Dirt 2 Mini review

[crazyeyesreaper]

i got 2 copies i have one and the girl im seeing has one as she likes to game so ill still play in a sense and its this controller

http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/p990.htm

and my controller does not work on ANY codemasters game but works for every other game on the market

my point is my controller has never been successfully recognized in any codemasters game

 

[Easy Rhino]

i dont see any difference between dx10 and dx 11...

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

there is 0 difference except for tessellation as far as i was able to tell

 

[erocker]

Specs: Phenom II x4 955 @ 3.8ghz, 4gb Crucial DDR3 1333mhz Cas 6, 2xHd5850 (stock clocks), Asus M4A79T Deluxe 2.6ghz North bridge, PCPower&Cooling 750W, Vista x64 SP2

Single 5850 1920x1200 all settings maxed:

5850 CrossFire 1920x1200 all settings maxed:

 

[Exeodus]

For those having controller issues, try Xpadder. It allows you to map keyboard settings to a controller. I use it in GRID and it works great.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

well after seeing erockers frame rate i can honestly say that apparently crossfire isnt working for me even with the hotfix driver go figure

and i should have to use xpadder and lets face it xpadder defeats sensitivity of a analog stick when steering -_- point being i shouldnt have to use xpadder when every other game under the sun works fine and dandy

im also going to guess his ram + NB speed on top of 400mhz more then i have overclocked is helping feed the 5850 still i would expect more and apparently ill have to try and install the catalyst drivers a 3rd time

 

[erocker]

In your bios there should be some options for GFX1, GFX2 etc. Make sure both are set to AUTO and there is a third option for peer to peer that should be enabled. On the driver side, if you go through this step by step it should work: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=52502

After my computer was completely rid of my old video drivers, I had both 5850's installed with the bridges when I installed the 9.11 Dirt2 hotfix drivers.


*Leave your RAM where it's at for now. Try giving the north bridge a bump in frequency to see if it helps. Well, it will help anyways.

*If you need to try out a different CrossFire bridge, just let me know.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

thanks erocker been doing that since the beginning as far as installing reinstalling ATi drivers just i always have bad luck with ATi driver but i look at it this way price to performance is worth the little hassel i get ill get it working eventually

 

[i789]

looks nice and seems the crossfire setup is slightly better than the single setup.

 

[DRDNA]

benchie

Every thing High and Ultra at 1920x1080

 

[erocker]

Very nice scaling for 4 gpu's!

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

erocker im not sure but i honestly think im 100% cpu bound dropping AA from 8xAA to 2xAA did nothing to improve performance

 

[erocker]

erocker im not sure but i honestly think im 100% cpu bound dropping AA from 8xAA to 2xAA did nothing to improve performance

I'll try to re-create it. I'll try running at 3.4ghz and I'll just up my RAM latency to 7. What are you running your north bridge at?

 

[Easy Rhino]

there is 0 difference except for tessellation as far as i was able to tell

ive looked really closely at these pics for comparison and can see nothing different. this is most definitely a console port hack job with the buzz of dx 11

 

[erocker]

ive looked really closely at these pics for comparison and can see nothing different. this is most definitely a console port hack job with the buzz of dx 11

Download the demo and try it out. You don't need DX11. Actually playing it I notice differences, though they are all very subtle. The game has good graphics regardless and it plays great. If you like GRID you'll like this game.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

Phenom 940be so if i remember right NB is 1800mhz stock ie a far cry from the usual 2600-2800mhz we see around here thus why i say im probably cpu bottlenecked

 

[DRDNA]

I'll try to re-create it. I'll try running at 3.4ghz and I'll just up my RAM latency to 7. What are you running your north bridge at?

The screenie of my bench posted above is at 3.4 with the 21 multi ...sorry forgot to state that part....My wifie needed the house a Little hotter than normal and thus heat so I dropped the clock till she is feeling better and the house is back at 70.

 

[Easy Rhino]

Download the demo and try it out. You don't need DX11. Actually playing it I notice differences, though they are all very subtle. The game has good graphics regardless and it plays great. If you like GRID you'll like this game.

im sure i will like it but i actually prefer racers for consoles.

 

[lemode]

Obvious Disclaimer – I am not into racing games whatsoever. However…

I absolutely loved the game menus. Its whole layout is really appealing to me…from a design standpoint.

Working on something like that in Flash for a client.

 

[newfellow]

This looks like shit. Would of expect a bit from DX11 being release title for ATI HD5xxx titles.

Although, even while saying it doesn't look the best I believe that somewhere belong the line I lost the idea that 'it should be a game' which I'm looking not does it look like my backyard.

 

[erocker]

im sure i will like it but i actually prefer racers for consoles.

Good lord man! Xbox360/PS3 controller + PC = Better console.

This looks like shit.

I don't understand at all? Does it look like a big brown turd out of a toilet on your screen? What would be a good looking game in your opinion? I think the game looks great.

 

[Asylum]

Heres a link for the demo that just came out.
http://www.gamershell.com/download_53452.shtml

 

[20mmrain]

So I notice you a have res. at 1680x1050 what type of Frame rate were you getting with Ultra high settings but no AA? I'm kind of curious to see if the Frame Rates are playable then or not. Preferably if you can show what you get on both Xfire and Single card.
I'm thinking about buying the game not for the play but for testing out as you have. Just want to know what can I expect at that RES?

TPU has a download section you know.. Fast TPU download here: http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads...RT_2_Demo.html

Awesome never mind I will find out for myself!

 

[erocker]

Heres a link for the demo that just came out.
http://www.gamershell.com/download_53452.shtml

TPU has a download section you know.. Fast TPU download here: http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1714/DiRT_2_Demo.html

So I notice you a have res. at 1680x1050 what type of Frame rate were you getting with Ultra high settings but no AA? I'm kind of curious to see if the Frame Rates are playable then or not. Preferably if you can show what you get on both Xfire and Single card.
I'm thinking about buying the game not for the play but for testing out as you have. Just want to know what can I expect at that RES?

I'm confused man. Of course frame rates will be playable without AA, they'll be better! Don't bother buying the game for testing, download the free demo, it has a benchmark built in.

 

[Asylum]

OH...Didnt know he had loaded it onto the site yet.