Gave up waiting - Asus 7950 DCUII ordered :)

mattuk · 18 Mar 2012 at 00:27

£313? Did i miss a sale or something

I have a 7950 already but i want da crossfire maaan!

Surveyor · 18 Mar 2012 at 01:32

@ mattuk

It wasn't at OCUK so people shouldn't be mentioning and discussing it.

I don't think OcUK have ever sold this particular card.

psychodil · 18 Mar 2012 at 14:02

any more overclock results from these cards chaps?

windheaven · 18 Mar 2012 at 14:36

yeah im getting tired of waiting too. i really want a 7950, but only have a budget of £330

hoping kepler comes out soon and amd respond asap with a friggin price cut...

arghhhh

Cleeecooo · 18 Mar 2012 at 17:14

Surveyor said:
@ mattuk

It wasn't at OCUK so people shouldn't be mentioning and discussing it.

I don't think OcUK have ever sold this particular card.

nothing wrong with discussing it, but hinting at prices isn't on.

eyetrip · 18 Mar 2012 at 17:28

U guys are right. Have edited my posts to remove pricing.

eyetrip · 19 Mar 2012 at 08:59

Downloaded latest version of Sapphire Trixx this morning.

Allows Ocing to 1300. Didn't have a lot of time with it. Currently aiming for 1200MHz core, but still not stable there at 1.207V - artifacts after a minute or two of Heaven

Not sure how high I am prepared to push the volts for 24/7 OC.

eyetrip · 19 Mar 2012 at 11:35

Think am going to skip on holiday in April and get another of these for crossfire

Kelt · 19 Mar 2012 at 11:46

eyetrip said:
Think am going to skip on holiday in April and get another of these for crossfire

Your mobo got room for two triple slot cards? Wish mine did. This looks a great card for the money, especially considering the price point 7870's have come out at.

If it was a double slot, think I'd be getting one of these.

eyetrip · 19 Mar 2012 at 11:51

Is the asus p8z68, which looks like it should work fine.

Plus did check the case had some 3 spare slots at back (fractal define r3) and it does.

Does of course mean I will have to change my sound card to a pci-express version, or use on-board.

elrasho · 19 Mar 2012 at 13:27

eyetrip what resolution, in game graphics settings and fps are you playing bf3 at? I've got CF 5850 and I'm looking for a new card. I play at 1080P everything mixed High/Medium but it doesn't drop below 60fps which is my benchmark.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 19 Mar 2012 at 13:29

The OP should read this:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18384855

The performance gains in BF3 are impressive.

eyetrip · 19 Mar 2012 at 14:36

elrasho said:
eyetrip what resolution, in game graphics settings and fps are you playing bf3 at? I've got CF 5850 and I'm looking for a new card. I play at 1080P everything mixed High/Medium but it doesn't drop below 60fps which is my benchmark.

Was playing BF3 yesterday at 2560x1440 using most setting on ultra except 2xAA, no blur, no fxaa and ssao.

Was generally maintaining around 40+ fps with some dips below on occasion on busy server.

Was really quite playable, and can't see someone playing at 1080p needing more than one of these for some time - provided is decent clocker.

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
The OP should read this:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18384855

The performance gains in BF3 are impressive.

How come? Will those performance gains be across the board for 79xx cards when using AA?

Either way, 2nd card ordered. That's if for some years now on the GPU front

elrasho · 19 Mar 2012 at 14:39

eyetrip said:
Was playing BF3 yesterday at 2560x1440 using most setting on ultra except 2xAA, no blur, no fxaa and ssao.

Was generally maintaining around 40+ fps with some dips below on occasion on busy server.

Was really quite playable, and can't see someone playing at 1080p needing more than one of these for some time - provided is decent clocker.

Can you play at 1080P with High settings no SSAO but FXAA at 16 and let me know what FPS you get please mate. I don't want anything less that 60fps even when theres a lot going on onscreen.

eyetrip · 19 Mar 2012 at 14:42

Will try to remember to do that tonight

elrasho · 19 Mar 2012 at 14:43

really appreciate that

Kelt · 19 Mar 2012 at 14:45

eyetrip said:
Was playing BF3 yesterday at 2560x1440 using most setting on ultra except 2xAA, no blur, no fxaa and ssao.

Was generally maintaining around 40+ fps with some dips below on occasion on busy server.

Was really quite playable, and can't see someone playing at 1080p needing more than one of these for some time - provided is decent clocker.

How come? Will those performance gains be across the board for 79xx cards when using AA?

Either way, 2nd card ordered. That's if for some years now on the GPU front

Comeon, we wanna see some pics!

elrasho · 19 Mar 2012 at 14:52

Is this Sapphire HD 7950 OC 3072MB the same spec as the Asus 7950 DirectCU ii but not as big? Which one would you guys recommend?

eyetrip · 19 Mar 2012 at 14:53

Kelt said:
Comeon, we wanna see some pics!

Will do tomorrow eve when have both installed.

Will be a tight fit in fractal define r3

eyetrip · 19 Mar 2012 at 14:54

elrasho said:
Is this Sapphire HD 7950 OC 3072MB the same spec as the Asus 7950 DirectCU ii but not as big? Which one would you guys recommend?

The Sapphire is a fair bit smaller. Not sure if it's a reference board or not - the Asus is, jsut with their cooler on. But the speeds are the same - if you get the Asus DCU II top version.

Guess it comes down to whether you have the space and cost.