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Results: F1 2012 And Far Cry 3

F1 2012 is also platform-limited, and once again we see the previous build's faster RAM give it a slight edge at low detail levels. At 1920x1080 and higher, with the top detail level enabled, the new build achieves a significant victory at Surround resolutions like 4800x900.

Far Cry 3

We've seen Far Cry 3 demonstrate processor-imposed bottlenecks at low resolutions. But once the Core i5 is overclocked, the GeForce GTX 770's higher clock rates let it sing (even at lower detail levels).

Don Woligroski
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Don Woligroski was a former senior hardware editor for Tom's Hardware. He has covered a wide range of PC hardware topics, including CPUs, GPUs, system building, and emerging technologies.