All tests run with SLI enabled

Doom 3 - 1600x1200 8xAA 16xAF
65.6 FPS

Fear - 1680x1050 8xAA 16xAF Maximum Setting
93FPS

Valve Video Stress Test - 1680x1050 4xMSAA 16xAF High
74.44

FarCry 16xAF HDR 1600x1200

55.74FPS

These are some very nice scores!

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

These are some very nice scores!

I'm happy with them, this is very close to my dream computer of 2006. Only thing I'd change is the board for an M2N32-SLI Deluxe or a Crosshair 1

Test some newer games. 😲

Fear - 1680x1050 8xAA 16xAF Maximum Setting
93FPS

Average? I doubt that. Nvidia optimised or what.

exact wrote:

Test some newer games. 😲

Fear - 1680x1050 8xAA 16xAF Maximum Setting
93FPS

Average? I doubt that. Nvidia optimised or what.

That is what the fear test settings test says, you can argue with it. Also why would I want to run newer games the entire point is to relive what I'd have been playing in 2006.

candle_86 wrote:

That is what the fear test settings test says, you can argue with it. Also why would I want to run newer games the entire point is to relive what I'd have been playing in 2006.

To see what your rig capable of. 😵

F.E.A.R. has this soft shadow setting. If enabled it doesn't use AA, even if enabled. So it's one or the other. Soft shadows are very taxing on the GPU. I can't remember what the default setting is, might be worth taking a quick look.

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

F.E.A.R. has this soft shadow setting. If enabled it doesn't use AA, even if enabled. So it's one or the other. Soft shadows are very taxing on the GPU. I can't remember what the default setting is, might be worth taking a quick look.

When I get home I'll take a look for sure

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

F.E.A.R. has this soft shadow setting. If enabled it doesn't use AA, even if enabled. So it's one or the other. Soft shadows are very taxing on the GPU. I can't remember what the default setting is, might be worth taking a quick look.

You can still force AA with your graphics software, but the result is (in my experience) not optimal.
And the "soft shadows" are not optimal too. They are relative ugly.

My system (W7) - tried the peformance test with the same settings (the highest option is 4xFSAA) and got FPS all over the place: 96 max, 62 aver/87 max, 58 aver/114 max, 70 aver/ 41 max, 32 aver/82 max, 55 aver etc.

This game can be weird with input devices.

Are you using anything wireless or from Logitech?

how about testing with Battlefield Bad Company 2 its minimum is a 7800GT

Great game! Can't remember if it has built-in benchmarking though...

Fraps is capable of benchmarks.

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

This game can be weird with input devices.

Are you using anything wireless or from Logitech?

Yes .. http://www.gamespot.com/forums/pc-mac-linux-s … olved-26457530/ absurd. 241 maximum, 105 average/241 maximum, 107 average.

Yea this game doesn't like Logitech that much.

Crysis High: 1680x1050 Average 8.85FPS

candle_86 wrote:

Crysis High: 1680x1050 Average 8.85FPS

Try 1280x800 or 1280x768.

The console command r_TexMaxAnisotropy (1-16) adjust the intern anisotropic filtering and r_ssao (0) deactivate SSAO.

oddly getting terrible preformance in XP at the desktop, it runs games fine but it lags terribly at the desktop. It's dual booted with Vista Home Premium x64 and that simply fly's. Not sure whats going on except that maybe XP is running out of ram?