I missed somthing (5700 Le)?

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i cant figure out how to ajust core and memory clocks on the card. I assumed i could ajust them in riva tuner but didnt find the option anywhere in the program. I did note a monitor of the core and clock speeds that looked like maybe the card had control and ajusted based on conditions?

Im an ati fan boy so i dont know much about these cards. :rolleyes:
 
download coolbits2 for the forceware drivers. you can find it at sites like guru3d.com
 
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Thanks!

With cool bits im running a healthy 395/495

Havnt tried any more yet.

better then any 5200 i know of :rolleyes:
 
OK- the 5700le seems to get a bad rap around here, but I jsut replaced mine w/ a 6600GT and while the 6600 does rock, I found that other than the true dx9 eyecandy and a 10-25% increase in fps, it really isn't THAT much better than my 5700le 256MB. On some of the newer games, the fps really hasn't changed that much from the 5700le. I formatted and ran a fresh install w/ the new card, and have everything optimized, too.

So IMO 5200 < 5700le <= 6600GT.

I owned a EVGA FX 5200 128MB and the 5700le tore it to shreds.
 
Standpoint said:
5700le <= 6600GT.
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Hahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahhaahaha

How much testing have you done with your 6600GT? Something must be wrong if it wasnt leaps and bounds above the 5700LE.
 
Standpoint said:
OK- the 5700le seems to get a bad rap around here, but I jsut replaced mine w/ a 6600GT and while the 6600 does rock, I found that other than the true dx9 eyecandy and a 10-25% increase in fps, it really isn't THAT much better than my 5700le 256MB. On some of the newer games, the fps really hasn't changed that much from the 5700le. I formatted and ran a fresh install w/ the new card, and have everything optimized, too.

So IMO 5200 < 5700le <= 6600GT.

I owned a EVGA FX 5200 128MB and the 5700le tore it to shreds.
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Okay, I do understand some of your point, and agree.

BUT.. I upgraded from a 5900xt to the 6600GT and was blown away. 10-25% FPS Increase? maybe, but with all the eye candy (including FSAA and ANSIO) on.

Framerates are not everything. I look for acceptable framerates with maximum visual settings. I am quite happy.

The 5700le will do the job... nothing wrong with that card.


-Skystalker
 
Alright, my 6600GT is awesome. I guess what I was trying to say was that if someone doesn't have the budget for a 6600GT, then for you 50-75 bucks the 5700LE is definitely worth it. You can at least play the new games with decent visuals/framerates.
 
And I have no problems playing any new game (albeit w/ AA off and low to medium settings) with my 5600. But to suggest that a 5700le is "=" to a 6600gt....come on. I hope not, otherwise the $175 I just plopped down for the 6600gt that's on its way was money well-blown.
At any rate, like was said earlier, how much testing have you done to that card?
 
Vitamin T said:
And I have no problems playing any new game (albeit w/ AA off and low to medium settings) with my 5600. But to suggest that a 5700le is "=" to a 6600gt....come on. I hope not, otherwise the $175 I just plopped down for the 6600gt that's on its way was money well-blown.
At any rate, like was said earlier, how much testing have you done to that card?
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Rest assured that guy has no idea WTF he's talking about.
 
I tested Doom3, with res at 1024x768, all FX on, no AA or AF and I got an average fps about 18-45, depending on action. It looked a lot better than w/ my 5700LE though.

Half Life 2 seems to have developed a serious stuttering issue with my fresh install, so I haven't tested it too much. I ran the stress test and got a 57 fps. I did notice though that at the beginning where the mirrors spun around it had the words "Error" spinning instead.....

Painkiller, DOD, Need for speed, UT2004 can set it however I want to. Super smooth and looks great. UT2004 is downright awesome looking.

It seems to me that maybe there just isn't that good of a driver release for this card yet? Ive read and experienced problems w/ the 71.84s. The 76.04s work OK, and the 66.93s work good but they seem to old for this.

The reason I say that the 5700LE wasn't that bad was the fact that half life 2 ran smooth at 1024x768 w/ all FX on, and Doom 3 got the same fps for me at the same settings. Doom3's shadowing does look better though.
 
I jumped from a 5700nu to a 6600GT and until I changed my processor (2000xp -> a64 3200) I really didn't get too much of a jump. My doom3 timedemo only went up 5fps even. (31 -> 36)

However NOW with the A64 i can REALLY see the difference. Doom3 timedemo up to 75 fps, HL2 stays above 30 with much higher settings, max framerates are a little higher on most games but MINIMUM fps nearly always stays over 30 now. The 5700 isn't a bad card paired up with a proc from the last gen, but paired up with something newer you really notice the lack of power.

-wil
 
Standpoint said:
The reason I say that the 5700LE wasn't that bad was the fact that half life 2 ran smooth at 1024x768 w/ all FX on.
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:rolleyes: Not very stressing considering that it's running in DX8. LOL
 
CrimandEvil said:
:rolleyes: Not very stressing considering that it's running in DX8. LOL
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Who cares if it running in DX8? The only real difference between 8/9 in hl2 is the water..
 
AeriaGloris said:
Who cares if it running in DX8? The only real difference between 8/9 in hl2 is the water..
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Not entirely true... it does have a bit of a different look. If you force DX8 and then change to DX9, you will notice a difference in texture processing. Not exactly sure what it is, but it is noticable.

-Skystalker
 
Skystalker said:
Not entirely true... it does have a bit of a different look. If you force DX8 and then change to DX9, you will notice a difference in texture processing. Not exactly sure what it is, but it is noticable.

-Skystalker
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It's only like 3-5 years of research and development of how to better use textures is all it is :p

~Adam
 
joethemole said:
hey, anyone who hinks the le is better is a moron. money speaks for performance. period.
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Not all the time, look at Intel's new Prescott versus AMD's A64 chips.
 
Crimeandevil is right but that isn't the case with the 5700le... pfft.

~Adam
 
CrimandEvil said:
Not all the time, look at Intel's new Prescott versus AMD's A64 chips.
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Agreed, Usually most LE's will overclock like mad. With a larger fan I'm getting 500mhz of a 225mhz rated core :) Only reason I haven't gone further is that's the coolbits limit
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