Hello,
Okay if you want to try before you buy.
There is a Demo here : http://www.ati.com/gitg/promotions/halflife2demo/index.html
beware it's a 700+ MB download.
As noted before and its on there page as well..
Minumum System Configuration
* 1.2 GHz Processor
* 256MB RAM
* DirectX 7 capable graphics card
* Windows 2000/XP/ME/98
* Mouse
* Keyboard
* Internet Connection (broadband connection recommended)So there is hope it will work under CX or Wine in the near future as the
game will play with DirectX 7 and above.
So Vote for DirectX : http://www.codeweavers.com/site/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=249
Tom