Not sure if you can run Halo 2 Vista? Read here.

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Originally Posted by Syuusuke

You can always google the card and find out if it's integrated or not, if it's below low-end, mid-range, and high...etc.

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Even though Ill probably get flamed for this, Im gonna save my money, since h2 or any of the new games look that interesting, theres an acer laptop with a 2GHZ, 1 gig ram, and Intel GMA 950 :( for 400$ so Ill probly go with that, and save up for a desktop so I can customize that.

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Originally Posted by selentic

Even though Ill probably get flamed for this, Im gonna save my money, since h2 or any of the new games look that interesting, theres an acer laptop with a 2GHZ, 1 gig ram, and Intel GMA 950 :( for 400$ so Ill probly go with that, and save up for a desktop so I can customize that.

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LOL, you don't deserve to be flamed - that's actually a good laptop for $400 (at that price level, you can't expect to find a dedicated video card so go figure). On the contrary, I congratulate you on finding a laptop like that for the price. Sure, you can't play games (still you can run Halo 1 on full settings albeit with incorrectly rendered surfaces, and you can run Source games) but you'll still have a very fast computer for productivity.

Still, what a pity. The Radeon X1200 actually can run Halo 2, FYI - the performance will just be so bad even at lowest possible settings. In fact, I believe all ATI and Nvidia integrated chipsets can run the game, but the ATI parts lack hardware vertex shaders so Nvidia wins out in this case (the 6150 can actually run it playably if you use Windows XP, and the 7150 can still get at least 20 fps on Vista).

I have a nvidia geforce 8600 GT OC and i can even run crysis okay. Its the best card ive ever had!

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Originally Posted by aaronson2012

I have a nvidia geforce 8600 GT OC and i can even run crysis okay. Its the best card ive ever had!

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Correct, the 8600 is a midrange card and can handle almost every game at high settings with a good framerate. Although the GTS would be a better buy than the GT.

ATI is the way to go!!!! J/K, Dont want to anger all the Nvidea groupies.

1950xt X2 Crossfire. No lag on highest settings.

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Originally Posted by selentic

Wait, Im lost.

Im browsing the internets looking for a new laptop, and I found one with an X1200, it says its not integrated, and has 128MB dedicated graphics RAM, but on your list it says integrated and avoid, should I avoid this, or go for it, since its probably the most I can afford?

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X1200 and X1250 are high end integrated chips, but in terms of actual performance they're low end.

Spent $130 on video card thinking I was set to play H2V and was only getting 23FPS lowest setting /Cry

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Originally Posted by `Abias

Spent $130 on video card thinking I was set to play H2V and was only getting 23FPS lowest setting /Cry

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And what card might that be?

He obviously bought it from a physical retail store...the cards there are grossly overpriced.

Only last year, Futureshop was selling PCI-based Radeon 9250s for $100 and above. They sell Radeon X1300s for over $150, and market them as "cutting edge cards that provide the best gaming experiences." And their Geforce 8800 GTX's cost more than some of their entire PCs.

Will a Nvidia Quadro NVS 290 run H2V?