I think its obvious now that not everyone is experiencing this microstutter. It's probably because the reviewers install the cards without properly removing/reinstalling drivers and profiles.
I don't think anyone is denying that there is microstutter. I have a few problems with what is being said however. Microstutter can be game dependent, or dependent on other hardware, it could even be caused by a certain monitor. Who knows, and I would love to find out.
The problem is that people came in here stating that subjective evidence was fact, and shouted down people who have experienced micro stutter with nvidia and AMD. They even refused to believe people that used both and had no microstutter with either.
It's ludicrous what people can convince themselves of out of brand loyalty. This topic needs a whole crap ton more investigation in to the causes of, solutions for, and first things first: a quantifiable way to measure microstutter. It also needs to be measured across a large amount of games.
I only have a problem when people make a fact of a subjective observation. It's like a colorblind person refusing to believe someone when they say something is red. You've all convinced yourselves that crossfire is unplayable stutter, and that Nvidia doesn't experience it at all. I pity you all.
You take one sentence, pluck it out of a review, and build an entire case around it that CF is a stuttering mess. You have people call you out for your lacking scientific approach. Voilà, you have this thread. (Not you personally. I'm speaking generally, of course.)
I understood fully. The silly thing is they think we're crying foul because we don't want this tested.
I actually want it to be tested so we have actual facts not FUD.
I'm not the OP. And my opinion is every bit as valid and fair as yours is. Despite your character assassination attempt, which was funny.
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'Touted'. Marketing. Nvidia.I'm not sure exactly who is 'we' and 'they', but Nvidia has touted a smoother advantage from day one, of the launch of the GTX 680.
http://blogs.nvidia.com/2012/03/introducing-the-geforce-gtx-680/
'Touted'. Marketing. Nvidia.
Do those two websites have definite,undisputed evidence to the contrary?They do claim to use frame metering for smoother MGPU, do you have any evidence to support otherwise?
You should not talk.You are the king of deflection,I guess.Non answering a question with a question. Cool, I guess.
That's the key with microstutter; it is very subjective based on individual's tolerance levels may differ.
If you find further investigations or would like to investigate your self, please share based on the awareness may help improve nVidia and AMD products -- the bigger picture.
tolerance levels may differ.
Stating Keys is a paid Nvidia focus group member amounts to character assassination?
The gtx 690 seemed to 'jump' more noticeably then the hd 7970 crossfire set.