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Do you fully utilize your graphics card's performance?

Eyefinity is the answer. Once you up the screen res to 5760 and beyond you find you need the raw power... With 1 monitor there isn't much that can take advantage of even one top tier GPU'S let alone 2 or 3. 120hz gaming is a worthwhile investment to help make your GPU's work for their keep and...
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- Post #16
- Mar 3, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Rate how happy you are with your Crysis 3 performance?

I use Aida 64 to drive the LCD data.
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- Post #27
- Feb 24, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Crysis 3 GPU performance test!

Another chap just suggested to me that SFAA gives the same FPS with better quality AA. Going to try it now and see.
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- Post #81
- Feb 24, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Crysis 3 GPU performance test!

I am getting quite into Crysis 3 now so have been tweaking to see how best to run it going forward and it seems that for my setup, MSAAx8 is broken as it drops me to 1FPS! However, with everything maxed and the AA set to FXAA I now get very acceptable gameplay, super smooth, but lower than...
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- Post #79
- Feb 24, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Rate how happy you are with your Crysis 3 performance?

I am getting quite into Crysis 3 now so have been tweaking to see how best to run it going forward and it seems that for my setup, MSAAx8 is broken as it drops me to 1FPS! However, with everything maxed and the AA set to FXAA I now get very acceptable gameplay, super smooth, but lower than...
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- Post #25
- Feb 24, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Unigine Valley Benchmark

I7 3770K @ 4.5Ghz --- 2x HD 7970 @ 1260/1930 --- 106.7 --- 4462 Trifire is still a no go sadly. :(
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- Post #71
- Feb 18, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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New Unigine Heaven DX11 Benchmark version 4.0 out

Much better with 2x GPU's 1x 7970 @ 1225/1700 2x 7970 @ 1225/1700
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- Post #9
- Feb 13, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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New Unigine Heaven DX11 Benchmark version 4.0 out

Scaling is poor, going to try with 1 & 2 GPU's
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- Post #8
- Feb 13, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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New Unigine Heaven DX11 Benchmark version 4.0 out

All settings on max. 1920x1080 with 3x 7970's
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- Post #6
- Feb 13, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Real World Trifire 7970 Power Consumption Recordings.

I very clearly said this topic was aimed at benchers mate (twice in fact) and by default they are usually overclockers and will have watercooling and fans. I even made it clear these readings are taken while benchmarking and also mentioned they far exceed my gaming figures. I might do just...
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- Post #22
- Feb 13, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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The Power "Cost" Of High Performance Gaming Rigs.

I have updated the OP to show hourly consumption as its more relevant and usefull.
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- Post #10
- Feb 13, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Real World Trifire 7970 Power Consumption Recordings.

Morning guys. To address a few questions at once, my rig in benching mode is as follows: The system: Case: Corsair Obsidian 800D Mobo: Asus Maximus Extreme IV - Z CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K de-lidded @ 4.725ghz 45x105 with 1.29v GPU: 3 x Sapphire Radeon 7970's running 1250/1950 (1.29v/1.80v)...
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- Post #20
- Feb 13, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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The Power "Cost" Of High Performance Gaming Rigs.

No mate, this is by benching drive so everything is setup for max stability. As an aside, I wonder how many people dont realise that setting windows power scheme to "Performance" disables speed step and costs them hunderds per year? LOL No mate, what is that? XFX 1250w Pro black edition...
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- Post #9
- Feb 13, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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The Power "Cost" Of High Performance Gaming Rigs.

And finally, just for the hell of it, running kombuster at the max it will do, with all shaders etc on and the cards fully overclocked to 1275/1950 with 1.290v / 1.800v just to see how much power this thing could draw in a worst case scenario.... £135 per month! Jees.. you could buy a...
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- Post #2
- Feb 12, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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The Power "Cost" Of High Performance Gaming Rigs.

Hi Guys, Bought a new toy today and thought you might like to see some results I got from it. Its just another in wall power adapter that reads out Watts, but its unique in that it has the LCD display on a cable so you can monitor it on your desk. far more usefull than getting down on my...
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- Feb 12, 2013
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Computer Building

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