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System Name | An experiment in continuous upgrading |
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Processor | Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.4 Ghz | FX-8570 @ 4.0 Ghz | Phenom II X4 965 |
Motherboard | MSI P67A-GD53 | MSI 990FXA-GD80 | Asus M4A79 Deluxe |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 | Zalman CNPS10x | Coolermaster*212+ |
Memory | 24gb DDR3-1866 |8Gb | 8Gb |
Video Card(s) | ASUS GTX 970 Turbo x 2 (SLI) | Sapphire Radeon 7970 + GTX 670 (PhysX) | Radeon 4870 1Gb |
Storage | 2x240gb SSD + 4tb SSHD + HDDs | 240gb SSD + HDDs | 120gb SSD + WD Blue 500gb |
Display(s) | ASUS VG248 144hz + Samsung S23A700D 120hz + 3D Vision | 40" Sony 1080p TV | 23" 1080p |
Case | Cooler Master HAF-X | Lian-Li PC-8 | Antec 302 |
Audio Device(s) | Senn. PC360 G4ME | Sound Blaster Zx | Generic |
Power Supply | Corsair TX850W | Corsair TX 750 | OCZ 700 |
Mouse | Steelseries Sensei | Logitech G402 W/L | Generic |
Keyboard | Filco Majetouch Ninja Tenkeyless MX Black | Logitech wireless |SteelSeries 6Gv2 MX Red |
Software | About 800 top-rated games. | 200 top-rated games | No games |
Benchmark Scores | No time for benching, I prefer gaming. |
Basically I'm wondering if things are going normally because I get the feeling they aren't.
My CPU utilization in-game fluctuates closely around the 60% mark.
My GPUs fluctuate around the 50% to 60% mark.
My settings are HIGH with FSAA maxed.
I noticed that reducing the FSAA only reduces GPU utilization but does not increase FPS, which would seem to indicate a CPU limitation, except my CPU is at 60% or so.
I have toyed with Ultra settings and it is of course too much for my machine, when I turn around I get FPS drops like mad. I set it on low and get somewhat higher FPS, for example from 70 to 90.
So is this really what is to be expected from my machine or is there something fudged up?
Thanks
My CPU utilization in-game fluctuates closely around the 60% mark.
My GPUs fluctuate around the 50% to 60% mark.
My settings are HIGH with FSAA maxed.
I noticed that reducing the FSAA only reduces GPU utilization but does not increase FPS, which would seem to indicate a CPU limitation, except my CPU is at 60% or so.
I have toyed with Ultra settings and it is of course too much for my machine, when I turn around I get FPS drops like mad. I set it on low and get somewhat higher FPS, for example from 70 to 90.
So is this really what is to be expected from my machine or is there something fudged up?
Thanks