5870 arrived! Help me test it :D

[Swi1ch]

So yeah my tasty 5870 just arrived and i've just installed it. However, I run pretty bad with graphics cards and the GTX280 it's replacing (That's going straight to RMA) has been bugging out on me since I got it, so I was wondering if you guys have any tried and true methods to put my new card to the test and check all is go?

 

[RavenXXX2]

3Dmark vantage, Dirt2 demo/benchmark, unigine heaven 2 benchmark and any games you may have like crysis.

 

['Wes]

Hello Kitty Online.

 

[perry081064]

lol

Hello Kitty Online.

 

[Swi1ch]

YEEEEEEAH, it was my 280 that was fried! I can finally play games without lockups, finally play STALKER and a few others full stop, and most importantly, I can play Psychonauts!

 

['Wes]

YEEEEEEAH, it was my 280 that was fried! I can finally play games without lockups, finally play STALKER and a few others full stop, and most importantly, I can play Psychonauts!

You still haven't tested the most cpu, gpu intensive game yet...Hello Kitty Online, if it can hack that, you have a good card.

 

[arc@css]

I think the Stalker games run particularly well on ATI cards. Fear is another, the first game, that should run well on your new card. Enjoy.

 

[sammo62]

I think the Stalker games run particularly well on ATI cards. Fear is another, the first game, that should run well on your new card. Enjoy.

Strange, I find the stalker games run horribly on my system (unusual as most other games run almost flawlessly). There's noticeable lag/slowdown a lot of the time, and massive amounts of screen tearing generally (even with vsync).

I guess I'll have to play them on medium - I don't mind slightly worse graphics if I can actually feel immersed in the gameplay.

 

[arc@css]

Clear Sky should run especially well.

 

[PaulyD]

Wanna really stress it then Heaven benchmark, extreme tessellation, 8xAA on the highest res you can.

Also found Heaven better than Furmark for finding unstable GPU overclocks!