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Assassins Creed Valhalla Bench Thread

Got the game downloaded but I've ended up annoying myself. So I can't beat 80 FPS in the benchmark at 3440x1440 at the ultra high present but this looks low compared to 120+ FPS scores for the 6900 XT at standard 1440p. This brings me back to a suspicion I have regarding whether or not my SAM is actually enabled. So, if I recall correctly, to enable SAM you have to have CSM disabled. I did this, however I use a sata pcie card for additional ports for my SSDs and it needs CSM enable to recognise them. So the steps I carried out were - enable SAM with CSM disabled - then back on to the bios and enabled CSM - checked the bios and it shows that SAM is still enabled. However, is the fact that I have now enabled CSM deactivating SAM even though is shows as enabled? Does anyone know the answer to this?
 
heartburnron said:
Got the game downloaded but I've ended up annoying myself. So I can't beat 80 FPS in the benchmark at 3440x1440 at the ultra high present but this looks low compared to 120+ FPS scores for the 6900 XT at standard 1440p. This brings me back to a suspicion I have regarding whether or not my SAM is actually enabled. So, if I recall correctly, to enable SAM you have to have CSM disabled. I did this, however I use a sata pcie card for additional ports for my SSDs and it needs CSM enable to recognise them. So the steps I carried out were - enable SAM with CSM disabled - then back on to the bios and enabled CSM - checked the bios and it shows that SAM is still enabled. However, is the fact that I have now enabled CSM deactivating SAM even though is shows as enabled? Does anyone know the answer to this?
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Run 1080P or 1440P to try and validate your results.
 
LtMatt said:
Yeah something's wrong there well below expected performance.
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122 FPS at 1080p this time with CSM disabled. Going to try disabling rebar, reboot and go back in and enable...

Edit: Just did a run of Firestrike extreme there to check the graphics score is line with previous results and it is. That reduces the spike in anxiety I just experienced there somewhat! Seems to be a game specific problem then, the plot thickens...

Edit: Ok disabled rebar, rebooted then enabled rebar. 124 FPS this time. Strange... Guess I can't play with you guys this time. :(
 
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heartburnron said:
122 FPS at 1080p this time with CSM disabled. Going to try disabling rebar, reboot and go back in and enable...

Edit: Just did a run of Firestrike extreme there to check the graphics score is line with previous results and it is. That reduces the spike in anxiety I just experienced there somewhat! Seems to be a game specific problem then, the plot thickens...

Edit: Ok disabled rebar, rebooted then enabled rebar. 124 FPS this time. Strange... Guess I can't play with you guys this time. :(
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Edit: Tried another few benchmarks there and all are in line with previous scores, including the CPU. How weird. Anyone got any ideas?

Edit: Ok so looking at Valhalla and 6900XT reviews, my scores are actually in line with what they got with SAM off so it looks like my issues are indeed with SAM.

It must not like that I have CSM enabled and even though I tried to disable it I was having boot problems, getting stuck on the motherboard splash page. Does anyone know of a solution for increasing sata ports to plug SSDs into that is UEFI friendly and wouldn't require CSM to be enabled?
 
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I think my issue is that a few years back I had switched to MBR to allow me to boot into the bios via advanced troubleshooting, I couldn't get into the Bios any other way due to the way my monitor posted during boot up. Doing some research it's seems my best option to clean up the issue and get SAM enabled is to do a fresh install of Windows but I keep hearing He-man's mate Man-at-Arms saying "I have a bad feeling about this" when I think about doing it. Holding off on that for now...

Anyway, enough grumbling and time to contribute properly to the thread with some scores. These are without SAM enabled:

5800X @ 5.025 Mhz
RX 6900XT 2702/2112
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heartburnron said:
I think my issue is that a few years back I had switched to MBR as I couldn't get into the Bios any other way due to the way my monitor posted during boot up. Doing some research it's seems my best option to clean up the issue and get SAM enabled is to a fresh install of Windows but I keep hearing He-man's mate Man-at-Arms saying "I have a bad feeling about this" when I think about doing it.

Anyway, enough grumbling and time to contribute properly to the thread with some scores. These are without SAM enabled:

5800X @ 5.025 Mhz
RX 6900XT 2702/2112
23.1.2

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UogBo9P.png
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Yep reinstall Windows in UEFI mode 20H2 build, CSM disabled in BIOS and Secure Boot enabled in BIOS, and get SAM enabled. Will add your scores later. :)
 
Got it sorted! I was so reluctant to do a fresh install of windows that I bought a 1TB Nvme drive to replace the 500GB SSD and 250GB NVMe drive I had, allowing me to discard the pcie extension card that I needed to enable CSM for. That still didn't allow for SAM to kick in so, bought a 2TB external hard drive so I could do a back up and then fresh install of window. 5 hours and £160 spend later I can now bench 150 FPS in Valhalla. Updated scores incoming...

UPDATE: So after thinking I had it sorted, I copied some of my back up files and folders over to my C drive, went to benchmark and discovered I had lost the performance again! Reinstalled Windows again and have not moved anything back over and all is good. There must be something on my old C drive that is preventing SAM from working!?

Anyway, after what has turned out to be a complete saga, I believe I fully deserve these awesome scores:

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