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We donвЂ™t know whether these drivers canвЂ™t handle our current GPU overclock, but we do know that with the 280.19 we didnвЂ™t encounter any problem at all. We should also note that weвЂ™ve encountered some driver crashes with the latest ForceWare Beta v285.27.

So basically, those of you with a GTX275 will be able to enjoy it without any compromises. The good news is that our framerate stayed above 60+ no matter what was going on on-screen. WeвЂ™ve also forced our GTX295 to Single GPU mode and witnessed a 98% usage to our first core. Most of you though, wonвЂ™t feel the need of such fix, as its performance is fine even with this bugged SLI profile. WeвЂ™ve contacted Nvidia about this, and we really hope that theyвЂ™ll be able to fix it in a new driver version. After 10 seconds, GPU usage dropped again to 50% and our framerate dropped from 100+ to 70+. When we re-entered the game, our GTX295 was used to its fullest for a brief moment. We were experiencing low GPU usage in both of our cores, and we decided to alt+tab. After all, it doesnвЂ™t feature anything to tax your CPU, so itвЂ™s only natural to expect such low requirements.

We simulated a dualcore system and we didnвЂ™t notice any performance decrease, so those of you that are stuck with a dualcore PC will enjoy the game to its fullest. However, we should note that The Cartel doesnвЂ™t take advantage of quadcores. With the aforementioned system, we managed to stay above 60+ at all times with every graphical option maxed out and at 1080p. Thankfully, the game runs fine even if you donвЂ™t own a high-end system. Oh, and forget any major interaction with the vegetation this is not Crysis or BC2 after all. Why on Earth did Techland limit the LOD even on the highest settings? ItвЂ™s really funny, but the first Call of Juarez features better textures and environments than the ones found in The Cartel. Okay, letвЂ™s overlook the fact that the textures were not replaced with some high-resolution ones. Sure thing, those are settings that were used to save some GPU resources on the console versions but there is no reason at all to be present in the PC version. And that damn pop-up of the environment can be easily noticed and is annoying as hell. To make things worse, The Cartel features some awful textures and doesnвЂ™t support either DX10 or DX11. There is a really horrible DoF effect when you are using your weaponsвЂ™ iron-sights that will most likely drive you mad and we highly recommend disabling it. Shadow quality is awful, as well as reflections and draw distance. Apart from the protagonists, every character seems blocky and their polygon count has been reduced dramatically. We are really shocked with how dated Call of Juarez: The CartelвЂ™s visuals are.

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For this performance analysis, we used a Q9650 3.9Ghz, 4GB DDR2, an Nvidia GTX295 and Windows 7 64Bit. CoJ: The Cartel uses TechlandвЂ™s Chrome 5 engine, an upgraded version of the Chrome engine that was used in pretty much every part of the series, so itвЂ™s time to see how well it performs with a modern-day PC. However, we are not here to judge the game and its gameplay.

It could easily be a new IP franchise instead of a Call of Juarez game, but I guess Techland needed the name to trick and sell the game to the fans of the series. The result was a sequel that was inferior to its prequel and a third part that has nothing to do with the series. Either that or they became gritty вЂ“ like most others вЂ“ and wanted to appeal to a wider audience. It seems though that the company didnвЂ™t realize the reasons behind CoJвЂ™s success.

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It basically filled a gap and became even prettier with a DX10 patch that Techland released afterwards. Moreover, it was a quality Wild West game, and we didnвЂ™t have one sinceвЂ¦ Outlaws. Back in the days of DX9, the game featured spectacular visuals and incorporated some unique ideas. Call of Juarez was one of my most beloved games.