AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 - Page 8

Half Life 2 VST

Half life 2 is no doubt the most anticipated pc game of all times. Gamers having the excellence of Half Life 1 in mind, as well as the remarkable E3 demo preview, have been anxiously waiting for the much delayed release of HL2.

Physics - From pebbles to water to 2-ton trucks respond as expected, as they obey the laws of mass, friction, gravity, and buoyancy.

Graphics - Source's shader-based renderer, like the one used at Pixar to create movies such as Toy Story® and Monster's, Inc.®, creates the most beautiful and realistic environments ever seen in a video game.

AI - Neither friends nor enemies charge blindly into the fray. They can assess threats, navigate tricky terrain, and fashion weapons from whatever is at hand.

To measure performance we used the Video Stress Test (VST) that is available in the CounterStrike:Source beta available through Steam. For measuring CPU performance, we set all the details to the lowest level and set the resolution to 640x480.

With almost double the performance of an Intel P4 2.8GHz, the FX-55 is certain to bring the best out of all modern games. In the Half Life 2 Video Stress test, it almost reached the excellent 200 frames per second.