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    New Rig = Need New Games!

    My new rig is due to arrive tomorrow so once she is built I'm going to need some new games to put her through her paces. I'm happy with anything but flight sim or racing, sooooo does anyone have any recommendations??

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    Re: New Rig = Need New Games!

    Botanicula
    Legend of Grimrock
    Bastion
    Defense Grid: The Awakening
    Osmos
    Plants vs Zombies

    all great games you should own

    Ah.. but they'll run on anything.

    How about The Witcher 2. Ultra + Ubersampling..
    .. actually maybe not, you might cry.

    Hmm you need to find something that looks like it's demanding, but actually runs well so you feel good about your rig.. what are the specs?

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    As above, depends on your rig, but I would say original crisis still is a great 'New system' test. Seeing it with everything cranked up and running smooth is a sight to behold.

    Also, Skyrim. The game may not be your cup of tea necessarily, but again, it's an exquisite world with the details up. More fun walking around than playing he game... Well that's what happened to me with my recent build

    As Kal says, Witcher 2 is a great looking game, especially when you get to some of the more organic sections of the game. Best in game forest ever. And don't even think about Ubersampling

    Enjoy the new rig. Great time when you can flex its muscles!!!

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    Re: New Rig = Need New Games!

    Things look as follows:

    I5 3570K OC @ 4.5-4.7Ghz
    ASRock Fatal1ty Pro Z77
    8GB Corsair Vengeance Racing Red 1600Mhz RAM (2x 4GB)
    3GB XFX 7970 Black edition with Ghost and Hydrocell
    64GB Crucial M4 boot drive, 256GB Crucial M4 Games Drive, 2TB Seagate HDD
    Dell U2412M Monitor

    I think that's about it for what really matters, oh and I'm looking to game at 1920x1200

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    Re: New Rig = Need New Games!

    bf3, crysis 2 etc


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    Re: New Rig = Need New Games!

    BF3, Diablo 3, StarCraft 2, Shogun 2 and Crysis 2.

    Damn.......a year of sequels......
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    Re: New Rig = Need New Games!

    Skyrim esp with some of the lighting and graphical mods.
    Batman archam city
    heck anything new that you've not played

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    Re: New Rig = Need New Games!

    Quote Originally Posted by shaithis View Post
    BF3, Diablo 3, StarCraft 2, Shogun 2 and Crysis 2.
    This.^^

    EDIT: Ensure you get the High res pack for Crysis 2
    Society's to blame,
    Or possibly Atari.

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    Re: New Rig = Need New Games!

    World of tanks?

    Or download the return to chaos pack; bewtiful.

    Total war is quite intensive.

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    Re: New Rig = Need New Games!

    I've got the CE of Diablo III coming next week so i guess that will be my starting point and I will just take things from there. I just hope my rig will be ok for Crysis 3 and the likes in the coming months//years

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    Re: New Rig = Need New Games!

    I hope you realise you don't need much for diablo3? a 6770/5770 will give you a sloid 70fps at 1080p on max settings
    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...rk,3195-5.html
    It might be fun to play but it'll not be taxing your shiny new pc

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    Crysis or BF3 will certainly test the rig!

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    Re: New Rig = Need New Games!

    GTA IV with the realism mod. Put your 7970 through its paces.

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    Re: New Rig = Need New Games!

    I've bought Crysis on Steam tonight, shame my internet totally blows would have been nice to get a chance to play it before I have to get to bed!

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    Re: New Rig = Need New Games!

    Crysis
    Crysis Warhead
    Crysis Wreckage
    Crysis 2

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