Most grpaphically intensive games...

SixTwoSix · 11 Mar 2009 at 20:12

Getting a complete system upgrade this weekend, just curious as to what you guys would say are the 5 most demanding games out at the moment. I could do endless benchmarks on 3dmark and so on, but want to do some real game tests and see how well everything runs.

Games that immediately spring to mind are crysis of course, far cry 2, gta 4...but please let me know what recent games hammer the hell out of your systems

EDIT: I know i made a typo in the title, damn lack of a title edit function

Cybergangster · 11 Mar 2009 at 20:19

Not tried it, but what about the Half-Life 2 FakeFactory Cinematic Mod? Don't know how graphically intensive it is, but it has pretty steep system requirements...

Oh, and screen caps for the hi-res ss thread please.

mame · 11 Mar 2009 at 20:34

GTA 4

uv · 11 Mar 2009 at 20:36

mame said:
GTA 4

just because a game is so poorly coded that it requires Nasa PC's to run doesn't mean it's graphically intensive

reflux · 11 Mar 2009 at 20:39

Crysis, Far Cry 2 basically. They're not really making mega-powerful engines anymore which is a shame.

Souness · 11 Mar 2009 at 20:44

Hardware >>> Games, atm. I've been waiting for a good excuse to upgrade for aggesss but there just hasn't been one :mad:

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moomoomoo · 11 Mar 2009 at 20:45

the games which push my pc are, far cry 2, GTA 4, crysis, mirrors edge (in places) cant think of any others at the min.

HAz · 11 Mar 2009 at 20:46

gta 4 was just a crap port. I would says crysis atm.

TK421 · 11 Mar 2009 at 20:47

crysis will eat your gpu! gta4 will eat your cpu! and far cry will eat your wallet as it is a waste of money!

SixTwoSix · 11 Mar 2009 at 21:10

what about stalker...is that still a pig to run?

Le_Petit_Lapin · 11 Mar 2009 at 21:30

SixTwoSix said:
what about stalker...is that still a pig to run?

I think that was just buggy mate, not intensive.

titaniumx3 · 11 Mar 2009 at 22:11

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
I think that was just buggy mate, not intensive.

I'd disagree. Try maxing out ClearSky and just compare the levels of detail to most other games - theres probably 2-3x as much geometry to be seen.

valerian · 11 Mar 2009 at 22:18

crysis warhead

HangTime · 11 Mar 2009 at 22:53

Here's my 5:

GTA4
Crysis
Crysis Warhead
Far Cry 2
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter

GTA4 is definitely the most demanding as it runs slowly in places even on min settings for me. Seems to really need more than 2 cpu cores.

I wouldn't say the HL2 cinematic mod is overly demanding, it's playable on max settings on my system. STALKER is also ok since I got a GTX280.

arc@css · 11 Mar 2009 at 22:55

Stalker isn't particularly juicy, and by now (as I know) the patches have made a big difference. Great game, one of my all time favourites.
Devil may cry 4 (apparently) is very gpu intensive but I haven't played it. Obviously Crysis is demanding, Clear Sky can be with all the eye candy on and with dx10.

psychas · 11 Mar 2009 at 22:55

Cryostasis more intensive then crysis me thinks

arc@css · 11 Mar 2009 at 22:56

titaniumx3 said:
I'd disagree. Try maxing out ClearSky and just compare the levels of detail to most other games - theres probably 2-3x as much geometry to be seen.

Both Stalker SOC and Clear Sky were well buggy on release but I do agree that, in particular, Clear Sky does have great visuals at times and I believe they are a fair improvement from the first game.

taz488 · 12 Mar 2009 at 01:57

dmc4 is not gpu intensive

Gypo · 12 Mar 2009 at 08:39

Lotro on ultra high is a must!

npjnpj · 12 Mar 2009 at 08:53

I'd try Microsoft's Flight Simulator X for that.