A-Data Vitesta Extreme Edition DDR2 800MHz review

Page 7 - Performance : Crysis, World in Conflict

The reviewed memory targets gamers and hardware junkies (which most of them are either gamers, or at least use 3D applications for benchmarking), there was no way that we could exclude the following two gaming tests. They explicitly show what fast memory means in high-end gaming rigs.

Crysis

Crysis became very popular, no matter what PC resource-eating monster it is. Crysis claims to have the most realistic graphics ever created and for smooth game experience at decent resolutions you'll need a high-end Dual or even Quad core CPU, modern VGA and lots of memory, else you'll be missing lots of eye-candy.

Results show that 1680x1050 with High Detail, without Antialiasing or Anisotropic Filtering, with our 8800GT 512MB, there is no difference between 2GB and 4 GB. Neither there is between 800MHz and 1111MHz.

World in Conflict

This excellent Real-Time Strategy comes from Massive Entertainment and impresses with extreme unit control. Realistic and multiple options, special abilities, terrain interaction and need for true tactical approach, made it one of the best RTS of the past year. Visually it's not less impressive than the gameplay aspect of the game, when DirectX 10 effects are on, HDR smoke, soft particles, realistic water and many other, which make the game extremely heavy under high settings, and even more when the explosions on the terrain become a bit more. But what has memory to do with it?

Again there's no difference. Most likely here, as well as in Crysis, the memory at 800MHz 5-5-5-15 is fast enough to reach the maximum that the CPU can calculate, therefore the need for data is met and the possibility to run A-Data Vitesta Extreme Edition DDR2-800 @ 1066MHz is not needed. But in the following conclusion we're going to explain how overclocking still can be helpful and why this memory is still great :)