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 Post subject: CS Source Benchmark Results (HL2 engine preview)
PostPosted: Wed 08-18-2004 5:35PM 
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To anyone building or hoping to build a computer in the near future, HL2 is one of those games you might want to take into account when you decide what hardware to buy. This link shows how the top cards on the market stack up in the first legitimate test of HL2's engine.

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=1181&s=8

With 4XAA and 8XAF enabled, nVidia cards perform better than ATI cards at 1024x768 and under, while ATI cards take the crown at the higher resolutions. The performance differences are minimal, though, and shouldn't really sway your decision either way. I'd steer clear of the 128MB Geforce 6800 card. The rest give great Source performance at the highest resolutions and quality settings.

The fact that the results are so similar hints that the benchmark is CPU limited. That means even lower end cards should get similar results at lower resolutions. No reason to sell the farm to get a 256MB card unless you REALLY want to. Like me.


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PostPosted: Wed 08-18-2004 5:57PM 
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That's cool.

Hardware Setup:

• AMD Athlon 64 3800+
• MSI nForce 3 Ultra Platinum (Socket 939)
• 2 x 512 Corsair XMS PC3200XL Series (2-2-2-5)
• ATI Radeon X800XT Platinum Edition

Wow...a $650 processor (newegg) and a $589 graphics card(newegg)...so, where do we sign up to sell our souls/first-born?

Might be worth it to play HL2 at 70 fps though...

~ Krientle


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PostPosted: Wed 08-18-2004 6:12PM 
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Krientle wrote:
...so, where do we sign up to sell our souls/first-born?

hahahaahaha, you have to fuck a girl first silly!

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PostPosted: Wed 08-18-2004 6:15PM 
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heretic^ wrote:
Krientle wrote:
...so, where do we sign up to sell our souls/first-born?

hahahaahaha, you have to fuck a girl first silly!


yeah, I debated putting that one in there, that's why there is a slash, either one will suffice.

Thanks heretic^.

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PostPosted: Wed 08-18-2004 6:43PM 
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Yeah, looks like you can't go wrong either way with these next gen cards. I chose to go with nVidia this round simply because they're offering more of a technological advance than ATI seems to be doing. But then again, benchmarks aren't everything now, are they?

Edit: Just looked at the IQ of each card, looks like NV40 isn't doing so hot with AA. Every other card appears to be rendering that gun well except for NV40.


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PostPosted: Wed 08-18-2004 8:29PM 
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The regular 6800 takes a nose dive with AA and AF


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PostPosted: Thu 08-19-2004 7:21AM 
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Edit: Just looked at the IQ of each card, looks like NV40 isn't doing so hot with AA. Every other card appears to be rendering that gun well except for NV40.


Actually, AA doesn't look that great on either next-gen card. The 6800 has more jaggies on the right end of the gun, but the X800 has more jaggies underneath the gun. Is it just me, or does the 5950 get the best IQ of all of them?


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Nope, it's not just you. The 5950 definetly looks the best out of all 5 of those cards.


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