Originally posted by: BFG10K
I don't mind if the vehicle sequences are third person, it's mainly aiming the regular guns that I'm conerned about.
Originally posted by: ArchAngel777
If I have time later, I can link several reviews that consider this a less than desireable port, which lines up with my experience.
Originally posted by: SickBeast
Doesn't Lost Planet take advantage of Quad Core CPUs? It might be cool if you could disable one of the cores from the CPU to see how much difference having the extra core makes.
Are you guys gonna do a more elaborate writeup and a conclusion of some sort?
Also, I'd like to see C&C 3 and Supreme Commander benchmarks.
It looks to me as though the two cards came out pretty equal in your tests. I'm thinking some overclocking would be great, and could in fact be the main difference between the two cards.
Out of curiousity, do you know if 64-bit Vista would have an impact on performance?
they don't interest me to buy the games ... if there is a free demo benchmark, i will be glad to test it for youC&C 3 and Supreme Commander benchmarks.
If you guys want some help benchmarking, I don't mind. I have an 8800GTS 320mb and within a week or so I'll have a Q6600 with 4GB of RAM.Originally posted by: apoppin
Originally posted by: SickBeast
Doesn't Lost Planet take advantage of Quad Core CPUs? It might be cool if you could disable one of the cores from the CPU to see how much difference having the extra core makes.
Are you guys gonna do a more elaborate writeup and a conclusion of some sort?
Also, I'd like to see C&C 3 and Supreme Commander benchmarks.
It looks to me as though the two cards came out pretty equal in your tests. I'm thinking some overclocking would be great, and could in fact be the main difference between the two cards.
Out of curiousity, do you know if 64-bit Vista would have an impact on performance?
i believe LP is Dual-Core optimized
as to more testing ... yes, i AM planning to redo all my HD2900xt benches for Cat 7.7 ... of course, i won't have a 8800GTS to compare with .. but maybe Keys will update his GTS scores when nvidia releases the next certified ForceWare
--and i plan to also repeat everything with CrossFire ... if i get a 2nd 2900xt
... Keys and i are discussing "in-house" testing as a 'regular' feature
they don't interest me to buy the games ... if there is a free demo benchmark, i will be glad to test it for youC&C 3 and Supreme Commander benchmarks.
Originally posted by: SickBeast
If you guys want some help benchmarking, I don't mind. I have an 8800GTS 320mb and within a week or so I'll have a Q6600 with 4GB of RAM.Originally posted by: apoppin
Originally posted by: SickBeast
Doesn't Lost Planet take advantage of Quad Core CPUs? It might be cool if you could disable one of the cores from the CPU to see how much difference having the extra core makes.
Are you guys gonna do a more elaborate writeup and a conclusion of some sort?
Also, I'd like to see C&C 3 and Supreme Commander benchmarks.
It looks to me as though the two cards came out pretty equal in your tests. I'm thinking some overclocking would be great, and could in fact be the main difference between the two cards.
Out of curiousity, do you know if 64-bit Vista would have an impact on performance?
i believe LP is Dual-Core optimized
as to more testing ... yes, i AM planning to redo all my HD2900xt benches for Cat 7.7 ... of course, i won't have a 8800GTS to compare with .. but maybe Keys will update his GTS scores when nvidia releases the next certified ForceWare
--and i plan to also repeat everything with CrossFire ... if i get a 2nd 2900xt
... Keys and i are discussing "in-house" testing as a 'regular' feature
they don't interest me to buy the games ... if there is a free demo benchmark, i will be glad to test it for youC&C 3 and Supreme Commander benchmarks.
C&C 3 is the best game I have played since HL2. It has a demo, and so does SC.
I look forward to the Cat 7.7 benches.
Apparently the 2900 cards are faster than anything in Crossfire. Good luck.![]()
i really haven't played it enough to recommend it ... what i played, i likeOriginally posted by: superbooga
LP isn't dual-core optimized. It's multi-core optimized. There's a setting in the options that lets you adjust the number of simultaneous tasks supported.
There's a very interesting article in Japanese somewhere that talks about how Capcom designed the game engine. It's wasn't designed for the X360. Instead it was designed for multi-processor systems in general.
I don't think they have built in benchmarks, so I'm not quite sure how we would have to do it. I think if we play back a replay it might do the trick; I'm thinking the more bots the better to see how multi-cores scale in both games (although I don't think it has an effect in C&C 3).Originally posted by: apoppin
of course .. the more the merrier ... and thanks ... i also need a booster PS [i think ... 850 w is cutting it pretty close for 2900xt X-Fire]
are these demos set-up with a "built-in" benchmark like CoJ and LP?
--often as in the case of BOTH CoJ and LP, the game runs better then the demo [having been patched]
i haven't maxed it - it is fine for oc'ing a single HD2900xt; maybe - just maybe for stock 2900xt Xfire ... but i am missing the extra cables and connectors ...What's a 'booster PS'? I have pretty much the same one as you and it's been fine for me, although I haven't really loaded it too much yet. I'm a little discouraged to hear that you've managed to max it out already...
Supreme Commander
- 4xAA/16xAF
- Everything set to the highest quality setting
- Built in benchmark used. The benchmark runs a map with 4 opponents that blast eachother. It runs for about 7.5 minutes.
The HD2900XT performs pretty similar to the GeForce 8800GTS, beating it with a few frames at the higher resolutions. Looking at a graph of the actual fps during the whole benchmark, recorded with fraps, it is obvious that there really is not much difference between the different cards in this benchmark. The game relies heavily on the CPU and it is just in a few instances that you can see a definitive difference between the cards.
How do you fit a booster PS into your case?Originally posted by: apoppin
http://www.totalvideogames.com...dsec=download&did=7166
this SC demo? ... it is 1.1GB
--is there a built-in bench?
if NOT, then we need to find or create a custom time-demo that we both could share
-BtW - this is a 10 overnight D/L on 56K for me ... and my D/L manager better get it right
i haven't maxed it - it is fine for oc'ing a single HD2900xt; maybe - just maybe for stock 2900xt Xfire ... but i am missing the extra cables and connectors ...What's a 'booster PS'? I have pretty much the same one as you and it's been fine for me, although I haven't really loaded it too much yet. I'm a little discouraged to hear that you've managed to max it out already...
--a booster PS provides dedicated power for the 2nd GPU and over-clocking options
Originally posted by: SickBeast
How do you fit a booster PS into your case?Originally posted by: apoppin
http://www.totalvideogames.com...dsec=download&did=7166
this SC demo? ... it is 1.1GB
--is there a built-in bench?
if NOT, then we need to find or create a custom time-demo that we both could share
-BtW - this is a 10 overnight D/L on 56K for me ... and my D/L manager better get it right
i haven't maxed it - it is fine for oc'ing a single HD2900xt; maybe - just maybe for stock 2900xt Xfire ... but i am missing the extra cables and connectors ...What's a 'booster PS'? I have pretty much the same one as you and it's been fine for me, although I haven't really loaded it too much yet. I'm a little discouraged to hear that you've managed to max it out already...
--a booster PS provides dedicated power for the 2nd GPU and over-clocking options
I can mail you a DVD with the demos if you need me to (yes, the SC one is over a gig). I think even Canada Post takes less than 10 nights. :Q
There are no built-in benches, but I'm pretty sure you can save replays. Let me make a replay; I'm good with GDI and can PWN the CPU bots on 'Brutal'.
As for SC, I suck, but maybe someone can help us make a good 'replay' to benchmark with. We can just use FRAPS, no?
Supreme Commander
- 4xAA/16xAF
- Everything set to the highest quality setting
- Built in benchmark used. The benchmark runs a map with 4 opponents that blast each other. It runs for about 7.5 minutes.
***
The HD2900XT performs pretty similar to the GeForce 8800GTS, beating it with a few frames at the higher resolutions. Looking at a graph of the actual fps during the whole benchmark, recorded with fraps, it is obvious that there really is not much difference between the different cards in this benchmark. The game relies heavily on the CPU and it is just in a few instances that you can see a definitive difference between the cards.
i like my HD2900xt for $320 betterOriginally posted by: bfdd
Been gone awhile, Apoppin which card did you like better? I looked at the results pretty even imo could go either way.
Originally posted by: apoppin
so letsee ... i think all of OUR benches and conclusions pretty much agree
- with little variations probably due to preferences of game settings, CPU speed, resolution used, driver state and probably even the MB and chipset used ... with even a touch of personal bias thrown in ... and yet ...
... such *uniformity* at ATF Video ... previously unimagined.
- also so unlike certain web sites exaggerated conclusions and comparisons.
*cough*
i think i like our 'in house' method - so far ... lets keep it going!
