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Crytek: We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large margin: Crytek: We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large marginTribes 2 was the sameAges ago, "Tribes 2" was way too powerful for the hardware at the time, and sales were negatively affected partially as a result.RE: Crytek: We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a...; Tags: Games, game, piracy, Crysis, hardware; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
Crytek: We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large margin: PC Play has an interview with Cevat Yerli, president of the German studio Crytek, the studio that bought the first person shooter Crysis. In this interview, Yerli states that piracy is a big problem for Crytek, and I think I know why. PC Play: How do you estimate the...; Tags: Performance, PC, PC Play, Crysis, Games, Piracy, Desktops, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphics: A few days before Christmas I got my hands on an AMD "Spider" Phenom 9700-based system.Â Since my head was ringing to the tune of "Jingle Bells" at the time, and because I had troubles downloading a needed BIOS update, all this conspired to mean that I didn't really get...; Tags: Platform, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Radeon, Crysis, Chipsets, Performance Management, Games, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-01-08
Alienware m9750 vs. My quad-core rig: Alienware m9750 vs. My quad-core rig - which will play Crysis the best by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Quad-core, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, screenshots, m9750, alienware, quad, core, intel, ati, nvidia, crysis; Image galleries 2007-11-29
crysis on the Alienware m9750: Crysis on the Alienware m9750Question about your WEI score[i]Primary hard disk: 5.9[/i]What hard drive and configuration are you using to get a 5.9? My hard drive is the only measure below 5.9.Crysis IndeedAt $400 the PS3 is the most expensive console you can buy. It comes with a broadband cpu...; Tags: Games, Crysis, Alienware, console, PC; Discussion threads 2007-11-28

crysis on the Alienware m9750: A few people have e-mailed in to ask me how the m9750 I have on loan from the kind folks at Alienware handles Crysis.Â Given that I'm on a bit of a gaming bender as of late, I'm happy to oblige. Check out the complete screenshot gallery here. ...; Tags: Game, Alienware, Quad-core, Graphics, Crysis, Windows Experience Index Here, Quad-core System, Games, Processors, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-11-28
LucasArts tries to get back in the game: LucasArts tries to get back in the gameIf it's from Lucas Arts I take a wait and seeLucas Arts games generally are really hit and miss. Even the good games are usually just a me too game with a Star Wars theme or such.The only game I thought was...; Tags: Games, computer game, Crysis, game, Lucas Arts, PC, LucasArts; Discussion threads 2007-05-03

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GPU shipments fall Q1 '08: GPU shipments fall Q1 '08Because, frankly, nVidia leads in performance , , ,ATI may look better in some artificial benchmarks, but it seems nVidia does better in real world tests. You recently whined about how your crossfire configuration with ATI only got about 25 frames/second with Crysis set to "high"...; Tags: Games, NVidia Corp., ATI Technologies Inc., game, GPU; Discussion threads 2008-05-03
Dell XPS 730 reviews: A Ferrari stuck in traffic: Dell has released a new version of its top-of-the-line gaming desktop, and it is a major update. The XPS 730 series is the company's first gaming rig to come--in some configurations--factory over-clocked, and Dell says it is capable of playing Crysis, a notoriously demanding first-person shooter, at a resolution of...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., ATI Radeon, Memory, Ferrari, Hardware, XPS 730, XPS 730 Series, H2C, Games, Personal Technology, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Effects of XP SP3 update on gaming: Does XP SP3 boost gaming performance? Let's find out! The tests The tests will be carried out on the AMD Spider platform that I have set up in the lab (Phenom 9700, Radeon 3850 graphics card, 2GB of RAM â€¦). I've used this system...; Tags: Video Card, Graphics, Games, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Video Cards, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Noble goals and politics at the OLPC: Noble goals and politics at the OLPCSidetrack in progressDoes look like OLPC is being distracted from its original goal by corporate politics (and maybe a little bit of purism). A Windows port of Sugar may or may not be worthwhile, but it could wait for a subsequent release.Cross platform...; Tags: Operating systems, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Windows, computer; Discussion threads 2008-04-25
Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light by design?: Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light by design?Lapped?[i]Apple in its fiscal second quarter shipped 2.29 million Macs to lap even the most optimistic Wall Street projections.Apple had been expected to ship 2.1 million Macs, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, one of Apple’s biggest supporters...; Tags: Games, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Microsoft Outlook, PC gaming, game, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, million-Mac, PC; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Second Life appoints new CEO with "rare and unusual passion for Second Life": Second Life appoints new CEO with "rare and unusual passion for Second Life"Sometimes you need the user who says, why doesnt this work? at the topMaybe a guy or gal who doesnt necessarily know how things work but can navigate and use the tools.These users generally know what they want...; Tags: Second Life; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
AMD/ATi release Catalyst 8.4, adds support for new cards under Linux: For those of you running AMD/ATi graphics cards, you might be interested in knowing that Catalyst 8.4 driver suite has been released. For Windows users this is pretty much the usual fayre of bug fixes and performance improvements (release notes here). Here are some of the highlights:...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Card, Linux, Radeon, Catalyst 8.4, Topic Number, Games, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Zogis GeForce 9800 GTX: Nvidia's new GeForce 9800 GTX 3D graphics chip is the spiritual successor to the GeForce 8800 GTX. That latter chip has been the PC gamers' watermark for excellence since it came out at the end of 2006. The difference this time around is while the 8800 GTX debuted with a...; Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Nvidia GeForce, GeForce 9800, chip, card; Product reviews 2008-04-09
Analyzing 3 months of Vista reliability data: A Windows Vista feature which I make use of regularly is the Reliability Monitor.Â While being far from an ideal metric for measuring reliability, it does offer users a simple way to tell if their system is behaving or misbehaving.Â The other day I looked at the data I have...; Tags: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-25
S3 Graphics launches Chrome 400 Series - DirectX 10.1 and HD support for under 60: S3 Graphics launches Chrome 400 Series - DirectX 10.1 and HD support for under 60Benchmarks?Forget Crysis, I'll be buying that in four years or so once hardware that can run it decent exists. But for a middle of the road benchmark right now, say for example how many frames...; Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Chrome 400-Series, DirectX 10.1, S3 Graphics, S3 Inc., DirectX, graphics; Discussion threads 2008-03-20
Asus EN9800GX2: Nvidia intends for its new dual-chip, 1GB GeForce 9800GX2 3D cards to replace the venerable GeForce 8800 GTX as its flagship 3D graphics card. Featured here in the $600 Asus EN9800GX2, we found that Nvidia's new card does indeed surpass the 8800 GTX, and for most PC gamers looking...; Tags: Video cards, ASUS, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., card, chip; Product reviews 2008-03-18
Friday Rant - More "Vista is doomed" nonesense: It's Friday and that means time for another Friday Rant! Over on ExtremeTechÂ there's anotherÂ one of those "Vista is doomed" articles that's high on drama and puff but low on any insight into the real issues. Now I've written a lot about Windows Vista over...; Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Upgraders, Mac Market Share, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-14
From two to three GPUs with CrossfireX Quad: From two to three GPUs with CrossfireX Quad4 GPUS and CrysisWhich of course runs on the Cry engine, which runs such games as FarCry, Crysis, Crysanthemum, and Jesus Cryst Superstar...and seems to be designed for some futuristic computer from Space (game reviewer reference).However, you did Say that the 1 &...; Tags: CrossfireX Quad, three-GPU, card; Discussion threads 2008-03-07