After benchmarking the NFS: Most Wanted demo on moderatly good PC equiped with X850XT videocard, we decied to do some tests on a budget PC that is SLI capable. We benchmarked the game with a single 6600GT videocard and then repeated the same test with two 6600GTs in SLI configuration. We tried both AFR and SRF modes, but there was no gain in performance (the 81.85 drivers don't have application profile for Most Wanted). The results are available here.
Pro gamer cashes in six figures
Wanna know how the other side lives? Making six-figures out of playing videogames may be a dream for many of us, but one lucky 24-year old is living that dream.
Bad Comedown
Bad Comedown
Quake 4 Multiplayer Benchmarks (NetDemo)
It seems that the Multiplayer mode is actually quite heavier than the Singleplayer. The results show that the framerate in multiplayer mode is about the same as in singleplayer mode with 4xAA turned on at the same resolution! Download a cutom netdemo and compare your results.
Half Life 2 Lost Coast HDR Performance: ATI vs Nvidia Updated
We have updated our benchmarks from Valve's HL2 Lost Coast level with HDR. We have gotten CrossFire running correctly, and now scores surpass those of a single card. Can it stand up to SLI with HDR mode now? Read to find out.
AMDZone
AMDZone
3D Performance with Call of Duty 2: Mainstream Cards
Wondering how today's latest mainstream graphics cards perform in Call of Duty 2?
JEFF MORRIS ON UT2007
Epic Games' Jeff Morris tells us why Unreal Tournament 2007 will ROCK SO HARD your teeth will probably fall out.
Computer and Video Games
Computer and Video Games
ToCA Race Driver 3 Benchmarks
We took the ToCA Race Driver 3 demo to test the performance of the game to get an idea on what to expect when the final version comes out in Febuary next year. After getting quite low FPS from testing NFS: Most Wanted, we hoped to see better results from this racing simulation... and they seem somewhat better. The benchmark results in qualification and race modes.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted Benchmarks
NFS: Most Wanted should be available in the next few days. While we are still waiting for the final game to be released we did some benchmarks with the demo. We used the Challenge Series mode with Roadblock to measure the framerate (FRAPS helped a lot here). And the results showed NFS: Most Wanted to be a quite heavy game... See the results from a Radeon X850XT videocard
ToCA Race Driver 3 Demo
Codemasters have released a playable demo for ToCA Race Driver 3, offering the first opportunity to try out their multi-disciplined modern racing simulation sequel in development. This modest Honda Civic demo allows you to take the Honda Civic 2006 car for a spin on the Donington GP circuit in qualifications and three-lap races.
EA Downloader
EA downloader is a lightweight PC application (approximately 5MB) that downloads EA games in the background. It keeps you up-to-date with the latest patches, trailers, and new game content without requiring login every time you play. And it?s free! Battlefield 2: Special Forces is available for pre-order and download beginning Nov. 10th. The game will be released for play on Nov. 22 in North America and Nov. 25 in Europe.
TGS: Metal Gear Solid 4 - HD Trailer
Kojima has finally released the Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer that was shown back at the Tokyo Game Show back in September. For those of you that didn't see the movie way back when, the purpose of the trailer is to show off the power of Sony's PlayStation 3 and how Kojima plans to use the system's Cell technology for their next Metal Gear Solid sequel.
FileRush
FileRush
Final Fantasy XII Preview
How does it play? How does it look? And most of all, is it really a Final Fantasy game? Read on and check out our new screens and videos to find out.
1 UP
1 UP
Need for Speed Most Wanted Demo
The eagerly anticipated playable demo for Need for Speed: Most Wanted is now online, offering the first opportunity to try out the imminent urban racing simulation by EA Canada. This demo contains three Quick Race tracks (two Sprint and one Speedtrap) drivable in four different cars, as well as three different Challenge tracks (Pursuit Length, Tollbooth and Roadblock Dodge).
Quake 4 in custom resolution
By default you can change the resolution in Quake 4 (from the settings menu) from 640x480 up to 1600x1200, which should be enough for most people... but what to do if you have a widescreen display (on your laptop for instance) or very high resolution monitor (21"+ supporting more than 1600x1200)? Here's how to run the game in non standard resolution.
Call of Duty 2 Tweak Guide Released
After a lot of work, I've managed to finish my guide for this great game. I've compiled this Call of Duty 2 Tweak Guide to help all COD 2 players out.
Call of Duty 2 High-end Graphics Shootout
Wondering which card runs faster for Call of Duty 2? ATI's RADEON X1800 XT 512MB or the GeForce 7800 GTX? Does 512MB of graphics memory make a difference in this game? What about SLI performance?
Tweak Quake 4 To Run Over 60FPS
For the config tweakers out there: don?t like the hard-coded 60fps limit to Quake 4? Reminiscing for the 125fps goodness of Quake 3?
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast Update Released
Updates to Half-Life 2: Lost Coast and the Source Engine have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include: