ZOTAC GeForce 8400GS 256MB - Budget DX10
Vote: Thumbs Down or Thumbs Up Our Rating: 9.0% Manufacturer: ZOTAC
Half Life 2 (Lost Coast HDR)
Version and / or Patch Used: Latest from Steam
Timedemo or Level Used: Custom Timedemo
Developer Homepage: http://www.valvesoftware.com
Product Homepage: http://www.half-life2.com
By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism, responsiveness and new HDR technology, Half-Life 2 Lost Coast opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around him, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies.
We benchmark Half Life 2 Lost Coast with our own custom timedemos as to avoid possible driver optimizations using the “record demo_name” command and loading the timedemo with the “timedemo demo_name” command - For a full list of the commands, click here.
The gap is closer when we move on to real world gaming, the 8400GS manages to give us a playable setup at 1024 x 768. If you wanted to venture to 1280 x 1024 we would probably recommend the 8500GT, but even then it only offers a 10% increase.
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