The PC Graphics Showcase Thread! *56k is dooooomed*

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#1 thegoldenpoo
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I've been hearing alot of chatter today from the mose PC unfreindly circles that the PC has nothing to show buit Crysis. Infact i have heard this countless times here on SW, consoles are great but lets show those who dout the PC who their graphical daddy is ;)

**The Rules***

No Crysis unless someone directly makes a ludicrous calim about it (or if you Really Really want to :P )


I shall get the ball rolling with some STALKER and Clear Sky.

STALKER SoC

(My god you can tweak this game to hell)

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7522/ssadministrador02240807nm9.jpg

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/5370/ssadministrador01290817as9.jpg

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9285/ssadministrador03160817mn5.jpg

And some Clear Sky;

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/3844/ssivan051808143403marshb.jpg

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5855/ssadministrador01300806.jpg

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#2 Toriko42
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This isn' necessary, we all know Killzone 2 > Any PC game
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#3 PSdual_wielder
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This isn' necessary, we all know Killzone 2 > Any PC gameToriko42

What the, you're defending killzone 2?

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#4 clembo1990
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2nd pic looked real :o STALKER has some amazing textures I'll find some non-Crysis pics but in the mean time... http://uk.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26452629&page=0
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#5 Brainkiller05
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The 2nd pic is amazing :o
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#6 -Feath-
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[QUOTE="Toriko42"]This isn' necessary, we all know Killzone 2 > Any PC gamePSdual_wielder

What the, you're defending killzone 2?

It's called sarcasm
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#7 angelkimne
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:shock: Woah, STALKER looks good. I REALLY should pick it up one of these days...

Can't you get it on Steam?

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#8 McdonaIdsGuy
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Man i love the Lighting in Stalker Clear Sky and the shaders n textures are amazing.
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#9 clembo1990
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[QUOTE="angelkimne"]:shock: Woah, STALKER looks good. I REALLY should pick it up one of these days... Can't you get it on Steam anyway?

Yep, you could have got it for $5 a few weeks ago.
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#10 PSdual_wielder
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[QUOTE="PSdual_wielder"]

[QUOTE="Toriko42"]This isn' necessary, we all know Killzone 2 > Any PC game-Feath-

What the, you're defending killzone 2?

It's called sarcasm

Don't pick these things up 100% of the time. :P

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#11 -Master_St3ve-
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Is the first STALKER all patched up and good now? Just wondering if I should really pick it up or not. I keep hearing great things and I think it's something I've been looking for.
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#12 thegoldenpoo
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:shock: Woah, STALKER looks good. I REALLY should pick it up one of these days...

Can't you get it on Steam?

angelkimne
Be warned the pics of SoC i am showing are HEAVILY modded, they have a mixture of different mods (not sure which, those are not my own pics but my config is pretty similar) the stock game looks pretty good but if you have a good working knowledge of the user.ltx and access to a few mods then you can experiment with your own personal setup.
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#13 lundy86_4
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Empire: Total War

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II


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#14 -Master_St3ve-
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[QUOTE="-Feath-"][QUOTE="PSdual_wielder"]

What the, you're defending killzone 2?

PSdual_wielder

It's called sarcasm

Don't pick these things up 100% of the time. :P

It's hard on a forum.
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#15 thegoldenpoo
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[QUOTE="clembo1990"][QUOTE="angelkimne"]:shock: Woah, STALKER looks good. I REALLY should pick it up one of these days... Can't you get it on Steam anyway?

Yep, you could have got it for $5 a few weeks ago.

I would personally advice getting the retail version, makes modding easier (you WILL want to do this) and having anything in the background with STALKER can really drain the FPS due to its huge memory usage
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#16 adamosmaki
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Cryostasis

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#17 JosamaBinEating
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    Some of my Half Life 2 Cinematic Mod screens.
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#18 thegoldenpoo
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MOAR!!!!!

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4893/ssadministrador02220813ie3.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/1694/ssadministrador02250817bz1.jpg

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/5034/ssadministrador06130806yy6.jpg

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#19 -Master_St3ve-
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Best thread ever.
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#20 Cedmln
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Not impressive at all. Looks like COD 4.
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#21 JosamaBinEating
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Not impressive at all. Looks like COD 4.Cedmln
Don't worry mate, I work for Essilor. I think I can help you out.
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#22 The_Brodeo
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all those PC pics are honestly meh.
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#23 lundy86_4
Member since 2003 • 62017 Posts

all those PC pics are honestly meh.The_Brodeo

Trust me, try playing them... You're opinion will change... E:TW is just epic in scale, yet when you are up close the graphics are awesome

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#24 thegoldenpoo
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Not impressive at all. Looks like COD 4.Cedmln

Whats that? you want more?

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3663/ssadministrador03160817rr6.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4922/xr3da2008011107452403vr6.jpg

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#25 markop2003
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If you fiddle with Oblivion you can make it look pretty good:

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#26 thegoldenpoo
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Still got more

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/9137/ssadministrador02240807ud9.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7408/ssadministrador02240807ac4.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7039/ssadministrador02240807bi4.jpg

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4514/ssadministrador02230816vy2.jpg

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/7199/ssadministrador02240807qz4.jpg

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#27 AnnoyedDragon
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I suppose it is difficult for some console users to judge graphics, especially considering even after a console game is release they still only have the bullshots to go by in most cases.

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#28 Vandalvideo
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I suppose it is difficult for some console users to judge graphics, especially considering even after a console game is release they still only have the bullshots to go by in most cases.

AnnoyedDragon
Teh 9,000 leaves > crysis.
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#29 Lto_thaG
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Yup.
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#30 clembo1990
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[QUOTE="thegoldenpoo"][QUOTE="clembo1990"][QUOTE="angelkimne"]:shock: Woah, STALKER looks good. I REALLY should pick it up one of these days... Can't you get it on Steam anyway?

Yep, you could have got it for $5 a few weeks ago.

I would personally advice getting the retail version, makes modding easier (you WILL want to do this) and having anything in the background with STALKER can really drain the FPS due to its huge memory usage

Personally, I can't mod to save my life :P I tried with San Adreas and could only get 1/4 to work even when I had instructions.
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#31 swazidoughman
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STALKER is probably one of the worst games to use when bragging about graphics.

Sure, the lighting is nice, and so are the environments and textures, but the character and weapon models are just plain bad.

Good game though.

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#32 Prydes
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Killzone 2 is still the greatest game of all time.
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#33 kemar7856
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Crysis with 1.3 custom cfg mod and 1 warhead on 8AA










and the game is'nt maxed out yet

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#34 thegoldenpoo
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I suppose it is difficult for some console users to judge graphics, especially considering even after a console game is release they still only have the bullshots to go by in most cases.

AnnoyedDragon

Agreed, the shots i am posting are all obviously in game, you can see the low res textures, jaggies and poor looking trees. STALKER is a game that never tires to hide its imperfections. I still in awe of what a little tinkering can do :D

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/1816/xr3da2007100808292464oy9.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9861/xr3da2007092105474298dw0.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3641/xr3da2007092105504454um2.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/7272/xr3da2007092105505865jy4.jpg

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#35 Lto_thaG
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Holy ****,GoldenPoo
Those pics look mindblowing :?

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#36 Baranga
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These textures are insane (vanilla version!).

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#37 Funky_Llama
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Wow. I wasn't aware STALKER looked so purdy.
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#38 GTR2addict
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#39 thegoldenpoo
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Wow. I wasn't aware STALKER looked so purdy.Funky_Llama
Its taken me months of fine tuning and self modding to make mine look anything like those, the pics i posted are from a Spanish user on Image-shack, you have to manually adjust most of the setting (such as about 10 different HDR numbers and Occlusion mapping) to get the desirable result. needless to say its not for the average user.
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#40 GTR2addict
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get scrolling on my other post, 1680x1050 isnt exactly low res :P
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#41 ragek1ll589
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Everytime I see one of these threads, I get an overwhelming urge to want to buy a gaming PC.

If only I had the extra money.

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#42 quicksilverXP24
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Is Stalker actually fun though? I played the first one to death... and it wasn't that good.

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#43 thegoldenpoo
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Time for GRID (GT5:P bah!)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/953/grid2008051000320143uu0.jpg

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9268/grid2008051000472589ys6.jpg

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#44 Vandalvideo
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Is Stalker actually fun though? I played the first one to death... and it wasn't that good.

quicksilverXP24
Uhm ,yes? And Stalker > every last console WRPG Shooter hybrid thing.
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#45 AnnoyedDragon
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Is Stalker actually fun though? I played the first one to death... and it wasn't that good.

quicksilverXP24

It took me a few weeks after buying it to play past the first area, felt rather slow, however when I finally ventured past that area I loved the game and played it to the end.

I suppose it is preference.

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#46 thegoldenpoo
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Is Stalker actually fun though? I played the first one to death... and it wasn't that good.

quicksilverXP24
Those screen are NOT clear sky, only the ones labeled "Clear Sky" are, by 'the first one' i assume you mean STALKER SoC? Well if you have played it you should know how awesome it is by now, unless of course you are one of the countless horde who haven't
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#47 the_ChEeSe_mAn2
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How did you get that 3rd person view to work? Awesome pictures by the way.
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#48 thelastguy
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This thread makes me want to purchase a graphics card suitable for gaming

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#49 tirralirra
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What? how can any of you post test drive unlimited or grid, surely...wait, pc game, ok that excludes gt prologue, but still, test drive has bad graphics imo, and grid is average.

Why hasn't anyone posted Crysis, i would if i didn't have essays to do. Is it cos none of you have good enough graphics card for Crysis to look amazing, cos that game looks real at time. I sincerely hope the second post was a joke.

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#50 frankberns
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Gran Turismo Prologue looks way better than those GRID pics you just showed. Im overall pretty disappointed in a lot of the screens you guys posted. Not nearly as much, if any, of an upgrade to PS3 graphics... considering how much your rigs probably cost thats too bad