Halo: Can it be run on a below spec PC? (1 Viewer)

[David Echo]

long story short - my gf bought Halo for her son for his b-day and her proccessor is a little slower than is required. Can the game be run at all, albiet slow and choppy maybe or will it just not run on a below spec machine?

Any info would be helpful as she and I are on seperate coasts and I cannot try it myself and she is too afraid too!

Thanks in advance.

Dave

 

[Scott Bourden]

It might "run", as in install and load the menu's, but the Halo PC port was very shoddy, and ran badly on even higher end, above spec systems, I would go as far as to say, it will be unplayable on a lower spec machine, and you should see if there is a way to have it returned or exchanged.

 

[David Echo]

Thanks Scott, I figured as much. Looks like I'll be buying the gf a new machine for HER b-day!

Dave

 

[Brian J Dupuis]

To follow up, if you have anything near a PIII/667 with a GF4/Ti4200 it will be unplayable. I routinely got 8-9 FPS in firefights, which is -- to me -- unplayable.