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theultimo · Jan 30, 2009

My 13 Inch Vaio SR290 with Radeon 3470: (PC3High Settings, no AA, 1280x800)

Its only 128MB, and its integrated. Very surprised at it, it will play most stuff on Medium and Low settings.

Broseybrose · Jan 30, 2009

AMD X2 5000+ (2.8Ghz)
2GB 667MHz RAM
ECS nForce 430 AM2
OCZ 600W PSU
EVGA 8800GTX 768MB (621/1566/2000)
Vista Home Premium 32
5.1 Creative Speakers
24" Soyo Topaz S 1920x1200 LCD

Ive had this system as-is for 18 months. Perfect for Bioshock, Oblivion, and SO MANY MORE GAMES. Obviously with my system, the games that dip under 30fps do so during cpu-intensive scenes cause my cpu is the weak link in this system, but it still BLASTS all games at my native res, so Im happy. The IQ, with AA, at 1920x1200 is so jaw dropping in most of these games

All Games Run @1920x1200 / Max Settings / 4xMSAA / 16xAF unless otherwise noted:

World in Conflict (DX10): 27 fps

Company of Heroes (DX10): 33.4 fps

Crysis (DX10): 26fps (HIGH, NO AA)

Devil May Cry 4 (DX10, 8xCSAA): 115.13 fps

Counter-Strike Source (8xCSAA Supersampling): 183.65 fps

Source SDK Base (8xCSAA Supersampling): 108.83 fps

The Last Remnant: 61.96 fps

Asparagus · Jan 30, 2009

E2180 @ 3GHz
4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM
8800GT 512MB @ stock right now
Vista x64
1680 x 1050

According to fraps - Avg: 60.600 - Min: 22 - Max: 100
The benchmark itself gave 61.14. There's a part that has an ultra closeup of the gun and character that really drains the fps though it doesn't look too bad in terms of smoothness.

Nemo · Jan 30, 2009

What the fuck?! Last Remnant is also on PC?

nvm, found thread. Awesome that this is getting a PC release.

Asparagus · Jan 30, 2009

Soon

Labombadog · Jan 31, 2009

Omg I cannot wait to bench the Last Remnant. My 4850 will tear is apart! :lol

Anybody want benches from a AMD 5000+ @ 3.0Ghz, 2Gb Ram, and 8800GTS 320mb PC? Let me know and I will do that.

Zyzyxxz · Jan 31, 2009

Teetris said:
What the fuck?! Last Remnant is also on PC?

nvm, found thread. Awesome that this is getting a PC release.

wtf I was just as surprised.

I'll give it a look and hope that it runs better than the console versions.

Labombadog · Jan 31, 2009

Zyzyxxz said:
wtf I was just as surprised.

I'll give it a look and hope that it runs better than the console versions.

From the looks of it, it is. Even a 8800GT can get over 60FPS, the console version can only wish.

Labombadog · Jan 31, 2009

Ati 4850 OC @ 705/1100
E6600 @ 3.2Ghz
6Gb RAM

TheExodu5 · Jan 31, 2009

Ok, this is the best I've gotten so far in TLR, at 720p, without reducing any of the graphical settings.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600@3.0GHz
8800GT 512MB @ 710/1025
4GB DDR2-800 @ 667MHz (matching FSB 1:1)
Windows 7 Ultimate Beta (Build 7000)

Broseybrose · Jan 31, 2009

Labombadog said:
From the looks of it, it is. Even a 8800GT can get over 60FPS, the console version can only wish.

And as along as the developers of future games dont fuck it up and require a 4GHz Quad

GTA4

to get it to run smoothly, an 8800GT will always crush the console equivalent. Its not like its going to get weaker over time haha.

Til the next round at least.

SapientWolf · Jan 31, 2009

Auto detect settings, except I bumped up the resolution:

These benches were taken during a 1 v 1 match against the AI.

Updating the drivers improved the framerate quite a bit

click for full size -->

Keep in mind that the performance might change in the full game. There seemed to be some kind of vsync that I couldn't figure out how to disable. Triple buffering helped somewhat.

The game ran well, even on my modest hardware. Overall I'm really happy with the performance, and the game is a blast. I can't wait for the full release.

methane47 · Jan 31, 2009

Man I'm not sure if you guys noticed a while back i was complaining that crysis was running like crap on my relatively middle-high end machine.. I just did some maintanence to it (dust + cleaned out + new thermal paste etc etc.. and Man Crysis is FLYING now!!!

YESSSSSSSSSSS

I have to do more thorough testing to confirm my results... i will post sometime tommorow maybe

godhandiscen · Jan 31, 2009

UT3
Warfare-Onyx Coast-31 bots-Maximun Settings.
1600x1050
Framerate can drop down to 50 at times though.

Kawaii · Jan 31, 2009

Last Remnant Benchmarking thingy on my Laptop:
T7500 2.2 Ghz
8600 GT 256 MB DDR3
2 Gb

Average FPS @ 1440*900 = 21,7 fps.

Not bad on that resolution for a laptop i think.

pizzaguysrevenge · Jan 31, 2009

FoxSpirit said:
Too bad that doesn't tell us what excatly is in that old rig of yours ;-)

E8400 @ 4Ghz
8800GT @700/1750/1000
3.5GB RAM
Vista 32-bit

DMC4 never dips below 60FPS at max settings at 1650x1050. It literally never went south of 60 once during the benchmark.

methane47 · Jan 31, 2009

Improvement is AWESOME!! will post the benchmark later today

methane47 · Jan 31, 2009

double post.

FoxSpirit · Jan 31, 2009

FoxSpirit said:
DG965WH... no oc.
Also, if I oc my 400W PSU will maybe not cut it... and I'm short on money to replace mobo n PSU -.-

edit: and no, I will listen to no reason to spend more money. The games I want run fine, Starcraft 2 will also and in 18 months it will be a completely new PC anyway. But thanks for the thought

Ok, since the Gainward wouldn't fully fit into the slot, I got a decent mobo. But oh noes, my woes
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=14592174&postcount=1753

-.-

methane47 · Jan 31, 2009

Using the Crysis Warhead Benchmark tool
http://www.incrysis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=24465

Code:

[B]Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU          6600  @ 2.40GHz @ 2394 Mhz[/B]
CPU ID: x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
[B]Physical memory: 3.25 GB
Display adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT  512 MB[/B]
Video Processor: GeForce 9800 GT
Driver version: GeForce Release 178 (178.24) (20081007193300.000000-000)
Motherboard: ASUS P5Q SE Rev 1.xx

==============================================================
TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 3145, Recorded Time: 83.68s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
    Play Time: 108.10s, Average FPS: 29.09
    Min FPS: 23.43 at frame 1191, Max FPS: 52.08 at frame 740
    Average Tri/Sec: -16700396, Tri/Frame: -574006
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 0.21
TimeDemo Play Ended, (1 Runs Performed)
[B]First Ice Stage.[/B]
==============================================================

==============================================================
TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 85.82s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
    Play Time: 78.33s, Average FPS: 25.53
    Min FPS: 9.83 at frame 93, Max FPS: 50.37 at frame 1987
    Average Tri/Sec: 18382406, Tri/Frame: 719910
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -1.37
TimeDemo Play Ended, (1 Runs Performed)
[B]This demo is of some guy using Dev mode and flying through the map at high speeds while all kinds of explosions going off[/B]
==============================================================

[B]//////////// Summary \\\\\\\\\\\\\
[/B]
01/31/2009 16:17:33 - Microsoft Windows XP Professional

DirectX 9.0c GAMER 1X @ Map: avalanche @ 0 1280 x 1024 AA 2x 
==> Framerate [ Min: 23.43 Max: 52.08 [B]Avg: 29.09[/B] ]

DirectX 9.0c GAMER 1X @ Map: airfield flythrough @ 8 1280 x 1024 AA 2x 
==> Framerate [ Min: 9.83 Max: 50.37 [B]Avg: 25.53[/B] ]

Soo... Yeah not bad !!!
Note* I made this upgrade last year from a Pentium4 2.4 ghz + Nvidia 5500GT + 1gb RAM... Yeah.. big friggin upgrade!!

godhandiscen · Jan 31, 2009

FEAR 2 demo.
1600x1050
Maximum

Its 60fps all around with dips in the 40's when loading sections. FRAPS is just crazy.

SapientWolf · Jan 31, 2009

Does FEAR 2 still not give a damn about what kind of CPU is in your machine? The original FEAR might have been the most GPU limited game ever made.

godhandiscen · Jan 31, 2009

SapientWolf said:
Does FEAR 2 still not give a damn about what kind of CPU is in your machine? The original FEAR might have been the most GPU limited game ever made.

I cant tell. Download the demo. Its a fast download now that the hype is gone.

SapientWolf · Feb 1, 2009

I tried the Last Remnant bench for funsies.

System: x2 4200+
AMD 4850
2GB Memory

1280x1024 Avg = 60.33

1280x720 Avg = 56.71 (?)

640x480 Avg = 60.12

And no, vsync wasn't on. It peaked at about 75fps. So yeah, CPU limited. Severely so. Which is strange for a UE3.0 game and even stranger for a canned demo.

tahrikmili · Feb 1, 2009

Played a 2 on 2 game of DOW2.

AMD Athlon X2 5400+
4GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD3850

Seemed to hold a steady framerate in the 30s at High settings. Just eyeballed the FRAPS number though, I'll have a better framerate tomorrow.

I'll also bench my system for Crysis..

Labombadog · Feb 1, 2009

SapientWolf said:
I tried the Last Remnant bench for funsies.

System: x2 4200+
AMD 4850
2GB Memory

1280x1024 Avg = 60.33

640x480 Avg = 60.12

And no, vsync wasn't on. It peaked at about 75fps. So yeah, CPU limited. Severely so. Which is strange for a UE3.0 game and even stranger for a canned demo.

Is there any way you OC that PC?

I get 92 avg with my setup at 1280 x 1024

C2D @ 3.2Ghz
6Gb Ram
4850 @ 700/1050 (brought it down from last post, for more stability)

godhandiscen · Feb 1, 2009

Command & Conquer Red Alert 3
Ultra High 2xAA
1600x1050
Game is capped at 30fps.

Crysis Warhead 64
Enthusiast 2xAA Max Motion Blur
1600x1050
Disabled V-Sync, as it was pointless.

Some glitch with the Nvidia driver.

tahrikmili · Feb 1, 2009

How do you guys benchmark DOW2?

godhandiscen · Feb 1, 2009

tahrikmili said:
How do you guys benchmark DOW2?

Install FRAPS. It has an option to allows it to record framerates during a period of time i believe.

CoH: OF
Maximun Available Settings. - Max model detail
1600x1050 2xAA
Capped at 60fps for some reason.

Mohonky · Feb 1, 2009

godhandiscen said:
Install FRAPS. It has an option to allows it to record framerates during a period of time i believe.

CoH: OF
Maximun Available Settings. - Max model detail
1600x1050 2xAA
Capped at 60fps for some reason.

I don't trust that CoH: OF test. Something about OF that runs like a dog. My system runs everything maxxed at 1680x1050 really well, but OF runs like an absolute dog and struggles to get past 20fps despite the performance test suggesting I should run it at high.

In other news, a mate of mine pointed out I should goto my nVidia Control Panel and set the .exe of a game with the option to set Multi-Display / mixed-GPU Acceleration to Single Display Performance Mode. I noticed it gave me a fairly significant bump in performance in games like Crysis and Dawn of War II Beta.

Problem is, nVidia Control Panel won't save the setting, and everytime I restart or open the panel it reverts back to it's default settings. I've tried uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them but it didn't fix it, it keeps reverting. Any solutions?

godhandiscen · Feb 1, 2009

Mohonky said:
I don't trust that CoH: OF test. Something about OF that runs like a dog. My system runs everything maxxed at 1680x1050 really well, but OF runs like an absolute dog and struggles to get past 20fps despite the performance test suggesting I should run it at high.

In other news, a mate of mine pointed out I should goto my nVidia Control Panel and set the .exe of a game with the option to set Multi-Display / mixed-GPU Acceleration to Single Display Performance Mode. I noticed it gave me a fairly significant bump in performance in games like Crysis and Dawn of War II Beta.

Problem is, nVidia Control Panel won't save the setting, and everytime I restart or open the panel it reverts back to it's default settings. I've tried uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them but it didn't fix it, it keeps reverting. Any solutions?

Lol, I was just dealing with this freaking problem today. I had to run the game, alt+tab out of it, go to Nvidia control panel, identify the .exe set the options to "override" and pray that it works. Now that I look at it, apparently this allowed me to change the already existent WAR profile (the game I was having problems with. The Nvidia control panel is a piece of shit.

I'll download a hardcore replay to bench CoH:OF. Also, it used to run better in my 4870x2. I believe it must be due to the 10.1 free AA.

For those keeping track:

GTX295 OC'd vs 4870x2 OC'd
All settings maxed and 2xAA on all games.
Crysis Warhead: 295 flawless victory. Allows me to use Enthusiast and keep a fps above 30fps. The 4870x2 was only able to pull this on Gamer settings.
FallOut 3: 295 wins. The 4870x2 would drop to 40fps on Max while the 295 doesn't.
UT3: 4870x2 wins by a little. The 295 drops to 50 fps or so, while the 4870x2 dropped only down to 70fps.
CoH: 4870x2 wins. The 4870x2 lowest drop was still way higuer than the 295.
DoW 2: 4870x2 wins. It allowed me to keep a constant 60fps, while the 295 dropped down to 40fps at times.
Trackmania Nations United: 295 flawless victory. Over 20fps of difference.

Results based on personal experience.

Mohonky · Feb 1, 2009

Did you end up finding a fix for the control panel? It's really giving me the shits atm. Dawn of War 2 is still running well (which is my main use for it right now) but seeing as I know changing this has nicreased performance in Crysis and in Dawn of War 2 I want to make sure it's running single display for all the games I run.

godhandiscen · Feb 1, 2009

Mohonky said:
Did you end up finding a fix for the control panel? It's really giving me the shits atm. Dawn of War 2 is still running well (which is my main use for it right now) but seeing as I know changing this has nicreased performance in Crysis and in Dawn of War 2 I want to make sure it's running single display for all the games I run.

Do you have SLI or something? What is this fix? I doubt that disabling one of my cards (The 295 is 2 cards slapped together) will give me better results.

Mohonky · Feb 1, 2009

godhandiscen said:
Do you have SLI or something? What is this fix? I doubt that disabling one of my cards (The 295 is 2 cards slapped together) will give me better results.

You're only disabling multiple displays, not cards. I only have 1 8800GT.

godhandiscen · Feb 1, 2009

Mohonky said:
You're only disabling multiple displays, not cards. I only have 1 8800GT.

Ohh. Well, that does make sense, but I can't do it. I run many programs that I like to have visible at all times in my second monitor. All the benchmarks I have posted are with those programs running on my second display. I gues I could get 2-3fps more in some games if I turned my 2nd display off and closed all my background programs.

VictimOfGrief · Feb 1, 2009

Just an FYI to OP, added to my main PC Gaming 2009 thread.

SapientWolf · Feb 1, 2009

VictimOfGrief said:
Just an FYI to OP, added to my main PC Gaming 2009 thread.

Sweet! Thanks.

I just updated the OP with all the participants and a link to your "I need a new PC" thread. Did you make a new PC gaming thread? I'll post a link to that too.

The OP is getting a little too busy so I may do some editing to make it less intimidating. I'm always open for feedback.

Chairhome · Mar 2, 2009

Just upgraded to a 4870 from an 8600, so I figured I'd run some benches. Question: I was running DMC4 Benchmark and I can't seem to get past 60 FPS, which I was almost certain I would be able to. DX10 version. I have the Frame limit set on variable, is there any reason that 60 FPS is max? Do I need to configure something else in CCC?

SapientWolf · Mar 2, 2009

Chairhome said:
Just upgraded to a 4870 from an 8600, so I figured I'd run some benches. Question: I was running DMC4 Benchmark and I can't seem to get past 60 FPS, which I was almost certain I would be able to. DX10 version. I have the Frame limit set on variable, is there any reason that 60 FPS is max? Do I need to configure something else in CCC?

Vsync is on. You may have to disable it in the CCC as well as the game. I suggest using ati tray tools instead of CCC.

Chairhome · Mar 2, 2009

ah, i see. thanks, i'll take it off for the benchmark then. i thought it would give me a better score since it prevents tearing. i appreciate the response!

CurlySaysX · Mar 2, 2009

I benchmarked Crysis on my pc here are the results:
PC Specs.
Windows XP32
Intel Core 2 Dior E8400 3.0ghz
4giga (3.5giga usable)
Gigabyte Readon 4850-OC 1gb Video Accelerator card (stock speeds)
550 Coisar PSU

Crysis settings:
All high no Anti Aliasing 1600X1200 resolution with the graphics accelerator card doing the monitor scaling.

Results
Running CPU benchmark 1
Results will depend on current system settings
Press any key to continue . . .
Running...
==============================================================
TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 1500, Recorded Time: 44.62s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 50.84s, Average FPS: 29.51
Min FPS: 14.71 at frame 204, Max FPS: 43.15 at frame 117
Average Tri/Sec: 31737232, Tri/Frame: 1075629
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 0.67
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 48.30s, Average FPS: 31.05
Min FPS: 14.71 at frame 204, Max FPS: 43.15 at frame 117
Average Tri/Sec: 33419646, Tri/Frame: 1076182
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 0.67
Press any key to continue . . .

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Running GPU benchmark 1
Results will depend on current system settings
Press any key to continue . . .
Running...

==============================================================
TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 111.86s)
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 57.27s, Average FPS: 34.93
Min FPS: 23.72 at frame 161, Max FPS: 40.18 at frame 1012
Average Tri/Sec: -36686320, Tri/Frame: -1050426
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.87
Press any key to continue . . .

BF2 on high runs at 100fps pretty constantly.

Those are the only pc games that i play.

Chairhome · Mar 2, 2009

SapientWolf said:
Vsync is on. You may have to disable it in the CCC as well as the game. I suggest using ati tray tools instead of CCC.

Thanks! I got my highly-sought after Rank S :-D

Jason's Ultimatum · Aug 16, 2009

Sorry for the bump, but I'm interested in PC gaming. Problem is, I'm totally ignorant when it comes to PC specs and graphic cards.

I can tell you that I have a Dell inspiron 530S. If I wanted medium to high settings when playing games, would I just need to bump up the ram and buy a new graphic card?

EDIT-I didn't see the other thread. Doh.

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