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  2. Posted · Edited by Grillob3

    Hmmmm I'm having some wierd issues associated with some models with this beta. I deleted my arma2.cfg file prior to the test. For instance a chinook approached me, but stayed in a low LOD as it got closer. Even when I was next to it, it was in that low LOD.

    I'm also seeing trees/bushes switching quite fast when you zoom in. Perhaps either delay the zoom or make that LOD switch instantaneous. Surely if the trees/bushes were in memory this should happen immediately? For info I'm running a Core i7 920@3.85GHz, 12Gb RAM, GTX570.

    Anyone else see the same things ?

    Same problem here!And less fps on the same mission i was playing yesterday!

    i7 3930 4.8 16gb ram gtx 680

  3. Posted

    maybe arma claims just a bit too much. You can save a bit by closing everything in the background and "disable desktop composition" (go to the arma exe properties and compatibility). This disables the aero interface when arma is running, freeing up a bit of memory.

    Thanks leon but i have all these futures off already and i do you trick for all my games!Disable visual themes and disable desktop compositon. The memory being eat up is pretty much in multiplayer.

  7. Posted

    I've never seen it get to 3GB, ~2.7 is the highest I've ever seen it go (when I was using 3GB 580s).

    If you use "Vhigh" instead of "Default" for memory usage, it will cap the memory usage at ~1GB

    4GB 680s will be around in a couple of weeks and then GK-110 in September/October :D

    The same here but does this makes a difference 2gb vs 3 gb? i am only using one 1920x1080!

  9. Posted

    My crossfire and sli always were very good in arma 2! In tests on map with no cpu stress i can see a gain from almost double the performance!

    Jedra if you are not using it yet...add the -winxp on your short cut.

    I HAVE A QUESTION for Dwarden : when i had my 7970s i would see arma 2 oa using over 2.5 gb of vram and more! And on my 680s i see going up to the limit 2gb vram on gpu-z , msi afterburne and presision-x! Why is that? starts like 1gb and keeps increasing all the way to cap....is this a memory leak?There is some performance dropping so i have to do a "flush" or alt-tab then goes back to under 1gb...but after that will increase again!My resolution is 1920x1080.

  10. Posted · Edited by Grillob3

    580 has more ROPS than 680 ... that might be why

    ROPs (rip off prices)lol jk

    But why the 580 is as good or better than the 680 ONLY in arma 2?in bf3, batman AC and skyrim 680 is 20-30% better!But not in arma 2!I have not tested the 680 (downclocked) at 580 speeds...that would make the 680 a terrible card on arma 2!

    Denco

    I had the 7970 cf but i rma to get the 680 (way better). But i got one 7970 and i was not that happy with performance!Then i order another one and its way better!Do it if you have the money!Makes gameplay smoother because you cap your fps at 60!with your settings.On a mission that i test gameplay and performance i got 102fps on CF from 55 on a single card! The microstuttering is pretty much gone!

  12. Posted · Edited by Grillob3

    froggyluv, BangTail and everybody that has a gtx 680 and X79/SNB-E Systems:

    I learn today that all the new nvidia drivers dont support pci-e 3.0 (so you guys are running it on pci-e 2.0 you can check it with gpu-z)!they will only do it for the ivy-bridge but there is a hack for that!

    hack:

    http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.4gamer.net%2Fgames%2F022%2FG002210%2F20120323002%2F

    Where i got it from:

    http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1509861

    Tests:

    http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1537816&mpage=1

    If you have sli you got to disable it on nvidia control panel and do it for each card on the registry.

  13. Posted

    So what are we talking bout here gentlemen -we have dual top line cards running with quad core's OC'ed to the high 4's low 5's. Whats it gonna take to beat that nasty Benchmark#2 - Octocore at 6.6 ghz....:rolleyes:

    The day we see that bench 2 being beat will be maybe in 2-3 years with new cpu generations! that means over 60fps! We will be able to play arma 2 with lots and lots of AI!Maybe middle of arma 3's life!

    After a point ocing cpu does not effect arma anymore....my i7 920 i tested from 4 to 4.3 and only gain 5 fps after that 4.4 and up there was no difference...but with 3930k @ 4.3 i got 5-8 frames more than my 920 @ 4.3 (clock to clock + extra 2 cores) and an extra 5-8 more @ 4.8!And the same with 3930k after 4.8 no gain....this was all on a custom mission that i use to test in game.

  16. Posted · Edited by Grillob3

    I get more fps with my gtx 680 sli and smoother gameplay than with my (already RMA) 7970 cf ( 1050/1425 factory oc)! arma=nvidia by far! i had a 5970 then added a 5870 in trifire....after that i got the 7970 cf and rma to get the 680 but before i went to frys and got 2 580s 3gb to test....results for me in arma 2 oa (all the same settings but AA for all cards that i tested and the same pc setup):

    bench 1 bench 2 bench e8

    580 3gb sli 109 27 127 AA very high

    680 sli 107 27 133 AA very high

    7970 cf 102 27 132 AA low

    5970+5870 96 24 not tested. AA low

    The difference is not that much but nvidia cards play way smoother than ati and less glitches!The ati has sharper image! But Nvidia all the way now for me....

    What sucks is that i did not get any improvement from 580 3gb sli to the 680....seems like the same cards...:( but i would see the 580s using over 2gb o ram and the 680s sometimes caps on the 2gb....maybe thats way i get more fps on the 580 3gb.)

  17. Posted · Edited by Grillob3

    when maxed AA = no or low AA, for it it looks your'e CPU limited. Try to overclock it. Increasing AA should always affect your performance, and when it's barely downgrading the performance, then it might be your CPU which coming to it's limits.

    Not really... cpu limited! 3960k oc to 4.8! the same cpu for both tests....and the worst thing now is that i got my gtx 680s and with the same setup i use the 580s 3gb where i got 109 on bench 1 i cant pass 102 with the gtx 680 :(

    I tried driver 301.10, 301.24 beta no difference in performance but the new beta 301.25 is the worst one... i lost 3-4 fps.

    My set up

    Cpu 3930k @ 4.8 wc

    16 gb ram @ 2133

    Gtx 680 sli stock

    win 7 64 ssd1

    arma 2 ssd2

    griffz i will test 200% tonite.

    here is my test on a custom mission just loading and checking the fps.

    100% 105fps

    114% 80

    120% 75

    125% 67

    133% 58

    150% 43

    200% 30

  20. Posted · Edited by Grillob3

    What resolution?

    I RMA my 7970s and got 2 580 3gb for the moment from frys so i can bring back and get the full money back. With the 580 3gb sli i get better fps on arma 2 than with the 7970 cf! So i am waiting for some 680!

    Got my gtx 680 sli and only 5 fps more in game then gtx 580 3gb sli....and bench 1 i got 101 fps on the 680s against 105 on the 580s... :( is that because drivers are not mature or the 3gb against 2gb? Is exactly the same setup!Both stock speeds on the vcards...

  22. Posted

    I did not get to order my 680s yet but just RMA my 7970..but before that i went to frys, where i can get full money back ( to be sure i was not going to mess up giving back the 7970s) and bought a couple of gtx 580 3gb stock from zotac.

    Here:

    Settings:

    View d 810

    Texture detail Very high

    Video memory Default

    Af Very high

    AA low

    Terrain detail Very high

    Object detail Very high

    Shadow detail Very high

    Hdr quality Very High

    PP very low

    3d resolution 1920x1080 (100%) same as my resolution.

    One 7970, b1 82fps, b2 26fps, e8 88fps, two 7970 cf ,b1 102fps, b2 27, e8 132

    Now the GTX 580 sli b1 109fps, b2 27, e8 127!!!BUT this is with AA VERY HIGH!!! What hell!!! The 580s are way smoother than the 7970s and pretty much the same fps!

    So now i am going to get the 680s and see what is up! No more ATI cards for me for a long long time!

  25. Posted · Edited by Grillob3

    I wouldn't feel too bad. It's a ll a learning experience and the more exposure you have to different types of hardware, the better off you are for it :)

    Yes i know....but now i will be sticking to nvidia for a while! I remember my sli 7800gtx, sli 8800 ultra...never good oc but always super solid! ati to many driver problems...from cat 10.5 to 12.3 i can say that i lost 10 fps on my 5970+5870 set up! :( So i had hope for the 7970s...They are good cards but i wanna something solid and trouble free...lol

    And what is your opinion? i see that you got yours 680 already? did you bench it with arma 2? did you have 2 7970s?

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