My old computer isn't starting up correctly, and I was wondering if this (junk) computer can run Source games with the Razer Game booster.
My (Professor) specs are:
Intel Atom N455 at 1.66 GHz (1.67?)
2.00 GB of memory (Upgrading to 8.00 if I have anything for it.)
Windows 7 Ultimate (Used to be Starter) Service Pack 1 at x64.
Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
Total graphics memory at 256 MB
Processor: 2.3
Memory: 4.5
Graphics: 2.9
Gaming graphics: 3.0
Hard disk: 5.9
Overall rating: 2.3 (Last updated on 5/6/2015, 1:25 AM.)
My computer is a TOSHIBA NB255.
Razor Game Booster doesn't really improve gameplay all that much, it just stops background tasks from running so there are no hiccups or random stutters because your anti-virus randomly wants to do a scan.
I couldn't get the specs from Steam itself, but Half-Life 2 has these requirements:
[quote]CPU Speed: 1.7 GHz
RAM: 512 MB
OS: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (95 & NT not supported)
Video Card: DirectX 8.1 level Graphics Card
DirectX version: 7.0
Sound Card: Yes
Free Disk Space: 4.5 GB [/quote]
Assuming that this is accurate (which I believe to be so), and that Half-Life 2 is basically where Source engine games are stemmed from, you should be able to run the game at minimum settings.
Note that this applies to ONLY Half-Life 2 and not all Source games, as they may have different minimum requirements.
I'd suggest upgrading your CPU, graphics card, and RAM as soon as you are able. Even though you'll be able to play on the lowest settings, you'll probably run into a lot of problems that just come with older hardware. Besides, Half-Life 2 looks OK on high settings by today's standards, but the lowest settings are pretty damn disgusting in this day and age.
not at 1080p for sure, you might be able to get away with directx 7 and 960x540. it should look alright on a tiny netbook screen. just keep all the settings reasonably low
I think you can still download the demo for half life 2 through steam if you want to find out without potentially wasting $10
I heard HL2 doesn't support DirectX 7 anymore, or maybe that was for the newer source engine games I can't remember. I had a similar computer to OPs when HL2 was first released and I was able to play it fine on low/med
I use an external monitor most of the time, at 1440x900, I bought Half-life 1 - HL2: Episode 2 a while back, I just installed steam and I'm afraid of what's going to happen if I install GoldSrc or Source games on a small hard drive. (111 GB free.)
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