PC and Console Games Thread

[Jun aka Pekto]

not really sure what ASPM is for. but I think it's not about sleep state. but more like power saving feature. google says:

PCIe ASPM technology allows PCIe hardware to transition the link to lower power states. The link is the physical interface between the PCI endpoint and the PCI switch. When ASPM is enabled, we can reduce power consumption even when the devices are in a fully powered on state (D0).

While ASPM can be enabled by the BIOS, it is often enabled only for mobile systems because the latency to transition from lower to fully powered state can cause a drop in performance. However, depending on the administrator's power policy, the OS should be able to switch this feature on or off at will, depending on whether the administrator wants to favor power over performance or vice versa.

http://www.lesswatts.org/projects/de...ement/pcie.php

in my case, I have to set my processor power management minimum to 81% so the transition to 100% is not far.

Okay. Maybe I'm confused about sleep states. Does sleep states mean the power to the pc looks like it's off completely. On my pc, everything powers down including all lights, hard drives and PSU. Yet when I press the button, I'm right back where I left off within a second or two. I haven't turned off my pc in a while.

grr... I am still not appreciating crysis. not really my cup of tea. also puts my Ati HD 4850 to shame.

and darn nvidia & intel, I see their ads on crysis opening. lol!

Well, my nephews are the same way. They seem to be frustrated by the game. But, I beat it at Delta and their pride won't let them quit. They can't take their uncle doing better than them. Me I love it. It suits my style just fine.

I'm on Crysis: Warhead now.

First thing I noticed is a minor, hopefully one-time rendering glitch:



But, I can run the game at Enthusiast/Very High settings which gave some nice HDR effects:


But, I still prefer the tried and true settings for me which were the most playable with good eye candy and good frame rates:

Texture Quality, Object Quality, and Water Quality are all Enthusiast while everything else were Gamer plus 2xAA.