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Dirt 2 PC Demo Brings DirectX 11 Graphics

Posted on the December 3rd, 2009 under Games, Stuff, video by admin

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Those with fancy video cards be proud!

Got your shiny DirectX 11-enabled Radeon HD 5800 series and you’re itching to stretch its legs? Well then, the newly released demo of Dirt 2 is your best option. While Dirt 2 was released for consoles a few months ago, the wait continues for this still-unreleased PC version. The delay to the PC version was for the sake of graphical enhancements, and if you have a DX11 card, you’ll be able to enjoy some of the new features.

Check out this video from Codemasters that runs through all the little enhancements afforded by this new generation of software and hardware:

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Grab the 1.3GB demo right here.

We’ll be including Dirt 2 as part of our regular testing suite once the full version releases, but if you want to know how the demo benches, check out tests from TweakTown and Bit-tech.

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Intel, AMD Reach Truce in Long War

Posted on the November 13th, 2009 under video by admin

Intel Corp. agreed to pay $1.25 billion in a far-reaching legal settlement with Advanced Micro Devices Inc., a step that shores up its much smaller rival and may help defuse the mounting antitrust scrutiny Intel faces across the globe.

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