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robertchalmers1

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I currently have the following

Z87x-oc mobo
I7 4770k
Sli gtx 770 gainwards
8gb team group vulcan 2400mhz ram

Comparing that to my sons

990fx mobo
Fx 8350
16gb gskill ripjaws ram
Gigabyte Hd 7970

Then playing my own xbox1 and my sons ps4. All games running 1080p when possible and vsync on then why is it impossible to tell the dif between my own system, my sons and the 2 next gen consoles.

I don't know what sort of dif msaa etc makes to games etc etc and being new to pc gaming and the cash outlay I must admit I'm very disappointed in the return for my cash.

Incidentally I have a friend who has a 3770k and an nvidia titan who is over the moon with the performance of his pc compared to consoles and reckons I'm being harsh as my sli setup probs has more grunt than his titan but tbh I can't see it.

Am I in the small minority who expect far too much from pc gaming
 
You're overspec'd for 1080p gaming, basically.

There aren't many games which require a lot more than your son's setup at that resolution.
 
Yeah I know that and will be investing in 3 monitors over next couple o weeks but that doesn't alter the fact that I'm pretty unimpressed overall with the performance and gfx quality even on ultra compared to the next gen consoles even more so considering the cost vs next gen consoles
 
meade16 said:
Next gen consoles are struggling to run games at 1080 lol
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If that's the case then I'm even less impressed with the so called superiour gaming power of pcs then as tbh I can't tell the dif between any of the 4 options I listed when the same games are running. In fact when my own pc and the ps4 was running my gf, my 2 sons and my best mate and his son all chose the ps4 as having the better gfx when compared side to side kinda says it all to me.
 
That's what I was wondering if I had everythin set up properly? Don't get me wrong from start butting being pressed to being able to browse the internet takes about 15 seconds which is massively quick compared to my old acer laptop its just the gaming, or should I say actual gfx, I'm not overly impressed with. 100+fps doesn't mean anythin to me on a 60hz monitor either tbh
 
you would only notice in heavy cpu/gpu games,it would pull ahead easily of the ps4

games like metro2013,bf4,farcry3 turn all the settings up for each game,

you could also go 120hz or 144hz monitor
 
I didn't see the point of the 120 monitors, most of they games I would only ever play single player anyways. What I'm really looking forward to is playing racing sims over 3 monitors which I'm pretty sure can't be done on a console
 
Compare BF4 on PC with Xbox One & PS4, absolutely massive difference in quality.

First thing I tested when my brother got his console and was 'dissapointed' by how it looked on the console!
 
Are you using Windows 7 Or Windows 8? If 7 do a search on this forum for parking cores that may help with that setup to make things a lot smoother. You would also benefit from a 120hz monitor with that GPU setup. It will make a decent difference.
 
Something doesnt sound right, the difference between your setup and a console should be night and day. Are you turning all the graphics options to max? what monitor do you have and your not using VGA cable are you?
 
What is it that disappoints you?

If its the visual look of the games it could be your monitor holding you back as the colours may look better on your TV. If you have all your settings up to max the games should look better on your pc apart from in the case of games like tomb raider where they limited the graphics a bit for the pc to make the consoles look better.

If its the framerates you may be suffering from microstuttering from the SLI setup. I have to run vsync on most games otherwise I have problems with my SLI setup. With SLI you also have to make sure your drivers are up to date as the SLI relies on the SLI profiles bundled with the drivers. I probably wont go for SLI with my next upgrade as I have found it to be a lot of hassle with a lot of games.
 
Have you also tried plugging your pc into the television you are playing the PS4 on? It may be the increase in monitor size that is coulding your judgement.

You could also try using the Geforce Experience software to optimise each of your games.
 
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I'm currently playing the pc on my 51“ hdtv inot sure exactly what the problem is but I think I was possibly expecting too much from pc gaming over the new consoles.

I don't have any slowdown etc in games at all and when I use fraps most games give me 80-90+ fps minimum.

I will wait till next week when I get the 1st of my new monitors and see if I notice a dif at all in quality of images on screen. If not be bye bye pc gaming and stick to the xbox1 methinks
 
robertchalmers1 said:
I'm currently playing the pc on my 51“ hdtv inot sure exactly what the problem is but I think I was possibly expecting too much from pc gaming over the new consoles.

I don't have any slowdown etc in games at all and when I use fraps most games give me 80-90+ fps minimum.

I will wait till next week when I get the 1st of my new monitors and see if I notice a dif at all in quality of images on screen. If not be bye bye pc gaming and stick to the xbox1 methinks
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The quality of the graphics should be far better on your gaming pc. Are you sure you have all the setting turned up on your games?

Also what games are you finding look worse.
 
It is possible it is due to using it on a TV. I remember the graphics options didn't work at all on Civ V if I chose the direct x 10/11 option when I was using a TV. TVs are fine for a short time but they cause too many problems when using a PC with them to be a long term solution IMO.
 
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