New benchmark is on the way...

Hi there...

Name: STALKER: Clear Sky benchmark. Not bad, uh?

Next step: engine updating to v2.6.0.0

Hmm... the Online Registering module is ready, so I will be update the following titles:

1. Crysis / Unreal Tournament 3 / Benchmark

1. Add New Hardware Detection Module
2. Add Online Registering Module
3. Add STEAM support

2. Crysis Warhead Benchmark

1. Add Online Registering Module
2. Fixed Steam error, if the CW source is DVD.
   

3. The HL2 series

1. Add New Hardware Detection Module
2. Add Online Registering Module

4. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Benchmark

1. Add New Hardware Detection Module
2. Add Online Registering Module
3. FIX STEAM support

New Benchmark: Crysis Warhead

My new bench is ready and bring along many new or changed things are in the new HOCBench engine (v.2.5.0.0), like:

- New Hardware Detection module (just 1 second...).
- Better compatibility with VISTA (UAC control).
- Internet connection checking.

Updated HL2 series

At long last! The trilogy got many new\updated feature and the Episode Two got the new Field Of View support (the june update necessary!).

HL2 - EP2:
- NEW: Added a new advanced video option that allows the user to easily change the field of view to any value they wish between 75 degrees and 90 degrees.

HL2, HL2 - EP1, HL2 - EP2:
- NEW: Add Automatic Update function.
- NEW: Progress bar.
- NEW: Add modern custom dialogs.
- NEW: Color Correction support.
- CHANGED: Small improvements.
- CHANGED: Updated Eurekalog Bug-Tracker.

HL2:
- NEW: Able to search for HL2 executable by manually.

Crysis Benchmark: Low FPS. WHY?

If you tried my Crysis benchmark you got low FPS at Very High settings. Yes, it's true. I spent much time with find the more stressed graphic settings for the benchmark. So if you set the Very High option let you remember that it's a tweaked setting so do not be surprised that you will be get 15-25 FPS on 1280x1024 (on NVIDIA 9800).

Maybe in the future I published these settings.
Oh, I forgot: DO NOT BELIEVE the big words like: "Ultra High Quality settings cfg, download it!").

Get errors because the game type is different...

I get many emails about errors as:

"Hi, I bought my game via Steam, but your benchmark isn't support it. Help me!"

Ladies and Gentlemen: I do not have money that let me buy all games on DVD and via Steam, EA, etc... This is my hobby and I honour the games developers with my money once (buy an original copy), but that's all. If it is important to you buy me a copy of this.

Updated Far Cry Benchmark

My very old, but favourite benchmark step in the new era. I fixed some minor error, the results are readable and added some of the new techniques. Release: 03. 06 . 2008

Some datas about HardwareOC Far Cry benchmark...

• More than 820.000 download (on 9 sites)
• The first version published on 20. 07. 2004
• During this time I got more than 6000 emails about this benchmark

I think this is the last version, so thank you this four year.