CS V1.6 System Requirements

Hi guys,

This is my first post so be nice to me! Can you please tell me the exact system requirements for CS V1.6? I have Win XP, Intel Celeron 900MHz, Voodoo 3 2000 16MB, 512MB Ram8o... So, what do u say?


Also what is the difference between CsV1.6 Steam and Non-Steam. To be ownest what does STEAM mean? LOL

[Huntkillaz]

Originally Posted by Salvation

Hi guys,

This is my first post so be nice to me! Can you please tell me the exact system requirements for CS V1.6? I have Win XP, Intel Celeron 900MHz, Voodoo 3 2000 16MB, 512MB Ram8o... So, what do u say?


Also what is the difference between CsV1.6 Steam and Non-Steam. To be ownest what does STEAM mean? LOL

if you got a proper cd key then you should get the legal steam.

steam is valve's new way of keeping all their games together and sending updates to everyone as soon as possible

you should be able to run cs 1.6 fine as you seem to have similar specs to me except more than double ram and i can easily play with 10 bots after that 128mb ram is not sufficent


inet cel 1.1ghz
128mb ram
xp pro
32mb onboard gfx (uses my ram ) :'(

[>BKA< T Wrecks]

1. Concerning system requirements, Valve states the following:

• Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP
• 64 MB RAM
• 400 Mhz processor
• 1GB HD space (recommended)
• Broadband Internet connection (recommended but not required)

Strangely enough, they didn't even mention a gfx card, but of course it depends on the settings... if you want to play it @ 1280*960 with all eye candy activated, you will need a better gfx card. But if you switch the screen resolution to 800*600, your Voodoo 3 should be fine. I used to run Counter-Strike on a PII-266 with 12 MB Voodoo 2 @ 800*600 and 96 MB RAM, and it was quite ok.
It also depends on the maps (levels) you want to play. If you stick to the standard ones, everything should work fine. However, if you play custom maps designed by hobby mappers, you may experience lags if the map is graphically VERY demanding.
The same goes for player and weapon models: It is possible to replace them with inofficial custom models that look a lot better than the defaults. However, on a slower PC I would recommend sticking to the default models, because they are less demanding.

2. Steam vs. Non-Steam

STEAM is actually a kind of loader program for Counter-Strike and other Half-Life mods like Day of Defeat. It is also used by Valve to enable users to purchase, download and play upcoming games designed by Valve. STEAM will maintain a connection to Valve's servers and provide the following functions:
- It will automatically check for updates to the STEAM client itself and all installed games.
- It provides a server browser to find game servers on the internet, connect to them and keep them in a favourites list if you wish.
- It has a built-in kind of instant messenger. After adding your friends to a list, each time you open the "friends" window in STEAM, you will see who of your friends is currently online and chat with them. If any of your friends is currently in a game, you can quickly join him without having to look for the server yourself first.
So much for the theoretically nice part...

However, Steam also has some disadvantages.
- It can be quite a b*tch, and it absolutely depends on Valve's servers. If the servers are down or if there is some Steam error, you won't be able to play any of the games that you installed via Steam.
- When there is an update, all Steam clients around the world will automatically try to download it as soon as the user starts a game. This frequently causes the servers to be overloaded soon after the release of a new update or patch.
- Whenever a new Steam version turns out to be flawed, you won't be able to play. This happened several times already, and all you can do is wait until a new patch fixes the problem again.
- Many people experience lock-ups, crashes and other inconveniences with Steam. Most of the time, it can be fixed, though. I wasn't that lucky, but that's just my personal experience...

The problem is that the only official CS 1.6 IS Steam CS 1.6. All so-called non-steam CS versions are versions that have somehow been cracked or modified so that they don't need Steam to run. Most of these versions have been cracked or ripped by people who wery pissed of by Steam... 9_9 The non-Steam versions cannot connect to any regular Steam server and must rely on their own servers, which are scarce at the moment.
The most important point about these versions, however, is that they are unofficial, and it can be doubted if they are legal at all.
(If anybody feels tempted to start a discussion about this topic, just tell your teddy bear everything you think. It will listen to you - I won't.)

Phew, I hope this blurb was a bit helpful! Amazing that there are still ppl who are totally new to CS. But of course, with that PC, you won't be able to play most of the more modern ego shooters. 9_9

[Pierre-Marie Baty]

He can always play Street Fighter 2

Street Fighter 2 pwns

Ok. Thank you all guys for your answers. You helped me alot. Cya

[TruB]

Originally Posted by Pierre-Marie Baty

He can always play Street Fighter 2

Street Fighter 2 pwns

except for the muscels.. you look alot like that russiang guy pmb if i remember you right..

street fighter the new for ps2.. comes within an week..

[sPlOrYgOn]

street fighter 2 is slow.. street fighter 2 turbo pwns

[Pierre-Marie Baty]

actually I meant SF2 turbo, and yeah, the normal version is definitely too slow

darn, beating Bison with Zangief in turbo mode with 4 stars made me feel uhh ... special !!!

[MarD]

Heyyo,

LMAO! yeah, street fighter 2's old skool!

But you forgot 1 good oldie there PMB: Leisure Suit Lary 2!

B0o Y3a|-|!

http://www.freewebs.com/mard_lltd/pictures.htm 9_9

@Salvation: man, I can sympathise with you dude. I used to own this rig:

A compaq (! lmao! oh god I was a fool...)
AMD K6 with 3Dnow!
256mb periatry (or something like that) ram
Voodoo 4 32mb pci

n' you know what folks? Max Payne 1 ran pretty good on that rig, even if you max out your 3dfx settings! I barely lost any frames! (like, from 16 at low settings to 13 at max settings! pretty sweet eh? 9_9 )

so yeah man, keep that voodoo board, it's a gem. They were top knotch at the time, n' I'm sure if nvidia diddn't buy them out, they'd still be on top cause those boards were just... awesome.

I wish I owned a rare voodoo 6 board... cause it's the 1st 128mb vid card, n' they're collectors items, selling now at $6000 american! insane eh?

Actually I wish I still owned my v00d00 4 32mb PCI, that thing was great... for a pci card that is.

OH! also, do you still have the official 3dfx drivers, or did you pickup some new 3rd party ones? (hey, if you can't find it 1st party, then there's always 3rd party )

if you don't, I suggest using them cause they work A LOT better, n' you can customise every signle aspect of rendering on the card. Like, over 30 options I think.. crazy eh?

here's the website I used to use to get em: http://www.voodoofiles.com/3dfxhelp.asp

Lol, oh god, after browsing this thread I feel like I'm back on my compaq... eep! *throws on Doom3* ahhh....

[Ancient]

Can you guys get me a link so I don't have to wait in line on Gamespy?

I got steam, but I downloaded steam twice; and CS is not updating.

Guys help please?