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What are the downsides to SLI?

Drawbacks of SLI, beside cost, power and potentially (when on air) noise? 1. Relying on driver releases or profiles to get good scaling in some games. Usually, scaling is very good, sometimes close to 100%. In some games, SLI scaling doesn't come with the game "out of the box", you have...
- darXoul
- Post #24
- May 6, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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When to Upgrade from my GTX 280

You shouldn't regret it, IMO. The card isn't really quiet or cool but it's not the heat/noise monster some reviewers claim it is. I consider my GTX 480 SC a clear upgrade over my previous card, GTX 295 rev. 2, not even mentioning the card I'd previously used, namely the GTX 280 FTW. From LotRO...
- darXoul
- Post #28
- Apr 30, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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gaming at 1920x1080 what do I need

Basically, get the fastest card you can afford. If you don't want a multi GPU solution, it's the GTX 480. If you want something quieter, cooler, cheaper and drawing less power (even though, I find all the heat/noise criticism of the 480 exaggerated), go for a 5870, preferably with 2 gigs of...
- darXoul
- Post #39
- Apr 27, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Low end DELL IPS vs high end TN LCD? Gaming monitor, cant decide!!

No more TN panels for me. Even if my current IPS LCD on paper has higher pixel response time and input lag, plus blacks are not really stellar, especially compared to my S-PVA HDTV, I'd never go back to a TN monitor, LED-backlit or not. A perfect LCD would be a 1920*1200 or 2560*1600...
- darXoul
- Post #21
- Apr 23, 2010
- Forum: Displays
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Your impressions of Charlie Demerjian, post here.

For me, Charlie is a fun novelty, and I often find his posts rather amusing. I don't care about his bias or "hate" simply because I'm an individual well capable of thinking and drawing conclusions so I treat his way of criticizing nVidia ("Dear Leader", "habitual values", etc.) as a flavor that...
- darXoul
- Post #21
- Apr 23, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX470 and 480 stocking status

I was incredibly lucky last night. I was ordering RAM from the largest Polish PC etailer, and while checking 480 availability (not that I expected any, out of stock/ETA unknown everywhere here in Poland), I was completely surprised to see a miniscule stock of EVGA 480 SCs (no idea how many cards...
- darXoul
- Post #73
- Apr 20, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Motion Blur

If there was a non-TN panel 1920*1200 true 120 Hz monitor on the market, I'd get one in a heartbeat. So far, AFAIK, there are only 1680*1050 TN LCDs available for 3D. Both resolution and especially panel are not acceptable to me. I guess I'll have to wait for OLED if I want a worthy successor to...
- darXoul
- Post #16
- Apr 20, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Motion Blur

All LCDs exhibit noticeable motion blur. Only LCD TVs with artificial frame insertion technologies (labeled as 100+ Hz TVs, e.g. Sony Bravia with MotionFlow) considerably reduce the blur, albeit not completely eliminate it. It usually comes at a price though - increased input lag and mild...
- darXoul
- Post #13
- Apr 19, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX480 Custom PCB Design?

Looks too good to be true, but I'm going to keep an eye on this one. A quieter, cooler Fermi would be great. Well, almost. Performance doesn't really justify such big words. Let's say "good".
- darXoul
- Post #17
- Apr 7, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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5970 or GTX 480

Hi, Zebo. Long time no see... What kind of problems did you have with your dual GPU card and which card did you have? Since my GTX 280 FTW from EVGA kicked the bucket (BTW, I'll never buy an air cooled FTW card again, they are overclocked too aggressively with reference cooling, and the...
- darXoul
- Post #25
- Apr 1, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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nVidia teasing us with GTX480 maybe a GTX500 in works!

That's not fair, either. You're trying to compare a dual GPU single card to a dual card setup costing over 40% more and drawing almost twice as much power, depending on circumstances. The 5870 was often compared to GTX 295 despite the latter being SLI slapped on one card (or sandwiched) so...
- darXoul
- Post #30
- Mar 29, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Fermi is out. Thumbs up or down you decide with poll!

Last option for me, sticking with my GTX 295, single PCB version. Fermi does show some promise (tesselation, performance in some games like Metro 2033), plus it has 1.5 GB VRAM which would be good for GTA IV and it's a single GPU card as well, which is always my preferred setup. However, its...
- darXoul
- Post #61
- Mar 27, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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5970 Reviews

Now that I'm running a GTX 295 (my first multi-GPU setup ever), I can responsibly claim that microstuttering in its current state, at least for nVidia cards, was blown completely out of proportion, mostly by German PC journalists. Besides, even PCGH reviewers confirm that in order to exhibit...
- darXoul
- Post #150
- Nov 20, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Which card does everyone have?

GTX 295. My GTX 280 has recently died (still under warranty), and since I don't want to be PC-less for 2-4 weeks before it returns from RMA, plus I wanted to upgrade it anyway, I simply bought the 295, on 5970 launch day. How ironic. When Fermi comes, I may upgrade again, depending on...
- darXoul
- Post #56
- Nov 19, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GF100 Fermi card at GTC a fake / mock-up

Wow, Charlie is really amusing with his fierce determination in explaining and investigating all this crap. To be honest, his article was boring and IMHO, pretty much pointless. I don't really care whether the Fermi card shown was the real thing or Riva TNT2 Ultra screwed to an ironing...
- darXoul
- Post #65
- Oct 2, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Poll: GT300 VS. HD5870

Well, maybe it's not bandwidth but I'm certainly not buying the "immature driver" argument.
- darXoul
- Post #193
- Oct 1, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Multi Monitor Bezels

Yes. Multimonitor setups = meh. IMO.
- darXoul
- Post #7
- Oct 1, 2009
- Forum: Displays
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Poll: GT300 VS. HD5870

Memory bandwidth mainly. New drivers will surely improve performance like they did last gen but don't expect anything revolutionary. I personally think that speculating about GT300's performance now, without any hard figures regarding specs, is pointless. We may be wiser tomorrow when they...
- darXoul
- Post #178
- Sep 30, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Nvidia 3D Vision vs ATI Eyefinity

Neither, I consider both useless gadgetry at this time. Reasons? 3D Vision: crappy 120 Hz monitors, bulky glasses, eye strain, lack of support/poor support in many games like flickering, AA problems, etc. etc. A great idea that simply fails in its current (still) highly immature state...
- darXoul
- Post #93
- Sep 30, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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ATi 5850/5870 review thread

Yes, I'm not denying that I'm speaking from a personal PoV, that's why the YMMV statement above. OTOH, if we consider the entire market, people who buy high end cards are a minority by definition, and in this particular "community" or target group, you can often expect that people are...
- darXoul
- Post #231
- Sep 23, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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ATi 5850/5870 review thread

I'm sure the difference in Polish street prices will be way less than 60% but even if it is close to that, yes, that's what I'm willing to pay. I wouldn't pay this price premium for a CPU but in case of a video card, I'm ready to spend some big bucks just to enjoy the best single GPU performance...
- darXoul
- Post #205
- Sep 23, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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ATi 5850/5870 review thread

Yes, the price factor is very important. However, to be blunt and honest, we already have affordable and fast cards so pretty much the only thing I care about now is raw power, combined with a good noise/thermal progile. Of course, an absolutely excessive price will be a deal breaker, but if...
- darXoul
- Post #203
- Sep 23, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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ATi 5850/5870 review thread

I think it's a bit more than just hope. If we take "reasonable high end settings", i.e. a typical 1920*1200 "Full HD" monitor and decent AA levels, the 5870 outperforms the 285 by approx. 25-30% (4*AA) or 40-45% (8*AA). This is quite a margin but if the GT300 fails to beat it, it will be...
- darXoul
- Post #196
- Sep 23, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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ATi 5850/5870 review thread

The 5870 is a great card, no question about that. It's the fastest single GPU solution, it trades blows with top dual GPU cards while maintaining a decent profile in terms of noise and power consumption. It improves on several features, and it brings DX11 to the table. It also carries a decently...
- darXoul
- Post #171
- Sep 23, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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SAPHIRE VAPOUR X SERIES

Another one is here: http://www.pcgameshardware.de/...hire/Grafikkarte/Test/ (in German) Results: performance pretty much the same as standard 4870, very good cooling performance in terms of both noise and temperatures, however pretty poor OC results (only 790 core).
- darXoul
- Post #8
- Mar 23, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX 285 2GB tested

Wow, a horrible "review". No 2560*1600 or GTA IV benchmarks, probably exaggerated AA settings in 1920*1200 in Crysis and 2 GB RAM + 2.66 GHz CPU used. Meh. OTOH, I don't expect wonders... Looks like nothing this round will be compelling enough to upgrade my 280 :/ GT300 better come on time.
- darXoul
- Post #9
- Mar 17, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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EVGA GTX 295 @ 720 MHz?

http://www.fudzilla.com/index....iew&id=12594&Itemid=65 What do you think? If the specs are true, the RAM OC is modest but shader OC is impressive while GPU core OC is simply incredible. From 576 to 720 (285 HC and FTW are clocked like this)? Awesome effort, I'd say.
- darXoul
- Thread
- Mar 13, 2009
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX260s losing money now...GTX295 dead

Well, I'm also pretty sure that one of the first business classes you take also covers the fact that losing money temporarily or even for an extended period on a product or product line is not uncommon at all, and price drops are often a simple measure allowing to minimize/decrease losses.
- darXoul
- Post #20
- Mar 13, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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help on geforce gtx 295

Huh? The 295 needs one 6-pin and one 8-pin connector. As for the original question, you have to make up your mind ;) Either you want a casual, allround system that should handle games decently or you want a PC that handles hardware hogs like Crysis @ high settings. If it's the former, a GTS...
- darXoul
- Post #7
- Mar 4, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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help on geforce gtx 295

Don't make the mistake of pairing the fastest video card on the market with a pretty much ancient CPU. A 3.0+ clocked Core 2 Duo/Quad (not necessarily stock, it could be an OCed Q6600, for instance) or AMD equivalent should be the absolute minimum for the GTX 295. For this CPU, IMO already a...
- darXoul
- Post #2
- Mar 4, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Gaming LCD

If I was to name THE best gaming monitor out there, I would say: Dell 3007WFP-HC Why? 1. Wide gamut, great colors, decent blacks. 2. No smearing, ghosting, absolutely fast enough for any game. 3. No noticeable input lag. 4. Perfect viewing angles, once IPS, always IPS, as I say...
- darXoul
- Post #6
- Feb 28, 2009
- Forum: Displays
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GTX 285 FTW....any benchmarks??

For those interested, Fudzilla included the 285 FTW in their latest Gainward GTX 260 GS review: http://www.fudzilla.com/index....0&limit=1&limitstart=1 ... roughly 8-10% faster than vanilla 285, as predicted. Not bad but hard to expect any real world playability difference if someone has a...
- darXoul
- Post #19
- Feb 27, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Palit custom GTX285

Yeah, no way it's gonna be so expensive. I think it will settle between 285 and 295, probably closer to 295's price like the top factory OCed models (e.g. EVGA FTW).
- darXoul
- Post #16
- Feb 26, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Palit custom GTX285

The factory OCed cards are a good way to earn a few extra bucks. If some selected chips easily do higher speeds than reference, why not sell them at a premium? Plus, I guess it's a bit of a prestige race. Looks like EVGA will stay "the champ" this round, having the fastest horse in its stables...
- darXoul
- Post #11
- Feb 25, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Palit custom GTX285

Another news is that ASUS GTX 285 Ultimate has finally been confirmed and listed on ASUS site. 712/1620/2760 are its final clocks, 8 MHz lower on core and 12 MHz (6x2) lower on memory than EVGA FTW, same shader speed. Not bad but "only" second fastest GTX 285 out there. As for the Palit card...
- darXoul
- Post #3
- Feb 24, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX260 with 1792mb of VRAM

I'd rather see a 2 x 1 GB 295 (preferably with quieter air cooling) than a 1.8 GB 260.
- darXoul
- Post #27
- Feb 22, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX285 Buzz During 3D Applications

My 280 FTW does buzz a bit (e.g. in Crysis menu, some Witcher scenes, etc.) but it's pretty minor and not really intrusive/annoying. I always use vsync so it might have helped a bit (but doesn't guarantee dead silent operation). Coil whine seems to very common with the latest nV cards, the 55 nm...
- darXoul
- Post #23
- Feb 22, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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darXoul and other NEC 2690WUXi(2) owners.

True. I bought my 2690 in a specialized LCD store in Warsaw, where I could check the panel for bad pixels, backlight uniformity, etc. Of course, it wasn't calibrated but I don't use it for any color critical work so seeing a movie and a few websites was enough for me to say "OK, it's not half as...
- darXoul
- Post #8
- Feb 16, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX 285 FTW....any benchmarks??

Some benchmarks here, featuring the 285 FTW beside the actual reviewed card, the 295: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/693 This is probably the only review where the 295 lost vs. 285 in Crysis because they were not able to force the game to recognize both GPUs on the 295. Weird.
- darXoul
- Post #13
- Feb 16, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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darXoul and other NEC 2690WUXi(2) owners.

As for the 2690WUXi, I must say that I was pretty afraid of the whole wide gamut story (oversaturated/"false" colors, etc.). Fortunately, it's not bad at all. Yes, solid bright colors (particularly red) stand out a bit more than on sRGB monitors but pictures, movies and games all look great...
- darXoul
- Post #3
- Feb 16, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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