Name: PS2 Underrated Gem: Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy -No Commentary- @teh2Dgamer
Uploaded: 2026-09-21T08:17:00-05:00
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Description: PS2 Underrated Gem: Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy -No Commentary-

PS2 Underrated Gem: Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy -No Commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2026-09-21 | PS2 Underrated Gem: Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy -No Commentary-

Marvels Spiderman 2 Windows 10 Pro Vs Linux Mint Comparison -No Commentary- Dual Booted PC

teh2Dgamer 2025-09-22 | I decided to finally dual-boot Linux Mint and Windows 10 Pro on my main rig, each on their own separate NVME drives. I am not going to "Upgrade" to Windows 11, so I decided to Keep Windows 10 for those apps and games that require Windows, but Use Linux Mint for an OS with future security updates. I found that dual booting Windows and Linux was the best solution to the dilemma of Windows 10 end of support, and not wanting to switch to Windws 11. Gaming on Linux has definitely improved. Spiderman 2 is the newest game I own, so it's the newest game I have to do a comparison with. I haven't been buying a lot of games lately.

PC Specs:
-Ryzen 7 7700
-GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 GRE Gaming OC
-32 gb of DDR5 at 6000 mts

Normally I just lock v-sync at 60 fps and am perfectly happy playing it that way with a controller. I don't see the point in cooking my hardware for single player games and capping the framerate to use less CPU and GPU power which helps them to run cooler, and use less power. This isn't a competitive online game like Counterstrike 2 or Fortnight, but I uncapped the framerate for this benchmark comparison.

I did notice that on Linux, it only ever seems to use a little over 13 gb of V-ram on my 16 gb card, and seems to run at a lower clock speed. I'm not sure if it doesn't recognize the rest of the ram or if maybe Vulkan is more efficient with V-ram and doesn't need as much. As you can see, the Windows gameplay and the Mint gameplay, kind of even out on averages near the end of the footage.

WIndows definitely has the better drivers and adrenaline software, but Linux still runs this game really well. They're pretty evenly matched here as you see.

Note: When I captured this footage it was at least 80+ degrees Fahrenheit (26-27c) in my room. It was a nice day outside and I had my windows open. That's why temps where a little high.

Note number 2: I used the Monster HDMI Capture Card I made a video about a while back to capture this footage externally. While Radeon Relive and GPu Record (on linux) work great, I wanted to show the pure performance of each OS. 4K passthrough, 1080p capture resolution. It's still a great budget card. Any Screen tearing in the footage is from using the capture card and not representative of what I was seeing on screen while I was playing.

#spiderman2 #pcgaming #linuxgaming #radeon

The Finals (PS4 Pro) Gameplay -No Commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2025-06-13 | The Finals on the PS4 is completely free to play, even if you don't have PlayStation Plus. I don't play it on PC, because I don't like Anti-cheat that requires me to change things in my PC's system registry. It's a bit too intrusive, so the PS4 version is a great alternative for those of us who don't like intrusive anti-cheat software. So far, I'm enjoying the game, and I'm glad they ported it to the PS4. I like to jump on and play it cassually, even if some games are filled with complete sweats.

If you haven't upgraded to the PS5 yet, and are still playing PS4, it's worth downloading and playing. You can't beat the free asking price and free online play.

Note: I am testing out the Monster 4K Black Audio Video USB 3.0 HDMI Capture Card for this footage

#thefinals #ps4pro #ps4 #gameplay

Testing the Monster 4K Black HDMI Capture Card (Budget King for 1080p Capture?)

teh2Dgamer 2025-06-12 | I was at my local Walmart the other day, and I always find myself drawn to that little section on the back wall of the electronics section that has composite cables, universal TV remotes, signal splitters, and sometimes even upscalers. I was browsing that section when I noticed a $21 Monster video capture card on the shelf, so I decided to buy it. I'm a big fan of showcasing budget options for anyone looking to get into making videos for YouTube. A lot of tech channels, in particular, are way out of touch when it comes to the budget market. This is especially true of most of the big PC gaming tech channels, but that's a different subject for another time.

The official name for this capture card is the Monster 4K Black Audio Video USB 3.0 HDMI Capture Card, which is deceptive. It has 4K pass-through but only records at 1080p 60fps. So, you can pass a 4K signal through the capture card to your TV, but it only records at 1080p. I read the packaging and understood what it was saying, but it might mislead some people into thinking they are getting a 4K capture card for $21 instead of a 1080p capture card. So, that's kind of scammy, even if $21 is still dirt cheap for a 1080p60 capture card.

0:00 Review
6:29 The Last of Us (PS3)
9:28 Splitgate 2 (PS4 Pro)
12:38 Skyblazer (Snes, Retron 5)
13:54 Ratchet & Clank (PS4 Pro)
15:24 Halo 3 (PC, Master Chief Collection)
17: 24 Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
19:18 God of War: Ragnarok (PS4 Pro)
21:18 Comparison with the Elgato HD60s

#videocapture #monstercards #budgetfriendly

Splitgate 2 Open Beta (PC) Gameplay | Native 4K

teh2Dgamer 2025-05-31 | I downloaded and played the Open Beta on my PS4 Pro earlier today and I had fun on the PS4, despite the freezing and lag issues. I decided to download the PC version on Steam, and this is a really fun, free-to-play shooter. I enjoyed the original Splitgate, and Splitgate 2 is really fun as well. Check this game out if you haven't already.

I'm far from good at this game, but I had a couple of good moments. I only play online games casually anymore. I don't care to get sweaty over gaming anymore.

#splitgate2 #pcgaming #openbeta

Splitgate 2 Open Beta (PS4 Pro) Accidental Wall Glitch

teh2Dgamer 2025-05-31 | I have no idea how or why this glitch happened, but I somwhow found myself in the wall.

I downloaded the Splitgate 2 Open Beta on my PS4 Pro earlier today to give it a try. It's pretty fun. I enjoyed the original Splitgate. I decided to play the PS4 version just to see how that version holds up. There's definitely lag, stuttering, and glitches, but overall, I've had a lot of fun playing this game today.

#splitgate2 #ps4progameplay #gameglitch

Heavenly Sword (PS3) Gameplay -No Commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2025-05-17 | I finally beat this game today for the first time. I've owned it for years, but never got around to playing all the way through it. Heavenly Sword was a standout exclusive PS3 in the first year of the system being on the market. The first year from November 17th, 2006 till November 16th, 2007 when Uncharted (The first big killer app game) released, the pickings were slim for PS3 exclusives. You had Resistance: Fall of Man almost single-handedly keeping the system afloat with some other good exclusives released in between like Motorstorm, Warhawk, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, and this game, Goddess of War (Heavenly Sword). Heavenly Sword is among a strong lineup of good exclusives that, while none were a singular killer app on their own, were games that were certainly worth playing if you owned a PS3.

Heavely Sword is too early in the PS3's lineup to have trophy support. If you remember, Sony added trophies in 2008, and even Uncharted had to be patched with trophy support later.

I really enjoy Heavely Sword. It's a great action game that, yes, did steal a lot of it's ideas from God of War, but it did add it's own spin on the formula. It's far from a direct copy of Kratos' PS2 exploits. PS3 owners who loved action games probably had a great 2007, God of War II hit on the PS2 in March 2007, Ninja Gaiden Sigma came out in July of 2007, and Heavenly Sword hit in September 2007. Heavenly Sword was a great release, even if it was unfairly judged as not just a GoW clone, but also given some backlash in the fanboy flame wars of the day as not a killer app. While yes, there probably weren't a lot of people willing to plop down $600 for a PS3 just to play Heavenly Sword, It's still a great game. It's short length may have made it a great rental over a great buy at the time, but it's worth picking up still.

An of course, the developers of Heavenly Sword, Ninja Theory, would later go on to make Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (another great game that was overlooked in it's time), and the Hellblade games which they are best known for.

#ps3 #heavenlysword #retrogaming #nocommentarygameplay

Review Compilation- Ten Years of Video Game Reviews (2013-2023)

teh2Dgamer 2025-05-11 | To see my current reviews go here: @ANobodyReviewsGames-wm9gg

My apologies that it looks so crummy, I had to run it through handbrake because Youtube's processing kept messing up the raw file. I had to upload this a couple of times because the processing on Youtube's end kept messing it up.
0:00 Introduction
2:38 Taito Legends 2 (PS2)
18:39 Armored Core 2 (PS2)
31:26 MDK (PS1)
47:22 Tomb Raider (PS1)
01:07:09 Grand Prix Challenge (PS2)
01:18:42 Skyblazer (Snes)
01:29:53 E.T. (Atari 2600)
01:41:08 All-Star Slammin' D-Ball (PS1)
01:47:24 Quake II 64
01:52:50 G.I Joe (NES)
02:04:15 Bloody Roar (PS1)
02:10:43 Tomb Raider 2 (PS1)
02:34:36 Ninja Warriors (Snes)
02:40:52 Castlevania Chronicles (PS1)
02:50:55 Robotron X (PS1)
03:00:46 Centipede: Infestation (Wii)
03:07:14 TMNT: Hyperstone Heist (Genesis)
03:19:24 Robotron 64
03:28:31 Food Fight (Atari 7800)
03:40:20 Blowout (PS2)
03:46:38 Mega Man (Nes)
03:59:19 Killzone (PS2,PS3)
04:21:23 Battletanx: Global Assault (N64)
04:34:02 Pinobee (PS1)
04:42:21 1942 (NES)
04:51:08 Super Dodge Ball (NES)
04:56:18 The Adventures of Cookie and Cream (PS2)
05:01:47 Gungrave (PS2)
05:09:27 MagMax (NES)
05:14:32 Syphon Filter 3 (PS1)
05:25:51 Donkey Kong Country (Snes)
05:33:14 Crazy Taxi (PS2,DC)
05:36:03 Motor Mayhem (PS2)
05:48:25 Disney's Treasure Planet (PS2)
05:52:11 ChuChu Rocket (DC)
05:56:19 Call of Duty: Finest Hour (PS2)
05:58:48 Magix Music Maker (PS2)
06:04:27 Katamari Damacy REROLL (PC)
06:13:25 Wanted: Weapons of Fate (PS3)
06:20:25 Dante's Inferno: Divine Edition (PS3)
06:34:21 Twisted Metal Black (PS2)
06:38:36 Einhander (PS1)

How to Change Your PS2s Display Options Without a Display (Cheat Code)

teh2Dgamer 2025-04-30 | Let’s say you bought a used PS2 off eBay, or you hooked up component cables to the system and forgot to swap the display in the PS2's settings menu. Maybe you lost the old cables for your system. Whatever the case is, you now have a PS2 that turns on and works but won't display. So here's what you do:

-Make sure there isn't a game disc in the system, and hit the power button on your PS2 (this works with fat or slim models).
-Wait about 10 seconds for the system to boot up into the browser.
-After waiting 10 or so seconds, hit: Down, X, Down, Down, Down, X, Right, X. If done properly, after a couple of seconds, the display should pop onto your screen.

Remember: Boot the system up without a game, wait about 10 seconds, then hit: Down, X, Down, Down, Down, X, Right, X.

#ps2 #howto #cheatcodes

Comparison: PS2 Texture Smoothing in Vagrant Story (PS1) -No Commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2025-04-25 | I did a video on how to turn on PS2 Texture smoothing from the system browser here: youtu.be/bsQnQP8OlTA

I am using the Avermedia TV Box to capture this footage over S-Video quality, because you really notice the difference on standard definition signals, and CRT. It impressive difference the smoothing makes is best seen on a CRT, and HD videos don't do it justice. To see my video on the Avermedia TV Box 5 go here: youtu.be/RHqghRBnyVI

The Texture smoothing feature on the PS2 is using the PS2's hardware to turn on bilinear filtering in PS1 games, a feature the PS1 lacked. Sometimes there is a drastic difference in visuals, while other times it doesn't make a huge difference, depending on the game. It doesn't fix the warping issues in the games, but can clean up some pixelated, ugly textures.

#vagrantstory #ps2 #ps1 #retrogaming

RetroTink 2X Pro VS Portta Component-to-HDMI Converter -No Commentary- (RE4 Wii Edition)

teh2Dgamer 2025-04-25 | Perhaps this wasn't the best game to do the comparison with, but this one is kind of hard to call. I do like the color on the Retrotink2X Pro better (the blacks are better), but the Progressive Scan (480p) upscaled to 1080p on the Portta does bring out some better detail.

The Retrotink 2X Pro is running 480i through component cables and converts 480i to 480p. The Portta is running 480p through the same component cables and upscaling it to 1080p. The footage was captured through an Elgato HD60s and OBS. I capture at 1080p, and then upscale to 4K in my editing software.

If I do another comparison of these two in the future, I'll probably use a more colorful game for more clear results.

My Portta Use-case is mostly for progressive scan Wii and Gamecube games, but the Retrotink does come in handy for those games on both that don't support progressive scan output.

NOTE: Forgive my newbie playing of this game. The only version of RE4 I own is the Wii version. I've had absolutely zero interest in ever owning it on the PS2 or Gamecube, or in general. I figured that if I'm going to finally pick the game up, I may as well get the most interesting version of the game to play.

#retrotink #portta #re4 #wii #residentevil4

Comparison: RetroTink 2X Pro VS Hyperkin HDTV Cable for PS2/PS1 -No commentary- (Mega Man)

teh2Dgamer 2025-04-24 | For this comparison, I decided to play to the Retrotink 2X Pro's strength, and that's 2D games. I am playing Mega Man via the Anniversary Collection on the PS2. Keep in mind that the Retrotink 2X Pro cost me $110 more than the $30 Hyperkin Cable, and while the 2X Pro definitely shines in 2D games versus the Hyperkin Cable. However, at 4K and on my 4K TV, it's not $110 better. It is a little bit more responsive in the controls as well in this game, but the Hyperkin Cable still does the job well, and as you can see, I didn't have much trouble with the controls.

This isn't my best run in Mega Man, but I had to choose a 2D game I don't completely suck at, so I chose the original Mega Man. For the RetroTink 2X Pro, I am using the official Sony Component Cables. The Retrotink is outputting 480p over Component. The Hyperkin Cables are outputting either Composite or RGB at 720p.

I played the Hyperkin footage first, so that means I played the Retrotink footage a little better and faster, so I had to make some cuts here and there to keep the footage as close together as possible.

#retrotink #hyperkin #megaman #ps2

Portta Component-to-HDMI (Progressive Scan) VS Hyperkin HDTV Cable for PS2 -No commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2025-04-23 | My previous comparison of the Portta and Hyperkin cable upscaling capabilities was standard def vs. standard def. This comparison, however, is the Portta upscaling 480p to 1080p vs. the Hyperkin cable upscaling either composite or RGB (I can't find a source for which signal the Hyperkin cable actually uses; it just uses the RGB setting on the PS2) to 720p, bothe upscaled to 4K during editing. My use case for the Portta is upscaling Wii and GameCube games via the Wii in progressive scan mode, and as you can see, the progressive scan footage is quite a bit more detailed here. When it comes to upscaling non-progressive signals, I say the Hyperkin comes out looking better; however, when it comes to a scaler that will upscale a progressive signal, the Portta works great.

If you're looking for a good budget option, the Hyperkin cable still works great. I know there are a ton of visual snobs out there in the "retro gaming scene," but screw them. The Hyperkin cable is the budget king, and the Portta does a great job if you want to upscale a progressive signal but don't want to break the bank either. The Portta doesn't handle resolution changes the best; the Hyperkin cable isn't scared of 240p and handles it perfectly fine.

The Portta doesn't like the 50Hz PAL signal, though, and I've heard mixed things as to whether or not the Hyperkin cable likes PAL signals either. Perhaps someone can clarify whether it works well on 50Hz or not. I have no way of testing it myself.

#shadowofthecolossus #hyperkin #portta #upscaling

Call of Duty: Finest Hour PS2 Quick Review #callofduty #ps2 #review

teh2Dgamer 2025-04-23 | A quick review for Call of Duty: Finest Hour on the PS2. It was also released on the Gamecube and Xbox. Still my favorite single-player in the series.

The Developer, Spark Unlimited would later go on to make Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, and Legendary- The Box.

NOTE: I spliced in a little bit of my old playthrough footage for this review. I was gonna capture all new footage of the game, but couldn't find my old save where I had a completed game, so I just used some old footage of the playthrough I posted. I've played through this game multiple times over the years.

#callofduty #FinestHour #ps2

Comparison: Portta Component-to-HDMI Converter VS Hyperkin HDTV Cable for PS2/PS1 -No commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2025-04-20 | Just for fun, here is a quick no-commentary comparison of the Portta Component-to-HDMI Converter and the Hyperkin HDTV Cable for PS2/PS1 to show upscale quality for video editing purposes. Neither of them is Retrotink 5X or 4K quality in upscaling, but both do a better job than the Retrotink 2X Pro (With the exception of 2D games), which is an overpriced waste of money, if you ask me.

For capturing footage, the Portta has issues with Elgato capture cards where, if the footage isn't progressive scan, the Elgato records the scan lines and looks terrible. There is a way to deinterlace with the HD60s while recording in OBS. So instead of using my Elgato HD60s to capture this footage, I swapped to my EVGA XR1 Lite.

I specifically bought the Portta (which upscales the games to 1080p) for the purpose of recording Wii footage. I had an old component-to-HDMI adapter, but it started giving me sound clipping issues, and it stopped upscaling non-progressive-scan games properly. The Portta is a cheap solution that works better than the other one I had.

The Hyperkin cable only upscales to 720p, and the reds look a little washed out on it. Some people also complain that it crushes the blacks (I did brighten the footage a little while capturing this footage), and it seems to have a bit of a motion blur filter. However, I think for the 3D games, a little motion blur on PS2 and N64 games looks better. It reminds me of playing on a tube TV, and you can pick up on some of the special effects that used the blurriness of a CRT TV that you miss on modern TVs.

For upscaling just to play on your TV, both the Portta and Hyperkin cable work great. They look both clear and blurry at the same time. It's hard to explain. However, PAL gamers should stay away from the Portta for upscaling over consoles because it upscales to 1080p at 60Hz and doesn't handle 50Hz well. The Portta also doesn't handle 240p, so any PS2 owners wondering if they can play PS1 games, Ico, or Ring of Red, the answer is no. The Hyperkin cable goes through the composite signal, as opposed to the component signal like the Portta does, and it handles 240p like a champ. It can be used on both a PS1 and PS2, so you can play PS1 games on your PS2 with it, no problem.

For capturing footage, each product has its place. For upscaling progressive scan Wii and GameCube games (through the Wii), the Portta works great. For capturing PS2 and N64 (if you buy the N64 Hyperkin cable), I'm still a big fan of the Hyperkin cable. Both are budget king upscalers depending on what you need them for.

#ssx #ps2 #portta #hyperkin

Armored Core 2 (PS2) Gameplay -No Commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2025-04-20 | Armored Core 2 was one of my first voiced over reviews on youtube back in the day. Watch the old review here: youtu.be/jVguWyh0E3o
Or the remastered version of that review here: youtu.be/wpQZ8Ss2C5k

I'm just using the Retrotink 2X Pro to upscale this footage. I should have used the Hyperkin Cable because the 2X pro shows some visual glitches. Ah well.

Batman: Arkham Knight (PC) Gameplay

teh2Dgamer 2025-03-21 | Just an hour and a half long gameplay sample of Batman: Arkham Knight on the PC, with no commentary. I muted the music to avoid claims. The PC version of the game, while it came out incredibly buggy and was a poster child for bad console-to-PC ports, is actually perfectly playable now if you're interested in buying the Steam version. It will run well and, even at 4K native, doesn't even take up 5 GB of VRAM on my RX 7900 GRE. If you have a 6-gigabyte card or more, that's more than enough to run this game on its highest setting at 4K. It's still a beautiful game to look at and proves that art direction can go a long way in visual fidelity. Even in the modern world of UE5 and ray tracing, Arkham Knight is still a beautiful game.

It's also a well-made open-world game. I think that Arkham City is more of the fan favorite, but Arkham Knight is still a great game in the series. The only Arkham game I haven't played is Origins, but the three main games are all excellent.

#batmanarkhamknight #batman #pcgaming #steam

Alice: Madness Returns (PC) Gameplay

teh2Dgamer 2025-03-20 | Just a gameplay sample of Alice: Madness Returns on the PC with no commentary. I recently picked up the PC version on a Steam even though I already own it on the Xbox 360. This game looks amazing at native 4K. It's art direction alone gives this 2011 Unreal Engine 3 game some beautiful visuals that still hold up to this day. As a work of art, this game is still very striking to look at. More importantly, it's also a really fun and well made action-adventure game with a mixture of 3D platformer and Zelda-esque gameplay elements.

As of writing this description, the game is currently on sale for 99 cents, but normally goes for $9.99 which is still really cheap. It's definitely worth playing if you haven't already, and even modern low-range systems should be able to run this game.

It's a great game, and the only complaint I can wage against it is: there seems to be an engine cap of 32 frames per second. I'm good with 32 fps, especially when playing with a controller. Some people might not be. I'm sure there is a way to turn the engine cap off though. I just haven't looked for it because I'm good with how it plays stock.

#alicemadnessreturns #pcgaming #steam

Upgrading My Linux Mint Gaming PC To a Core i3-7100 (HP Slimline 270, Intel HD 630 Benchmarks)

teh2Dgamer 2025-02-07 | Just a quick update on my HP Slimline 270-p033w that I installed Linux Mint on to experiment with Steam gaming on Linux. I swapped out the Intel Celeron g3930 CPU with a 7th gen core i3 7100 (2 cores, 4-threads at 3.9 ghz) and am showing some new benchmarks with the Intel HD 630 IGPU. I chose not to used the Radeon R5 430 OEM for this build, because the integrated graphics actually perform better in games.

To watch the original video go here: youtu.be/WyuKB6-oA-A
To watch my Mirror's Edge Review go here: youtu.be/4z3IxlUpMOc

HP Slimline 270-p033w current specs:

Intel Core i3-7100
16 gigs of DDR4 running at 2133 mhz
Intel HD 630 Integrated graphics
500 gb mechanical HDD
180 watt Proprietary PSU

0:00 Talking about the upgrade to the i3 and more
3:43 Alice Madness Returns 900p
6:50 Mirror's Edge 720p
9:56 Bioshock 1080p
13:04 Half-Life 2 1080p
16:12 Red Faction: Guerrilla 720p
19:18 Panzer Dragoon Remake 720p
22:28 Bioshock Infinite 720p
25:33 Powerslave/Exhumed 1080p
28:40 Portal 2

Marvels Spider-Man 2 (PC) GTX 1650 Ti 720p Benchmark -No Commentary- (Lenovo Legion 5)

teh2Dgamer 2025-02-03 | I am playing this on my Lenovo Legion 5 laptop which has a Ryzen 5 4600h, a GTX 1650 Ti and 32 gigs of DDR4 at 3200 MHZ. I knocked it down to 720p for this footage and am using IGTI to upscale because I think IGTI looks better than FSR 3.1 when upscaling, especially at lower resolutions. I show the settings at the beginning of the video. Mostly very-low settings with Medium texture quality. I turned down the sharpness a little and turned on a bit of motion blur to try and hide some of the more ugly upscaling artifacts. I am also using an Elgato HD60s to record this footage, so there is no FPS loss from recording here.

I decided to play the opening scene again, because it's very intensive. after the Sandman Fight, the framerate improved to around 58fps average whereas during the opening sequence, I was getting around 49 fps average.

#marvelspiderman2 #pcgaming #steam

Marvels Spider-Man 2 (PC) RTX 2060 1080p Benchmark Gameplay -No Commentary (Dell Optiplex, i7 4790)

teh2Dgamer 2025-02-01 | This is both a Gameplay Sample and a 1080p Benchmark for Marvel's Spiderman 2 on the PC. This is using My old Dell OptiPlex build which has a 4th Gen i7 4790 (stock), and an EVGA RTX 2060 KO. I am using the latest Nvidia drivers that released in January 30th. I'm aiming for around 60FPS, and I quickly show the rest of the settings at the beginning of the video. I am also recording with Shadowplay which eats up some FPS on it's own, so expect slightly better performance when not recording.

For a processor that is now 11 years old, the Core i7 4790 is still running newly released PC games. It is close to being obsolete now, but for me, this is a legendary processor that you can still game at 1080p on 11 years after it's release. This is why I think a lot of tech youtubers are completely out of touch with their audiences. Yes, owning a 9800x3D would be cool, but I've seen some channels touting it as if no other processor can even run games. If you're a budget PC gamer who is looking at a newer budget processor, but you have large tech channels and reddit garbage-takes in you head, here is an 11 year old 4-core, 8-thread processor running a newly released PC game. Your newer budget i5's, i3's, and Ryzen Processors will game run games just fine.

the 4790 does bottleneck the 2060, as you can see, however, you can find budget 7th-12 gen i3's or i5's that will run this game even better when paired with this card. PC gaming doesn't have to be expensive, and you don't need an x3D processor to get good performance.

Dell Optiplex 9020 specs:
4th gen Core i7 4790
EVGA RTX 2060 KO
500 Watt EVGA 80 Plus PSU made possible with a 24-pin to 8-pin adapter
32 gigs of DDR3 running at 1333 mhz
500 gigabyte WD Blue Sata SSD

#spiderman2 #pcgaming #budgetpcbuild

Marvels Spider Man 2 (PC) Gameplay -No Commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2025-01-31 | A no-commentary gameplay sample for Marvel's Spider Man 2 on the PC. No Ray Tracing, and IGTI is being used to upscale it to 4K.

I don't own a PS5 yet, so I was really happy when they decided to port it to the PC as well. I've heard mixed things about the game, but I will decide for myself. I've put over 100 hours into the PC version of Marvel's Spiderman Remastered on Steam.

#marvelspiderman2 #pcgaming #steam

Marvels Spider-Man 2 (PC) RX 7900 GRE Benchmark and Gameplay -No Commentary- (FSR 3.1 4K)

teh2Dgamer 2025-01-30 | Just got this game toady, and thought I would show a benchmark of it running on my PC with a Ryzen 7 7700 and an RX 7900 GRE. I show the settings at the beginning. All the graphical setting are set to Very High quality with FSR 3.1 dynamic upscaling and Ray Tracing off. At these settings for the opening portion of the game I'm averaging around 64 frames per second while recording at the same time. Footage is with Rasterized with FSR 3.1 upscaling. So far it's looking and running great on the 7900 GRE. Without raytracing it's hitting the 60 fps target.

I don't own a PS5 yet, so I was really happy when they decided to port it to the PC as well. I've heard mixed things about the game, but I will decide for myself. I've put over 100 hours into the PC version of Marvel's Spiderman Remastered on Steam.

NOTE: My 7900 GRE is the Gigabyte OC version which comes stock with a factory overclock. I haven't changed any of the OC settings on the card.

#marvelspiderman2 #pcgaming #steam

Linux Mint Gaming on an HP Slimline 270

teh2Dgamer 2025-01-20 | I am enjoying playing around with Linux mint, testing Steam, and familiarizing myself with other various Linux programs. Linux is cool, and it's fun to learn a new Operating System. I am not going to upgrade to Windows 11. I refuse Microsoft's offer to add spyware to my PC in the form of an operating system, especially since they seem to think they own my PC hardware, and think they have the right to do anything they want on my PC they choose to do. I will ride Windows 10 into the sunset, and then jump to Linux in the future. Both gaming and Video editing have come a long way in Linux over the last few years, and I'm enjoying my time learning the ins and outs of Linux Mint. For a free OS, it's pretty awesome. Part of this too is, I' also waiting for Valve to Release the Steam OS when I might build a new PC for the Steam OS, or I might modify an old office PC for a Steam gaming machine.

To watch my old Doom 3 reivew go here: youtu.be/fXn4C2bJ5T0
If you want to search for your own HP Slimline 270 Go Here: ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=hp+slimline+270&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313
Watch my Jak and Daxter Review from my new channel here: youtube.com/watch?v=hzpeFoJp6QA
Here is the first video I put up about this Slimline on my other channel: youtube.com/watch?v=XlOOrHQeIMk
Here is the followup video I made on the same channel go here: youtube.com/watch?v=WwHAa9RmGEU
For an excellent step-by-step tutorial on how to install Mangohud on your linux Rig go here: youtube.com/watch?v=m-PHWxkdra8

HP Slimline 270-p033w specs:

Intel Celeron g3930
16 gigs of DDR4 running at 2133 mhz
Intel HD 610 Integrated graphics
500 gb mechanical HDD
180 watt Proprietary PSU

0:00 Intro
0:51 Alienware Died Dell Dimension 2400
1:07 Finally Picked up HP Slimline
2:04 Putting Linux on old PCs
3:34 I refuse to upgrade to Windows 10
4:13 Looming e-waste apocalypse
4:36 HP Slimline is my Linux Experiment
5:15 Thanks to Proton and the Steam Deck
5:41 App Store with tons of free game
6:11 Mint and Ubuntu are entry level Distros
6:17 Inb4 Linux Fanboys
7:14 Potential Upgrades to the Slimline
10:13 You'll Want to use an AMD GPU Not Nvidia
10:34 Enabling Proton
11:14 Benchmarks setup 720P Elgato HD60s
12:13 Using an old VGA Monitor to run the games at lower resolutions
13:30 3 minute no-commentary benchmarks
13:59 In Conclusion
14:44 HP Slimlines are cheap
16:00 Half-Life 2 Benchmark
19:04 Shadowman Remastered Benchmark
21:16 Red Faction: Guerrilla Benchmark
24:22 Bioshock Benchmark
27:27 Panzer Dragoon: Remake Benchmark
30:33 Dusk Benchmark
33:39 Biochock: Infinite Benchmark
36:42 Portal Benchmark
39:39 Aliens vs Predator Classic Benchmark
42:52 Half-Life Benchmark
45:57 Ion Fury Benchmark (1080p)

#linuxgaming #linuxmint #steam

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PC) Gameplay

teh2Dgamer 2025-01-12 | Even though I have Afterburner open, this isn't a benchmark run, it's just a long gameplay sample of the game. I am playing it with an Xbox controller on a 4K 60 hz TV, so I just set Vsync to 60hz. It also makes taking the video easier since Youtube only supports 60 fps video so capping the framerate and capturing at 60 is convenient for uploading on this site. I'm using IGTI (Insomniac Games Temporal Injection) set to "Ultra Quality" to upscale it to 4K in this footage, and everything is set to high with Raytracing Off. I was just going for a stable 60 fps experience here, and the RX 7900 GRE is more than capable of providing that at 4K with IGTI (Which looks better to me than FSR or Xess in this game). Native 4K it hits around 50-55 fps on average, so a touch of upscaling will keep it at a locked 60 most of the time no matter how much chaos is on screen. You should probably get similar performance from an RX 7800 XT, RX 6950 XT, and better performance with Ray Tracing from an RTX 4070, 470 TI Super, and etc. Not to mention various 30 class cards as well.

This footage is from the challenge mode which is unlocked once you beat the game. This explains why I have all the weapons at the beginning of the game, and why the enemies are bullet-sponge tanks to dispatch.

Cyberpunk 2077 (PS4 Pro) Gameplay -No Commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2025-01-09 | I picked up the PS4 version of Cyberpunk out of curiosity. It was $15 brand new on ebay, so I figured, may as well. I actually don't own the PC version of the game as, I genuinely, have very little interest in playing this game. I think the main reason most people play it anymore is to benchmark their PCs or check out things like Raytracing Overdrive on Newer Nvidia cards.

For this footage I have Super Sampling and boost mode on. Sure, the PS4 version doesn't look or run the best, even on the Pro, but overall, I can say that now that I have played Cyberpunk, from a gameplay and design standpoint, I still, genuinely, have no interest in picking up the PC version. I know that PS4 version is far from the best example of this game when it comes to how it looks and runs, however, getting through the first couple of hours of this game is excruciatingly slow. Tons of narrative, not much gameplay. Developers need to figure out better ways to build a background story within the gameplay instead of laying on narrative so heavy that by the time I got to the first mission in the game, I had already lost interest in playing.

I was yelling at the game, "Just let me play the ****ing game!!!!." I'm at the point where I'm just skipping the narrative parts it will let me skip, because I just want to get out and explore the open world. I will keep playing it casually in hope that it turns the corner, and I get to actually enjoy the interactive elements. However, I'm already insanely bored with this game. Laying on the narrative too thickly early on in the game has made me lose interest in playing further.

#cyberpunk2077 #ps4pro #gameplaysample

Quake 4 (PC) Gameplay

teh2Dgamer 2025-01-08 | I was trying to upload this directly through Radeon Relive Software, but it doesn't seem to work. Quake 4 is a slow starter as the game doesn't really pick up and get good until after Kane becomes a Strogg. As you can see, the later levels have a ton a intense action and throws hordes and hordes of baddies you way. I'm not playing it on the hardest difficulty, but even on a lower than hardest difficulty, enemies can make short work of you in a couple of hits as you can see at the end of this footage. The more I play through Quake 4, the more I like it.

It's a game I liked when I first played it, but not one I found myself playing through multiple times until much later. As I got the hang of fast weapon switching, binding the weapons to specific keys, them more I came to really love the intense combat presented in the game. Honestly, this is a great FPS game....once you get past the slow start and some of the vehicle scenes. The combat near the end of the game is some of the most intense combat in any FPS game outside of the new Doom series.

NOTE: The footage from Radeon Relive has been a bit choppy lately, and I'm not sure why. I am also using Radeon Super Resolution to upscale 1080p to 4K in this footage, and I changed the config file for widescreen and 1080p output.

#quake4 #pcgameing #idtech

Under The Skin (PS2) Gameplay -No Commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2025-01-08 | It's really hard to describe Under The Skin. It's just one of those totally weird, and totally fun Japanese games that makes no sense. You are an alien who runs around cities disguised at a human, who set traps and do special attacks on unsuspecting humans who then drop coins for you to collect. It sounds weird, because it is weird, but it's still a lot of fun.

The single player game has you competing against other aliens in each map with different objectives depending on the level. For the most part, the objectives are usually collect 500 coins in the allotted time, or collect more coins than your rival in the allotted time. Each level has it's own unique theme (including a level based in Raccoon City where you try to steal coins from Nemesis) with it's own unique dangers. While disguised as a human, if you take two hits, you lose your disguise, and a number of your coins that your opponent can then take. Once you lose your disguise, you have to make your way to moving UFO points that transform you into whatever human form you chose by abducting one of the inhabitants of the map. Depending on who you abduct, depends on what items you receive in you new disguise. You can see what items each character has before you abduct them. When in human form, you can abduct one other person so you have one on deck for when you run out of items for your current disguise.

Like I said, it's a wacky concept, but it works. The only real complaint I have with the game is the really short length of the single player story mode. My first time through on normal took me 63 minutes to beat all the levels. However, beating it unlocks an added trials mode, and the coop mode (there is also a 2 player vs mode which is unlocked from the beginning) so you can play with a friend, or an A.I. bot. If you have another person to play with, this extends the life of the game a lot. If you're a solo gamer, this isn't going to be a game that holds your attention for very long. Overall, I'd say it's a game that may not keep you playing for a long time, but it's still fun enough to pop in and play it for a few rounds here or there on occasion, so it doesn't have a ton of replay value up front, but I can see myself putting a lot of combined hours on it over a long period of time.

#ps2 #undertheskin #underratedgems

PS2 Underrated Gem: Aqua Aqua -No Commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2025-01-08 | I never got around to picking up Wetrix for the N64 or Dreamcast. I did, however, end up picking it's nearly unheard of sequel on the PS2 called Aqua Aqua. Wetrix is mildly known, more so among N64 gamers, but Aqua Aqua is almost completely forgotten about among PS2 gamers. Aqua Aqua is a simple, yet complicated puzzle game that is incredibly short in it's single player mode, yet still incredibly addictive. Players use geometric shapes that fall from the sky to create lakes to hold the water which also falls from the sky. It basically takes the falling block gameplay of tetris, takes it into 3D where those blocks are used to form lakes and pools to house water. If too much water escapes the side of the playing field, and fills the gauge on the right side of the screen, it's game over. Eventually, a fire ball powerup will fall from the sky to be used to evaporate the water and score points, which also reduces the water in the water gauge. The more water you evaporate the more points. As the water level rises players have to stack the landscape pieces higher to keep it from flowing over the side.Every so often, bombs will also fall from the sky, forcing the user to steer them to a safe part of the map to explode as they blow a hole through the bottom of the map which requires landscape pieces to repair. If you landscape pieces stack up too high it will trigger an earthquake which will decimate the landscape, flattening parts of it, allowing all the water to fall off the side which is very hard to stop the flow of after an earthquake. There are also pieces called downers that fall from the sky that lower the level of the groundlowering the earthquake risk. After the first round, an ice cube will start falling from the sky and freezing all the water in which ever lake it lands in causing the the subsequent dropped in that lake to freeze as well. The ice can be melted by using a fireball, or waiting for a Rainbow. Every level gained in the game causes the game speed to increase. Players can also play bingo, using the square grid to hit a bingo and unlock powerups for a limited time as well.
There are three modes of play: Story, quick puzzle, and versus for two player battles against a friend. The story mode is incredibly short with a whopping four levels to play. You can easily beat this game in one sitting. My only big complaint is the game forces you to play the training mode before story mode, or versus modes are unlocked. I hate forced training modes.In the story mode, you have to defeat four evil monsters, each with their own levels. Two of the levels in the story mode took me over 20 minutes to beat with failures and restarts, the other two took ten to twelve minutes to beat. The entire thing can be beaten in an hour or less.
That being said, the gameplay is so addictive, I found myself losing hours upon hours coming back to play the puzzle mode, which the endless trial mode where the game lasts as long as the player can survive. I love relaxing and enjoying a good puzzle game, and the endless replayability of the puzzle mode alone makes up for the brevity of the single player mode.Another mode that will keep you coming back is the verses mode. If you have at least one other friend to play this game with, the verses mode also brings endless replay value. In the verses mode, using the bingo at the bottom of the screen can be used to send attacks at your opponent. If you have friends versed in the gameplay to play Aqua Aqua against, this would be an excellent party game, giving you countless hours of trash talking fun.I found that using the d-pad in the game was the most accurate way to play. The analog controls feel a bit slippery. I found, for those small motions to seed an upper or landscape piece in the exact right spot to make a perfect connection to the piece next to it, tapping the d-pad was worlds more accurate to use. Everything else with the controls is as simple as pressing a button to turn each piece in the air before it lands or to execute a fast-fall when you have the piece where you want it.The Bottom Line: Aqua Aqua joins the likes of Bombastic on the list of the most underrated puzzle game sequels on the PS2, and is one of the most addictive, underrated offerings in the PS2's library of mostly overlooked, underrated puzzle game offerings. There is a serious lack of love for PS2 puzzle games,people, and Aqua Aqua is the Wetrix sequel that I would wager a guess most fans of the original never even knew existed. Having not played the original I cannot comment on how it stacks up to Wetrix, but I can say: this is an absurdly addictive game that is both simple, yet complicated. Once you learn the mechanics, Aqua Aqua will prompt you to give it hours upon hours of your time. The game is still sitting around the $10 mark WITH shipping as of this video, and for $10, outside of Bombastic which is the unappreciated sequel to Devil Dice, you won't find a better puzzle game on the PS2 at that price

Conflict: Denied Ops (PC) Gameplay

teh2Dgamer 2025-01-05 | The Conflict series was always kinda of a lower-tier tactical shooter series. It has a cult following among it's fans, especially with it's online Coop focus. I bought Denied Ops for cheap on a Steam sale, and it's definitely kind of a b-tier game which isn't a bad thing by any means. This isn't Rainbox Six Vegas or anything of that caliber, but if you don't mind a little cheese, and find the game for cheap, it's worth playing if you find it for cheap. It was released in 2008 for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.

#conflict #pcgaming

BioShock Infinite (PC) Gameplay 4K

teh2Dgamer 2025-01-04 | Just a Gameplay Sample for Bioshock Infinite on the PC using a RX 7900 GRE and Ryzen 7 7700 combo. Both of which are overkill to play this game at 4K.

#rx7900gre #bioshockinfinite

The Finals (PS4 Pro) Gameplay -Part 1-

teh2Dgamer 2024-12-28 | Looks like they ported The Finals to the PS4 on December 12th, and it is completely free to play, even if you don't have PlayStation Plus. I put off playing it on the PC, because I don't like Anti-cheat that requires me to change things in my PC's system registry. It's a bit too intrusive, so the PS4 version is a great alternative for those of us who don't like intrusive anti-cheat software. So far, I'm enjoying the game, and I'm glad they ported it to the PS4 so I can enjoy it without registry changes to my PC.

It's fun, but is a game I will only play casually, especially on the console. Fun game, if you haven't upgraded to the PS5 yet, and are still playing PS4, it's worth downloading and playing. You can't beat the free asking price and free online play.

#thefinals #ps4pro #ps4 #gameplay

Marvels Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4 Pro) Gameplay

teh2Dgamer 2024-12-26 | Merry Christmas

#ps4pro #ps4 #milesmorales

God of War (2018) Streamed from a PS4 Pro

teh2Dgamer 2024-12-24 | Streaming God of War 2018 from a PS4 Pro

Ratchet & Clank™ (PS4 Pro) Gameplay

teh2Dgamer 2024-12-23 | Testing out PS4 Share with some footage of Ratchet and Clank on the PS4 Pro.

#ratchetandclank #ps4pro

Marvels Spider-Man (PS4 Pro) Gameplay

teh2Dgamer 2024-12-22 | Testing out PlayStation share from a PS4 Pro just to see how the quality is.

#ps4pro #marvelsspiderman #gameplay

Taking a look at an A.I. Written Review of Resistance Fall of Man (PS3)

teh2Dgamer 2024-09-14 | So, I just got done doing voice over for my own personally poorly-written review of Resistance Fall of Man, but then I got curious and asked Brave Browser's Leo A.I. to write me one just to see how it turned out. Mine might suck, but it's definitely better than what A.I. can write. This is out of curiosity, and done for educational purposes in figuring out how to spot A.I. written video reviews on Youtube.

#resistancefallofman #ps3 #videoreview #bravebrowser #leo

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PC) Gameplay | RX 7900 GRE, Ryzen 7 7700 | Rasterized, no Ray Tracing |

teh2Dgamer 2024-09-07 | Just some gameplay of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on the PC. Ray Tracing is turned off for this footage.

This isn't a benchmark per-say, but when upscaling with Insomniac Games Temporal Injection (IGTI) at ultra quality, I can lock v-sync on at 60 hertz. Yes, I am playing with V-sync on for this footage as I have had sound sync issues when I try and record benchmark runs. The TV I use as my computer monitor runs at 4K 60, so I record the footage at 4K 60 to keep the sound synced up to the footage which is encoded at 60 fps.

If you're looking for 60 fps gameplay, when at native 4K, the framerate falls just below 60. 50-55fps on average. With a radeon card, you can use FSR, IGTI, or Xess to upscale and lock it at 60. I, personally find that IGTI at ultra quality looks the best for my tastes, so that's what I use while playing the game.

PC Specs:
Windows 10 Pro
Ryzen 7 7700 (non X)
Gigabyte Gaming OC RX 7900 GRE 16 gb Vram
32gb DDR5 running at 6000 mbs
MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Western Digital 2TB SN850P NVMe M.2 SSD
2TB WD Blue Sata SSD

#ratchetandclank #riftapart #ryzen7 #7900gre #rx7900gre #ps5

Marvels Spider-Man: Remastered (PC) Gameplay | RX 7900 GRE, Ray Tracing On, 4K60fps |

teh2Dgamer 2024-09-07 | I just thought I would upload a gameplay sample in this channel just to check in. I have been uploading more on my side channels as of late. This channel is still pretty much retired. I'm also testing what the difference in views is between my channels. Here is a list of my other channels where I am more active in between the 40+ hours I work a week:

@dookiecakes-p7f
@teh2DgamerGameplaySamples
@ANobodyReviewsGames-wm9gg

I still check this channel all the time to respond to comments and interact with my viewers.

NOTE: This is the Raw AV1 file directly from my Radeon Relive folder, uploaded to test the quality in it's raw form.

For my rig:

Windows 10 Pro
Ryzen 7 7700 (non X)
Gigabyte Gaming OC RX 7900 GRE 16 gb Vram
32gb DDR5 running at 6000 mbs
MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Western Digital 2TB SN850P NVMe M.2 SSD
2TB WD Blue Sata SSD

#marvelsspidermanremastered #marvelsspiderman #pcgaming #rx7900gre #raytracing #amd

How to Do Voice Over for Video Game Reviews | This is My Process for Doing Voice Over |

teh2Dgamer 2024-05-29 | Just a basic look at my personal process for recording and editing voice over for my videos. My process may not be the most efficient, but seeing the way other people do things can give you insight and tips for your own video editing process. To do voice over the way I do it, you'll need Audacity, a microphone of some kind, and a word processor to read your scripts. Show the final edited Einhander sample at the end.

0:00 Introduction and Rambling
5:53 Failing at Devil Dice Voice Over
8:49 Example of me Recording Voice Over for Einhander
14:14 Editing the Voice over in my Editing Software
22:14 The Final Video

How to Fix the Sound in Your Old Youtube Videos With Audacity

teh2Dgamer 2024-05-24 | Just a simple tutorial on how to use Audacity to remaster the sound on your old youtube videos. I'm certainly not a professional at using Audacity, but you can use this as a rough guide. If you are more knowledgeable about sound editing and know better levels to use for limiting and normalizing, then feel free to share them in the comments below. I'm still a novice when it comes to that area of video editing.

#audacity

How to Install The Retail Version of Unreal Tournament 3 on Windows 10 and Windows 11

teh2Dgamer 2024-04-18 | So what you do is copy and paste the entire game disk into a file on your PC's hard drive, then open up your task manager, and in the top corner and click on File, click on Run new task, make sure the box that says "Create this task with administrative privileges" is checked, and then input the file path the the setupUT3.exe executable, and the game should install just fine from there. You'll be playing unreal tournament 3 in no time.

I just got this game today, and there is an error that says "An administrator has blocked you from running this app." when you try to run the setup off the disk. A huge thank you to Reddit user AIgavemethisusername for posting this fix.

For links to the reddit post, and to the Titian Pack go here:

reddit.com/r/unrealtournament/comments/13mmnjr/ut3_retail_on_windows_10
community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/121-unreal-tournament-3-titan-pack
community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/122-unreal-tournament-3-patch

Also, if you need help saving your settings, go into your PC's Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\SaveData and change the first part of the default Player.ue3profile to [your desired username].ue3profile in order to get it to save your key bindings and settings, otherwise the game will go back to the default setting each time.

#unrealtournament #howto #ut3 #pcgaming

Remembering Fraps

teh2Dgamer 2024-04-16 | Links to free software that I mention in this video and more:

Handbrake: github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/releases/tag/1.7.3
VLC Player: videolan.org
Fraps Free Version (not the one you pay for): fraps.com/download.php
OBS: obsproject.com
MSI Afterburner (overclocking and benchmarks with Rivatuner): msi.com/Landing/afterburner/graphics-cards
Audacity (for recording voice over): audacityteam.org
Open Office (for writing scripts): openoffice.org
Free version of Davinci Resolve: blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve

Fraps is a legendary program to me, but it's a system resource hog when recording video. Great program, but thank goodness for Nvidia Shadowplay, OBS, and AMD Relive

0:00 Remembering Fraps
8:56 Fraps vs Relive Comparison

God of War (PC) | RX 7900 GRE Native 4K Benchmark Test | Gigabyte Gaming OC Version | Ryzen 7 7700

teh2Dgamer 2024-04-12 | Just testing my new Gaming rig, and showing the results for anyone interested in how a Ryzen 7 7700 and Rx 7700 GRE build would perform. I bought the Gigabyte Gaming OC version of the 7900 GRE which has a slight factory overclock on it.

I'm not a benchmark channel, but I like playing around with bench-marking on occasion. For my personal setting on this game, I turn on v-sync and FSR to save power and wear and tear on my GPU and CPU. I see no point in unlocking the framerate for single player games, personally.

Current RIG:
Windows 10 Pro
Ryzen 7 7700 (non X)
Gigabyte Gaming OC RX 7900 GRE 16 gb Vram
32gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 running at 6000 mhz
MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Corsair RM850e PSU
Western Digital 2TB SN850P NVMe M.2 SSD
2TB WD Blue Sata SSD
1tb WD Blue Sata SSD (Reused from my old rig)
And I've got a Blue Ray Drive and a DVD Drive because I do no like "You will own nothing and be happy." Plus, I still have old games on CD and DVD I like to install like F.E.A.R., Quake 4, Win Quake, Unreal, and etc.

#godofwar2018 #rx7900gre #benchmark #gameplaysample #pcgaming

Spiderman Remastered -PC- RX 7900 GRE Native 4K Benchmark Test | Gigabyte Gaming OC Version | RT On

teh2Dgamer 2024-04-10 | Just finished building my first PC from the ground up, and decided to test Marvel's Spiderman Remastered with a long benchmark test to see how it runs. These aren't the settings I will play it at normally, but I'm running it in Native 4k without upscaling or Frame Generation. I turned Ray Tracing on as well to see how well the AMD card handles the light RT effects in this game. This is more for curiosity to see how well the card handles the game at Native 4K in a longer gameplay sample.

My personal preferences when I play this game from now on, I will turn upscaling on, and V-Sync to cap the framerate at 60 fps. I know that V-Sync is a naughty word in PC gaming, but for a single-player game, I see no reason to put the extra wear and tear on my GPU and CPU. I'm OK with V-sync, personally. This isn't a competitive online FPS game, and I'd prefer to save the power usage and wear and tear on my new rig. It's fun to uncap the framerate and turn on MSI Afterburner to see how well your system does on occasion though.

NOTE: there was some stuttering later in the video, but I'm not sure if it's because of the card, or because Windows was downloading updates in the background. Windows being windows.

Current RIG:
Windows 10 Pro
Ryzen 7 7700 (non X)
Gigabyte Gaming OC RX 7900 GRE 16 gb Vram
32gb DDR5 running at 6000 mbs
MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Western Digital 2TB SN850P NVMe M.2 SSD
2TB WD Blue Sata SSD
1tb WD Blue Sata SSD (Reused from my old rig)
And I've got a Blue Ray Drive and a DVD Drive because I do no like "You will own nothing and be happy." Plus, I still have old games on CD and DVD I like to install like F.E.A.R., Quake 4, Win Quake, Unreal, and etc.

#rx7900gre #7900gre #spidermanremasted

F.E.A.R. Benchmark Test -No Commentary- Every 2005 PC Gamers Worst Nightmare (Max settings, 4K)

teh2Dgamer 2024-04-09 | Just got a New rig, and decided to see how well it stacks up to the F.E.A.R. Benchmark at native 4K. I remember when I first got this game my Alienware Rig at the time had a hard time running it. It was frustrating because my rig at the time could play Doom 3, Half Life 2, and Quake 4 just fine, but F.E.A.R. was a PC killer in it's day. It was later overshadowed by Crysis as a PC killer, but for the time F.E.A.R. was hard to run.

NOTE: There is a glitch in this game where, if you use a Logitech mouse, even a modern wireless Logitech mouse, it will kill your framerate in the game. I know there was a fan patch going around that reportedly fixes this, however, I just swap my mouse to an old HP mouse I own when playing this game. I don't know how or why this is a thing, however, using a Logitech mouse will tank your framerate in this game for no good reason.

#fear #pcgaming

Uncharted 2 PS3 vs PS4 Pro Comparison -No Commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2024-04-03 | Just a comparison of Uncharted 2 running on a PS3 and a PS4 Pro (via The Nathan Drake Collection). The PS4 version, obviously improves on the textures, lighting, and framerate, but the PS3 version still holds up surprisingly well in it's own right. The PS3 version is running at 720p, recorded at 1080p in OBS. The PS4 version is running with Super Sampling on and at 1080p (I don't have a 4K capture card). Both were upscaled to 4K in my editing software. Great game, classic PS3 game.

#uncharted2 #ps4pro #ps3 #ps3vsPS4 #consolevsconsole #comparisonvideo

God of War (2018) PS4 Pro vs PC Comparison -No Commentary- Ultra preset, DLSS, I7 4790, RTX 2060 KO

teh2Dgamer 2024-03-25 | I forgot to shut off Motion Blur on the PS4 version. The PS4 pro version is running at 1080p with Super Sampling on, setting on prioritize visuals, and is upscaled to 4K in my editing software. I just got a 4K display, so the PC version is on the ultra preset (ambient occlusion set to high), but running in DLSS Performance mode which is 1080p upscaled to 4K. So they are both upscaled 1080p in this footage. My PC is aging, so running it 4K native isn't the best option for my i7 4790, and 6 gb RTX 2060. My rig does the best it can, which is still impressive for a Del Optiplex 9020 build. It still does decent on a 10 year old i7 running in an office PC.

#godofwar2018 #ps4pro #ps4 #pcgaming #pcvsconsole

Elgato HD60s vs EVGA XR1 Lite Comparison | Tested in 5 PS4 Games | Capture Card vs Capture Card |

teh2Dgamer 2024-03-23 | Just thought I would compare the EVGA XR1 Lite to the Elgato HD60s for fun. Both are good cards. The XR1 Lite takes a little more tinkering to get it to work better than it will out of the box, whereas the HD60s automatically records HDCP. For this recording, for Days Gone and Horizon, I swapped the screens at the two and a half minute mark, so you could see how each card looks on the character seeing as they are always on the right side of the screen. I also swapped sound at the same mark with the sound icon telling you which card you are hearing in each clip. I also set the brightness to zero for each card. Both were recorded at 1080p (PS4 Pro, Super Sampling on), and upscaled to 4K with my editing software.

For the Xr1 Lite, HDCP recording is blocked (PS3 games can't be recorded because of the HDCP lock), however if you go to EVGA's website you can download the HDCP Control application for the XR1 Lite in order to shut off the HDCP block. You can also update the firmware.
Go here: evga.com/support/download
-Click on the "Other Products" Tab
-On the "Category" tab click "Capture Device"
-Click on the "Type" tab, and at the bottom there should be an option that says "HDCP Control for XR1 Lite"
-Download the software for your Windows OS, and run it. Windows will give an error message, run the program anyway.
-When you run the program, uncheck the box that says "HDMI Rx HDCP KEY" save and exit, and it should display PS3 and PS4 games now in OBS for you.

Overall, I would say there isn't much of a quality difference between the two cards, which means the XR1 Lite was an excellent budget option, however, I have seen used HD60s cards on Ebay for cheaper as of late. The HD60s has been replaced by the HD60x by elgato, but for the used price, the HD60s is a great card, that brightens better than the XR1 Lite does.

For PS4 games the blacks look great on the XR1 lite, but for older games like say, playing tomb raider on the PS3, the footage comes out super dark, even when adjusting the brightness in OBS. Honestly both are great cards. The XR1 Lite is a great option if you're looking for a more budget-friendly card, you've just got to update it and shut off the HDCP Block with a separate program. Once you do that, you will still occasionally have to unplug it from your system, and plug it back in and restart OBS on occasion.

0:00 Days Gone
05:21 Horizon: Zero Dawn
10:21 Doom Eternal
15:21 Ratchet and Clank
20:21 Bloodborne

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Doom 3 Original vs BFG Edition PC Comparison -No Commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2024-03-17 | For this comparison I set both versions to 1280x1024 because I can't seem to get the Steam version of the original Doom 3 to display in 1080p. I've tried changing the config file, and the boot options through Steam itself, but nothing. The retail CD version I also have installed in my PC will display in 1080p, however, now matter what I try, I cannot get it to save the 16x AA setting. The Steam version will save the 16xAA setting, so I decided, in order to make each game evenly matched, I would run the Steam version of Doom 3, and just change the resolution of BFG edition to 1280x1024 so they would be on even ground visually.

Honestly, they are basically the same game. They are the same visually, and design wise, the only big difference it the flash light. I really wish they would have given the option to play BFG edition with the flash light instead of just forcing the change on players. I do like BFG Edition, it has a ton of content, however, I will always love Vanilla Doom 3 more. I mean, I spent $1,000 on a PC back in the day just to play it. Yes, I know, the Xbox version was a thing, but I wanted the PC version. The Xbox version is still an awesome port in it's own right. I love Doom 3, and I always will.

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Doom 3 BFG Edition PS3 vs PC Comparison -No Commentary-

teh2Dgamer 2024-03-15 | The original Doom 3 is still way better than BFG edition, but I still like BFG edition even if they ruined the flashlight mechanic. BFG edition has a ton of content and a good version of Doom 3 even if the Vanilla Doom 3 just plays and feels a lot better because of the flashlight mechanic which the game was designed around.

As for this comparison, the PS3 version is a solid port that has all the extra content of the PC version, but there was never a question that the PC version is the better running, looking, and playing version. I'm running the PS3 version off hardware and it's running at 720p, whereas the PC version is running at 1080p. I upscaled the footage in my editing software. The PS3 version is a lot brighter than the PC version which is still a lot brighter than the original Doom 3.

BFG is good, but I will always recommend the original Doom 3 on the PC and original Xbox over it. I am both a huge Doom 3 fan and a Doom 3 apologist as well.

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