Just got my second 560 Ti

starkill3r · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:18

And the performance is GREAT!

Finally can max out BF3 completely and get over 60 fps, so if you are thinking of getting a second 560 ti, do it! VRAM isn't a problem

Got my ASRock Extreme4 Gen3 today as well, love it! Just waiting for my Raven RV02 to be delivered now so I can put it altogether.

Doesn't even reach 1GB of RAM

bhavv · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:24

I TOLD YOU!!! I TOLD YOU

Gleeeee, see, I am right!

starkill3r · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:25

I didn't doubt you for a second my friend

CRUMPLYPORK · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:26

starkill3r said:
And the performance is GREAT!

Finally can max out BF3 completely and get over 60 fps, so if you are thinking of getting a second 560 ti, do it! VRAM isn't a problem

Got my ASRock Extreme4 Gen3 today as well, love it! Just waiting for my Raven RV02 to be delivered now so I can put it altogether.

Doesn't even reach 1GB of RAM

thanks i was debating to get another myself

bhavv · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:27

Many people on this forum keep on over rating Vram, thats all.

P.S. How much system ram do you have?

Marine-RX179 · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:30

bhavv said:
I TOLD YOU!!! I TOLD YOU

Gleeeee, see, I am right!

Awaiting comment of from someone:
"But there are LAG-SPIKES! You are a noob if you don't notice it!! You are stupid for not noticing how your 1GB VRAM is ruining your gaming experience"

bhavv · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:34

Marine-RX179 said:
Awaiting comment of from someone:
"But there are LAG-SPIKES! You are a noob if you don't notice it!! You are stupid for not noticing how your 1GB VRAM is ruining your gaming experience"

I'm awaiting a similar comment such as:

'BF3 is Vram hungry. Here is my screenshot of MSI Afterburner on my 3 Gb GTX 580 Lightning Editions showing that it uses more than 1.5 Gb Vram, and here are some useless massive graphs showing absolutely nothing as evidence of this. Therefore any graphics card with only 1 Gb Vram cant play this game, you get lag spikes and microstutter'.

And then I can say:

'TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL'.

starkill3r · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:34

lol, doesn't even go over 900mb of VRAM most of the time, check first pic OSD.

bhavv · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:36

starkill3r said:
lol, doesn't even go over 900mb of VRAM most of the time, check first pic OSD.

How much system ram do you have?

This is a very important question, please answer!

starkill3r · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:39

bhavv said:
How much system ram do you have?

This is a very important question, please answer!

8 GB

elrasho · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:42

bhavv said:
How much system ram do you have?

This is a very important question, please answer!

Indeed it is. I had 4GB of ram with my CF 5850 1GB cards and got stuttering if I put any setting on Ultra. Now with 8GB I have everything but textures and shadows on Ultra and it runs a dream at 1080P. Averaging 70fps and dips to 50fps for a second when things get hectic.

I might try overclocking the cards to ensure I never drop below 60fps.

bhavv · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:42

starkill3r said:
8 GB

Could you do me a test and take out 4 Gb and see if the game runs any worse with only 4 Gb installed?

elrasho said:
Indeed it is. I had 4GB of ram with my CF 5850 1GB cards and got stuttering if I put any setting on Ultra. Now with 8GB I have everything but textures and shadows on Ultra and it runs a dream at 1080P. Averaging 70fps and dips to 50fps for a second when things get hectic.

I might try overclocking the cards to ensure I never drop below 60fps.

Indeed, because its using Shared Ram. With 8 Gb you should automatically have 3 Gb working as shared ram for a total of 4 Gb video ram, and still have 5 Gb left over even if your PC manages to fill all of the shared ram.

elrasho · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:49

bhavv said:
Indeed, because its using Shared Ram. With 8 Gb you should automatically have 3 Gb working as shared ram for a total of 4 Gb video ram, and still have 5 Gb left over even if your PC manages to fill all of the shared ram.

That's what I was thinking but I wasn't sure. I noticed no FPS drop at all when moving up to Ultra settings aswell. So sharing VRAM with system RAM isn't as slow as some people make out to be.

dougie06n · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:56

bhavv said:
Indeed, because its using Shared Ram. With 8 Gb you should automatically have 3 Gb working as shared ram for a total of 4 Gb video ram, and still have 5 Gb left over even if your PC manages to fill all of the shared ram.

what chipsets, Mboards and ram do you think this might be relevant to, as in dual or tri channel.

elrasho · 1 Nov 2011 at 13:00

dougie06n said:
what chipsets, Mboards and ram do you think this might be relevant to, as in dual or tri channel.

The sharing of VRAM and system RAM works with any mobo/chipset/RAM configuration, RAM has been sharing memory with VRAM for years.

starkill3r · 1 Nov 2011 at 13:07

Ok I've tried with only 4GB of system RAM, and there is no difference really.

Loving this motherboard, boot into windows in about 5 seconds.

bhavv · 1 Nov 2011 at 13:07

dougie06n said:
what chipsets, Mboards and ram do you think this might be relevant to, as in dual or tri channel.

All of them? Shared ram is automatic and happens on all PCs / Laptops:

starkill3r said:
Ok I've tried with only 4GB of system RAM, and there is no difference really.

That means that BF3 absolutely cannot be Vram limited if its working at 60+ FPS on ultra setting with 1 Gb Vram and 4 Gb System ram.

Scougar · 1 Nov 2011 at 14:07

Hi starkill3r> Could you detail what resolution you play at, and possibly either screen shot your graphics settings in BF3 or list the settings you have at ultra, and if you are using AA (and which version etc) please :-)

shuzzbutt · 1 Nov 2011 at 14:19

OP what r es are you playing at? I'm considering one for my htpc at 1080p

arc@css · 1 Nov 2011 at 14:26

Lovely performance there OP

, I wish my mobo did SLI.