GTA V Requirementshave been leaked.You don't need a more powerful PC as the Graphics Engine is the same as GTA IV's.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
-Intel Core i3 2,6 GHz-AMD Dual Core Processor 2,8 GHz
-Nvidia GT540-AMD Radeon HD 7670
-3 GB RAM
-40-45 GB HDD
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
-Intel Core i5 3570K-AMD FX4100
-Nvidia GTX660Ti-AMD Radeon HD 7850
-4 GB RAM
-40-45 GB HDD
REQUIREMENTS ARE LEGIT.MORE DETAILED INFORMATIONS WILL BE ADDED.
 
Windows 8 will have three versions which are important because each edition features new improvements and properties.has 
-Windows 8 Home:It's the main edition and It has the base features.
-Windows 8 Pro:It's the Professional version of the Operative System and It's comparable to the Ultimate version.This version includes Windows Visual Studio 11.
-Windows 8 RT:It's the Tablets version of Microsoft Windows 8.
More informations will be added.
 

                              The witcher 2 assassins of kings ENHANCED EDITION:the review

Today we're going to review this masterpiece:The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings.As we know all the RPG games must have some contents which build the entire game.That's why we're going to speak about The Witcher 2:Not many games have these features.The Witcher 2 is a new jewel in the RPG category and it has been selected as best PC game in 2011.Before starting reviewing the game,we give you some screenshots and videos about this masterpiece.


                                                                          VIDEOS

                               The Witcher 2 enhanced edition xbox360-PC official trailer

The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition is the new CdProjekt release for this game which includes the Xbox 360 Version.This edition has many improvements and It includes all DLCs,contents and FIXES.The Xbox360 has 2 DVDs which should be installed on the Hard Drive for an enhanced gaming experience.The box includes the 2 Game DVDs,The Soundtrack DVD,The World Map,The Game Manual and The fantastic Quest Handbook.This version has been released for PC too and a big patch has been released for PC users who have a basic version of the game.This Patch updates the game to the last version so this means that all the features of the enhanced edition can be played on a basic TW2 copy.The update is around 12 GB and It's completely free.
This is an official trailer which shows the game environment system and the people behaviour which changes for everything.

                                                               WHAT is a...witcher?

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Geralt of Rivia is a witcher and the main protagonist of the Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski and its adaptations (including The Witcher and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings computer games). Witchers are monster hunters for hire. They possess nearly superhuman abilities and are expert swordsmen.Geralt is known also as Gwynbleidd (Elder Speech meaning "The White Wolf", a name which was given to him by the dryads), as well as the Butcher of Blaviken.

Despite his name, Geralt does not come from Rivia: he grew up in the witchers' keep of Kaer Morhen in the realm of Kaedwen. In the interest of appearing more trustworthy to potential clients, young witchers were encouraged to make up surnames for themselves by master Vesemir. As his first choice, Geralt chose "Geralt Roger Eric du Haute-Bellegarde", but this choice was dismissed by Vesemir as silly and pretentious, so "Geralt" was all that remained of his chosen name. "Of Rivia" was a more practical alternative, and Geralt even went so far as to adopt a Rivian accent to appear more authentic.

Later, Queen Meve of Lyria knighted him for his valour in the Battle for the Bridge on the Yaruga conferring on him the formal title "of Rivia", which amused him. He is, therefore, a knight of Lyria, and not a commoner. His status is, in one example, acknowledged during the first Witcher game, when he is twice invited by Siegfried of Denesleto join the knightly Order of the Flaming Rose.

Geralt was the son of sorceress Visenna and (presumably) a warrior called Korin. Shortly after being born, Geralt was taken by his mother to the Witchers' Place — the Kaer Morhen stronghold (from Elder Speech Caer a'Muirehen meaning "Fortress of the Old Sea"). Geralt survived numerous mutations during the Trial of the Grasses, through which he gained practically superhuman physical and mental abilities (increased reflexes, speed, strength and enhanced hearing) surprisingly well. Because of that, as one of the few he was selected for additional experiments, and of the few he was the only one that survived. His white hair, completely lacking pigment, is a side effect of these experiments. After finishing the witcher training, he embarked into the world on his horse called The Roach(he gave the same name to every one of his horses) to become a monster slayer for hire.

Although Geralt did not believe in destiny, he demanded the unborn child of princess Pavetta and her husbandDuny as a reward for his services. As the child turned out to be a girl, he did not take her. However, fate or blind chance caused Geralt and Ciri, the daughter of Duny and Pavetta to cross paths thrice, and after the death of her grandmother, queen Calanthe, Geralt ended up taking care of the girl and loving her as his own daughter. His best friend was Dandelion the bard, while his lover and the love of his life was Yennefer.


                                                                                                        A VIDEO SHOWS WHAT A WITCHER IS

                                                                        graphics

The Witcher 2's Graphics Engine is RedEngine,made by CDProjekt crew.It's a new and enhanced Graphics Engine which can show how powerful the game is.The shadows are precise,the shaders are soft and the models rendering is really impressing.This engine needs a powerful system even with Low Settings.

                                                                  COMBAT SYSTEM

The Witcher 2's Combat Systems is enhanced,realistic,complicated and smart.Every little thing in the game can be a very important way to win a fight.From bombs to traps,every melee weapon or bomb can change the battle sort.
THE MAIN TWO SWORDS:
-Long Sword:Used by Geralt to fight with Humans enemies.
-Witcher's Silver Sword:Used by Geralt to fight Non-Humans enemies(Such as nekkers,trolls,drawners,bullvores,etc..).
So,I recommend you to use these swords carefully.
MAGIC SIGNS:
AARD: It is comprised of a telekinetic thrust that can stun, repel, knock down or disarm opponents, as well as remove barriers and other objects.
IGNI: It is comprised of a pyrokinetic burst that can repel and ignite opponents, as well as start fires.
YRDEN: It forms a magical trap on the ground that triggers a limited number of times when traversed by a foe casing knock back, damage, and a chance of inflicting status ailments.
QUEN: When cast it forms a protective field around the casting witcher.
AXII:  It is a mental wave that triggers a hex that causes an enemy to fight alongside the witcher. The effect can wear off over time or be broken via damage from the casting witcher.

                                                           COMBAT SYSTEM:PART 2

IGN has released a video in which a group of gamers show how you can fight in The Witcher 2.These tips are extremely useful as you'll need these tricks to go on with the game.

                                                                    THE STORYLINE

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings contains many different paths and storylines, along with multiple endings. As in the first game, the player takes control of Geralt of Rivia, one of the few remaining witchers. Witchers are humans that have been genetically enhanced and trained to fight monsters from a young age. They have special powers, different in each witcher. These include alchemy, magic, and sword handling. 
Prologue:During the prologue, Geralt is interrogated in a prison in the kingdom of Temeria by Vernon Roche, the commander of a group of Temerian special forces known as the Blue Stripes, regarding the assassination of the king of Temeria, King Foltest. Geralt recounts the events leading up to Foltest's death, during which he acted as Foltest's bodyguard. During an uprising against Foltest by noble families of Temeria, Foltest personally leads the battle in order to recover his illegitimate children, Anais and Boussy, who are being held by the rebels. Once Foltest finds his children, he is killed by an assassin disguised as a blind monk, who escapes before Geralt can react. Geralt is then found by Temerian forces and mistaken for Foltest's killer. After hearing Geralt's confessions, Roche decides on Geralt's innocence and aids him in escaping the prison. The two, along with Triss Merigold, a sorceress, Geralt's companion and, up until Foltest's assassination, royal advisor, then travel to a trading post named Flotsam, in search of the kingslayer.
Chapter 1:Upon arrival to Flotsam, Geralt, Roche, and Triss are ambushed by Iorveth, with Triss's magic saving them from his archers. Geralt discovers the assassin is a witcher in league with a group of Elven rebels known as the Scoia'tael. The assassin is also revealed to have killed another king: Demavend, the king of neighboring kingdom Aedirn. Upon arrival, Geralt walks upon Zoltan and Dandelion about to be hanged in the city square. After a scrap with the guards, the commandant of Flotsam, Loredo, sets them free under certain conditions, and asks Geralt to meet him in his mansion. After he and Roche disable Loredo's ballista and find him hoarding merchant goods, Loredo tasks Geralt in killing the Kayran, a monster disrupting the town's trade routes. After killing the Kayran with the help of sorceress Síle de Tansarville, Geralt meets a Scoia'tael lieutenant on the prison barge who claims the kingslayer, known as Letho, intends to betray Iorveth, the leader of the Scoia'tael. After telling Iorveth this information, Geralt and Iorveth decide to confront Letho, who reveals his plans to kill Iorveth. Before the two can capture Letho however, Roche arrives with an armed force. The player can make the choice of either assisting Iorveth (which results in the slaughter of nonhumans in Flotsam) or Roche (which results in Iorveth's capture and a feast in Flotsam). Geralt then engages in a duel with Letho. Geralt is defeated, but Letho spares his life after revealing that Geralt once saved the lives of Letho and his band of witchers. Letho then kidnaps Triss and forces her to teleport both of them to Aedirn. The player now again can choose whether to assist Iorveth or Roche, changing the path of the second chapter accordingly.
Chapter 2 (IORVETH CHAPTER):If Geralt assists Iorveth, the pair commandeer a prison barge and after either killing Loredo or saving the elven women in the prison tower he set fire to, set sail for upper Aedirn. There, a meeting is held between the king of neighboring kingdom Kaedwen, King Henselt, and a unified army of rebels, led by the deceased King Demavend's son, Prince Stennis, and a rebel commander known as Saskia the Dragonslayer. A fight breaks out, but is interrupted when an ancient curse is activated and spectral soldiers attack the humans. Geralt and Iorveth arrive just in time, assisting Saskia and Prince Stennis out of the battlefield, aided by the sorceress Philippa Eilhart, Saskia's advisor. The rebels then hold a meeting. Saskia intends to unite the loyalist forces under Prince Stennis, the dwarven forces of the town of Vergen, and the Scoia'tael, led by Iorveth, into a single fighting force and defeat King Henselt, then declare the formation of a free nation, led by Saskia herself as Queen. As the meeting nears adjournment however, Saskia is poisoned.
Geralt is tasked with two missions: recovering ingredients to formulate an antidote for Saskia, and recovering magical artifacts with which to lift the curse that has descended upon the battlefield. During the process, a mob of peasantry accuse Prince Stennis of poisioning Saskia, in which Geralt can either let the crowd kill him (and obtain his royal blood for the cure for Saskia) or let him set up a tribunal (in which Geralt gets royal blood from Henselt in his camp). With Geralt's help, Philippa Eilhart succeeds in curing Saskia. Geralt also discovers that Triss was abandoned by Letho upon arrival, and was subsequently found and captured by spies from the empire of Nilfgaard. Before Geralt can recover her, she is taken by the Nilfgaardian forces to Loc Muinne. Geralt then enters the battlefield himself to reenact a historic battle and end the curse. With the curse lifted, King Henselt and his forces attack Vergen, but the rebels defeat the Kaedweni army and Henselt is forced to acknowledge Saskia's terms. During the battle, Geralt discovers Saskia is actually a dragon taking human form. Iorveth notices that Saskia is acting strangely, ordering Dethmold to be executed without trial, but before he and Geralt can react Philippa teleports Saskia and herself to Loc Muinne. Geralt and Iorveth then discover that Philippa had placed a mind domination spell upon Saskia, and the pair has no choice but to follow her to Loc Muinne.Chapter 2 (Roche Story):If Geralt assisted Roche however in Flotsam, Roche has Geralt assassinate Bernard Loredo, the commandant of the town for being a spy for Kaedwen (and in the process Ves helps a captive elf woman raped by Loredo give birth to a son, however she is unable to prevent the shattered woman's suicide). After leaving the elf's son with a caretaker, the Blue Stripes set sail for upper Aedirn. There, a meeting is held between the king of neighboring kingdom Kaedwen, King Henselt, and a unified army of rebels, led by the deceased King Demavend's son, Prince Stennis, and a rebel commander known as Saskia the Dragonslayer. A fight breaks out, but is interrupted when an ancient curse is activated and spectral soldiers attack the humans. Geralt and Roche arrive just in time, assisting King Henselt out of the battlefield, aided by Henselt's two advisors, the mage Dethmold and the sorceress Síle de Tansarville. Geralt is tasked by Henselt to lift the curse from the battlefield so that his forces can march on Vergen, as well as to lift another curse from Henselt himself, placed upon him by another sorceress, Sabrina Glevissig, whom Henselt had executed three years prior.
Geralt also discovers an insurgency within the Kaedweni army of loyalists convinced Henselt is conspiring with Nilfgaard, and continues his search for Triss. He discovers Triss has been taken by Nilfgaardian spies, but they leave for Loc Muinne before he can confront them. After lifting Sabrina's curse from Henselt, an attempt is made on the king's life by two witchers, Serrit and Auckes, in league with Letho. Geralt defends Henselt and kills Auckes. Using necromancy, Dethmold allows Geralt to delve into the dead witcher's memories, and Geralt discovers the kingslayers are in league with Síle de Tansarville, who has already fled to Loc Muinne, mortally wounding Serrit along the way. Geralt then lifts the curse from the battlefield, and Henselt begins his march. Roche turns out to be the leader of the insurgency within the Kaedweni army. Henselt and Dethmold, finding out about this, have every one of Roche's men under his command hanged, except for Ves (who was forced into having sex with Henselt in exchange for her life). Geralt and Roche travel to Vergen looking for Síle de Tansarville and Philippa Eilhart, the ones behind Demavend's assassination. They arrive too late, as the sorceresses escape to Loc Muine, with the entranced Saskia in tow. Geralt defeats Henselt's personal guard, and Geralt can either allow Roche to murder Henselt or convince him to spare the king.
Chapter 3:Finally, Geralt arrives at Loc Muinne, with either Iorveth or Roche depending on whom he assisted previously. The mages have called for a meeting at Loc Muinne to establish a new magical ruling body known as the Conclave. All royal leaders are thus meeting at Loc Muinne. Philippa Eilhart and Síle de Tansarville intend to use the meeting to establish their own power, and ordered the assassination of King Demavend to set in forth this chain of events. They intend to use the still-entranced Saskia as leverage at the meeting. Geralt discovers that Nilfgaardian spies are also at Loc Muinne, with Triss as their hostage. If Geralt arrived with Roche, he discovers that Foltest's illegitimate daughter, Princess Anais, has been kidnapped by Dethmold. He is given a choice between rescuing Triss or rescuing Anais. If Geralt arrived with Iorveth, he discovers that Philippa has been captured by the king of Redania, King Radovid, and her eyes put out by him. He is given a choice between rescuing Triss or rescuing the now blinded Philippa, who is the only person capable of lifting the spell from Saskia.
If Geralt rescues Anais with Roche, resulting in Roche brutally killing Dethmold in revenge, Geralt and Roche have a choice to send her either to King Radovid and the Redenians or John Natalis and the Temerians. If Geralt rescues Phillipa, she assists him and Ioverth in getting the dagger but escapes. Triss being rescued, regardless of who Geralt assisted, results in the ambassador of Nilfgaard's death, as well as the revelations of the Lodge's involvement in the plot and Triss's role through Triss after she is rescued.
The meeting between the royal leaders and Síle de Tansarville commences. If Geralt assisted Saskia and Iorveth, Saskia declares her plan to create a free nation with herself as the Queen. If Geralt assisted Roche and chose to rescue Anais, either King Radovid takes her under his protection and declares Temeria a protectorate of Redania, or is put under Natalis's care until she becomes of age to rule. If Geralt did not assist Roche or Iorveth and chose to rescue Triss, Roche will be declared an outlaw wounded and the rule of Temeria will remain unsettled or alternatively Iorveth will be grievously wounded trying to retrieve Phillipa's dagger. However, the meeting is interrupted when Nilfgaardian forces arrive with Letho, who reveals the sorceresses' entire plot, or, if Geralt rescued Triss, the two arrive and then accuse Síle. Radovid then orders Síle's arrest, but she forces Saskia to revert to dragon form and escapes.
Geralt chases down Síle, but she manages to activate her teleportation device. However, the device has been tampered with by Letho, and will kill her instead. Geralt can choose to let her die or save her life and allow her to escape. Geralt then battles Saskia in dragon form and ultimately defeats her. If he assisted Saskia and Iorveth and chose to rescue Philippa, he is able to break the spell over Saskia's mind, otherwise he is given a choice between letting her live or finishing her off.
The Epilogue:If Geralt rescues Triss, either Iorveth will be seriously wounded by Phillipa when attempting to secure her dagger and can be put into care by Triss or Roche, outlawed by attacking the Kaedwan camp alone, will have Anais and gets her to safety for the future of Temeria.
Geralt then finally confronts Letho, the kingslayer, who frees Triss from the Nilfgaardians if Geralt did not save her. Geralt can choose to talk to Letho, who then reveals a wealth of information. Letho is a witcher from the school of the viper in the south, along with Serrit and Auckes. The group was once saved by Geralt, and Geralt learns he turned over Yennefer of Vengerberg to their care. They eventually made their way into Nilfgaard, where they were given a deal by the Emperor of Nilfgaard, Emhyr var Emreis, to destabilize the Northern Kingdoms by assassinating kings. In exchange, the Emperor promised to build a new witcher school for them. With the witcher schools destroyed and the training techniques and mutagens of old lost, Geralt, Letho, and the remaining witchers are a dying breed, the last of their kind. Letho agreed, and the witchers arrived in Kovir. There, they were hired by Síle de Tansarville and Philippa Eilhart to assassinate King Demavend of Aedirn. Letho then assassinated King Foltest and had the other witchers attempt to assassinate King Henselt, hoping to pin the further murders on the sorceresses as well. After hearing Letho's story, Geralt can either let him go or duel him to the death. Geralt then reunites with Triss and either Iorveth or Roche, and sets off to Nilfgaard to find Yennefer.
A concurrent plot of the game is the amnesiac Geralt's attempts to recover the lost memories of his previous life. After each major magical event, such as lifting the curse from upper Aedirn, Geralt recovers a few of his memories. He eventually remembers that he was slain when attempting to defend nonhumans from a pogrom. Yennefer, his lover, died trying to save him. His body was recovered by Ciri, his adoptive daughter, who brought Geralt and Yennefer back to life and then left them on the Isle of Avallach. However, the two were attacked by riders led by the King of the Wild Hunt, who then kidnapped Yennefer. Geralt chases after the Wild Hunt, whom he learns are an elven cavalry unit from another dimension who travel to his world to capture males for an unknown purpose, encountering Letho and his group along the way and in the process saving them from a monster they were hunting; together they track the Wild Hunt and eventually confront the riders. Geralt proposes a trade, him for Yennefer, which the King of the Wild Hunt agrees to without hesitation. Geralt leaves with the Wild Hunt and Yennefer, who lost her memory as a result of being with the hunt for so long, is left in the care of Letho. At some point after this Geralt escapes from the Wild Hunt and returns to his own world and is then found by the other witchers near Kaer Morhen and is then taken there to recover, thus beginning the events of the first game.



                                                          The game requirements

Immagine
Well..We know that this game features an improved and powerful graphics system and that's why the PC requirements are a bit high.But all PCs can run it without problems though.You need a medium graphics card to run it and experience the real game feeling

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS                                                                             RECOMMENDED

Operative System:Windows XP,Vista,7
CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
GPU:Nvidia GeForce 8800,ATI HD3850
RAM:1 GB RAM WindowsXP,2 GB RAM Vista and 7
HDD:16 GB
Operative System:WindowsXP,Vista or 7
CPU:Intel QuadCore,AMD QuadCore(Intel Core2Quad,AMD Phenom II X4)
GPU:Nvidia GTX260,ATI HD4850
RAM:3 GB RAM
HDD:16 GB

                                                                      PRE-CONCLUSION

This game is a must for all RPG fans but It's excellent for new gamers too.Cd Projekt did a perfect work which no Game Company can do and that's why we're going to give this game an excellent mark.Graphics is perfect and balanced and the game system is well done.The Xbox 360 version is NOT a port and this shows how Cd Projekt is interested on their work.

                                                                         CONCLUSION

-EXCELLENT GRAPHICS:9,5
-GOOD AUDIO:8,5
-SOME BUGS:9,0
-GAME EXPERIENCE:10
-PRICE:10
                                                                                                                        THE FINAL MARK IS:
                           9,7/10
 
EVGA has announced a new Nvidia GTX 680 that has default Overclocked Clocks.This is a pro GPU for gamers and it's 30 % faster than the more expensive AMD Radeon HD 7970.The Core frequency clock is 1058 MHz but the new GPU Boost Feature overclocks the Core to a frequency of 1113 Mhz when needed.(LEARN MORE about GPU Boost).
GPU BOOST:
The GPU Boost feature increases GPU clock when the 3D application requires a higher amount of data.This feature is included in the Nvidia GTX680.This means more FPS when,usually,the frame-rate goes down.
THIS FEATURE USES THE AVAILABLE POWER
The GPU uses the base Nvidia dissipation system;The dissipation system model name is "GeForce GTX680 Superclocked +".In the box you can find the dissipations shell that aims to protect the Printed Circuit Board.

The dissipation shell protects the pcB too

For further informations visit NvidiaGamingClub FORUM
 
Windows 8 Consumer Preview,aka BETA,has been released 1 month ago.This release has been improved because the Developer Preview was full of bugs and technical problems.In short words,the Developer Preview was a Windows 8 Release for the coders and developers.It has been released by Microsoft in order to show developers,engineers and coders how the new Operative System performs and to show them the power of the new kernel(6.2) and the new environment.The consume preview is a public release.So,we'd like to share some informations about Microsoft Windows 8 with NVGamingClub community.Remember:Further informations can be found in the FORUM.So,let's start:
1.Let's download Windows 8:
                               WEBINSTALLER:                                                           ISO DOWNLOAD:

2A(IF YOU DOWNLOAD Windows8 Web Installer):You don't need a PRODUCT KEY but you should write it somewhere:          DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J.
2B.First Way:Burn the ISO with a Burning Suite(Nero,Ashampoo Free,etc..)and run SETUP.exe(If you plan to install 64BIT version you should run the DVD in BOOT)
      Second Way:Burn the ISO on a USB with Windows 7/8 USB DVD Installer.Choose the ISO,Burn it and run SETUP.exe(Run USB from BIOS if you plan to install 64Bit).
      Third Way:USING A VIRTUAL DISC(Such as Daemon Tools,Alcohol 120,etc..).Mount the ISO on a Virtual Disk Drive(You may need to run Daemon Tools with Admin Privilegies because Windows needs to access to the ".SYS" Daemon Tools file.Just in case.).Mount the ISO.NOTE:Run the Setup.exe you can find in SOURCES folder.In this case you need a 32 Bit ISO File.To hack .ISO to run the 64 bit version,read the FORUM guides.
3.Install,Configure and Enjoy.
NOTE:If you want a Dual Boot configuration read FORUM.
 
As you probably know,Bungie isn't updating Game stats from a while but no one knew the real motivation.Halo 4 is coming out and this time Bungie is not working on this title.343 Industries is!Bungie.net administrators wanted to thank us and they have made an Amazing Picture showing all registered informations since 9.9.2004.This is a bad end for Halo.Hopefully,343 Industries is doing an excellent work.Thanks to IGN for detailed infos
 
The new Alienware X51 is a slim Dell Alienware's Computer.It's powerful and smart and the price is affordable.But,would you buy an Alienware X51 for 699$(Starting at 699$)?
The specs are these below:-2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor
-8GB 1333Mhz Dual Channel memory
-1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 video card with 330W PSU 
-Slot-loading Dual Layer Blu-ray reader
-Integrated Wireless LAN card (standard)
 
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OFFICIAL MESSAGE BY NVIDIA:
Today, we are launching the new GeForce 301.10 WHQL driver designed for use with the newly released GeForce GTX 680 GPU. The new driver introduces a number of features and enhancements that greatly improve gameplay and day-to-day system use, but currently it only supports the GeForce GTX 680. We'll be rolling out a unified driver for all GeForce owners in the near future, so stay tuned.
NVIDIA Control Panel FXAA Most of today’s titles use Multisample Anti-Aliasing (MSAA), whether that be as part of a preset as in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Crysis 2, or as an in-game option. If you’re unfamiliar with Anti-Aliasing, it is a key feature of almost every game, removing jagged, distracting lines, and enhancing overall fidelity. And though anti-aliasing is crucial, MSAA is an extremely demanding solution.
With the launch of the GeForce 301.10 driver, a high-speed, shader-based anti-aliasing technique can be enabled directly through the NVIDIA Control Panel. Called FXAA, this technique is up to 60% faster than 4xMSAA, and can produce results equal to MSAA at minimum, and in some cases, provide better than MSAA quality. For example, the many transparent textures in Batman: Arkham City cannot be anti-aliased by MSAA, as shown in our Batman: Arkham City Graphics Breakdown and Performance Guide, and in Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3 Samaritan demo aliasing is significantly reduced when switching from 4xMSAA to FXAA, as shown below in our comparison image.
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here to enlarge our zoomed 4x MSAA versus FXAA 3 comparison, and here for a full-scene 1280x720 comparison. For more on FXAA and a new anti-aliasing feature, TXAA, browse over to our GeForce GTX 680 announcement story.
To enable FXAA, open the NVIDIA Control Panel, browse to ‘Manage 3D Settings,’ and either apply FXAA globally to all games through the ‘Global Settings’ tab, or to specific games using the profiles located in the ‘Program Settings’ tab. Please note that if the game already features built-in FXAA, Control Panel FXAA will be automatically disabled.
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With the UDA driver, this feature will be made available to all GeForce 8-series and later users.
Adaptive Vertical Synchronization Many gamers enable Vertical Synchronization (VSync) by default to prevent screen-tearing, an unsightly occurrence caused by frame rates exceeding a monitor’s refresh rate. The downside to enabling VSync is the occasional and equally annoying, noticeable stutter when frame rates drop below the locked rate, and again when they return to the locked rate.
The 301.10 WHQL driver introduces Adaptive VSync, an automated technique that disables VSync when frame rates fall below the locked rate, and re-enables it when they return to the locked rate. This drastically reduces the noticeability and frequency of stuttering, and makes VSync gaming a viable option once more.
To enable Adaptive VSync, open the NVIDIA Control Panel, open ‘Manage 3D Settings’, click the ‘Global Settings’ tab, and scroll down the list to the option.
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Adaptive VSync benefits single-card and SLI setups alike, and works in all 3D Vision and Surround modes, but does currently require your game to be in a full-screen exclusive mode. As with Control Panel FXAA, Adaptive VSync will be rolled out to all GeForce 8-series and later users in the near future. For further Adaptive VSync details, check out our GeForce GTX 680 announcement story.
Three Monitor Surround & Accessory Display Using the GeForce GTX 680’s four monitor connectors we’re enabling a fourth Surround screen, what we call an Accessory Displa
3D Vision Surround & Accessory Display Setup: Kris Rey not included.
In the example above The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim runs at an impressive 49 frames per second across the three 1920x1080 screens, and on the Accessory Display our Bethesda-approved tweak guide shows the player how to take the game’s graphics to new heights. Acting like any other display, it could feature StarCraft II e-sport streams, chat boxes, in-game maps, game walkthroughs, a television show or movie, a web browser, or any other program you care to choose.
For more on NVIDIA Surround, 3D Vision Surround, and the Accessory Display, please read our ‘
Surround On The GeForce GTX 680’ article.
Desktop Windows Management We’re committed to improving the usability and usefulness of our software, and so for the launch of the GTX 680 we’ve developed new desktop management tools, allowing users to confine the Windows taskbar to the central monitor, and define whether application windows should be maximized across all displays.
Accessible through the ‘Desktop’ menu in the NVIDIA Control Panel, these new options should give greater system control to Surround users and negate the need for third-party desktop management software.
Like the other features in this article, Desktop Windows Management will be rolled out to other GeForce users in a future driver.
Bezel Peeking When playing in Surround users are given the choice of enabling Bezel Correction, a technique that hides small sections of the screen behind the monitor’s bezel so that bezel appears to be part of the game. This results in a superior, continuous image across the displays and produces a more realistic experience. Unfortunately, elements of a game’s HUD are sometimes trapped behind the bezel, preventing players from accessing menus, inventories, or essential information.
With the launch of the GeForce 301.10 driver, GTX 680 gamers can use a hot key (Ctrl+Alt+B by default) to reveal this hidden detail. Acting as a toggle, this feature allows users to retain the superior bezel-corrected view that our software offers, without sacrificing game usability and accessibility.
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To access Bezel Peeking and the hotkey customization screen, open the NVIDIA Control Panel, navigate to ‘Configure Surround, PhysX’, click ‘Configure,’ click ‘Bezel Correction’ in the new window, click ‘Yes’ in the next screen, and finally, configure the settings.
For an in-game example and further info please read our ‘
Surround On The GeForce GTX 680’ article, and as with other features in this story, Bezel Peeking will be made available to all GeForce users in the near future.
Central Display Acceleration Before now, SLI users were forced to disable Surround if playing a non-Surround game, such as StarCraft II, lest their performance plummet. With the release of the 301.01 WHQL driver this annoyance has now been resolved, as our updated software allows users to run any game on the center screen at full speed, with the provision that the center screen is connected to the GPU powering two monitor
Full speed ahead in StarCraft II, on a SLI GeForce GTX 680 Surround system.
This feature is enabled automatically, reading the supported resolutions list from the game itself. In the case of StarCraft II, our software detects that the maximum supported resolution in the current monitor configuration is 1920x1080, and automatically shuts down the two side screens.
As with other features in this story, Central Display Acceleration will be made available to all GeForce users in the near future.
Custom Resolution Management As PC gamers we often complain when the latest releases offer an inadequate selection of resolution options, but occasionally they feature too many, resulting in a bug where the Surround resolution you want isn’t shown simply because the list of options is too long.
Once again, the GeForce 301.10 driver allows users to avoid this issue thanks to the addition of a Custom Resolution Management tool. Using the tool, gamers can add any supported resolution to the list shown, which by default now includes three without bezel correction, and six wit
The new resolution customization screen allows for easy filtering of the many possible choices.
To access the Custom Resolution Management screen, open the NVIDIA Control Panel, navigate to ‘Configure Surround, PhysX’, click the ‘Configure’ button, on the new screen that appears click ‘Resolutions’, and on the next screen click ‘Add or remove resolutions.”
Like other innovations in this article, Custom Resolution Management will be made available to all GeForce users in the near future.
NVIDIA Frame Rate Target With the release of the GeForce 301.10 driver, third parties can now integrate NVIDIA Frame Rate Target into their applications. Used to dynamically overclock and underclock a GPU to hit a specific, user-defined frame rate, Frame Rate Target is
available to try now as part of EVGA’s Precision X monitoring and overclocking program.
A couple of clicks enables Frame Rate Target, and from that point on EVGA Precision X will try its best to hit the mark using real-time overclocking and underclocking.
For an in-depth look at EVGA's Precision X, check out this walkthrough from the firm itself:
NVIDIA NVENC Support NVIDIA has supported GPU-accelerated video encoding for some time now, using a graphics card’s many CUDA Cores to significantly reduce the lengthy encode times experienced when solely using the CPU. This feature has helped millions of videos to be encoded the world over in a fraction of the time previously required, but at the cost of increased power consumption.
In the GeForce GTX 680, we have incorporated new, specialized circuitry dedicated to H.264 hardware-accelerated encoding. Not only does this optimized NVENC hardware consume far less power than the CUDA-based encoder, it is also four times faster, allowing NVENC-enabled programs to encode a 16-minute, 1920x1080, 30 frames per second video in a couple of minutes flat. Furthermore, encoding applications are able to use CUDA and NVENC simultaneously, sacrificing power-saving optimizations in favor of even faster encode times.
Supporting H.264 Base, Main, and High Profile 4.1, NVENC can tackle videos up to 4096x4096, and encode content in stereoscopic 3D using Multiview Video Coding. Outside of video encoding, NVENC can accelerate video editing windows, wireless displays, videoconferencing applications, and more.
Launch-day support will be provided by Cyberlink MediaEspresso, with additional support following in the near future for Cyberlink PowerDirector and Arcsoft MediaConvertor.
Thanks for reading,
download the GeForce 301.10 WHQL driver for your shiny new GeForce GTX 680 here. If you require help or wish to leave feedback, comment below or stop by the GeForce forums.
 
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