Win a CodeWeavers Linux Gaming Rig

Win your very own CodeWeavers Linux Gaming Rig!

As part of the CrossOver Games 8.1 release, and its support for Left4Dead 2, CodeWeavers felt it was important to put superior firepower into the hands of their users! Any customer purchasing CrossOver Games or CrossOver Professional until November 25th will be automatically registered to win this loaded CodeWeavers Gaming PC. We'll pull the name out of the hat on December 1, 2009, just in time to have this little gem sitting under some lucky winner's (non-denominational) Christmas / Hannukah / Kwanza / Festivus tree. Lovingly hand-crafted by their very own sysadmin / web genius / first-person shootist Jeremy Newman, they promise it will have all the woof you need to feed smoke to the baddies. Did we mention that it comes with a lifetime license for CrossOver Games Linux as well?

Yeah, baby! So enter today!
Technical Specifications:

• Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93 Ghz Quad-Core Processor
• EVGA 893-P3-1170-AR GeForce GTX 275 (2x SLI) [because two cards are better than one]
• G.Skill Trident 4GB RAM (2 x 2GB)
• Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA2 drive
• Plextor 24x DVD Writer
• LIAN LI PC-V1200Bplus II case
• Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 28" 3ms Widescreen LCD HDMI Monitor
• Logitech G110 Gaming Keyboard [The keys freakin' glow in the dark, and you can pick which color they glow! How cool is that, man?!?]
• Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse
• CodeWeavers Chassis Decal
• Ubuntu Linux OS
• 1 lifetime copy of CrossOver Games

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CrossOver Games 8.1.0 beta 1 adds Left 4 Dead 2 support

Also intros rough Modern Warfare 2 compatibility

CodeWeavers has posted the first beta of CrossOver Games 8.1.0, a significant update to the company's virtualization software. The program runs Windows games within Mac OS, Linux and FreeBSD potentially eliminating the need to dual Boot, or even own a copy of Windows. Version 8.1.0 is concentrated on support for Left 4 Dead 2, set to be released November 17th. CrossOver Games owners should already be able to play the demo.

Early compatibility has been added for the first-person shooter Modern Warfare 2, though CodeWeavers describes the code as "not quite ready for prime time." Other changes include fixes for Guild Wars as well as miscellaneous audio problems. The software requires an Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Linux or FreeBSD and typically costs only $39.95.

Codewavers also ships CrossOver Office geared more towards a broad range of Windows office and productivity programs.

Wine, Cedega, and CXGames Benchmark Comparision

In one of my earlier postings I did a compare and contrast of the various different features Cedega and Codeweavers offer. Today I am going to try leave my opinions aside and stick strictly to the numbers. Source Engine games are some of the most popular played today so I feel it is only fitting I use them to test the Wine software we have today.

The Test: I will be running an FPS test under both the original source engine (Counter Strike: Source) and the latest version of the source engine (Left 4 Dead). For each test I used the same detail settings and tested each game at three different resolutions, using each Wine, CXGames, and Cedega.

The Hardware: While my hardware is not fastest in the world it is (as of posting this) relatively new and decently quick. Proc nVidia 260m with 1gig DDR3 dedicated memory.

The Software: Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty), 64bit. Running the nVidia 190.42 driver

The Wine Programs Used: The following test results where obtained using CXGames 8.0.0, Cedega 7.3.3, and a vanilla install of Wine 1.1.32 (all latest versions as of today).

The Results:

Counter Strike - Source

• Resolution: 1680x1050
• - Wine: 72.29 fps
• - CXGames: 153.03 fps
• - Cedega: 113.83 fps
• Resolution: 1024x768
• - Wine: 49.33 fps
• - CXGames: 163.03 fps
• - Cedega: 119.22 fps
• Resolution: 640x480
• - Wine: 63.23 fps
• - CXGames: 179.94 fps
• - Cedega: n/a

Full Article with more scores!

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