Graphics Cards related queries here.

gourav.gunjan

Broken In
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^^
Interesting question. Mostly I remember GTA IV being the bummer in the lot, of latest releases. It was a console port, so it just did not realize the GPU.

Try BC2 and see what it does to your GPU, or Metro, it even brings my system to the knees.

Ok... That's something looking near to the point..... GTA4 was a console game...:cool:

well this brings me a new question... whats difference between decoding and processing game codes in consoles and in PC?????:-?:-?

Hey sorry for my innocence, but whats that BC2...(i know about metro 2033) :!: :shock:
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Hey guys, i m very Patience-lessly waiting for Half life 3.. :hyper: ... I loved previous half lifes so much that i played them 3-4 times.. and some levels 8-9 times... :):))

I have installed Crysis today, I will be playing it. Still trying to figure out the controls. The graphics are miles ahead of MASS EFFECT

Ya i played crysis warhead on one of my frnd's lappie.. graphics were awesome.. i hope u will enjoy playing it.. :toast:

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gourav.gunjan

Broken In
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how to take screen shot while gaming ? Print Screen will work ?

hey i dunno whether printscr will work or not but this works...

first open editor whlie playing (press ~)

then once you want to take a shot simply type

e_screenshot 1

and it will take the shot minus the HUD.

you should find you shots within the crysis folder under game/screenshots/highres

for third person view just press f1...

hope that helps!
:doublethumb:

you can find more details here...
*forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?threadid=242778

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asingh

Aspiring Novelist
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Ok... That's something looking near to the point..... GTA4 was a console game...:cool:

well this brings me a new question... whats difference between decoding and processing game codes in consoles and in PC?????:-?:-?

Hey sorry for my innocence, but whats that BC2...(i know about metro 2033)

It is highly different, cause the console hardware architecture is different to a PCs. So the way the game is coded (read hardware it can utilize efficiently is different). Usually a development studio write separate code for each flavor: PC/Xbox/PS3. But to save money they just PORT the code from the native code they initially wrote. This way the textures are bad, and the controls, and PoV is not that good. The RE series were famous for this. It usually is apparent in TPS (Dead Space).

BC2 is Battlefield : Bad Company 2. An excellent shooter released by EA. Highly on the line of COD : MW I, II.

I have installed Crysis today, I will be playing it. Still trying to figure out the controls. The graphics are miles ahead of MASS EFFECT

Mind you, this game was released in November 2007, and still no other game is even close to it. Totally destructible environments, real time of day, occlusion mapping, parallax occlusion to name a few affects are available. Crytek is way way ahead in gaming.

I have Warhead screenshots, but will not steal the thunder from you. Download FRAPS, this lets you take screenshots via a hot-key while playing. Post them, we are all waiting..........!
 

topgear

Super Moderator
Staff member
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@ gourav.gunjan - your money was not wasted - be happy with your gfx card and congrats for your purchase.

For upcoming games the performance will depend upon a lot of things like DX version being used, backward compatibility with earlier DX version and most importantly code optimization.

Don't expect to get best performance out of a gfx card for every future game - for your resolution though GTS 250 seems to be enough that can not be guaranteed for the future though.

Can you compare the performance of a pricey 7950GX2 with a decently priced 8800GT.
similarly though GTS 250 is good it's a aged gfx card too ( based on 9800GTX+ ) which can give strong performance in most current generation games but that can't be said for every future game.

And don't forget there will be loads of games so you may get great performance with most of the games but not all. You've gotten the best gfx card for your budget though.

@ Revolution - GTA IV is more cpu hungry than GPU as asigh has pointed it out and I've never seen more than 65 fps in GTA IV ( referring to tom's hardware test @ max resolution and setting ).

The extra mem of GTS 250 will depend upon on the game most - in some games you may get a huge fps boost but most of the time it will not be that much huge

To utilize 1 GB mem from Nvidia you will need a powerful GPU like GTX 260 atleast
 

Revolution

Wise Old Owl
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So,GTS250 512MB good for 1080p game ?
I mean who want to spent 1K more for 2-3fps.
BTW,is there any other brand available for 512MB version except Palit in Kolkata ?
 

mac555

Broken In
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i am thinking of buying dvi cable so is it worth to buy a dvi cable because my samsung lcd came with vga cable only...will the quality be better than vga output...
 

gourav.gunjan

Broken In
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BC2 is Battlefield : Bad Company 2. An excellent shooter released by EA. Highly on the line of COD : MW I, II.
yup.. i got it.. i read abt it in digit and saw on web but i got confused wid short for...my mistake lol..:))

did u all see the new game i m alive trailer?? I think it has got new type of game play (except of those zombies and aliens)...also a game portal 2...:cool:

Do you know something abt them??

well i have one more query, ' what did steam Half life 2 depended on, GPU aur CPU??? '(i think it depended on gpu for more....)
" And about that serious engine 3 (serious sam 3), is it cpu or gpu hungry? "

@topgear - thankx... well i too know that the card will not support best graphics till even 8 months.. but i will be using it till at last 2 years.. well decreasing settings a bit may give satisfactory fps... about DX11.. the games having it will also support DX10 i hope... what-so-ever for present the card should give superb performance at medium res.

well i asked about over clocking the msi gts 250 card.. does anyone know about it????:neutral::-?

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coderunknown

Retired Forum Mod
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Half Life series = moderate on graphics + heavy on physics. fast proccy will give it a side kick.
Serious Sam = graphics mainly. just you should know anything that moves should b DEAD. & also that pressing mouse fires the gun. done :lol:
 

gourav.gunjan

Broken In
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Half Life series = moderate on graphics + heavy on physics. fast proccy will give it a side kick.
Serious Sam = graphics mainly. just you should know anything that moves should b DEAD. & also that pressing mouse fires the gun. done :lol:


:doogone: HAHAHAHAHA

but seriously, playing serious sam was really interesting and little addictive... :machinegun:
 

asingh

Aspiring Novelist
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Half life and SS are both old, so will not tax systems too much, true. Want to see what Crysis 2 throws up. Am sure a bunch of us will be upgrading big time...!
 
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@Topgear/Asigh and other veterans

Hey guys is there any Software wich organizes ur games in one section?
Like that of VIsta Game Feature...???
I m sorry i am posting it here but i cudnt find any odr thread this actv,..thax
 

topgear

Super Moderator
Staff member
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@ Revolution - if you don't mind playing some games at medium settings with HD resolution then GTS 250 512MB should do the job just fine.

For GTS 250 you can look for MSI and XFX one - they will cost you arounbd ~6.7-7k

@ gourav.gunjan - yep - for present games GTS 250 is powerful enough at medium resolution and yes, most of the DX 11 titles will be backward compatible but some will not - for rg. Just Cause 2 :p

@ niraj trehan - there are launcher apps like PS Hot Launch VVL for organizing start menu item and many more - it's really a freeware gem :p

PS Hot Launch is meant to quickly run different applications.

Another good one is launchy - this is also a best ( OS ) freeware :p

Launchy: The Open Source Keystroke Launcher
 

Revolution

Wise Old Owl
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@ Revolution - if you don't mind playing some games at medium settings with HD resolution then GTS 250 512MB should do the job just fine.

For GTS 250 you can look for MSI and XFX one - they will cost you arounbd ~6.7-7k

I know @1080p with high setting u will not be able to play todays latest game even if u have 1GB GTS250.
The price u quoted for 512MB or 1GB ?
BTW,do u think we can get the old HD4870 512MB at cheap price though its a power hungry card ?
 

Piyush

Lanaya
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Crysis 2: Lower System Req, Better Graphics

*media.bestofmicro.com/Crysis-2-Screenshots,J-D-240457-1.jpg

Crysis 2: Lower System Req, Better Graphics

CryEngine 3 development engine for the Crysis 2 ensures that the game looks similar irrespective the platform it is being played on whether it is PC or a thorough gaming console. The first edition sequel will require intel core 2 duo(2.2GHz)/ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ processor, 2GB of RAM and a graphics card that should be similar to a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS variant
 
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gourav.gunjan

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@piyush - Yup i too read it somewhere that the upcoming crysis 2 will be running on older pc(s).... well i read the news u have anchored in ur post... Grt!!! :)

@topgear - The application is simply grt! thankx dude!! But we can use docks for that purpose too...

*www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=w...iubmd9vsSGVAMDIcA&sig2=EPwMxqh11wKRVG6agh77ww

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coderunknown

Retired Forum Mod
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@piyush - Yup i too read it somewhere that the upcoming crysis 2 will be running on older pc(s).... well i read the news u have anchored in ur post... Grt!!! :)

to put in simple words. "games becomes more heavy on system with time, Crysis 2 will ask for same power as its predecessors. not more."
 
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