Category: Graphics & display

  • Crysis minimum requirements

    Since it appears that finding this information about the Crysis video game is a bit difficult, you can follow the link to Crysis minimum requirements here.

  • Spyder Pro to calibrate two LCD displays

    I had previously indicated that I successfully calmibrated a Hyundai Q17 LCD display for a better color management. Today, in order to work in the best possible conditions when handling digital photos on my main PC system using a Dell 2407WFP as my primary display and still the same Hyundai Q17 as secondary display, I…

  • What good is the Crysis demo?

    As plenty other people you may have already downloaded the Crysis demo because you wanted to taste the PC game of the end of the year. But some Internet web site went further and stressed the demo to the point that you can get a good feeling of what this video game will be capable…

  • Durian

    Durian

    Graphic animation to be seen at least once. link

  • DirectX, back to the future

    Whoever has been using DirectX software on Windows (and this means PC gamers, and only them) knows that you simultaneously need to continuously install new upgrades of the humongous software package from Microsoft in order to keep the best performance out of the PC games and the will to uninstall it or to come back…

  • Blog action day: Save the planet, energy-saving computer tricks

    Blog action day: Save the planet, energy-saving computer tricks

    Today is Blog Action Day: The day that bloggers chose to try and help save the planet from the impact of Human activity. For my own part, I decided to collect a few ideas to save energy in your computer usage: Upgrade your gear Dim your screen Consolidate and virtualize computers Turn off peripherals Kill…

  • November 2007: Giant leap for PC gaming

    Do you remember 2004? In this year, we saw the birth of FarCry, Half Life 2 and Doom 3, three games that really redefined PC gaming. This year, in November, we will see a blooming of new games which are set to retrace the PC gaming industy. Expect no less than: Hellgate: London is for…

  • DirectX 10 vs. DirectX 9

    DirectX 10 vs. DirectX 9

    Among PC gamers, there is a pattern of wondering whether you should go to Windows Vista and DirectX 10 (the latest technologies of Microsoft) as your gaming choice or you’d better stay hooked to Windows XP (currently the preferred gaming platform). There are now a few games allowing a fair comparison between both solutions and…

  • Crysis Multiplayer – DX10 or DX9

    It’s been quite a question: What will DirectX 10 bring that DirectX 9 will not have? For the Multiplayer Crysis, the answer seems to come from Total Crysis (they have a Crytek press information). Physics and day and night cycle: With DirectX 9, you will not be allowed to break havoc on the trees and…