GTX 470 for 1440p

[MTDEW]

Give me a bit, I dont have Max Payne 3 , but I do have Arkham City, so i'll give you some kind of idea how that runs later on here.
Mass Effect 3, you'll run easily at 2560x1440.

 

[MTDEW]

Arkham City
Each test run 3 times and i posted the best score of the 3.

DX 9 / No AA / Extreme settings(physx - normal)
1920x1080 - 35/123/74
2560x1440 - 30/81/57

DX 11 / No AA /Extreme settings w/normal tesselation(physx - normal)
1920x1080 - 30/68/51
2560x1440 - 20/42/35


DX 9 / No AA / Extreme settings(physx - OFF)
1920x1080 - 84/150/123
2560x1440 - 59/98/80

DX 11 / No AA /Extreme settings w/normal tesselation(physx - OFF)
1920x1080 - 40/85/69
2560x1440 - 24/51/42

 

[toyota]

there is no such thing as DX9 extreme settings.

 

[MTDEW]

there is no such thing as DX9 extreme settings.

Well that is what the menu says, I have...
Directx 11 Features - off
Directx 11 tesselation - off
Detail Level - Extreme

 

[toyota]

Well that is what the menu says, I have...
Directx 11 Features - off
Directx 11 tesselation - off
Detail Level - Extreme

http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/6720/68366632.jpg

the menu is weird. all you did was disable the DX11 features but the menu stayed on the "extreme" preset. its just a glitch.

if you just select the extreme setting by itself you will see that it turns on DX11 features with tessellation on high. so basically extreme just bumps the tessellation up from normal to high which is a DX11 feature only anyway.

 

[MTDEW]

the menu is weird. all you did was disable the DX11 features but the menu stayed on the "extreme" preset. its just a glitch.

Ok, got it.
Was just posting what it said, its been awhile since i even played around with this game, just doing a favor here. :biggrin:

Ok, i'm disconnecting this thing and moving it back to my pc b4 she gets the bright idea that she likes it on her desk.

 

[The Green Bean]

I finally ordered a Crossover and hope to get it by the end of this week. I'm going to stick with the GTX 470 for now at hope it plays MP3 at 1440p as this graph suggests:

http://static.techspot.com/articles-info/537/bench/2560.png

 

[toyota]

I finally ordered a Crossover and hope to get it by the end of this week. I'm going to stick with the GTX 470 for now at hope it plays MP3 at 1440p as this graph suggests:

http://static.techspot.com/articles-info/537/bench/2560.png

that suggests mid to upper 30s for an average on normal quality. that does not sound very good to me.

 

[The Green Bean]

It also suggests that ill need a 7950 at the least to make it a worthwhile upgrade. Sigh. Ill play it windowed mode.

 

[NubXandwich]

I have a Shimian and I run games with a single 560ti. It's not ideal, of course. But, you will be surprised how much your 470 will handle. I've played ME3 and Arkham City, and, they both look great. AC needs some of the settings reduced, but you don't need to (or want to) play in 1080. You won't need to have much AA going at this res, if any at all, for things to look less jagged. So, that's something to keep in mind. These screens look great. The difference in user experience more than makes up for the reduction in graphics bling compared to 1080p, especially compared to a cheapo TN panel. Maxed games on a 1080p TN panel look shabby in comparison to 1440p with reduced settings.

I think the best advice in this thread is to play the games and see how it goes. Then you can decide if the 470 performance is acceptable to you, or not.

 

[bryanW1995]

It also suggests that ill need a 7950 at the least to make it a worthwhile upgrade. Sigh. Ill play it windowed mode.

How much of an OC can you get on the 470? I'd try to eke out another 10-15% from overclocking, then try it at max settings and reduce from there as needed until you're comfortable with the gaming experience. If worse comes to worst and you just can't make it work, I'd probably grab a 7950 and then OC the crap out of it.