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Morf · 24-10-2013 01:27AM

I just realised my front fan didn't suck.

This blows.

beno619 · 24-10-2013 07:46AM

R.I.P Titan.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7457/the-radeon-r9-290x-review/20

game4it70 · 24-10-2013 08:06AM

beno619 wrote: »

R.I.P Titan.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7457/the-radeon-r9-290x-review/20

Ocuk cards and review.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=25170770&postcount=1

Revoker88 · 24-10-2013 09:27PM

Just been going through my back catalogue of games over the last day or two and im amazed at the amount of games that show little to no difference when a second gpu is added:(

Some games seem to really be able to take advantage of the extra power but a lot dont, is this what people refer to as scaling? A few games seemed to totally ignore crossfire altogether!!

Serephucus · 24-10-2013 09:29PM

Yup, that's scaling.

(Or lack there-of, as the case may be)

Revoker88 · 24-10-2013 09:35PM

Cool thanks:)

Is that down to the game not being coded for it?

Saints Row 3 is a particularly bad offender,two 7950s and i5 at 4.4 and i cant maintain 60fps at ultra settings at 1080p!!!

Happy 5000th post by the way:)

Serephucus · 24-10-2013 09:48PM

Ooooh, would ya look at that...

Yeah, it's down to ****ty engines, or ****ty drivers. Take your pick. Do you actually get higher framerates with two cards? On rare occasions it can actually be worse.

Revoker88 · 24-10-2013 10:32PM

Ye i am noticing getting higher frames. Ive tested using fraps and certain games do scale well,im definitely getting higher fps on games that seem to be better at using crossfire. Battlefield 3 would be one of them but some games it has no affect,like Saints Row 3.

I was getting the same performance with one card at 1080p in SR3,actually a little better performance with one card as i could overclock it higher as the second card was not adding heat. So some games has no affect on fps

I added the second card because i bought a 1440p monitor and one card struggled to maintain 60fps with a mix of medium-high settings and no AA.
The second card really improved performance for me in that area,with a mix of high to ultra settings and some AA (2X,4X) i can maintain 60fps solidly now at 1440p

ShadowHearth · 25-10-2013 02:42PM

That 7990 for 399.99£ is so damn sexy! Its a shame I cant afford it. I would get **** all for my 680 anyway. I still need to repay the rest of my ps4 too.

Headshot · 25-10-2013 11:41PM

Im looking forward to my new case the 750D

dwighet · 26-10-2013 07:54AM

Headshot wrote: »

Im looking forward to my new case the 750D

Just orded one meself yesterday...

cherryghost · 26-10-2013 08:46AM

Headshot wrote: »

Im looking forward to my new case the 750D

Pics when you're all set up love

Headshot · 26-10-2013 08:58AM

dwighet wrote: »

Just orded one meself yesterday...

Where did you order users?

cherryghost wrote: »

Pics when you're all set up love

Sure will

Portlawslim · 26-10-2013 10:48AM

That's a lovely looking case and it's huge:eek:

dwighet · 26-10-2013 11:21AM

Headshot wrote: »

Where did you order users?

Sure will

overclockers uk...Im going to put in on water...should be a fun build..will be up and running in 4 weeks.

McSasquatch · 26-10-2013 01:07PM

Very tempted to go water cooling myself (for the first time) for my next build. Talk me out of it please lads - I really can't justify it at all, but still want to do it.

dwighet · 26-10-2013 01:59PM

McSasquatch wrote: »

Very tempted to go water cooling myself (for the first time) for my next build. Talk me out of it please lads - I really can't justify it at all, but still want to do it.

I hear ya..I have been humming and harring about it for a long time.finally bit the bullet.Im going to take my time at it and do it stages...I want it looking sweet.

Sarz91 · 26-10-2013 02:58PM

Sad times. My 7950 wont average 60 fps in Arkham Origins. Getting in the mid 40's with most things maxed on 1080p. Now I have an excuse for a second 7950.

BloodBath · 26-10-2013 08:23PM

Sarz91 wrote: »

Sad times. My 7950 wont average 60 fps in Arkham Origins. Getting in the mid 40's with most things maxed on 1080p. Now I have an excuse for a second 7950.

Have you updated your drivers recently? I assume you have the card overclocked as well.

Sarz91 · 26-10-2013 08:30PM

Last time I updated was at the start of the bf4 beta. Turned off msaa completely and put on txaa on high and getting around 60-70 fps. Seems strange to me. msaa x2 drops my frames to 40ish fps. Ye it's overclocked.

NTMK · 26-10-2013 09:00PM

Sarz91 wrote: »

Last time I updated was at the start of the bf4 beta. Turned off msaa completely and put on txaa on high and getting around 60-70 fps. Seems strange to me. msaa x2 drops my frames to 40ish fps. Ye it's overclocked.

I believe theres new AMD drivers today which may have optimizations for Batman AO but since its an nvidia sponsored game AMD may only have gotten a copy in the last week or so

Sarz91 · 26-10-2013 09:02PM

NTMK wrote: »

I believe theres new AMD drivers today which may have optimizations for Batman AO but since its an nvidia sponsored game AMD may only have gotten a copy in the last week or so

Ah I'm not really that bothered. More annoyed that every time I leave the multiplayer portion of the game it just doesnt bother saving stats or xp so every time I go back to play I'm rank 1 again.

NTMK · 26-10-2013 09:09PM

Sarz91 wrote: »

Ah I'm not really that bothered. More annoyed that every time I leave the multiplayer portion of the game it just doesnt bother saving stats or xp so every time I go back to play I'm rank 1 again.

hows the single player?

Sarz91 · 26-10-2013 09:14PM

NTMK wrote: »

hows the single player?

Ye it's good. It plays and looks pretty much the exact same as AC. I've only played it for an hour or 2 and most of that was kinda free roaming so I can't really comment on the story.

McSasquatch · 26-10-2013 10:22PM

dwighet wrote: »

I hear ya..I have been humming and harring about it for a long time.finally bit the bullet.Im going to take my time at it and do it stages...I want it looking sweet.

Yeah, aesthetics is definitely part of my reasoning. Strangely, I've never had the urge before now. So seeing as I'm in my late 30s, I'm putting it down as some kind of early midlife crisis. :pac:

MRTULES · 27-10-2013 09:21AM

Could anyone give a recommendation for a budget Printer. Sub €50 would be great. Scanner and WiFi would also be ideal. Not printing anything high quality. Just a few excel/word document is all that it would be needed for really.
As always, any help is much appreciated.

dwighet · 27-10-2013 09:55AM

McSasquatch wrote: »

Yeah, aesthetics is definitely part of my reasoning. Strangely, I've never had the urge before now. So seeing as I'm in my late 30s, I'm putting it down as some kind of early midlife crisis. :pac:

Lol...im 46...I Cant afford a Harley or a red sports car so a red loop in my pc will have to do..:cool:
Actually I might name this project`midlife crisis`

Portlawslim · 27-10-2013 12:14PM

dwighet wrote: »

Lol...im 46...I Cant afford a Harley or a red sports car so a red loop in my pc will have to do..:cool:
Actually I might name this project`midlife crisis`

I hear you, mine was crossfire…:-)

Calibos · 27-10-2013 12:28PM

dwighet wrote: »

Lol...im 46...I Cant afford a Harley or a red sports car so a red loop in my pc will have to do..:cool:
Actually I might name this project`midlife crisis`

Surely you should call it, 'Half-Life Crysis'

BloodBath · 27-10-2013 12:31PM

Well played sir.

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