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Im wondering about buying that Orange Box special for 9.99, but have noooo idea if my computer can run the games that come with it.


Games that come with it:
Half life 2
Half life 2: Episode 1, Episode 2
Half life 2: Lost Coast
Portal
Team Fortress 2


The only one im really that interested in is TF2. But the game alone is 9.99 and the package is 9.99 so.. why the hell not get all those extras (:


Im horrible with computers, soo here are my specs (:

Manufacturer: Dell
Model: Inspiron 530S
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20 GHz 2.20GHz
Ram: 2.00 GB
System Type: 32 bit

Like I said, im horrible with computers so I just copy and pasted ftw.

ahah Dell, can you get the specs for HL2?

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Went ahead and got all of them cause im sure thats coming (:.


HL2
Minimum: 1.2 GHz Processor, 256MB RAM, DirectX 7 level graphics card, Windows 2000/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection


Recommended: 2.4 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX 9 level graphics card, Windows 2000/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection


Portal:
Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

TF2:
Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

i need to see your graphics card, go to ur desktop, right click, click properties, click the last tab, and it should be there

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Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
total available grapics memoy 286 mb
dedicated vid memory 0mb
System vid memory 128
shared system memory 158 mb

i don't think that's a video card

ok click start, right click my computer, click manage, click device manager, and click the plus sign with display adapters, whatever comes up underneath it, tell me

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Says Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family. Same thing.


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i have never heard of that kind of a video card, but i can tell you everything else looks fine, but ur gonna have to wait for someone else to help you with the vid card, sorry

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Alright thanks for all the help cursed. Ill google it.. maybe that will get some more info

Edit: I went to the Intel website.. Its not even on there, Or I just cant find it.

Okay, I found this if it helps at all. It doesnt say any thing about Family chipset.. but its a G33?


Im officially confuzzled.




Graphics Enhancements
The Intel G33 Express Chipset delivers an excellent blend of graphics performance and features to meet mainstream consumer needs with the new Intel® Graphics Media accelerator 3100 (Intel® GMA 3100). With optimized performance and support
for Microsoft DirectX* 9.0c, Shader Model 2.0 and OpenGL* 1.4, Intel GMA 3100 delivers excellent 3D graphics and stunning graphics responsiveness. Intel GMA 3100 also includes support for the latest PC operating systems, including Windows Vista

I think its an integrated video card, my desktop at work has that one.

OP: I think you should be able to play if it's a 280mb card like you said. You can even play with a 128 like I have, but you would need to change settings to medium etc etc.

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Okie doke, Ill go ahead and buy it. All Im looking for is to really play tf2, if it works ill be happy.


Thanks for all your help guys.

Its integrated grapchics, not hard to figure out that. Would have to run it on there to see how it goes. Ran it on an Nvidia chip and it ran alright. Intels, havent had much experience with those ones.

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dude orange box is def worth it compared to just tf2, portal is like, the best game ever.

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