Graphics card advice

[maserati3200gt]

just bought half life 2 and the graphics card requirement is : Directx 7 level graphic card.

mine is the Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 version 6.14.10.4403

What do i need to do to ensure this games runs smoothly ?
will i need to buy the new graphics card ? or update the drivers on my current card ?

many thanks Guys for any help on this .

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Half Life 2 isn't that hard on graphics cards, but the 5200 is quite old now. I've got one in a PC somewhere and Half Life 2 so I ould give it a wiz if you like?

What CPU have you got?

BTW it runs perfectly on my Athlon 64 3200+ with an ATI 9800XT * 1280*1024 in 32 bit colour.

[maserati3200gt]

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

Half Life 2 isn't that hard on graphics cards, but the 5200 is quite old now. I've got one in a PC somewhere and Half Life 2 so I ould give it a wiz if you like? What CPU have you got? BTW it runs perfectly on my Athlon 64 3200+ with an ATI 9800XT * 1280*1024 in 32 bit colour.

Thanks Phil - Let me know how you get on ?
I just get a lot of "Stalling" Images !
my CPU is a 2.59 GHZ and 512 Ram pentium 620 e machines model .
Not suew why it is so slow - I dont have any packaged that drain resources !
Pete

[Jay-Aim]

There is a new driver for that card

www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_71.89.html

Also update directX to version 9 (see link on page)

[robdickinson]

Ya update your Directx (should have been done by the game, or on the game disk anyhow).

And update the driver (best prehaps from nvidia website unified driver).

Prob need a new card tho. Something like an Nvidia 6600GT is a decent fast card should be available for under £100.

Else look at an ATI 9800pro if you want cheaper.