Technical Review and Acquisition Guide: Halo: Combat Evolved for PC Date: [Current Date] Prepared For: PC Gaming Enthusiasts / IT Department Review 1. Executive Summary Halo: Combat Evolved revolutionized the first-person shooter (FPS) genre upon its 2001 Xbox release. Its PC port arrived in 2003. Today, the definitive PC experience is found via The Master Chief Collection (MCC) , not the original 2003 CD-ROM. This report outlines the viable methods to run the game on modern Windows operating systems (Windows 10/11). 2. Acquisition Methods (Legitimate) There are currently three distinct versions of the game available for PC:

| Component | Minimum Spec | Recommended Spec | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Windows 10 (v1903) | Windows 10/11 (64-bit) | | CPU | Intel i5-3450 / AMD FX-4100 | Intel i7-8700k / AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | | GPU | NVIDIA GTX 560 / AMD HD 6850 | NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 | | RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB | | Storage | 45 GB (for full MCC) | SSD Required |