive to spin around to access the bytes for memory use.
A better idea is still to get more RAM

Hi all pls help me with running HL2 smoothly replied by Prophecy_Master @ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:03:34 +0800

Prophecy_Master — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:03:34 +0800

so if i want to increase my ram i just go to a computer shop and ask him give me 2 gig of ram, then i open my cpu and slot it in ?

is it thats all ?

my frd tell me u need to see what type of ram i am using now, then needto buy back the same type then can use?

can anyone teach me ? "how to add ram to your com? "

Hi all pls help me with running HL2 smoothly replied by cuddles @ Sat, 31 May 2008 23:12:20 +0800

cuddles — Sat, 31 May 2008 23:12:20 +0800

not enough ram.

I think me same card as you. I don't even dare to put normal settings for Call of Duty. you still put highest for everything. lol

how to know what ram you have... right click on My computer, you can see how much ram you have. as for brand and ddr 2 or what.. u have to open up to see ba.. :)

Hi all pls help me with running HL2 smoothly replied by LatecomerX @ Sat, 31 May 2008 23:12:18 +0800

LatecomerX — Sat, 31 May 2008 23:12:18 +0800

You need a better graphics card to play HL2 with smooth graphics, while adding more RAM will probably decrease the overall load time of the game.

http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=29&limit=1&limitstart=1

Hi all pls help me with running HL2 smoothly replied by Prophecy_Master @ Sat, 31 May 2008 23:00:17 +0800

Prophecy_Master — Sat, 31 May 2008 23:00:17 +0800

Recently i started playing half life 2, while the orginal runs fine on my com. their expansion episode 1 and 2 lags very badly. all the games are installed on the same com.

i orginally used a 1280x1024 res to play, but it lagged so badly that i need to change my res to 1024x768.

i don't know is my graphic card too lousy or is it my ram too small.

i using geforce 6600 with the latest driver

1 gig ram

over 80gig hard drive space free.

when i check the settings in the game, it put all the highest spects as my recommed settings.

like shadow reflection, high

character detail, high

i tried adjusting these spects but i does't help with the lag.

so i was thinking is it my ram not high enough ?

will adding more ram smoothen my game play?

if so how do i see which type of ram i am using ?

i hear from my frd got wad DDR 2 DDR .

can anyone help me ? :(

many thanks !!

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