Why does Halo run SLOW?

[Roberto Icaza]

Hello,
I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 (Pentium III 1.2 GHz, 512MB RAM, 32MB nVidia GeForce2) and downloaded and installed Halo trial. I ran it on the lowest resolution and most graphic options set to medium or lower. The game runs really slow when there are many enemies (eg., more than 3) on the scene. I thought is was odd that it would run slow since other games (like Medal of Honor and Call of Duty) run fine with similar video settings.
So I installed the Halo trial on a Dell Precision 360 (Pentium 4 2.4 GHz with Hyper-Threading turned on, 800MHz front-side bus, 1GB RAM, 128MB nVidia Quadro FX 500) and amazingly, the game would run just as slow on the lowest resolution. What the...? I mean, the Precision desktop is about 4 times more powerful than the Xbox console, in which Halo runs fine. Both computers ran Windows XP SP1, DirectX 9.0b, the latest Dell-certified nVidia drivers, and plenty of free hard disk space (eg. > 3 GB). What's wrong? Why does it run slow regardless of the computer?

Thanks for any help,
Roberto

 

[Chris C]

Hi, probably because both your video cards aren't up to it. I've run Halo
with various card, a AlbatronTi4200P Turbo was ok, a FX5600 was rubbish, as
was a ATI9600. I presently have a 9800XT but I still can't run at the max
1600x1200, which I feel it should. I think that when the game was ported
across to the PC they set the hardware requirements levels far too high....
Chris C
Hello,
I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 (Pentium III 1.2 GHz, 512MB RAM, 32MB nVidia
GeForce2) and downloaded and installed Halo trial. I ran it on the lowest
resolution and most graphic options set to medium or lower. The game runs
really slow when there are many enemies (eg., more than 3) on the scene. I
thought is was odd that it would run slow since other games (like Medal of
Honor and Call of Duty) run fine with similar video settings.
So I installed the Halo trial on a Dell Precision 360 (Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
with Hyper-Threading turned on, 800MHz front-side bus, 1GB RAM, 128MB nVidia
Quadro FX 500) and amazingly, the game would run just as slow on the lowest
resolution. What the...? I mean, the Precision desktop is about 4 times
more powerful than the Xbox console, in which Halo runs fine. Both
computers ran Windows XP SP1, DirectX 9.0b, the latest Dell-certified nVidia
drivers, and plenty of free hard disk space (eg. > 3 GB). What's wrong?
Why does it run slow regardless of the computer?

Thanks for any help,
Roberto

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Roberto,

Several performance issues are being addressed and corrected via
online multiplayer patches according to officials at Halo's forums.

Film at 11 ...

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Hello,
I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 (Pentium III 1.2 GHz, 512MB RAM, 32MB nVidia GeForce2) and downloaded and installed Halo trial. I
ran it on the lowest resolution and most graphic options set to medium or lower. The game runs really slow when there are many
enemies (eg., more than 3) on the scene. I thought is was odd that it would run slow since other games (like Medal of Honor and
Call of Duty) run fine with similar video settings.
So I installed the Halo trial on a Dell Precision 360 (Pentium 4 2.4 GHz with Hyper-Threading turned on, 800MHz front-side bus,
1GB RAM, 128MB nVidia Quadro FX 500) and amazingly, the game would run just as slow on the lowest resolution. What the...? I mean,
the Precision desktop is about 4 times more powerful than the Xbox console, in which Halo runs fine. Both computers ran Windows XP
SP1, DirectX 9.0b, the latest Dell-certified nVidia drivers, and plenty of free hard disk space (eg. > 3 GB). What's wrong? Why
does it run slow regardless of the computer?

Thanks for any help,
Roberto

 

[chris.catt]

Hi, though, unfortunately. most people, such as myself, have played out the
game before these promised patches have arrived. Could have been a great
game, but one somewhat tarnished now......
Chris C


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Hi Roberto,

Several performance issues are being addressed and corrected via
online multiplayer patches according to officials at Halo's forums.

Film at 11 ...

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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Hello,
I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 (Pentium III 1.2 GHz, 512MB RAM, 32MB

nVidia GeForce2) and downloaded and installed Halo trial. I

ran it on the lowest resolution and most graphic options set to medium or

lower. The game runs really slow when there are many

enemies (eg., more than 3) on the scene. I thought is was odd that it

would run slow since other games (like Medal of Honor and

Call of Duty) run fine with similar video settings.
So I installed the Halo trial on a Dell Precision 360 (Pentium 4 2.4

GHz with Hyper-Threading turned on, 800MHz front-side bus,

1GB RAM, 128MB nVidia Quadro FX 500) and amazingly, the game would run

just as slow on the lowest resolution. What the...? I mean,

the Precision desktop is about 4 times more powerful than the Xbox

console, in which Halo runs fine. Both computers ran Windows XP

SP1, DirectX 9.0b, the latest Dell-certified nVidia drivers, and plenty of

free hard disk space (eg. > 3 GB). What's wrong? Why

 

[Guest]

Well first off both those video cards are junk. You can't
run games like these on Dells. I would suggest useing
some good drivers and overclock your videocard download
the drivers at www.omegacorner.com they are great drivers
designed for playing games. And to answer your question
the reason it runs slow is because Halo uses Direct3D
which just doesnt work well on most video cards.

-----Original Message-----
Hello,
I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 (Pentium III 1.2 GHz,

512MB RAM, 32MB nVidia GeForce2) and downloaded and
installed Halo trial. I ran it on the lowest resolution
and most graphic options set to medium or lower. The
game runs really slow when there are many enemies (eg.,
more than 3) on the scene. I thought is was odd that it
would run slow since other games (like Medal of Honor and
Call of Duty) run fine with similar video settings.

So I installed the Halo trial on a Dell Precision

360 (Pentium 4 2.4 GHz with Hyper-Threading turned on,
800MHz front-side bus, 1GB RAM, 128MB nVidia Quadro FX
500) and amazingly, the game would run just as slow on
the lowest resolution. What the...? I mean, the
Precision desktop is about 4 times more powerful than the
Xbox console, in which Halo runs fine. Both computers
ran Windows XP SP1, DirectX 9.0b, the latest Dell-
certified nVidia drivers, and plenty of free hard disk
space (eg. > 3 GB). What's wrong? Why does it run slow
regardless of the computer?

 

[Guest]

The answer is a easy one. The quadro fx 500 is not a
video card that plays games. the quadro fx series is a
card that is meant for drawing 3d pictures. Put the
geforce 2 card in the high end pc and it will work
better. This is how nvidia decribes the quadro fx series
workstation.

NVIDIA Quadro® branded products are robust, high-
performance workstation solutions for the professional
user for both desktop and mobile platforms. Whether you're
a designer developing the latest automobile, a 3D artist
working on the next blockbuster film, or a financial
trader on Wall Street, NVIDIA workstation graphics boards
deliver unmatched power and performance.

NVIDIA Quadro products are fully certified for all
professional workstation applications, and are ideal for
the CAD (computer-aided design), CAE (computer-aided
engineering), DCC (digital content creation),
visualization, and corporate markets.


So as you can see you have the wrong video card in there.
In fact you bought a workstation computer not a game
system. the dimension series of dells are meant for games