Why can I run this, and not that?

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07-12-2010, 09:50 AM
Hatashi

Why can I run this, and not that?

Maybe I will be able to make at least some sense, but I'm not sure.

I can run COD:MW2 on maximum settings, but COD:MW1 will only run decent on medium settings, even though MW2 is newer, and has greater graphics, and psychics.

I can run Singularity on maximum settings and its released on June 29, 2010, so its new, but Bioshock 1 will only run decently on medium settings, heck even then I only have 35 fps.

So I was wondering, hows this.. and are there any other new games like this? Especially Singularity.. was kinda surprised to have it running at 50 fps on max, since its a brand new game.
07-12-2010, 11:18 AM
hotyman

Metro 2033 is pretty badly optimized,
I had a lag spike sometimes, and I run on a

AMD 9950 Black Edition oc'd to 2.9 ghz
and a Nvidia Geforce GTX275
07-12-2010, 11:20 AM
Hatashi

Then I cant play it >.<...

What are some good optimized games then :/?
07-12-2010, 11:30 AM
IronyTaken

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotyman

Metro 2033 is pretty badly optimized,
I had a lag spike sometimes, and I run on a

AMD 9950 Black Edition oc'd to 2.9 ghz
and a Nvidia Geforce GTX275

What lag spikes do you have?

I play on max directx 10 settings at 1440x900 and it runs smooth on my 8800gt OCed and AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.7 ghz.
07-12-2010, 09:33 PM
Wintersun

I'd say L4D2 is pretty optimized. Bioshock 2...anything that was released in the past year or so should be built with multicore support in mind.
07-12-2010, 09:59 PM
Pluto

It's all about how the game engine is coded and how much resources it takes up brah.

Efficient coding = smoother operation.

You could have a game that looks like it doesn't need much power and a game that looks like it needs a supercomputer.

The game that looks shitty might be written badly and run like complete shit on a supercomputer whereas that awesome game might be written awesome and runs perfect on an average PC.
07-13-2010, 03:46 AM
Wintersun

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pluto

It's all about how the game engine is coded and how much resources it takes up brah.

Efficient coding = smoother operation.

You could have a game that looks like it doesn't need much power and a game that looks like it needs a supercomputer.

The game that looks shitty might be written badly and run like complete shit on a supercomputer whereas that awesome game might be written awesome and runs perfect on an average PC.

Sounds like TF2 to me. :P