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Half-Life 2 Upgrade Analysis

Posted by Zonk on from the who-doesn't-like-a-good-upgrade? dept.

RaidRaider writes "Hardware Analysis makes a good effort at answering the question that has been on every enthusiast's mind; what are the specs for a baseline system I need to enjoy Half-Life 2 to the fullest? They take a good hard look at the Steam survey results and work their way up from there, replacing CPUs, graphic cards and add more memory. They back it all up by offering the demos used up for download so you yourself can gauge exactly what kind of upgrade you need."

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  1. Works fine for me... by omeglidan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Will upgrade when Duke Nukem Forever comes

  2. Authenticity? by jm92956n · · Score: 3, Funny

    I didn't take the survey (as I'm on a Celeron 500 with integrated video that's entirely incapable of playing games), but I'm curious to know if the detection tool allowed users to correct mistakes or otherwise alter the data. I wonder about the:

    - 1,500 people still stuck on 14.4 modems.
    - The 94 people who attempted to play the game with 32 megabytes of RAM or less.
    - The 111 people with processors no faster than 200 mhz.
    - The one person with a 4-CPU system!
    - Lastly, both of the following screen widths had exactly one user: 5 pixels and 3,072 pixels.

    Were people with these systems actually playing Half-Life 2, or can it be better explained as users with a sense of humor?

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    An effective signature identifies a particular user amongst a base of thousands.