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What games do you retry after a GPU/Mon Upgrade
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which game should i try! or you go from 1080p to 1440p or 4KI always used to try Crysis then Crysis 3. These days it seems I always have something demanding installed, so I just try a before and after with whatever I have installed.
Black Flag and Watch Dogs are good choices, the latter has improved massively since launch.
GTA V can also look stunning at 1440p.
Black Flag and Watch Dogs are good choices, the latter has improved massively since launch.
GTA V can also look stunning at 1440p.
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Crysis 3 is a must
Minecraft, minesweep and tetris!
Seriously though i have been thinking about this as there is a couple of games i was thinking of going back to if i did upgrade from a 290x to a 980Ti
Was thinking should i upgrade? My 290x is well overclocked but was think of getting one of the watercooled 980Ti probably the Waterforce however i don't like the look of this card :S
But id love to re live some games after upgrading on 1440p to see how much better it feels.
Seriously though i have been thinking about this as there is a couple of games i was thinking of going back to if i did upgrade from a 290x to a 980Ti
Was thinking should i upgrade? My 290x is well overclocked but was think of getting one of the watercooled 980Ti probably the Waterforce however i don't like the look of this card :S
But id love to re live some games after upgrading on 1440p to see how much better it feels.
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you have to try it with witcher 3, the graphic is absolutely stunning
that tbh. its still at highest settings probably the best looking overall.
skyrim modded with ENB cn also be amazing.
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Crysis 1 and Crysis 3 here as well. Then I usually end up replaying through Crysis 1 after I'm finished benchmarking it 
Quite a few. Several benchmarks as well.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky - looks rather nice even in 2016, imo. The Clear Sky base is a good one to take a look at / check the fps performance.
Crysis 1 & 3. Even though they aren't among my favourite games, anything like this with plenty of available eye candy is interesting to check out.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky - looks rather nice even in 2016, imo. The Clear Sky base is a good one to take a look at / check the fps performance.
Crysis 1 & 3. Even though they aren't among my favourite games, anything like this with plenty of available eye candy is interesting to check out.
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Games I have that have benches (the ones I remember):
Alien Isolation, Far Cry 2, Tomb Raider, Metro 2033, Metro Last Light, STALKER CS, STALKER COP, Sleeping Dogs, Hitman Abs, Grid 2, Grid Autosport, Dirt 3, F1 2012, F1 2013, Thief, Bioshock Infinite, Resident Evil 5, Reisdent Evil 6, Batman Arkham Origins, Batman Arkham Knight.
I usually just pick those I fancy doing or those I have done with other cards so I can compare them.
Alien Isolation, Far Cry 2, Tomb Raider, Metro 2033, Metro Last Light, STALKER CS, STALKER COP, Sleeping Dogs, Hitman Abs, Grid 2, Grid Autosport, Dirt 3, F1 2012, F1 2013, Thief, Bioshock Infinite, Resident Evil 5, Reisdent Evil 6, Batman Arkham Origins, Batman Arkham Knight.
I usually just pick those I fancy doing or those I have done with other cards so I can compare them.
Crysis 3, level 2 (welcome to the jungle). Still one of the most punishing game tests out there on both GPU and CPU.
Crysis. For old times sake as that's what I always used to test, and I then remember and see how amazing this game was. So ahead of its time it's not funny.
Crysis warhead. Which I remember I've got because of above. Which is also brilliant.
Skyrim enb'd up and modded. Still so beautiful.
Newer ones...
Gta5
Witcher3
Watchdogs
Ass creed unity
Crysis. For old times sake as that's what I always used to test, and I then remember and see how amazing this game was. So ahead of its time it's not funny.
Crysis warhead. Which I remember I've got because of above. Which is also brilliant.
Skyrim enb'd up and modded. Still so beautiful.
Newer ones...
Gta5
Witcher3
Watchdogs
Ass creed unity
Crysis 3 (used to be Crysis 2) for a big workout, GTA5 since that can be tough to run (with the AA and advanced settings maxed out, also to see the VRAM usage) and to see the bigger numbers for framerate (i.e. the difference an overclock makes is easier to see with bigger fps): Just Cause 2. Perhaps Witcher 2 (I don't have 3), but then I never did test it out on my current PC. I'll likely add Just Cause 3 to the list for the future. And of course, Unigine Heaven benchmark.
This goes for testing overclocks in addition to hardware upgrades for me.
This goes for testing overclocks in addition to hardware upgrades for me.