CRAP performance in HL2

[leishi85]

i just got my copy of HL2 today, and installed it and played it a little.

here is my rough spec
1700+ @ 2.57gh
9800pro @ 406/383 128mb
512mb pc3200 corsair

and playing the game at 1280x1024, everything at high, no AA and AF

when i play the game, the game will stutter whenever i go to an area that advances the game(like when i will say loading.....), and the stuttering gets so bad, that it's almost like the game is running like frame by frame, so i just closes the game.

what could be causing this??

[Thrax]

A game flaw which has recently been patched. See the front page of [H]ard|OCP for more infor on the stuttering fix. It's somewhere in the middle of the page by now.

[djstubbs]

You need to upgrade.

[Thrax]

No he doesn't. His configuration is superior to mine and I can run the game 2x AF/AA at 1280 without a hitch.

[leishi85]

stuttering seems to be fixed, but loading still takes forever.

[shwaip]

have you increased your heapsize?

open the play games menu in steam, right click hl2, click properties, launch options.

add the following:

-heapsize 196608

that number is ((total ram)/2 - 64 MB) * 1024 I've heard suggestions of total ram / 2, but I've also heard that can cause crashes.

[Thrax]

Totally irrelevant, however the online acronym guide in your sig has neither STFU or WTF! I question the veracity and the legitimacy of the document!

Rabble rabble rabble!

[Xander]

Totally irrelevant, however the online acronym guide in your sig has neither STFU or WTF! I question the veracity and the legitimacy of the document!

Rabble rabble rabble!

We love you too Thrax. :D