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HIS X1600XT IceQ Turbo Edition: Sporting AVIVO and ShaderModel 3.0 as features, we see if HIS' latest foray into the midrange graphics market is worth your cash. |
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February 14, 2006 |
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F.E.A.R. - Performance
Despite F.E.A.R.'s relatively simple graphics, it does require quite a beefy card to push the frames, especially when you enable the lighting and shadows. The HIS X1600XT IceQ Turbo will let you play at 1024x768 without graphic enhancements and to be honest, I think many would prefer to disable the shadows. The above numbers are from a F.E.A.R. game set to medium settings rather than high, shadows enabled.
F.E.A.R. - Image Quality
F.E.A.R. is quite boxy in appearance, which at first makes it look quite dated (if you don't look at the models) but add the shadows and things change quite dramatically.
Battlefield 2 - Performance
Again the X800GTO provides better performance, although playable enough for singleplayer. Multiplayer will require you to lower the game settings to prevent the major drops in framerates.
Battlefield 2 - Image Quality
Battlefield 2 does benefit from the softer image of the HIS X1600XT IceQ Turbo and overall it is a very nice image.
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