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This technology will increase FPS 10% at the cost of a good 50% extra processing lag, look at the example charts for when those frames actually get sent to the display. It's a terrible tradeoff.

Right, but the 7970 ghz edition was the same silicon, anyone who bought a launch version could achieve the same clocks 90% of the time.

Ideally I'd wait for a 200% improvement on benchmarks for under $500. My last upgrade was a 4850 to a 7970, and I think I'm going to be waiting for another generation or two to make the next jump.

I've been following a rule where I upgrade if I get 4x the performance for $500 or less, which is probably less on the [H] side of things, but still allows for some wiggle room. (I'm telling myself this so I don't switch tabs to amazon and order a 980 :p) My GPU History: 6800 GT ~ 2006 HD 4850...

In most 3d applications, you're not going to have a steady beat of fps. Heavy action cause it to dip, while staring at a wall could cause it to jump into the 200s. Increasing your average fps above 60 won't cause you to display more frames on a 60hz monitor, but it will reduce the amount of time...

This isn't completely marketing, other fabs are just building out FINFET production as Intel is about to release a revision of their design.

I don't see anything odd about these results. If your average without vsync is just under 60, you're going to see a lot of chop as it swaps between 30 and 60 fps when you turn vsync on. Run some numbers with SLI disabled to see if frame pacing is a compounding factor.

This isn't complicated. 1. Mantle Reduces Draw call overhead, this means we can make more calls at the same CPU cost. 2. At the same time, developers have been employing tricks to display more objects without performing a draw call for each one There is no good reason the optimizations from 2...

Look for compiled versions of the LUA resource files for Civ 5, it halves the wait time between turns, especially lategame.

Isn't the 45w A8 just a downclocked version of the 65w part? I wouldn't be too surprised if it wasn't clicking at exactly 45w for all workloads.

Look, it's been 4 years. That's practically forever in tech. The fact we're even comparing the Deneb core with Kaveri should be recognized as the sham it is.

With any luck we'll see monitors driven by two display port connectors to reach 120hz, but that won't be cheap in terms of monitor or the hardware required to actually reach that refresh rate.

Yes, you should try it and report back with results. People said it caused microstutter, but this was early in 2013 before the frame pacing drivers.

Saying most people don't care about the high end is an understatement. Most people don't care about computer hardware at all. They're making purchases based entirely on what that high schooler on the Best Buy floor recommends. Having the top-end card does not matter to this market segment. Ask...

Find an overclocking guide for the 1055T, since you're locked on the multiplier you will have to lower your ram's clock ratio and raise the FSB to compensate. This brings your motherboard components into play as well, so it is not going to be a smooth ride.

That test pattern really highlights why pixel density is needed, you don't need to see individual pixels to see aliased edge effects. Based on your distance and that test pattern, we're going to need pixel densities of ~350 ppi to completely eliminate aliasing effects on monitors. An 8k, 27"...

People are running for the hills because asking about hex editing your bios is so far out in left field you're probably on a raft in the Atlantic. There are many software tools which can handle this issue, I use MSI afterburner to control fan speeds. The problem is you can permanently damage...

I'm currently using an ivy-bridge laptop on 3 monitors for coding, if you have the display port adapters to hook up 3 monitors it's great for desktop work.

I wonder how much the continued existence of the Northbridge is hamstringing the FX line, iirc that was one of the major architectural changes which went into sandy bridge.

2005 - AMD 64 3200+ 2008 - AMD 64 X2 6000+ 2012 - Phenom II 975 The last two are technically the same system, but the only thing left from the original is some ddr 2 ram, the motherboard and the case. I've told myself once they make a monitor that can deliver 4k at 120hz I'll pull the trigger...

Try a different wall outlet, your place might have crappy wiring.

I'd like to think that more of that disk space is going towards textures and other noticeable improvements, but it's much more likely that the majority of it is software bloat.

Some vendor is always going to slap more ram onto a card to squeeze out extra $$$. Otherwise, what was wrong with the Ghz edition? Most stock 7970's could easily meet or surpass those clocks. That release was just AMD realizing they went too conservative with their new architecture.

I had that happen to me, the default sleep timer is 30 seconds which is way too fast. Try changing that option and see if your problem goes away.

Whatever video card you buy today will be woefully underpowered in 2-3 years, especially at a 4k resolution. Halving the RAM on the 780 is a suckers game to get you to shell out a grand for a titan. Get the card which delivers the performance you need today and forget future proofing.

We'd need someone here to test it using eyefinity, it still might have delivered improvements even if they're not ready to promise them.

It does make for a larger version number. :rolleyes:

Use the tv's native resolution, and force super-sampling AA in games on the catalyst control center. That should emulate the effect that was improving the picture quality beforehand.

I think 4k will finally let post-processing effects such as FXAA shine, as they'll have 4x the data to work with. Those are the benchmarks we should be seeing.

And that's the kicker. For want of the wholesale price of a 7950 + shipping ASUS is going to bleed thousands in lost sales. Any company with a culture which chooses the 2nd option here isn't worth buying from to begin with.

I think there is a utility which enables lightboost on ATI, you might as well give this a shot first. http://www.blurbusters.com/easy-lightboost-toastyx-strobelight/

I wonder when we'll start seeing 120hz 4k panels fed by dual display port connectors.

There are 3 reasons your cpu could be idling high 1. Your case has poor airflow (with your case that seems unlikely) 2. The cooler has poor contact with the cpu due to too little or too much thermal paste. 3. Cool and quiet isn't downclocking your cpu (unlikely, but easy to check with amd...

Is there a reason you're running the 955 at stock speeds with aftermarket coolers? I don't think it would be too difficult to improve that to 3.6-3.8 with new 620 you're getting. If the chip is under ~52c while playing battlefield you should have some voltage or clock speed headroom you're not...

Does the motherboard have a pci-e slot? Tom's claims that the nvidia 9300 is an integrated chip. I would strongly recommend buying a new pc if that's the case. I'd also be concerned about finding a bios that would recognize a phenom ii if you upgrade your cpu.

An optimized 7970 GE tying an unoptimized Titan, assuming the whole thing isn't CPU bound at upper levels.

HIS 7970 with the reference cooler, bought around March 2012. 1.15 volts 20% power usage 1150 Core 1550 Memory It runs farcry around 76 C with a fairly aggressive fan profile. The memory is definitely topped out, and I think the reference cooler is to blame. I have gotten the core to run...

Can a 500w power supply feed a 7970? Better question, does it have the 8 and 6 pin connectors for it?

I have a gigabyte board with a phenom, and experienced a similar electrical noise coming in through the speakers. When AMD's 7970 drivers broke my onboard sound I ended up indirectly solving the issue by installing a soundblaster audigy card I had lying around.

The 7870 xt is probably the best bet for your price range. I had a friend build a computer and was looking to spend around $200 for a graphics card, but is happy that he went $250 for the xt. The 7870 id # was double dipped, make sure you're getting one based on the Tahiti architecture...