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Τρίτη 28 Σεπτεμβρίου 2010

PES 2011 PC Gameplay

Here is a HD match from the PC retail version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2011. Greece vs Spain in Top Class mode. PES2011 run smoothly and Konami fixed the framerate issues of replays and corners. No more 30fps sync, as you can enjoy them now with 60fps. We won't discuss the gameplay or if it is better than Fifa11.You can decide for yourself. Enjoy and get ready as the game will be released in a few days!



Τετάρτη 22 Σεπτεμβρίου 2010

Codemasters F1 2010 Performance Analysis & High Resolution Screenshots

One of the most anticipated games of 2010 is definitely the F1 game from Codemasters, which was released today. As usual, it is time to test it and see how it performs. We'll use a Q6600 at 3.6Ghz, 4GB DDR2 and a GTX295. Thankfully, Nvidia has already an SLI profile so we won't have to mess around with the SLI compatibility flags.

The game takes advantage of quadcores as we can see bellow. F1 2010 is CPU bound and it really needs a high-end CPU. Even though we had our Q6600 at 3.6Ghz, our framerate was not ideal (meaning, constant 60fps) and the CPU usage was 65-80%. To truly shine, F1 2010 needs a CPU with more cache, so be grateful if you have a Q9x50 or an i5/i7. We simulated a E6600 by disabling two of our cores and performance dropped around 10-18% (5-11fps).

Παρασκευή 17 Σεπτεμβρίου 2010

R.U.S.E Performance Analysis

R.U.S.E is the latest strategy game of Ubisoft. Instead of relying in the old-school gameplay mechanics, R.U.S.E follows the path of World In Conflict. This means that you won't be gathering resources and building carefully your base. Instead, you will be thrown right away to the action.

Ubisoft developed a new game engine for R.U.S.E and we have to say that we were quite impressed with it. It is multi-threaded, although it doesn't tax the CPU as you can see bellow. To try and simulate the situation with a dualcore CPU, we disabled two cores and performance was almost the same. R.U.S.E doesn't need a high-end CPU to be enjoyed.

On the other hand, the game is pretty hard on the GPU. Nvidia has an SLI profile for this game and our GTX295 was used to the fullest. We are talking about 98% GPU usage at 1600x1200 with insane details. There were some places where the framerate dove to 40fps, but the average framerate was around 54fps.

Τετάρτη 15 Σεπτεμβρίου 2010

Fifa11 PC Demo, Performance & High Resolution Screenshots

EA released their demo of Fifa11 and for the first time, PC gamers have the chance to experience the next-generation gameplay and graphics of the Fifa franchise. Although the PC version is not the same as the console one (Personality is missing and the online mode supports only 5vs5 instead of 11vs11), the game is remarkable. As with PES2011, we won't discuss the gameplay but how it performs. The demo is 1.17GB and you can download it from here.

As with PES2011, we can clearly see that the new game engine of Fifa11 is multithreaded. The game takes utilizes all the cores of our Q6600, although as we can see it doesn't tax them. The overall CPU usage was 50-60%, which is exactly the same with the one of PES2011. This means that both games will run fine in most PC systems, even if they aren't high-end. This is great news to say the least.

Τρίτη 14 Σεπτεμβρίου 2010

PES 2011 PC Demo, Performance & High-Resolution Screenshots

What a great day today. Konami has just released the demo of their soccer franchise, Pro Evolution Soccer. Yes soccer fans, PES 2011 demo is finaly with us and you can download it from here. We won't discuss if it's a good game or not. After all, you can find out for yourselves. Instead we'll see how well it performs, how to enable SLI and some high resolution screenshots.

Let's get one thing straight. PES2011 is not demanding at all. In our test system (Q6600, 4GB DDR2 and a GTX295) the game was running amazingly with constant 60fps at 2048x1536. The game engine takes advantage of multicores as we can see bellow, although the overall CPU usage was around 50-60%. This clearly shows that Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 doesn't need a really high-end CPU to shine.

Πέμπτη 9 Σεπτεμβρίου 2010

JohnDio Presents Emotions In Motion Part16 [09-09-2010]

The latest part of Emotions In Motion is available bellow. Enjoy it!


Genre: Trance


Date: 09-09-2010
Length: 65:54
Quality: 320kbps
Size: 150MB


Tracklist

1. Luigi Lusini - Who We Are (Original Mix)
2. Jason van Wyk - Once Again (Original Mix)
3. Leon Bolier - I Close My Eyes (Original Mix)
4. Altitude - Silence Is Loud (Original Mix) [Classic Showcase]
5. DJ Eco & Badlands vs Jan Johnston - Calling Your Kids (DoubleV Mashup)
6. After Meridian & Dave Costa featuring Cat Martin - Empty Spaces (Original Mix)
7. Rex Mundi - Kalua Islands (Original Mix)
8. Yuri Kane - Whirlpool (Original Mix)
9. Bartlett Bros vs Mazza - Satellite Of Love (Claudia Cazacu Remix)
10. Gareth Emery featuring Lucy Saunders - Sanctuary (Club Mix)
11. Wezz Devall - This Is Your Day (Original Mix)

Download Links: RapidShare , Mediafire

Τετάρτη 1 Σεπτεμβρίου 2010

WRC 2010 PC Performance

It's been a while since we got a pure WRC game. Richard Burns Rally was the last great game in that category and since Codemasters literaly butchered the Colin McRae franchise, we were left with nothing. Untill now, as Black Bean is here to remind us why we all love rally games.

WRC 2010 will be released on October 8th and today we got our review code. So let's see how it performs. We'll use a Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz with 4GB DDR2 and an Nvida GTX295. The game utilizes all four cores of our quad-core, although as we can see it doesn't stress them. When using two cores, we saw better CPU utilization. Performance though was the same. So rest assured that WRC 2010 will run great if you have a dualcore.