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Can't wait to play far cry 2

Never played 1 though, but from what I've seen and read, I don't think they are really related

Good to see we're back on topic

PS - Just how demanding is GRiD??

 

Not too demanding, my HD3870 could play it fine at 2560 as long as AA wasn't enabled. AA uses like 750MB of graphics memory at 2560 though, so hurts.

 

oof, 750MB is quite a blow

I didn't think it was that demanding, beacuse I play at 1280x800, everything high/on, with x4 MSAA, and I get between 25-35 FPS (fairly smooth, no lag perceived)

It looks beautiful though (can't imagine it on a 30" ), and I'm hooked on it for some reason

 

Hey Ray, you're back now that we're back on GPUs huh? Lol

Sam, you were talking about when you run out of memory, like on higher res crysis, does the 4870x2 beat the 4870 crossfire - but what about if you have the 1gig 4870 in crossfire. There's 2 gigs on the 4870x2 board, right? But only 1gig effective because of the on-board crossfire. Don't both gpu solutions have the same amount of memory - basically 1gig??

 

Actually I didn't get a chance

First week of A levels really bogged me down

I was counting on you to keep the thread alive, and you didn't disappoint , how's your rig coming by the way??

(I have read up, now that I have some time)

 

I doubt I'll have issues running out of memory. AFAIK, Nvidia is more prone to performance drops when running out of memory. Crossfire 4870s won't have an issue at 1920 x 1200. Maybe 2560 though.

 

i just started playing far cry 2 and it is great. i am playing at all high no aa or af at 1920x1200 with my 8800gt and q9550 and get an average of 40fps. the game does very well at using all 4 cores so that makes me happy. i cant wait to upgrade my video card so i can play all very high and maxed out.

how do you guys see how much video ram you are using. i used to use riva tuner but vidram.dll doesn't work under vista/server 2008.

 

oopps.

accidentally unsubscribed from this thread.

 

Currently in the process of getting Far Cry 2. I'll have it after I get my paycheck cashed.

The huge map is for sure confirmed. 50km/sq sounds like an assload of fun! It's gonna be like all the best bits of Mercenaries, Crysis, and GTA all rolled up into one! NO SEPARATE LEVELS!!! FINALLY JUST ONE BIG MAP!!!!!! SANDBOX GAMEPLAY RETURNS!!!

Reviews are looking good for it too, so it shouldn't disappoint.

krj15489

How do the Graphics Compare to Crysis? Worse? Better? Similar?

 

graphics are a little bit less but the game runs so much better than crysis. crysis was unplayable at 1920x1200 on medium for me and far cry ran great at high and at that resolution. i have not seen the very high settings though so it could look better than what i am playing at.

 

you why that i think that is?

crysis had lush foliage, with the sun beeming through, and beautifull water, its a paridise where as the african savana really isnt

 

your first sentence makes no sense. lol. i do agree that crysis looks better but i prefer far cry because it runs so much better at higher settings.

 

Good to hear FC2 runs better than crysis, can't wait to play it

Just to point out, Warhead runs much smoother than Crysis, on my younger bro's pc (my old one) crysis at 1024x768, low ran at between 25-35 FPS, but warhead runs at 30-42 FPS at the same settings

 

I noticed that too about Warhead. The performance boost isn't huge, but the game feels generally better optimized all around.

EDIT:

Going to Gamestop to buy FC2 now. I'll be back soon!!!

 

lol

Shaf and his typos.

It was a rhetorical question. I think he mean "Why do you think that is?" Also then we went on and answered that question.

 

First impressions on FC2...

The graphics are every bit as good as Crysis. It's not quite as visually stunning but this is due to it being less "busy" than Crysis. There is a bit less happening visually at any one time. Less dense foliage and less water/lighting effects due to a sparser type of environment overall.

It is graphically very similar to Crysis. All the models and textures are comparable. The engines look quite similar actually.

Having problems getting it to work with Crossfire. Maybe a patch or driver update is due?

A single 4870 can handle it smoothly all very high at 1920 x 1200 though. It actually defaults to all very high for me. Will report with benches once I get Crossfire working.... if it can be got working that is...

Also, the very high and ultra high settings(only on certain options) aren't a gigantic leap in visual detail. The games settings scale a bit more like Far Cry than Crysis. They do add noticeable effects but you don't lose any of the atmosphere when using high like you do with Crysis.

Will report back later with more. The gameplay is overall fun and the map is HUGE. It's a bit like Mercenaries or Stalker but is actually good.

 

amd does have a fix that increases performance of the game that you should download.

http://www.techpowerup.com/index.php?74071

so far i have been having alot of fun with the game. i bought a sniper rifle and am now having fun blowing peoples heads off at every guard station. the only thing that are bothering me is that it takes a long time to get to different sides of the map. like 10 min in a car from one end to another and thats if you dont run into enemies.

what do you guys think about dead space and fallout 3? are you guys going to get them?

 

I have them both.

I reported on Fallout 3 a few weeks back. It's VERY similar in Gameplay to Oblivion. The graphics are good, not stunning or anything. It's a fun game; lots of reading. A Blend of Bioshock and Oblivion.

Dead Space is also very good. It's very scary at times and the atmosphere that is set up is amazing. Definitely better on a console IMHO if you have a big screen TV and surround sound system. It's a very creative game and I personally like it better than Fallout 3. I know they aren't directly comparable but if I had to give them both ratings I would rate Dead Space higher.

 

Thanks for that

Newest drivers and the hotfix have shown a large improvement with Crossfire enabled. Maxed out at 1920 x 1200 w/ 4xAA is playable.

Again, benchmarks later. Must... play... Far Cry 2... so long in waiting too. 4 years...

Oh yeah. I plan on Dead Space whenever it comes out for PC... if it isn't already. IIRC, I was never too excited, but it looks awesome so it should be worth a try

 

and I wanna play Gears of War 2!