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[Zelnor]

Okay, so I'm wondering whether or not I should buy TF2.

I technically have the money and whilst I have a small obligation (smashed a candle stand and have to get it repaired, ;_; ) it is nearly January which would have me get pocket money, which is more then the $ 19.99 Valve demands.

However...

A) I dunno is I want TF2; I used to play Guild Wars and I kinda stopped 'cos of school. It seems epic, I wanna get into it and maybe play with the Digi people, but dunno if that's worth €20 if I chuck it away after a week or jsut get to in in the holidays / weekends.

B) I dunno if I can support TF2; my PC claims to have a 18 MBits/s connection, but it craps out at times and can lag (at least in GW, though that was my old PC, which has only 512 MB RAM. This one has 1 GB, fianlly, which still isn't much.)

I don't know the precise specs of this PC, only got is yesterday, but the Vista Power Index gives me this:

Weitere Details über den Computer


Komponente Details Teilbewertung Gesamtbewertung
Prozessor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz

Arbeitsspeicher (RAM) 1,00 GB
Grafik NVIDIA GeForce 7650 GS
Grafik (Spiele) 511 MB insgesamt verfügbarer Grafikspeicher
Primäre Festplatte 23GB frei (47GB Gesamt)
Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium

System
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Hersteller MEDIONPC
Modell MS-7318
Gesamter Systemspeicher 1,00 GB RAM
Systemtyp 32 Bit-Betriebssystem
Anzahl der Prozessorkerne 2
64 Bit-fähig Ja

Speicher
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Gesamtgröße der Festplatte(n) 471 GB
Datenträgerpartition (C: ) 23 GB frei (47 GB gesamt)
Datenträgerpartition (D: ) 139 GB frei (165 GB gesamt)
Datenträgerpartition (E: ) 10 GB frei (26 GB gesamt)
Datenträgerpartition (F: ) 233 GB frei (233 GB gesamt)
Medienlaufwerk (G: ) CD/DVD
Medienlaufwerk (H: ) CD/DVDCD/DVD

Grafiken
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Grafikkartentyp NVIDIA GeForce 7650 GS
Insgesamt verfügbarer Grafikspeicher 511 MB
Dedizierter Grafikspeicher 256 MB
Dedizierter Systemarbeitsspeicher 0 MB
Gemeinsam genutzter Systemspeicher 255 MB
Grafikkarten-Treiberversion 7.15.11.6906
Auflösung des primären Monitors 1024x768
DirectX-Version DirectX 9.0 oder höher

Netzwerk
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Netzwerkadapter RT73 USB Wireless LAN Card
Netzwerkadapter Microsoft Tun-Miniportadapter



And, as a final question, I wonder how to pay for TF2.
Y'see, in Germany, it's rated 18+. I dunno why, but I s'pose the government wants out best. Steam seems to have no problem with letting me DL it, but I need to pay for it.
Now, ever since my dad (who is a real PC whizz, saved my comp a dozen times) got trojan'd online (yay 5000 € debt) he refuses to pay digitally. And he was protected.

There is a website called ClickAndBuy.com, which Steam accepts, and its AGB states - in perfect german, so it adheres to german law, and I was at the german brand - that people over 14 can use it, and I am over 14. I just wonder if that site is safe.

So, yeah...

Answers plx.

EDIT:

Rating(s) BBFC: 15[3]
ESRB: M (Mature)
OFLC: MA 15+[4]
PEGI: 16+[5]
USK: 18[6]

Media Download, DVD, Blu-ray Disc

System requirements

Minimum:
1.7 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, DirectX 8 level graphics card, Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Internet connection

Recommended:
Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1 GB RAM, DirectX 9 level graphics card, Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Internet connection[7]

Needs moar RAM ?

[Paper_Waluigi]