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Metro 2033 is an action-oriented video game with a combination of survival horror, and first-person shooter elements. The game is based on the novel Metro 2033 by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky. It was developed by 4A Games in Ukraine and released in March 2010 for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.
There is some contention regarding whether the engine is based on the pre-release X-Ray engine (as claimed by Sergiy Grygorovych, the founder of GSC Game World, as well as users who have seen the 4A Engine SDK screenshots, citing visual similarities, shared resources, and technical evaluation of the pre-release 4A Engine demo conducted at the request of GSC Game World), or whether the engine is an original development (as claimed by 4A Games and Oles’ Shiskovtsov in particular, who claims it would have been impractical to retrofit the X-ray engine with console support). 4A Engine features Nvidia PhysX support, enhanced AI, and a console SDK for Xbox 360. The PC version includes exclusive features such as DirectX 11 support and has been described as “a love letter to PC gamers” because of the developers’ choice “to make the PC version [especially] phenomenal”.
We tested with settings on medium, Tessellation is disabled. AA and AF are also disabled.
Reducing the image quality and disabling Tessellation helps the HD5770 to churn out playable frame rates at this resolution. The image quality isn't bad, but this is one of the more demanding games right now on the market.
Thats a pretty good product, especially if you need a new gfx and your onboard lan is crap (like mine). I have a HD5770 already and I like it, I only game at weekends and ive found its fine, even with the newer engines on my tv.
Nice product, I like the cooler design, its rather funky looking. HD5770 is a good card, slightly overshadowed by the 460, although with the recent price drops to under 100 quid, its one of the finest value products on the market.
How would I get this into the UK: wouldnt customs be costly?
Finally a good review of this. no one else reviewed it ! Dont know how you guys do it being a Uk site, but kudos!
I want a replacement for my 5450 and I need a good lan card, been waiting for this for ages. just ordered it of newegg as it was 15 bucks less than Dells page which I had my eye on for a month.
thanks!
Yeah I saw Dell are selling this for $205 in the states. 15 bucks less on newegg, which is great.
Didnt powercolor do something similar? im sure its available in UK ?
HD5770 was a great board, its a bit long in the tooth now, although after seeing this one, I can see visiontek are offering something a little different, which is very cool. Like it.
They need to offer the Killer nic on something like a 6950 or 6870,.
I bought one of these for WOW and its transformed my clan games. love it.
Any ideas if they plan to bring this out in any other of their range? I like the idea, but the 5770 wont do what I need.
Great idea, id love to try the Killer NIC myself, but id be downgrading my card. and I dont fancy another slot gone for the dedicated card.
6970 and 6950 please chaps 🙂 Wonder why sapphier or XFX dont do it.
hello kitguru,
question, when if your GTX560 review going to come up? Also could you compare it to the EvGA FTW 460 or OC a GTX460 to those levels.