THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Smooth Groove on June 22, 2008, 01:00:48 PM

Title: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Smooth Groove on June 22, 2008, 01:00:48 PM: and I did!

Here are some benchies of the 280 GTX x 2 for Borys.

Everything's taken at 1920x1200

DMC4 w/max settings and 8X AA

(http://xs228.xs.to/xs228/08250/dmc4773.jpg)

World in Conflict in DX10 mode w/max settings

(http://xs228.xs.to/xs228/08250/wic_295.jpg)

Company of Heroes also in DX10 mode w/max settings and 4xAA

(http://xs228.xs.to/xs228/08250/reliccoh178.jpg)

Crysis is now playable at 1920x1200 in DX10 w/very high settings. Still can't turn on AA though.

(http://xs228.xs.to/xs228/08250/crysis1942.jpg)

(http://xs228.xs.to/xs228/08250/crysis2882.jpg)

(http://xs228.xs.to/xs228/08250/crysis_3987.jpg)
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Vizzys on June 22, 2008, 01:04:37 PM: damn son :o
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: MCD on June 22, 2008, 01:06:24 PM: Quote
Crysis is now playable at 1920x1200 in DX10 w/very high settings. Still can't turn on AA though.

pc gaming :violin
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: fistfulofmetal on June 22, 2008, 01:10:43 PM: :(

my pc freezes and crashes when i play tf2
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: demi on June 22, 2008, 01:30:52 PM: Quote from: McDragon on June 22, 2008, 01:06:24 PM
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Crysis is now playable at 1920x1200 in DX10 w/very high settings. Still can't turn on AA though.

pc gaming :violin

:rofl

For real, you know? $1500 and still cant even smooth the jaggies.
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: WrikaWrek on June 22, 2008, 01:33:16 PM: Should've bought two GX2 instead. They are faster than the GTX280
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Smooth Groove on June 22, 2008, 01:42:59 PM: Quote from: demi on June 22, 2008, 01:30:52 PM
Quote from: McDragon on June 22, 2008, 01:06:24 PM
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Crysis is now playable at 1920x1200 in DX10 w/very high settings. Still can't turn on AA though.

pc gaming :violin

:rofl

For real, you know? $1500 and still cant even smooth the jaggies.

I could. What I mean is that the framerate will take a massive dive if I turn on AA. If I want PS3 framerates then I'll just play my PS3.

Very high in Crysis is just extremely demanding. It's perfectly playable at High w/ AA. It's not a big deal since I"m not going to replay Crysis anyway.

Quote from: WrikaWrek on June 22, 2008, 01:33:16 PM
Should've bought two GX2 instead. They are faster than the GTX280

Only in very limited scenarios. Quad-GPU is just terribly inefficient. Even my 8800GTX SLI was faster than two GX2 in many situations.

Also, the GX2's limited framebuffer and memory bandwidth meant that it slowed to a crawl in memory intensive games at 1920x1200 and beyond. Otoh, the 280 is ace at high res.
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Shuri on June 22, 2008, 01:46:11 PM: those screenshots are not 1500$-worthy
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Smooth Groove on June 22, 2008, 01:51:40 PM: Why not? I spent $600 on the PS3 for sub-HD gaming at lower than 30fps.
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: abrader on June 22, 2008, 01:53:25 PM: Quote from: Shuri on June 22, 2008, 01:46:11 PM
those screenshots are not 1500$-worthy

^^^^^^
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: abrader on June 22, 2008, 01:53:46 PM: PS3 >>>> those screens ;)
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Draft on June 22, 2008, 01:56:18 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on June 22, 2008, 01:51:40 PM
Why not? I spent $600 on the PS3 for sub-HD gaming at lower than 30fps.
The terrible truth.
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: MCD on June 22, 2008, 01:57:22 PM: BUT CAN IT PLAY BLU RAY!?
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Smooth Groove on June 22, 2008, 02:03:49 PM: Anyone can talk shit but Abrader. Because he thought that the Airbook was worth the money.
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: cool breeze on June 22, 2008, 02:13:25 PM: I am all for PC superiority, but $1500 on two videocards is a waste.
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Fragamemnon on June 22, 2008, 02:34:20 PM: Man I wish I could get my wife to look the other way while getting 2x 280's like that-totally awesome performance.

:bow Smooth Groove :bow2 . Really nice setup-I'm still on my first-run 8800GTS from last year (which is a great card, but not even in the same league as that setup).

As for AA in Crysis, at high res like that with all the motion blur shader work going on, it's totally not a big deal.
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Pharmacy on June 22, 2008, 03:29:20 PM: drop crysis to 720p and put AA on im sure you'll be able to get a good framerate????
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Phoenix Dark on June 22, 2008, 05:23:52 PM: $1500? that's like 10 hookers dude.

pri-ori-ties smh
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Crushed on June 22, 2008, 05:28:34 PM: Do you have Edge AA on in Crysis?

Open the console, and enter Use_Edge_AA = 1 or 2.
(http://i27.tinypic.com/2ajdkew.gif)

Lots of cool tweaks. (http://www.tweakguides.com/Crysis_11.html)
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: cool breeze on June 22, 2008, 05:32:04 PM: Quote from: Amber Lambchops on June 22, 2008, 05:23:52 PM
$1500? that's like 10 hookers dude.

pri-ori-ties smh

Ugly hookers. Good hookers cost money. $1500 for a good hooker isn't out of question.
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Fragamemnon on June 22, 2008, 05:50:01 PM: Quote from: Amber Lambchops on June 22, 2008, 05:23:52 PM
$1500? that's like 10 hookers dude.

pri-ori-ties smh

eh more like 3

:spitzer :spitzer :spitzer
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: T234 on June 22, 2008, 06:07:27 PM: (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e378/T-234/2qj9lpd.gif)
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: T234 on June 22, 2008, 06:14:24 PM: FUK YOU SIR 13 HONOR MARKS TILL THIS:
http://thottbot.com/i19551 (http://thottbot.com/i19551)
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: T234 on June 22, 2008, 06:25:58 PM: 48
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: T234 on June 22, 2008, 06:40:47 PM: Especially coming from a 35-65 mace it is.
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Slo on June 22, 2008, 06:44:16 PM: Well, I'm glad that you're satisfied with your purchase. I've never seen a need to spend more than $300 on a card, knowing that a year later I'll be able to spend another $300 and blow away last year's $750 videocard.
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: Smooth Groove on June 23, 2008, 10:28:31 AM: Quote from: abrader on June 22, 2008, 01:53:46 PM
PS3 >>>> those screens ;)

(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m268/GoldenGem_01/emoticons/justsaying.gif)

(http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/813/813449/ratchet-clank-future-tools-of-destruction-20070816075026064.jpg)

(http://xs228.xs.to/xs228/08261/1628.jpg)
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: WrikaWrek on June 23, 2008, 05:39:17 PM: Quote from: swaggaz on June 22, 2008, 05:32:04 PM
Quote from: Amber Lambchops on June 22, 2008, 05:23:52 PM
$1500? that's like 10 hookers dude.

pri-ori-ties smh

Ugly hookers. Good hookers cost money. $1500 for a good hooker isn't out of question.

You can get good hookers for 100$.

I'm just saying, a friend of mine told me, wtf i don't know.
Title: Re: I was going to spend $1500 on two videocards
Post by: hyp on June 23, 2008, 06:04:06 PM: :bow smooth groove

keepin' pc ~~gaming~~ hardware sales alive.