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Crysis 2 Gameplay at GDC 2010

Posted on March 14, 2010, 3:24 am in Gaming

1UP posted a video of Crysis 2 in action on its GameVideos.com website. The clip was recorded during GDC 2010 as EA and Crytek were showcasing CryEnigne 3’s capabilities via a promotional trailer. While 1UP’s video isn’t exactly HD quality, it does (finally) gives fans a little taste of what is to come.

Crysis 2 Gameplay

The real-time lighting aspect was impressive to say the least, bringing virtual New York to life with uber-realistic imagery thanks to dynamic time of day (watch how the sunlight moves across the scenery), deferred lighting, and color grading. Crytec definitely wasn’t kidding when it said the graphics would be better than the original– it literally dazzles.

Of course, the gameplay was the meat of this clip, sporting the game’s cool destructible environment in an explosive way. Procedural destruction, procedural deformation, and integrated physics were just a few of the facets on display. The clip also briefly demonstrated the game’s advanced AI with features such as a dynamic cover system and hit reactions.

Other CryEngine 3 items showcased in the clip included facial animations, as seen in the image to the top right, which looked incredible, fleshy, almost human. Crytec also offered a small demonstration on how the editor will come into play when making maps for multiple platforms.

Crysis 2 gameplay

List of Intel Core 2 Processors

Posted on March 10, 2010, 5:39 am in Processor

This is the list of Intel Core 2 Series Processors. The Core 2 Duo branch covered dual-core CPUs, Core 2 Quad – quad-core CPUs, and Core 2 Extreme – dual-core and quad-core, all CPUs available for both desktop and notebook computers.

Dual-Core Desktop processors

Core 2 Duo

“Allendale” (65 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), iAMT2 (Intel Active Management)
- Die size: 111 mm²
- Steppings: L2[3], M0[4], G0 (Conroe)
“Conroe” (65 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), iAMT2 (Intel Active Management), Intel VT, TXT ^[a]
- Die size: 111 mm² (Allendale), 143 mm² (Conroe)
- Steppings:B2, G0 (Conroe), L2, M0^[4] (Allendale)
“Conroe-CL” (65 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), iAMT2 (Intel Active Management), Intel VT, TXT
- Die size: 143 mm² (Conroe)
- Steppings: ?
“Wolfdale-3M” (45 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), iAMT2 (Intel Active Management)
- Die size: 82 mm²
- Steppings: M0, R0
- Models with a part number ending in “ML” support Intel VT
“Wolfdale” (45 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), iAMT2 (Intel Active Management Technology), Intel VT ^[a], TXT ^[b]
- Die size: 107 mm²
- Steppings: C0, E0

Core 2 Extreme

“Conroe XE” (65 nm)

These models features an unlocked clock multiplier

All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), iAMT2 (Intel Active Management), Intel VT, TXT
Die size: 143 mm²
Steppings: B1, B2

Quad-Core Desktop processors

Core 2 Quad

“Kentsfield” (65 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), iAMT2 (Intel Active Management), Intel VT
- Die size: 2 ×143 mm²
- Steppings: B3, G0
“Yorkfield-6M” (45 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), iAMT2 (Intel Active Management)
- Die size: 2 × 82 mm²
- Steppings: M0, M1, R0
- All Q9×00 models support: Intel VT, TXT
- All Q9×05 models support: Intel VT
- All Q8xxx models are Yorkfield-6M MCMs with only 2 x 2 MB L2 cache enabled.
“Yorkfield” (45 nm)
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), iAMT2 (Intel Active Management), Intel VT, TXT
- Die size: 2 × 107 mm²
- Steppings: C0, C1, E0

Core 2 Extreme

“Kentsfield XE” (65 nm)
- These models feature an unlocked clock multiplier
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), iAMT2 (Intel Active Management), Intel VT
- Die size: 2 ×143 mm²
- Steppings: B3, G0
“Yorkfield XE” (45 nm)
- These models feature an unlocked clock multiplier
- All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), iAMT2 (Intel Active Management), Intel VT
- I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel I/OAT) supported by: QX9775
- Die size: 2 × 107 mm²
- Steppings: C0, C1

List will be updated with List of Core 2 Notebook (mobile) processors.

Fermi launch will be limited to first-tier manufacturers

Posted on February 28, 2010, 3:26 am in Video Card

Cited by DigiTimes, Next-gen fastest GPU, Nvidia upcoming Fermi launch will be limited to select graphics card makers. Second-tier manufacturers won’t start shipping GeForce GTX 470 and 480 cards until April, as most have yet to receive complete reference board designs. Nvidia will reportedly give supply priority to first-tier makers, or those that only produce Nvidia cards.

Both the GTX 470 and 480 have already appeared on some e-tail sites from manufacturers like XFX and PNY, so they are presumably among those that will have stock available early on. DigiTimes spoke with PNY, who stressed that it is not yet offering pre-orders on Fermi cards, so the listings were probably the result of miscommunication.

DigiTimes also noted that some analysts don’t expect a price war between Nvidia and AMD until after May. The sites that accidentally jumped the gun listed the GTX 470 and 480 at $499.99 and $679.99, and AMD only has one card in that territory: the dual-GPU Radeon HD 5970, which is fetching about $650.

NVIDIA Reveals Official Fermi -GTX 480 and GTX 470- Launch Date

Posted on February 28, 2010, 3:21 am in Video Card

GPU maker, NVIDIA, has disclosed that its next-generation graphics adapters codenamed “Fermi” will make their first appearance at PAX 2010, specifically on March 26th. This means that consumers still have a month’s time for their expectations to swell in anticipation of NVIDIA’s very first cards with support for DirectX 11. Still, it seems that the graphics solutions developer was not content with just this much hype, as it has already planned a few more surprises for end-users to look forward to.

People who visit NVIDIA’s booth during PAX 2010 and attend the GeForce LAN will be able to play games, even some unreleased titles, in 3D, as well as participate in “the world’s first 3D tournament featuring Battlefield Bad Company 2.” What is at least as interesting, however, is NVIDIA’s intention to let visitors test-drive and even be among the first to acquire one of the next-generation GF100-based graphics adapters.

“Test drive our highly-anticipated, next-generation GPU…you may even be able to buy one before anyone else,” the company’s website states. Unless any unforeseen developments come to pass, end-users will finally see the debut of NVIDIA’s first Fermi-based graphics cards about one month from now. Those interested in the company’s other plans for PAX East only need to consult the special section of the GPU maker’s official website.

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Crysis 2 Gameplay at GDC 2010

List of Intel Core 2 Processors

Fermi launch will be limited to first-tier manufacturers

NVIDIA Reveals Official Fermi -GTX 480 and GTX 470- Launch Date

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