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Nvidia graphics chips face 'Crysis'

Even the mightiest graphics boards bow to Crysis. And Nvidia's newest dual-graphics board is no exception.

First some background. Crysis is a science fiction computer game developed by Germany-based Crytek and published by Electronic Arts. "Crysis is visually stunning, packed with intelligent, thrilling gameplay, and easily one of the greatest shooters ever made," according to GameSpot (which is owned by CNET Networks). For hardware reviewers, it's the ultimate gaming test of a graphics card.
Nvidia's GeForce 9800 GX2 contains two graphics chips

Though so far the reviews of Nvidia's GeForce 9800 GX2 are positive ("The GeForce 9800 GX2 is an absolute powerhouse, the fastest graphics card you can buy today"--The Tech Report), it stalled when faced with the gaming equivalent of Everest's north face, running Crysis at its highest settings.

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Genesis55876d ago

What's so great about a game barely anybody can afford a computer to play it on.

fermcr5876d ago

A basic computer can play it on medium... and thats great.... you don't need a supercomputer.

I just made a computer with 450 euros that can play crysis in medium/high.

sloth4urluv5876d ago

Try to understand the difference between high settings and highest.
They are trying to run the game at like 2560X1600 16XAA and highest settings.

When it comes to the consoles it will be running at 720P max and somewhere around medium/high settings. Which is not bad at all.

Scrooge5875d ago

Crysis went platinum according to EA meaning it sold a million copies. I guess PC gaming is more affordable than you think.

Cynical-Gamerzus5874d ago

Nothing Great its just another F'ing FPS!! just another Cloned FPS,lame PC game ,,oh did I mention its a FPS!!!a knock off of Far Cry..

Ill take God of War anytime over these same old games on PC's..
most losers with Hi-end rigs have no friends and nobody to show their fancy SLI Crysis games too ..sad very sad..save your money get a PS3 and meet friends on Home or PSN..LOL

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etownone5876d ago

should be real interesting to see how the port turns out for the ps3/360.

being this is the best graphics to date for a video game there are major braggin rights there.

Genesis55876d ago

Now that I would be interested in trying.

Goodfella785876d ago (Edited 5876d ago )

and it handles crisis,OK,only on low settings though obviously,it freaks out a bit if i put more than 3 of the games visual settings at medium,so because of this i have worked out that there is more than a chance of high hopes for the ps3 version [if released], looking graphically sweet like the finest honey.[ps]its not as bad to play as they say people,look what im running it on,peace out.....

kornbeaner5876d ago

IF a game on PC runs at 30-60fps at 1280x1024 with everything turned to Max, I'm a happy gamer. Why does everything need to run at 2180x1920 to be considered a success.

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Fallout 4's 'next gen' update is over 14 gigs, breaks modded saves, & doesn't change much at all

We were expecting problems with mod support, but there are a lot of other issues.

isarai9h ago

Wow what the actual hell 🤣🤣🤣

just_looken8h ago

This is why you get the GOG version on gog you can select the version of the game to download.

On pc fallout 4 fallout new vegas and skyrim are all broken on steam because they all got the same "next gen" update.

Skyrim dec 2023
https://www.pcgamer.com/sky...

Can not find new vegas but anyone that modded it knows the script extender there was also broken

Valkyrye7h ago

Not accidental, they want modders to stop modding their older games to force them to mod Shitfield.

just_looken5h ago

There doing the same on starfield with a mods store and blocking mods

There goal is like blizzard and what they did with fallout 76 you make mods they can sell and you become a slave.

On skyrim they have "trusted" mod devs now basically a badge that lets your mod on the store you get a crumb of the sale when someone buys it.

Inverno3h ago

lol to the disagrees, the last Skyrim update broke mods too. They've been trying to kill mods to monetize them in creation club for years, it's not a stretch that they purposely put out patches just to break free mods.

porkChop2h ago

The disagrees are from people who have common sense. They aren't trying to kill mods. Most mods for any game will break with a new update because they rely on files/code that have been changed. This isn't new. Even with Bethesda this would happen way before the creation club. Mod support is literally one of the things that got Bethesda to where they are, and they're one of the only devs that releases comprehensive mod tools for each of their games.

Chocoburger3h ago

Over 14 GBs and doesn't change much at all? What? Taking up that much drive space for a pathetic 'remastering' is shameful.

Par for Bethesda.

Aussiesummer2h ago

It's not a remaster, it's a next gen update.

badz1491h ago

LOL people are actually expecting massive improvements or something? From Bethesda?? the same people who released Skyrim multiple times and the all look like shit? THAT Bethesda? are people for real?

Profchaos1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

The ps5 version doesn't change a ton but from my small playtime it's enough to make me want to replay it just to have it running at 60.

A side note to this my PS4 version no longer boots after it's "update" so I guess that's what it feels like to own a Bethesda game on PC

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Ra30302h ago

Hopefully Microsoft will go back to the original story line and get away from that woke nonsense from the last Gears game Gears of Woke! But were talking about Microsoft so all the betting money is on more of the same woke nonsense.

Sciurus_vulgaris1h ago

The Locust trilogy concluded with Gears of War 3. I don’t get how Gears 4 and 5 are “woke” .

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