HL2 Episode 1

Half-Life 2: Episode 1 (DirectX 9)


The Half-Life 2 series is just too popular to stop and Valve’s move to episodic gaming with HL2: Episode 1 has so far paid off.  Based largely around the technology demo of HL2: Lost Coast, Episode 1 brings new shaders and HDR to gamer’s taking the role of Gordon Freeman.

BFG Tech NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS - DX10 hits mid-range - Graphics Cards 68 

BFG Tech NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS - DX10 hits mid-range - Graphics Cards 69

BFG Tech NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS - DX10 hits mid-range - Graphics Cards 70

BFG Tech NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS - DX10 hits mid-range - Graphics Cards 71

BFG Tech NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS - DX10 hits mid-range - Graphics Cards 72

BFG Tech NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS - DX10 hits mid-range - Graphics Cards 73

Like I saw in FEAR, in many cases the Episode 1 gaming experience was littered with stuttering and hitches and you can clearly see those in the dropped frame rates.  If this driver issue can be fixed I think we’ll see the Episode 1 performance on the 8600 GTS rise substantialy though for now it is again getting shown up by the X1950 Pro.

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