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MSI R7970 Lightning Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card Review

Manufacturer: Micro-Star International
Product: R7970 Lightning
Date: Fri, Mar 30, 2012 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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DiRT 3

Dirt 3 PC Game

Dirt 3 (stylized DiRT 3) is a rallying video game and the third in the Dirt series of the Colin McRae Rally series, developed and published by Codemasters. However, the "Colin McRae" tag has been completely removed from this iteration. The game was released in Europe and North America on the 24 May 2011.

Dirt 3 Game Settings

Dirt 3 Game Settings

Dirt3 uses Ego 2.0 Game Technology Engine (more commonly referred to as Ego Engine or EGO, stylised ego), which is a video game engine developed by Codemasters. Ego is a modified version of the Neon game engine that was used in Colin McRae: Dirt and was developed by Codemasters and Sony Computer Entertainment using Sony Computer Entertainment's PhyreEngine cross-platform graphics engine. The Ego engine was developed to render more detailed damage and physics as well as render large-scale environments.


Dirt 3 PC Game Benchmark Results

Benchmark Results: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX680 takes the win here, but the MSI R7970 Lighting is right there!

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Review Index
Page 1 - MSI R7970 Lightning - AMD Radeon HD 7970
Page 2 - R7970 Lighting Retail Box and Bundle
Page 3 - The Test System
Page 4 - Batman: Arkham City
Page 5 - Battlefield 3
Page 6 - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Page 7 - DiRT 3
Page 8 - H.A.W.X. 2
Page 9 - Just Cause 2
Page 10 - Metro 2033
Page 11 - 3DMark 11
Page 12 - Unigine Heaven 3.0
Page 13 - LuxMark v2.0
Page 14 - Power Consumption
Page 15 - Temperature & Noise Testing
Page 16 - Overclocking The R7970 Lighting
Page 17 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions