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HIS HD6970 IceQ Turbo Edition Review

Far Cry 2 (commonly abbreviated as “FC2 or “fc2″) is an open-ended first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released on October 21, 2008 in North America and on October 23, 2008 in Europe and Australia. It was made available on Steam on October 22, 2008. Crytek, the developers of the original game, were not involved in the development of Far Cry 2.

Ubisoft has marketed Far Cry 2 as the true sequel to Far Cry, though the sequel has very few noticeable similarities to the original game. Instead, it features completely new characters and setting, as well as a new style of gameplay that allows the player greater freedom to explore different African landscapes such as deserts, jungles, and savannas. The game takes place in a modern-day East African nation in a state of anarchy and civil war. The player takes control of a mercenary on a lengthy journey to locate and assassinate “The Jackal,” a notorious arms dealer.

Far Cry 2 is still a popular game and the open world environment can be taxing on even the latest hardware available today.

Settings: 1920×1200, D3D10, Disable Artificial Intelligence(No), Full Screen, Anti-Aliasing(8x), VSync(No), Overall Quality(Ultra High), Vegetation(Very High), Shading(Ultra High), Terrain(Ultra High), Geometry(Ultra High), Post FX(High), Texture(Ultra High), Shadow(Ultra High), Ambient(High), Hdr(Yes), Bloom(Yes), Fire(Very High), Physics(Very High), RealTrees(Very High).

Far Cry 2 runs great on the Nvidia hardware, ensuring that the reference clocked GTX570 outperforms the overclocked HIS HD6970 IceQ Turbo Edition. The HD6790 in CrossfireX manage to outperform the HIS card by around 5 frames per second.

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17 comments

  1. I really would love to know what they are thinking with these coolers’ they are so mad looking id love to see the development team behind them 🙂

    Great cards though, as has been proven over the last year.

  2. I like the appearance ! its very different. the price seems to be good. most of them are 280?

  3. This is a far east design, they don’t get enough feedback from westerners with their card design. look at the difference between sapphire and HIS for designs.

    I am not saying its a problem for HIS, but the differences are in the cultural designs between the companies.

  4. They aren’t a make I normally look at. this is one ugly card. Not sure I could get past that.

  5. The only problem for me is that the GTX570 is a better card and faster. I doubt many people use more than one monitor. its pointless saying its any different.

    24 inch screen 1920×1080 is the average ‘enthusiast’ panel size and res

  6. What a bonkers design, someone has been on the jack daniels during the design phase

  7. Sapphire for me im afraid,. I dont think HIS have a reptuation yet for these kind of cards.

    Temps are high IMO too.

  8. How far is that over the edge of the PCB? that might prove a fitting issue in some cases I would think

  9. People always bitch about HIS, ive owned three of their cards and I think they aer very good. warranty is always strong with retailers too. no problems buying one.

    great product, id buy this, but its a little much for me im happy with my 5 series card. waiting for 7 series !

  10. Is it just me or are there just too many cards out on the market to keep track of? I keep forgetting who has what out. The MSI card is the best imo, but its over 300 still I think

  11. Tres Spunkilisiou

    Two of these in CFx would be great. 6 screen gaming possible? 3×3 side by side and vertically mounted? might need three of them? anyone know?

  12. Someone in that company has been on the tequila during a design phase of this card!

    It works well, thats the funny thing…

  13. Looks like we are back at 2000.

  14. How come another site got theres upto 1050mhz core clock at 70 degrease none the less?

  15. Every card is different, they don’t all overclock the same. Some publications use different methods to test temperatures.

  16. Thanks for the quick reply 🙂

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