How do i benchmark HL2

Lagwagon · 11-22-2004, 11:09 PM

Ive downloaded a Demo file.What directory does it go

smawguy · 11-25-2004, 11:21 AM

Where did you get the Demo file? I've been looking for one (or 3 or more

) since I got the game. I'd also like to benchmark a couple of my systems with HL2.

Ice_abx · 11-25-2004, 11:35 AM

You can get Anandtech's HL2 demos here.

"Unlike Doom 3, Half Life 2 has no build in benchmark demo but it has full benchmark functionality. To run a Half Life 2 timedemo you must first modify your Half Life 2 shortcut to include the -console switch then launch the game.

Once Half Life 2 loads, simply type timedemo followed by the name of the demo file you would like to run. All Half Life 2 demos must reside in the C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\username\half-life 2\hl2\ directory.

Immediately upon its launch, we spent several hours playing through the various levels of Half Life 2, studying them for performance limitations as well as how representative they were of the rest of Half Life 2. After our first pass we narrowed the game down to 11 levels that we felt would be good, representative benchmarks of gameplay throughout the entire game of Half Life 2. We further trimmed the list to just five levels: d1_canals_08, d2_coast_05, d2_coast_12, d2_prison_05 and d3_c17_12. We have put together a suite of five demos based on these levels that we believe are together representative of Half Life 2 gameplay. You can download a zip of our demos here. As we mentioned earlier, ATI is distributing some of their own demos but we elected not to use them in order to remain as fair as possible."

smawguy · 11-25-2004, 12:21 PM

Thank you so very much Ice.

I've been looking for the past week for that info, and of course I shuold have known I'd find someone here who knew. Thanks again!

Ice_abx · 11-25-2004, 01:07 PM

No problem, smawguy. Have fun benching!

Drufuss · 11-09-2005, 05:21 AM

Hi there!

Kinda old thread, i know, but i wanted to run some benchmark in HL2 lately, so i downloaded the anandtech demo files.

I finally managed to get a console (this is only possible in start up screen, can´t activate console when in game). When i type timedemo, i can select which file to use, but then HL2 tells me that those are made with server version 6 and i´m using server version 7 so i can´t use the files.

Anynone know how to bypass/correct this?

Greetings

Dru

11-22-2004, 11:09 PM	#1
Lagwagon Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 78	How do i benchmark HL2 Ive downloaded a Demo file.What directory does it go
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11-25-2004, 11:21 AM	#2
smawguy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 207	Where did you get the Demo file? I've been looking for one (or 3 or more ) since I got the game. I'd also like to benchmark a couple of my systems with HL2.
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11-25-2004, 11:35 AM	#3
Ice_abx Chillin' Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New York Posts: 3,038	You can get Anandtech's HL2 demos here. "Unlike Doom 3, Half Life 2 has no build in benchmark demo but it has full benchmark functionality. To run a Half Life 2 timedemo you must first modify your Half Life 2 shortcut to include the -console switch then launch the game. Once Half Life 2 loads, simply type timedemo followed by the name of the demo file you would like to run. All Half Life 2 demos must reside in the C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\username\half-life 2\hl2\ directory. Immediately upon its launch, we spent several hours playing through the various levels of Half Life 2, studying them for performance limitations as well as how representative they were of the rest of Half Life 2. After our first pass we narrowed the game down to 11 levels that we felt would be good, representative benchmarks of gameplay throughout the entire game of Half Life 2. We further trimmed the list to just five levels: d1_canals_08, d2_coast_05, d2_coast_12, d2_prison_05 and d3_c17_12. We have put together a suite of five demos based on these levels that we believe are together representative of Half Life 2 gameplay. You can download a zip of our demos here. As we mentioned earlier, ATI is distributing some of their own demos but we elected not to use them in order to remain as fair as possible." __________________ Mobo » DFI LANPARTY PRO875B rev. B1 (BIOS 0913) CPU » Intel 3.0c @ 3.95 GHz (263 FSB) RAM » 1GB OCZ EL PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2 @ 2.5-3-3-6 (DDR526) Video » BFG 6800 Ultra OC @ 470/1260 MHz Storage » Hard Drives » 2x SATA Western Digital SE 80GB in RAID 0 & Western Digital SE 250GB Storage » Optical » NEC ND-3500AG DL 16x DVD±RW & Pioneer DVD-105S 16x Sound » Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Power » OCZ PowerStream 520W Cooling » H2O » Koolance Exos-Al (CPU-300-H06 & VID-NV1-L06) Cooling » Air » Swiftech MCX159-P Chassis » Lian-Li PC-6085A Speakers » Logitech Z-680 Displays » Dell 2001FP & ViewSonic VP171b OS » Windows XP Pro SP2
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11-25-2004, 12:21 PM	#4
smawguy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 207	Thank you so very much Ice. I've been looking for the past week for that info, and of course I shuold have known I'd find someone here who knew. Thanks again!
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11-25-2004, 01:07 PM	#5
Ice_abx Chillin' Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New York Posts: 3,038	No problem, smawguy. Have fun benching! __________________ Mobo » DFI LANPARTY PRO875B rev. B1 (BIOS 0913) CPU » Intel 3.0c @ 3.95 GHz (263 FSB) RAM » 1GB OCZ EL PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2 @ 2.5-3-3-6 (DDR526) Video » BFG 6800 Ultra OC @ 470/1260 MHz Storage » Hard Drives » 2x SATA Western Digital SE 80GB in RAID 0 & Western Digital SE 250GB Storage » Optical » NEC ND-3500AG DL 16x DVD±RW & Pioneer DVD-105S 16x Sound » Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Power » OCZ PowerStream 520W Cooling » H2O » Koolance Exos-Al (CPU-300-H06 & VID-NV1-L06) Cooling » Air » Swiftech MCX159-P Chassis » Lian-Li PC-6085A Speakers » Logitech Z-680 Displays » Dell 2001FP & ViewSonic VP171b OS » Windows XP Pro SP2
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11-09-2005, 05:21 AM	#6
Drufuss CUSL2-C -> P5Q ? Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Österreich Posts: 2,763	Hi there! Kinda old thread, i know, but i wanted to run some benchmark in HL2 lately, so i downloaded the anandtech demo files. I finally managed to get a console (this is only possible in start up screen, can´t activate console when in game). When i type timedemo, i can select which file to use, but then HL2 tells me that those are made with server version 6 and i´m using server version 7 so i can´t use the files. Anynone know how to bypass/correct this? Greetings Dru __________________ System specs: Asus P5Q Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz @ 3.42 GHz 4 x 2GB DDR2-Ram PC2-1066 Corsair Dominator @ 800MHz 3 x Seagate 7200.ESII 500GB SATA Sapphire HD4870X2 2048MB Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS, Hauppauge HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T, Dlink DWL-G510, Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX Wireless Enermax Modu82+ 625W Win XP MCE 2005, openSuse Linux 11 64bit, Vista Home Premium 64bit CUSL2-C ruled! ..äh... RulEd! Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
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