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disolitude on 05 July 2013
lt_dan_27 said:
disolitude said:
lt_dan_27 said:
disolitude said:

We will see...I may upgrade before maxwell. I want that Nvidia Shield lol

Dual gtx 770s would be a nice upgrade, wouldnt break the bank after I sell the 7950s and would fix my microstuter...


Wouldn't dual 770's suffer from massive ram bottlenecks? I mean, I would feel awful spending $800 on a gpu set up to not even be able to max out bf4.

On a single screen at 1080p...not even close.  Nvidia handles RAM usage better than AMD and where an AMD card uses 2500 MB of RAM, you will see the Nvidia one use 1500 MB.

Also I'm not one of those guys that has to run every game absolutely at max only to generate heat and use more power. 4XAA + 16XAF on a 24 inch screen is plenty for a nice image while gaming...

With that said, I do game on 3 monitors, which could become a bottleneck a year or two down the road. So I may get the 4GB models...


IF you're not going to max out games, why get a new two 770's? It's aslo been confirmed that maxing out textures will use more than 2gb on BF4. Also, I saw a lot of people complaining about almost using 2gb wih their 680 in 1080p, my 7950 has never been over 2gb either. Also I'm pretty sure a few games will already be using more than 2gb ram with your set up. A lot of games this year will also use more than 2gb ram with max settings. Especially amd games. 

I just benched Bioshock Infinite the other day and it uses 2500 MB o the opening level on a 7950. Same game uses 1800 MB max on GTX 670 and gives better frame rates. This is a known fact that Nvidia handles VRAM usage better than AMDs cards... There are some people that even doubt the benefits of extra RAM on the GK104 cards since the cards are optimized for 2GB.

There is a lot of back and forth about Battlefield 4, but no one has stated that you need more than 2GB to max it out.

The point of getting GTX 770s is to drive 5760x1080 resolutions on 3 monitors at settings that are playable at 60 fps.

"maxing out" games is fine but the visual benefits of maxing out MSAA and other tweaks are not worth the framerate dip. You can hardly tell the diference between MSAA X16 and FXAA on a 24 inch monitor. If I'm aiming for a 60 fps VSYNC on 3 monitors, even 2 Titans would have issues playing some games like Farcry 3 and Crysis 3 at 60 fps (BF4 as well prolly). And not becuase of VRAM... 



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haxxiy on 05 July 2013

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disolitude on 05 July 2013
lt_dan_27 said:

Especially when talking about a 3 monitor setup. Also that upgrade is hardly worth it if you have two 7950's already.

Except for the whole microstuter issue and the fact I want to rock Nvidia Shield...



disolitude on 05 July 2013
CGI-Quality said:
disolitude said:

I just benched Bioshock Infinite the other day and it uses 2500 MB o the opening level on a 7950. Same game uses 1800 MB max on GTX 670 and gives better frame rates. This is a known fact that Nvidia handles VRAM usage better than AMDs cards... There are some people that even doubt the benefits of extra RAM on the GK104 cards since the cards are optimized for 2GB.

There is a lot of back and forth about Battlefield 4, but no one has stated that you need more than 2GB to max it out.

The point of getting GTX 770s is to drive 5760x1080 resolutions on 3 monitors.

And finally, "maxing out" games is fine but the visual benefits of maxing out MSAA and other tweaks are not worth the framerate dip. You can hardly tell the diference between MSAA X16 and FXAA on a 24 inch monitor. If I'm aiming for a 60 fps VSYNC on 3 monitors, even 2 Titans would have issues playing some games like Farcry 3 and Crysis 3 at 60 fps (BF4 as well prolly). And not becuase of VRAM... 

So glad someone sees that FXAA is just fine for most games. I feel like, while MSAA offers slightly smoother edges, the performance hit isn't worth it (and this is with a card that offers 2GB of VRAM).


Yeah is more than fine in my opinion.

But then again I would take my game details down to medium with no AA before I drop the frame rate below 60. Some people may enjoy the scenery but as someone that has been playing on and used to 120 hz monitors, going below 60 fps is very noticable and annoying as hell.



disolitude on 05 July 2013
CGI-Quality said:
disolitude said:
CGI-Quality said:

So glad someone sees that FXAA is just fine for most games. I feel like, while MSAA offers slightly smoother edges, the performance hit isn't worth it (and this is with a card that offers 2GB of VRAM).


Yeah is more than fine in my opinion.

But then again I would take my game details down to medium with no AA before I drop the frame rate below 60. Some people may enjoy the scenery but as someone that has been playing on and used to 120 hz monitors, going below 60 fps is very noticable and annoying as hell.

Again, I agree. I know some people don't mind dips below 60, but I certainly do. It's so noticeable (though, Crysis is one title that 50fps still feels pretty smooth).

Yeah crysis 2 and 3 employ motion blur like crazy to compensate for lower frame rates. Much like console titles essentially, as thats what consoles use to make 30 fps more paletable...



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brendude13 on 05 July 2013

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lt_dan_27 on 05 July 2013
CGI-Quality said:
lt_dan_27 said:

I didn't know that the system requirements were already out for bf4. recommended doesn't ever mean maxed out though. That's the settings to run it well. Also, those requirements aren't very specific. I'm talking max textures and everything else that is heavy on RAM usage will almost certainly use more than 2gb ram. All the signs point to it, when I've seen bf3 map packs getting close to 2 gb. Crysis was also getting close to 2gb. Assuming the Bf4 will be the best looking game when it comes out (past trends say it will), it's going to use decently above 2gb on max. So back to my original point. It's a bad idea to get a 770 sli because it's barely going to utilize all that horse power with only 2 gb ram. Especially when talking about a 3 monitor setup. Also that upgrade is hardly worth it if you have two 7950's already.

I still wonder if Battlefield will be doing as much as Metro: Last Light. With the advanced, unprecedented use of tech in that game, I can't imagine BF4 requires much more than it. Then again, depending on optimization, it should make sense that BF4 wouldn't.

Still, those requirements are like any other PC requirements. They get to the point. There's just nothing solid claiming BF4 will require 2GB of RAM for textures. Mere speculation.

While it's true metro LL looked amazing, have you seen the textures? They are they are pretty low res in some parts compared to the overall quality of other aspects. That's intentional. nvidia payed them them to optimize for nvidia cards, and it would be a pretty poor optimization job if they couldn't max it out with their flag ship card and amd could. 



mysticwolf on 05 July 2013

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SubiyaCryolite on 05 July 2013

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Scoobes on 05 July 2013

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