Lets take a look at HL2-like-map in the lowest ever settings... It kinda reminds me of HL1... only its better.
(http://triton.imageshack.us/Himg518/scaled.php?server=518&filename=lowdetailscreenie1.png&xsize=640&ysize=480)
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2738/lowdetailscreenie2.png
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/5026/lowdetailscreenie3.png
High detail for comparison: http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/3071/highdetailscreenie1.png
(1680x1050 warning)
post as attachments pls... can't access those two.. just takes me to the upload page, with no css...
...Thats because the links broke... odd...
Uploaded to new place.
just curious. was your framerate capped at 25?
obviously, it can handle a constant 1000 at those settings though :p