https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/p ... w,10.html
Sounds about right to me.

have you installed the proper .inf update for your chipset?

even then, i think there's an issue of expectations here; halo on PC didn't run great back in the day. you also didn't mention what resolution you are trying to run at, i think 640x480 with at least 30fps should be doable on that card.

auron wrote on 2021-02-03, 22:31:

have you installed the proper .inf update for your chipset?

even then, i think there's an issue of expectations here; halo on PC didn't run great back in the day. you also didn't mention what resolution you are trying to run at, i think 640x480 with at least 30fps should be doable on that card.

yes chipset already installed. Ill try 640x480 what happen ... i thing better use my windows xp machine Athlon 64 4GB RAM, 1GB radeon card...

UPDATE: 640x480 is also bad 😁 is same fps like 800x600

MrEWhite wrote on 2021-02-03, 22:29:

https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/p ... w,10.html
Sounds about right to me.

oh! hmmm maybe too low card and old system

but still ... dont understand system requirements 😁

the minimum requirements just mirror the xbox specs, expect for the 128 mb ram requirement, which is due to windows OS overhead.

game runs at 640x480 pretty much locked 30fps on xbox i believe. it is probably better optimized for the hardware than on PC though which is why you might be getting worse results than that with faster hardware on paper.

Halo was poorly optimized. Sounds about right for an FX. Lower the res and details and should be playable depending on what playable is for you.

In Feb 2003 I owned the following and don't remember having any issues when the game came out later that year but the game was forgettable anyway heh.

Monitor =Sony E500 21"
Speakers =Klipsch ProMedia 5.1 THX Certified 6 piece Personal Audio System
Mouse =Microsoft Intellimouse Optical SE (PS2)
Joystick =Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2 (USB1)
Gamepad =Logitech Wingman Rumplepad (USB1)
Keyboard =Microsoft Office Keyboard USB & PS/2 v1.0a (PS2)
Case =Coolermaster ATCS-110 w/Enermax EG651P 550W PSU w/ Variable Fan
Motherboard=ASUS A7N8X Deluxe
Processor =AMD Athlon XP 2800+ @2.25ghz 2x166X13.5
Cooling =Alpha PAL8045
Memory =Corsair 512MB XMS3200 DDR CAS2 (2 512mb DIMMS=1GB)
Video =ATI Radeon 9700 Pro Retail Core=324mhz Memory=310.50Mhz
Floppy =3.5"

in a similar machine , with windows xp and a FX5200, i get around 7 fps with everything maxxed out at 640x480, while in my gf6200 i get over 30 fps
this game is known to use shader 2.0, the weak point of the fx series, even an gf4 series card will run it better simply because it uses an older shader 1.1, while it'll look like xbox´s original version

Maybe try it with the -use11 option to force shader version 1.1 use

11.1.2 How do I force the game to use a different rendering code path?
2
3You force Halo to use a difference rendering code path by adding an argument to its command line. The arguments are -use20, -use14, -use11 and -useff. For example, to force Halo to run in PS1.4 mode, you would launch Halo by typing: “halo.exe -use14”. If you are using the shortcut installed on your desktop, follow these steps to add an argument to your shortcut:
4Right-click on the shortcut and choose Properties.
5In the target field, you will see “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe” (assuming you’ve installed in the default directory). Add -use14 at the end of it.

From http://halo.bungie.org/misc/halopcperformancefaq.html

actually i had forgotten about that PS 1.4/2.0 usage in halo, for whatever that does... there's also the issue of animations being capped at 30fps and missing effects, now i remember how how lackluster that port was.

someone tested PS 1.1 vs 2.0 on an fx5200 and there seems to be barely any difference.

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11.1.2 How do I force the game to use a different rendering code path?
2
3You force Halo to use a difference rendering code path by adding an argument to its command line. The arguments are -use20, -use14, -use11 and -useff. For example, to force Halo to run in PS1.4 mode, you would launch Halo by typing: “halo.exe -use14”. If you are using the shortcut installed on your desktop, follow these steps to add an argument to your shortcut:
4Right-click on the shortcut and choose Properties.
5In the target field, you will see “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe” (assuming you’ve installed in the default directory). Add -use14 at the end of it.

From http://halo.bungie.org/misc/halopcperformancefaq.html

already tried command line options ... nothing work. Same result.

i just installed WXP SP2 to my other machine Athlon 64 3000+, MB Asrock 939N68PV-GLAN, 2GB DDR 400MHz and AMD Radeon HD6570 1G
Halo runing smooth 60FPS with vsync on with everything HIGH / ON. Happy now. For my W98 machine need older games 😁

it look fine 😀

on the FX5900SE I could notice a performance gain by forcing shader 1.1 no doubt
actually in this game the FX is a little poor in general, I think it REALLY benefits from the next gen of cards (geforce 6)

P4 2.4Ghz is going to hold performance in some situations also.

the Xbox era games are very heavy for the lower end hardware of the time, you might look at official minimums and the Xbox hardware (GF3, p3 733) and think it's going to be OK, but for a constant performance you often need a huge amount more than that,

It is quite demanding for the time. FX5500 is not exactly a powerhouse, the game struggles on a Northwood 3.2 and FX5900 Ultra that I have, it is to be expected.

dudulinek wrote on 2021-02-03, 23:08:

oh! hmmm maybe too low card and old system

but still ... dont understand system requirements 😁

minimum system requirements were always too low to actually play the game satisfactorily in my view - the game would indeed 'run' but only with lowest settings and an acceptance of total slow down if there was anything like an explosion or any 'many moving things on screen' situation

even on very powerful systems there are sometimes moments, such as the presence of 'smoke', in a game that grind it down

anyway, I always went with the idea that recommended specifications were the one that should be adhered to