Sapphire HD5770 Vapor X Edition 1GB

1. Introduction2. The Sapphire HD5770 Vapor X 1GB3. Testing Methodology4. Colin McRae Dirt 25. Batman: Arkham Asylum6. Left4Dead 27. Crysis Warhead8. Far Cry 29. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call Of Pripyat10. Power Consumption11. Noise Levels12. Temperatures13. Overclocking14. Closing Thoughts15. View All Pages

Crysis Warhead, like the original, Crysis, is based in a future where an ancient alien spacecraft has been discovered beneath the Earth on an island east of the Philippines. The single-player campaign has the player assume the role of (Former SAS) Delta Force operator Sergeant Michael Sykes, referred to in-game by his call sign, Psycho. Psycho’s arsenal of futuristic weapons builds on those showcased in Crysis, with the introduction of Mini-SMGs which can be dual-wielded, a six-shot grenade launcher equipped with EMP grenades, and the destructive, short ranged Plasma Accumulator Cannon (PAX). The highly versatile Nanosuit returns.

In Crysis Warhead, the player fights North Korean and extraterrestrial enemies, in many different locations, such as a tropical island jungle, inside an “Ice Sphere”, an underground mining complex, which is followed by a convoy train transporting an unknown alien object held by the North Koreans, and finally, to an airfield. Like Crysis, Warhead uses Microsoft’s Direct3D 10 (DirectX 10) for graphics rendering.

We use a particularly intensive area of gameplay which we call the Cargo run, this is strictly a ‘worst case scenario' and generally you should experience slightly better performance through the majority of the game.

Crysis Warhead is a killer engine which brings even the most powerful cards to their knees. The HD5770 puts in a good showing at our chosen settings however never dipping into the ‘danger zone' of choppy framerates.

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