I've had my dual 6970's since December, 2011. So close to 5 years now. It will be the last time I keep cards even remotely that long in the future. I haven't been able to max out games at 2560x1600 since probably around late 2013. I'm likely going to be upgrading very soon to the 1070 when it...
I'm running AMD's Catalyst, which is the control panel for my video cards. Messing through those settings still is not letting me change my resolution.
It just shows 1920x1080 as the highest, there's nothing that's grayed out or anything. When I unplug the smaller monitor it immediately goes back to 2560x1600 and becomes an option again. I am running two 6970's crossfired and even when I plug the smaller monitor to my second card it does the...
I'm running Windows 7 and I'm going through the control panel and going to "Appearance and Themes" and going to "Change screen resolution". It's just every time I select extend the screen with my monitor it forces my U3011 to go to 1080p and gives no selection to go any higher. I'm really hoping...
I currently have a 6970 and an using a Dell U3011 (2560x1600). I decided to buy a smaller monitor to use when I game so I can watch videos while I'm playing. It was an older Dell 4:3, 15" monitor that has a resolution of 1280x800. The problem is when I connect my smaller monitor in, it will...
Good luck getting reliable frames above 60 FPS on that resolution. The video cards out now are struggling to maintain playable frames at 2560x1600 at less than stellar settings on newer games. Unless you play old games you'd need a minimum of Crossfire/SLI on top end cards to even slightly take...
Exactly what I was thinking. I was at opposite ends on that, anything above a 24" at 1080p is a crime for monitors. I had a friend who has a 28" Haans G monitor at 1920x1200 resolution and it looked absolutely garbage compared to my U3011.
Pretty much, the two important differences is that the 670's will future proof you a bit more with that extra 512 megabytes of VRAM. Also the 670's use a hell of a lot less power than a 580.
You're right the value is of the eye's of the beholder. My concern is some people are hyping up the 7850 based on their bias. Unless the OP is on the edge of having acceptable/unacceptable frames he will be disappointed. The problem with this is even if the 7850 is a little bit faster and gives...
What a vague estimate there, if it is in the 20% then it's not even worth the time of day to buy a new card. The 40% depends on the game as well as the individuals card to overclock. Would not recommend to get a 7850 unless you have some cash to burn, then again if you have cash to burn just get...
A sidegrade at best, a 7870 is just a wee bit faster than a 7850 when both are overclocked. You'll see probably about a 15% increase in performance, and even a little bit less if you unlocked that 6950 to a 6970. Basically you'd be throwing away money. The only real upgrade to a 6950 would be a...
At 1080p you should be fine for atleast 2 years if you want to max out everything. Battlefield 3 set a really high bar for graphics and to be honest I don't see anything coming out anytime soon that is more GPU stressful than that. Sadly more and more popular titles are becoming mere console...
The very minimal times where your screen is flooded and the FPS spikes are unavoidable. It used to happen to me when I played D2 and Starcraft as well. I don't believe much can be done to avoid that even with good GPU power, although the processors a factor when dealing with tons of mobs too.
I had 2gb of ram about 5 years ago, that should be an upgrade you get. I played D3 on maxed settings with a gtx 460, 6gb's of ram, and an i7 920 (clocked to 4ghz) at 2560x1600 no problem. If a 6870 cannot max out D3 there is obviously a problem somewhere else in your system.
50% minimum is probably accurate. The rest is up to the silicon gods as far as speed when you overclock it. Really though depending on the resolution you play at and what games you may not need to go balls to the wall and get a 7970. The 7850's have proven to be very fast and reach speeds that...
The 260 beats the crappy 768mb model of the 460, not the normal 256bit bus 1gb version. The 5850 and 5870 have long been known to be faster than their successors, the 6850/6870 are better for tessellation, power efficiency and were introduced as low priced mid range cards. I don't know why this...
The 6870's I posted yesterday were $130, he didn't jump on it. Although I'm sure we will see them again at that price, but I can't stress how at $130 the 6870 is definitely the best bang for your buck, period.
Zotac is an okay brand, the non 560 Ti version is still slower than a 6870. You made me dig for deals on the 6870. Here's a $160 6870 with a $30 rebate so after rebate it comes out to $130 (tax not included of course). It's an XFX which is a pretty good brand, they also have decently quick...
It's quite a bit faster than a GTX 460. Example,
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/290?vs=313
Your 500 watt power supply will be more than enough.
Meh that is the 192bit bus version, I would recommend getting those 6870's that go on sale within $120-$140. Then again Diablo 3 will run easily on that 460 anyway.
Odd, I was under the assumption that only some of the 2gb versions can unlock. That's what the general consensus has been, weird that's reading two different shader counts.
I haven't seen too much of these monitors, but I know you can research monitors that pro gamers use (which is all 120hz). I think the cheapest you'll find one is about $350 or so. One thing to mention is you need a good video card to utilize these monitors. I see you have an GTX 560 Ti, with...
These settings do make a noticeable difference, and when you're dealing with incredibly expensive high resolution monitors you should be striving to get the best looking visuals you can. My high resolution is pointless if I have everything set on super low settings. 4K monitors as they stand now...
This, I like how people talk about needing a cheap market for 4k monitors for gaming when we don't have the GPU's to back them up. At 2560x1600 I can't even have all the eye candy with CF 6970's on current gen games like BF3, Metro 2033, Crysis.
The 480's should be slightly faster, however you do get an extra 500mb of VRAM if you get the 680. The real benefits of getting a gtx 680 would be that you won't have two jet engine space heaters in your room anymore.
I can see the 1gb being a value card as opposed to the 2gb version due to the GPU power vs's the frame buffer. At 1080p it will become possible to have more GPU power than the VRAM, essentially cutting the usefulness of the card itself. If you have a 2gb card you can maximize your VRAM usage and...
I'm surprised you even got a 6950, I'd be shocked if anyone on this forum recommended that upgrade. The performance increase would only be like 15%, the only real benefit is the extra VRAM if you got the 2gb version. The drivers aren't an issue, it wasn't that big of an upgrade besides the...
I've read some articles that claim the 560's Ti 448 OC potential can surpass a 570 that is overclocked due to various reasons that I forgot. Not sure how true that is, but to be honest a 7850 would probably be ideal due to having almost double the VRAM.
Pretty much all I needed to know. A 7970 at 2560x1440 would run fine on its own, I just didn't know if you could separate the GPU usage by connecting different video cards to different monitors. 1gb of VRAM per monitor at that resolution would obviously fail, even before the GPU power if you...
My friend is curious on a three monitor setup at 2560x1440. My concern that a resolution that high would run out of VRAM even if you got a 7970 with 3gb. I am not sure how you even set this up, but is it possible to tri-fire/tri-SLI and connect one monitor to each separate video card so you...
I think you're taking it too far. My gaming experience on my U3011 is quite enjoyable. I'm not seeing anything you're listing here. Maybe I'm just not that hardcore of a gamer to see this, but I think the concept of 120hz is overrated unless you're a serious competitor.
Now only if they made a 2560x1600 IPS 120hz monitor. Unfortunately for me my 6970 crossfire setup microstutters to hell in BF3 so it wouldn't be smooth even with a 120hz monitor :/
Sounds like the bad spacing is causing most of the heat, to be honest the 7870's might suffer to same fate. I had two 6970's and they are rectangular shaped with hardly and clearance, which causes my cards to become relatively hot. My top card hits about 80 degrees while under load and bottom...
This, unless you're running multiple monitors I'm curious as to why you'd need an upgrade from two GTX 560 Ti 2gb cards. Of course the 7870's will run more efficient but that doesn't warrant to spend the $700 to crossfire them.
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