crysis was never optimized to run at 3 cards at once.

there is very little differecence in performence between that, and a single 8800GTX....

either way...you dont need to run this game at max for it to blow every game out of the water.

cobrax75

Um they compared the 3 card setup to a single card and a double card and it was much more than "very little differecence[sic] in performence"

I think at 1080p the PS3 can steal all of the xbox 360's fps. Luckily I don't own a PS3 but if you are in a situation where you have both and you fear that your xbox 360 is loosing some of its fps, i recomend you put either the xbox or ps3 it in an static proof bag.

If I misinterpreted your question as I intentionally did, then what you mean is, does the xbox 360 run its games at lower fps then at 720p or at 480p. If that is your question, then I believe it all depends on the game, the any hardware certainly should be running at lower fps That means, you will not be playing the gears of war at 60 fps + while running it at 480p. I believe however, the resolution has no impact when deciding fps because I the game is always run at its native resolution and then scaled to fit what ever you choose the 360 to output it at (and then your tv will scale it to fit your tv and to how you set it. (However all source material in your tv is always run at the highest resolution that you can display it in but that doesn't really matter.)

When a developer choses the native resolution, the higher, the slower framerate. That is the same as the ps3 and would be with the wii if the developers had a choice. The pc is rather different as it is up to the user to chose the native resolution though they will give you a range that the game is chosen to run at.

because you assumed it would never happen to you. The dvd-drive on my elite went from fine to completely fkd up right when I decided to switch the disk. I'm sure a lot of you have heard of the scratching disks problem and getting a disc unreadable.

The problem with my system is its making all the noises and stuff, often times thinking the disc is unreadable, or thinking my system is a dvd player, not an xbox 360. It has not scratched a disk, at least nothing like what I've seen from the videos. It may be making some faint scratches but I think thats just because the damn thing is half the times spitting out the disk while its still spinning.

I get the problem whenever I start a disc or stop a disk, infact, once I get the disk running at full speed, it works like a charm, I'm thinking about getting a game running and just leaving it on until they send me a box (I heard that is how microsoft does their transaction) to ship my xbox in, If I get 3 rings, I don't care.

Here's a funny email that I got from them after I described my problem, I wish I had told them that it sends the disks out spinning because maybe then they would not realize that my problem isn't a problem and that it is "completely expected"

Thank you for writing Xbox Customer Support!

I am very sorry for the inconvenience this might have caused you.I understand that you hear noise coming from your console when you turn it on and especially when it is playing a disc.

The sound of the fan and the disc spinning in the drive creates a "whirring" sound when a disc is inserted into the disc drive.This is completely expected, and nothing to be concerned about.For the Xbox 360, which has an Optical Disc Drive, two system fans and frequently a Hard Disc Drive, the sound level will vary depending on usage scenarios and ambient temperature. The fans change speeds depending on the cooling that is needed. Sounds are also more or less noticeable depending on the ambient noise level. Therefore, the console sounding differently at different times is normal.

If you need to reply to this e-mail, please reply 'with history' (include any previous e-mail) so we can expedite our service

Microsoft

Well, yes I agree, that console does make a crap load of sound even when it is normal. Maybe when I was describing my problem, I didn't make it seem that bad.

Now I will show you what I had written them.

It is making grinding noises with all discs that are put into it. The noise follows a similar problem and then goes away after the game starts. Once I turn off the console,go to the dashboard or
open the disc drive, the noise comes back, it sounds much more violent when taking out the disc though the system appears to not cause any damage to the discs. Sometimes error messages will appear such as disc unreadable or put the disc in an xbox 360 console (during which it treats the game as a dvd movie).

This problem first occured yesterday after I took out a game (it made no sound then) and then I put in a dvd (in which it started making the horrible sounds) I almost thought that I put in the disc backwards but I did not.

Me

So to Microsoft: grinding, violent, horrible sounds is equal to " a "whirring" sound. Not only that, but Microsoft completely ignores the fact that it sometimes reads it as unreadable or the other error message. Btw: I sent this to them today and the unreadable and other error messages are now happening about 90% of the time (yesterday it was occuring about 50% or less.

For those of you whose xbox 360 is running perfectly fine, mine was on friday as well. To bad it may fck you over any day and you will never see it coming.

[QUOTE="dipper145"]You do realize that a PC can't do that either? At least not at a stabel framerate.. it clearly says he had to change the recording settings so getting 1 fps wouldnt change the recording of the video, it woudl appear smoothPSTriple4life

Octo core CPU's 08 say they will with ease.

While ur console keeps on aging and cant be changed

I don't even know how you figured out how to turn on your computer. You do realize this is supposed to be some pc>console thread and you post a video of something that none of you pc gamers can do now? What happened to Crysis runs fine, 30 fps on crysis is like 60 fps.

Well I'm sure you are psyched for 08 so you can make your own Crysis music videos as well. You just love spending mroe and more money don't you? The difference between pc and console gamers is that console gamers are content with what they have. Most pc gamers here are always waiting for something. Are you not satisfied?

[QUOTE="AgentA-Mi6"][QUOTE="Ilived"][QUOTE="AgentA-Mi6"]

[QUOTE="farrell2k"]Wow. Those are VERY blurry textures. It looks decent, but it is nowhere near Gears, or even Halo 3. No one should expect it to be, however, with the PS3s visual limitations. Eltroz

Killzone2>>>>>Uncharted>>>>>Gears>>>>>>Halo3

Visual Limitations :lol:, You were joking right?

Jeez you get so hyped of over an opinion that you don't bother to look how much of a joke yours is.

End Of Discussion.

I think what he was trying to say is that the main character's shirt has almost no texture at all

[QUOTE="knufsed"][QUOTE="xTHExJUICEx"][QUOTE="cool_guy2000"]

Sorry Uncharted is the graphics Console king...proven by many reviews and many gamers....Let it go.

BioShockOwnz

Man Uncharted is one beautiful game.

Damn!

Wow!

Gears... humm... Lemms, just let it go, just let it go....

Why let a great game go? Real gamers enjoy everything.

Those are some nice looking rocks however, they appear to be amazing since they make all the rocks wet. Why is there a plant growing out of a rock in the second picture and why is the main characters hair look horrible in the third pic.

Rememer you have to look at the graphics as a whole, not just one part

I agree with you on most points (besides the fact that it doesn't have the movie shine). I'd say its visual "sty-yell" matches alot of war movies that I have seen (think saving private ryan). It's basically the opposite of uncharted which took the shiny side of things. Halo 3 however has much better visuals than most people think and I'm suprised to see so many people bashing them. All I would have liked would be a little more AA but other than that, the game looked fine, nothing to making threads about.

I think you are too critical since most of the things you list do not make it awful. Sure the matchmaking sucks, I don't experience the bad side of things since I usually do fairly well. Does anyone remember the number you got next to your name in the beta? I think it displayed your "true skill". Did they take it out? I haven't checked but I will.

One point which is why the multiplayer leaves me wanting more is the lack of interesting maps. It seems that the most unique of the bunch are the 3 beta maps. Crash probably has my favorite layout though I really enjoy the gunplay in vacant.

Where is the nightvision required map? Alot of players were hoping for one, the closest one is the bog but even with that I don't think most people use it.

The one gametype that does make me really enjoy call of duty 4 over halo 3 however is headquarters. There are some glitches with it however, but they can be fixed by having your team spread out. If all your team is attacking the enemy headquarters, most likely, the enemy team will spawn closer and often claims it. I've been in many games where they are never close because of that reason.

Sooo is this like a FPS version of the WC3 Map Editor? If so, I'd probably drop down 1.5k on a gaming computer right now and just make maps for it. Screw the actual game.Apathetic-Irony

I don't think you can make as varied of a game as you could with the world editor. If you are just talking just about changing the map visually, then Crysis offers you far more options though it is much more complex.

who cares the PC version is better than both in terms of graphics ??? get over it.bindip

Wow, thankyou for a post that is irrelevent to the topic in this thread. Someone always needs to bring up the pc when comparing graphics. Whoever told you that you are not allowed to compare inferior things?