3D Vision 2 brings a new level of immersion to Batman: Arkham City and Trine 2

Hardware and System Requirements for 3D Vision 2

GPU Support

Nvidia’s GeForce cards have been capable of driving 120Hz for years using dual-link DVI.  Unfortunately, LCD displays up to 2009 have not been capable of accepting this refresh rate. All existing GeForce 8 series and higher GPUs support dual-link DVI.

Nvidia’s 3D Vision 2 Kit includes:

• One pair of Nvidia 3D Vision active shutter glasses with storage pouch, adjustable nose pieces, and microfiber cleaning cloth
• Nvidia 3D Vision USB controller/IR emitter is built into the ASUS display/emitter that comes with the 3D Vision Kit although glasses may be purchased separately with or without emitter
• 10’ DVI to HDMI cable
• 10’ USB 2.0 type A to 5-pin mini-B cable
• 6’ recharge cable (USB Type A to 5-pin mini Type B)
• Quick start guide
• Installation CD

The minimum hardware required to play is below:

3D Vision/2 Minimum System Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® Vista 32/64-bit or Windows 7 32/64-bit
• Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ X2 CPU or higher
• 1GB of system memory. (2GB is recommended)
• 100 MB free disk space

Test Configuration

Test Configuration – Hardware:

• Intel Core i7 920 (reference 2.66 GHz and overclocked to 3.8GHz); Turbo is on.
• Gigabyte EX58-UD3R (Intel X58 chipset, latest BIOS, PCIe 2.0 specification; CrossFire/SLI 16x+16x).
• 6 GB OCZ DDR3 PC 18000 Kingston RAM (3×2 GB, tri-channel at PC 1600 speeds; 2×2 GB supplied by Kingston)
• Nvidia GTX 580 (1.5 GB, reference clocks), supplied by Nvidia
• Nvidia GTX 590 (3 GB, reference clocks), supplied by Nvidia
• Galaxy GTX 560 Ti (1 GB, reference clocks) supplied by Galaxy
• EVGA GTX 550 Ti (1 GB, factory reference clocks) supplied by EVGA
• Onboard Realtek Audio
• 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 hard drive
• Thermaltake ToughPower 775 W power supply unit supplied by Thermaltake
• Thermaltake Element G Case supplied by Thermaltake
• Noctua NH-U12-P SE2 CPU cooler, supplied by Noctua
• Philips DVD SATA writer
• ASUS VG236H 120Hz 3D Vision ready 1920×1080 23″ display, supplied by Nvidia/ASUS; glossy
• ASUS VG278H 120Hz 3D Vision ready 1920×1080 27″ display, supplied by Nvidia/ASUS (emitter built-in); matte
• 3D Vision Wireless Kit (glasses/emitter) supplied by Nvidia
• 3D Vision Glasses 2 supplied by Nvidia

Test Configuration – Software

• Trine 2 and Batman: Arkham City, supplied by Nvidia.
• 80 plus personal PC game library that work with 3D Vision
• Nvidia GeForce WHQL 285.26 and betas 290.36 & 290.53
• Windows 7 64-bit; very latest updates
• DirectX July/November 2010
• All tested games are fully patched and updated
• VSync is forced off in the control panel but this does not apply to 3D Vision as it is forced by the 3D drivers.
• Varying AA enabled including FXAA and FSAA; some settings downgraded or disabled to get the best 3D effect
• All results show average, minimum and maximum frame rates except as noted.
• Highest quality sound (stereo) used.

Before see how our PC performs with Trine 2 and Batman: Arkham City with 3D Vision let’s unbox the ASUS LightBoost 27″ display and the 3D Vision 2 glasses