AstroCat
Limp Gawd
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- Mar 9, 2006
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Ok, we got the game and we have 2 boxes here, almost identical except one has the 7900gtx512Superclock and the other has the x1900xtx.
Both systems have new clean winxp pro sp2 installs.
System 1
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ Sand Diego (2.4ghz)
ASUS A8N-SLi Premium
2GB Corsair XMS Twinx2048-PC-32000c2 (2-3-3-6 1T)
ATI Radeon X1900XTX (650/775(1550)) - Cat 6.3
Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE SFMA(24P) 600W
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L300S0 300GB 7200rpm SATA150
Audigy 2 ZS - latest drivers and latest OpenAL driver
System2
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ Sand Diego (2.4ghz)
ASUS A8N32-SLi Deluxe
2GB Corsair XMS Twinx2048-PC-32000c2 (2-3-3-6 1T)
EVGA 7900GTX512SC (84.20)
Seasonic s12-600W
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB SATA3.0GB
Audigy 2 - latest drivers and latest OpenAL driver
Game Settings
Ultra High Settings on both computers
AA off
HDR on
1600x1200 and 1280x960
ATI:
Cat forced 8xHQ AF
CatAI-Standard
Mip High Quality
Vsync On and Off
Nvidia:
HQ mode, all opts. OFF
App select AF
Trilinear forced
ClampOn
Vsync On and Off
First off Self Shadows looks clunky on both and defaults to off in UHQ game mode.
The game runs faster on the ATI box plus the ATI can use 4x or 8xHQAF while the 7900 can't use any forced AF to keep the same FPS.
It looks good overall on both and is definitely playable on both like this. I can keep the FPS up over 30 most the time if I play at 1280x960. At 1600x1200 I get in to the 20's a little too much outside.
I think I will have end up with 1280x960 HDR no AA for best performance.
I have no loyalties, I'm just calling it like I see it. I'm interested on the how the Wed. Nvidia drivers help the 7900.
So far I'm really digging the game.
Both systems have new clean winxp pro sp2 installs.
System 1
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ Sand Diego (2.4ghz)
ASUS A8N-SLi Premium
2GB Corsair XMS Twinx2048-PC-32000c2 (2-3-3-6 1T)
ATI Radeon X1900XTX (650/775(1550)) - Cat 6.3
Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE SFMA(24P) 600W
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L300S0 300GB 7200rpm SATA150
Audigy 2 ZS - latest drivers and latest OpenAL driver
System2
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ Sand Diego (2.4ghz)
ASUS A8N32-SLi Deluxe
2GB Corsair XMS Twinx2048-PC-32000c2 (2-3-3-6 1T)
EVGA 7900GTX512SC (84.20)
Seasonic s12-600W
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB SATA3.0GB
Audigy 2 - latest drivers and latest OpenAL driver
Game Settings
Ultra High Settings on both computers
AA off
HDR on
1600x1200 and 1280x960
ATI:
Cat forced 8xHQ AF
CatAI-Standard
Mip High Quality
Vsync On and Off
Nvidia:
HQ mode, all opts. OFF
App select AF
Trilinear forced
ClampOn
Vsync On and Off
First off Self Shadows looks clunky on both and defaults to off in UHQ game mode.
The game runs faster on the ATI box plus the ATI can use 4x or 8xHQAF while the 7900 can't use any forced AF to keep the same FPS.
It looks good overall on both and is definitely playable on both like this. I can keep the FPS up over 30 most the time if I play at 1280x960. At 1600x1200 I get in to the 20's a little too much outside.
I think I will have end up with 1280x960 HDR no AA for best performance.
I have no loyalties, I'm just calling it like I see it. I'm interested on the how the Wed. Nvidia drivers help the 7900.
So far I'm really digging the game.