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Oct 26 2014 01:04am
Quote (WWI @ Oct 25 2014 09:50pm)
The CPU bottleneck sits at ~35fps, that's about what the GPU can push at these resolution playing something somewhat demanding. The GPU is also limited by its own vram.

Ya, 1GB for that resolution would limit settings; you could probably get good performance with one monitor, but Eyefinity is killing your FPS the most...
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Oct 26 2014 01:51am
Something like an old Gtx 285 2gb would be an awesome old card to use.
I had 2 in sli when they first came out.
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Oct 26 2014 04:02am
Quote (R0B3RT @ Oct 26 2014 01:51am)
Something like an old Gtx 285 2gb would be an awesome old card to use.
I had 2 in sli when they first came out.


Performance is on par with/marginally faster than a gtx 285 at stock, with my heavy overclock, dx11 support, less power draw, it is without a doubt, the superior option.

Gtx 295 possibly, but with higher power draw and no dx11 support, that's a no go.

Quote (L4d @ Oct 26 2014 01:04am)
Ya, 1GB for that resolution would limit settings; you could probably get good performance with one monitor, but Eyefinity is killing your FPS the most...


The CPU is limiting the system more-over, I'd rather be playing at a constant 35fps with the gpu strain matching that of the CPU bottleneck. The closer the max fps is to the min is better in my eyes, playing at 60fps with occasional drops to 35fps looks and feels worse.
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Oct 26 2014 05:09am
Yea guess youre right. Shoulda looked at benchmarks lol..
The 285 was an awesome card though
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Oct 26 2014 08:53pm
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The CPU is limiting the system more-over, I'd rather be playing at a constant 35fps with the gpu strain matching that of the CPU bottleneck. The closer the max fps is to the min is better in my eyes, playing at 60fps with occasional drops to 35fps looks and feels worse.

What game was this? How does Starcraft 2 play on it?
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What game was this? How does Starcraft 2 play on it?


Haven't tried sc2, I'll post up when I can.

Bf4 Shanghai forgot how many players were in the map.
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Oct 26 2014 09:30pm
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Haven't tried sc2, I'll post up when I can.

Bf4 Shanghai forgot how many players were in the map.

Thank you, that makes sense... I bet that it should play Blizzard games well. B)
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Oct 27 2014 09:05am
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