12th August 2021 - Specs
reviewed
Minimum Requirements
- OS: Windows XP 32-bit
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.6GHz / AMD Athlon MP
- Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 2350 Pro or NVIDIA GeForce 9100
- RAM: 0MB
- HDD: 2 GB
- DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card
Recommended Requirements
- OS: Windows XP 32-bit
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.6GHz / AMD Athlon MP
- Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 2350 Pro or NVIDIA GeForce 9100
- RAM: 0MB
- HDD: 2 GB
- DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card
You need a Pentium 4 1.6GHz or Athlon MP processor coupled with a GeForce 9100 to run Half-Life system requirements at recommended. You can expect to get around 60FPS at 1080p screen res on high graphics settings with this hardware. System memory required for Half-Life is 0MB performance memory. System memory for min is 0MB. Make sure your GPU can run DirectX 9.00 or Half-Life won’t run. Recommended needs around a 16 year old PC to run.
FPS System Benchmark
200+
FPS
High
Graphics Card
How well optimised is Half-Life for PC?
9.1
9.1
Where does Half-Life rank in the list of the most demanding games?
Genres:
Shooter
Half-Life System Requirements
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0MB
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0MB
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Windows XP 32-bit
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Windows XP 32-bit
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9
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9
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| HDD Space |
2 GB
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2 GB
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Half-Life PC Release Date:
19 Nov 1998
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Can I Run it with Ryzen 7 3700x cpu, Radeon Rx 550x 4gb gpu, and 16GB ram at maximum graphics with maximum resolution?
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(This is a joke)
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I voted no because that 960 gonna bottleneck you at such a high res
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What about with my Current specs?
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the 1070 is a mighty fine card but unfortunately the min spec is dual 1080Ti, with a 6950X
Sorry but you cant run this game :(
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Darn, I was looking forward to playing this game :(
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Would a 486 run this lol
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No
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Dang I can't run it... Any suggestions? lol
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Throw your pc out of the window :)
or install fresh Windows
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get a couple titan Xs then you should be able to play it
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cmon stop asking if you can run this or not, even a modern day potato can run it.....
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Sys req are wrong, here from original CD source:
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One of the best games ever made. And still has an active online!!!
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Why are people asking if they can run this? Its so old :D
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because it is a very graphically intensive game
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Is my Rig good enough for this game?
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MAXED 1080p 100+ fps
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Only can reach 72 fps because my version is cracked or does the game have a frame lock?
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I believe the game has a framelock but last I remember, it's somewhere between 90 and 100 fps
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thats okay your above 60 FPS and if you need more help come join GD chat
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I think you may have a few troubles playing on high at a good framerate, so i'd suggest sticking it on medium and see how it runs ;)
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how do you play at that resoloution... I mean seriosuly, my PC was just alright with -2560x1024
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Do you mean my 3840 x 1080? That's because I have 2 monitors and so the lenghts adds up. I usually only use 1 monitor for gaming, so just 1920x1080 for Half-Life.
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I played it in year 2000 i think. My rig at that time was P3 450mHZ, 64MB RAM, Voodoo 2 16MB RAM. I don't remember any lag. :P
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woah woah woah woah... 16MB or 16GB RAM?
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Fail. Such fail.
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16gb... because the year 1997 had better graphics cards than 2015
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can i run and what fps? and resolution and stuff?
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well it says my rig is a bit better than yours and all my problems in gaming are about the stupid graphics card i have :P but yeah, i think you should be able to run that if the settings are set on low just realised our pc is kinda the same
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MAX , this game doesn't require any type of a special GPU or CPU.
Plus. the only graphical setting in this game is the resolution.
I played this game on a P3 with 256mb ram. NO sweat. :')
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I played this game on a P2 266 mhz with 32mb ram... of course anyone today can max it with 500fps... seriously it came it in 1998..
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Damn,i get about 20 fps on Low with 640x280 res. :D
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should you be interesting now?
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seriously what rig is this etison?
my toaster has an higher hardware than ur PC :D
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seriously what even is that gtx 960m???
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Can I run it?
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LOl nice joke
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hmm... not too sure, to get a good solid framerate id suggest low - medium. and me? I cant even run the game :'(
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I've been playing this game on my Linux laptop recently, great game.
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I've been playing this game on my Linux laptop recently, great game.
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how come this game has higher system reqs than half life 2???!!!!!!!!!!!
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Your right, im a little bit confused about the game spec
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try using canyourunit.com and see the specs of half life P.S: maybe gamedebate got confused between half life and half life source
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I don't know if these changed since then. But there was a massive graphic overhaul on the original Half Life. The weapons and NPC's were remodeled, and they look better than half life 2's.
Again though, no idea if the requirements changed since then.
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you mean the models and weapons were remodeled in half life source? am i correct?
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WHY I CAN'T RUN THIS GAME
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you can't run this game because you have to upgrade your graphic card ;)) lollloollll :DD
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Are you really sayin this are you joking mate if your pc can not run this game.Dont live mate :)
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Can I run it?trollface just kidding,anyway,I'm redownloading this game xD
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Those requirements were absolutely insane for 1998. It's like needing 64 GB of RAM; Intel Xeon E5 2690; 4 x Radeon HD 8990 deadly overclocked + 1 TB SSD space in 2013.
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You do realize that Xeon CPU series are designed for servers? :P
Probably you meant these: 64 GB of RAM, Intel Core i7 3970K (or X, I don't remember) overclocked 90%, GTX 695 SLI both overclocked 90% + 1TB SSD space. :P
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Yes u are right
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You're right, I'm calling BS on those recommended requirements. Pentium 4 wasn't available in 1998. Pentium II 233 was the flavour of the month back then. A quick google search revealed the following site with more accurate requirements:
http://gamesystemrequirements.com/games.php?id=10
Awesome game though - definitely in my top 10 games of all time.
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If you are going to say that the graphics are bad, think like you are in 1999, and the graphics will look good or even awesome, don't try to compare the graphics to games like BF3 or Crysis.
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:-D
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GordonFreeman has spoken...
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Nope,he typed.
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Playing half life in 1999 is just like playing crysis 3