Game Benchmarks
Without a doubt, many users buy a board like this to not only overclock, but to play games on. So if the board locks up and fails to load your favourites (which may not be the fault of the board entirely), then game over. We run through a number of popular titles that really stress the board to its limits.
CRYSIS
Crysis is still one serious first person shooter game with both graphics intensive scenes and action. This game typically brings any video card to its knees at resolutions above 1680 x 1050.
FarCry 2
Far Cry 2 has some beautiful scenery and a very immersive environment. It’s quite a game that probably utilizes the broadest graphical environment available. I’s mapping is quite massive and utilizes a lot of video memory.
World at War
World at War is a fast paced shooter that offers a bit of everything from mapping to more complex lighting. The fast paced environment can draw on a system’s graphical performance. If your frames come up short, you’re finished.
Naturally, the system takes a significant frame rate hit at high resolutions. However, the EX58-Extreme isn’t about to just give up whether in single or dual card mode with a capable video card. FarCry 2 and World at War aren’t quite the burden as Crysis, but when the action picks up on your screen, frame rates drop very fast. This kind of action will often cause the system to spring in to action.
It’s usually at this point any instabilities present themselves usually in the form of a game crash, lock ups, or restarts. The EX58-Extreme system proved to be very stable, especially where 3D performance is concerned.