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Tore Smith
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
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Posted - 2014.12.17 09:28:07 -
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Hey folks,
IGÇÖm running a rather dated HD 6970 with 2GB of memory.
Now after rhea has hit, IGÇÖm experiencing some lag when running multiple clients at once. 2 run just fine with max settings, but 3 are too much. But since I like the improvements, I donGÇÖt want to lower the settings.
Therefore IGÇÖm considering upgrading my graphic card. Do you guys have any recommendations?
Thanks and cheers!
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stup idity
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Posted - 2014.12.17 10:29:17 -
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GTX 970
power efficient, high performance and a reasonable price tag (little over 300Gé¼ here).
Right now there aren't any real alternatives until you are on a budget, want to wait for the next generation of Radeons or want to spend considerably more.
I am the Herald of all beings that are me.
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Alastair Ormand
Running With Scissors.
Apocalypse Now.
94
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Posted - 2014.12.17 10:50:04 -
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The R9 200 series cards will do it too. 285, 290, 290X. I run 2 x Powercolor 290 and run 5 accounts all on low (but it can do it on high if I wish, I just run it on low in the summer to stop overheating.
Don't run with a stick in your mouth.
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Ralph King-Griffin
Lords.Of.Midnight
The Devil's Warrior Alliance
7523
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Posted - 2014.12.17 11:33:34 -
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msi r9 280(with a hefty overclock) here and two maxed out is no problem whatsoever, i haven't tried 3 yet though.
"I'm also quite confident that you are laughing
and it's the kind of laugh that gives normal people shivers."
=]I[=
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Takagamu
Brave Newbies Inc.
Brave Collective
5
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Posted - 2014.12.17 12:01:13 -
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Using a GTX660Ti
5 clients no problem (main at highest, others at low, not tried better settings yet)
4 monitors possible (2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort)
Around 200 Gé¼ |
Sol Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
287
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Posted - 2014.12.17 12:52:03 -
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Just wondering here and notncaring about your financial situation ...
... but why not save the money and instead have them run fluidly on low settings?
My GT650M was able to run three clients on low settings ...
... spread out on a 1920x1080 resolution ...
... each client set at around 1300x700+ (around what I was used to) ...
... fluidly. |
Meilandra Vanderganken
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.12.17 14:42:26 -
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On a HD7850OC here, and indeed, after Rhea, 3 clients running at high are starting to stutter a bit and that's with AA turned off. I run them windowed and find that minimizing one of the 3 clients goes a long way towards achieving 60-ish frame rates again.
Thinking of upgrading myself, anything other than a GTX970 seems like a waste atm to me though. Even though it is a bit pricey, the value on it is really good. You get highest single GPU tier performance and very good power efficiency too. No other GPU get's close in a price/performance/power usage comparison. This will most likely be the case for at least several months to come. If you're an AMD fanboy, you could go for a 290X, compares well on price and performance (roughly similar) but is much more power hungry. Or you could wait for the new AMD generation, no telling how long your wait will be exactly though.
If you're an Nvidia fanboy: 970 or if you can spare the mullah, 980.
If you don't care one way or the other: 970 again. |
Johan Civire
The Lyran Empire
875
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Posted - 2014.12.17 15:10:40 -
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Tore Smith wrote:Hey folks,
IGÇÖm running a rather dated HD 6970 with 2GB of memory.
Now after rhea has hit, IGÇÖm experiencing some lag when running multiple clients at once. 2 run just fine with max settings, but 3 are too much. But since I like the improvements, I donGÇÖt want to lower the settings.
Therefore IGÇÖm considering upgrading my graphic card. Do you guys have any recommendations?
Thanks and cheers!
Your cpu is the bottle neck not gpu. The gpu can even run smooth if you`re running on a low budget. The cpu in the other hands get the load. |
DaReaper
Net 7
1449
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Posted - 2014.12.17 17:25:39 -
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amd r9 270 (its either that or I got a 290 I forget, not home atm)
I can run 5 clients on high settings with no issues.
OMG Comet Mining idea!!! Comet Mining!
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Tore Smith
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
21
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Posted - 2014.12.18 08:14:14 -
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Thanks for the very interesting input!
I was also considering a GTX970. It seems to be the best deal at the moment. And I like the aspect of it not being so power hungry because I might get away without upgrading the power supply, too. So thanks for confirming this.
BTW it will be my first nvidia card since a long time. Always liked ati a bit more, so this better be good :-)
Also, since you guys mainly use multiple monitors (I use one with windowed clients) do you have a recommendation for a two monitor setup?
@Johan Civire
Regarding the CPU being the bottleneck, Im not so sure. I didnt have any problem before they upgraded to this physical rendering thing. Can you elaborate on this?
Cheers!
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Capsups
Blitzkrieg.
Get Off My Lawn
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Posted - 2014.12.18 08:44:54 -
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Tore Smith wrote:
@Johan Civire
Regarding the CPU being the bottleneck, Im not so sure. I didnt have any problem before they upgraded to this physical rendering thing. Can you elaborate on this?
Cheers!
Well, data in the game doesn't go straight from HDD / SSD -> GPU, it goes HDD / SSD -> CPU -> RAM -> GPU. If your CPU struggles to keep the data flowing, your GPU won't be able to be utilised fully, resulting in a lower FPS. |
Meilandra Vanderganken
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
231
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Posted - 2014.12.18 13:32:53 -
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Tore Smith wrote:Thanks for the very interesting input!
I was also considering a GTX970. It seems to be the best deal at the moment. And I like the aspect of it not being so power hungry because I might get away without upgrading the power supply, too. So thanks for confirming this.
That is one of the reasons I'm eyeballing it too. Would not need to upgrade power supply in that case.
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Keno Skir
House of Black Lanterns
703
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Posted - 2014.12.18 16:02:56 -
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I'm recently using a Radeon R9 290x Sapphire, which i have as yet been unable to upset even with 4 clients running on ultra.
Linky : http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/product_index.aspx?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2283&psn=000101&lid=1
I'm only using the 4gig but the 8gig is now only around -ú50 more.
The Sapphire cooling system is amazing and it comes overclocked with room for further boosting.
Feel free to contact me with questions :)
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Sol Project
I'm So Meta Even This Acronym
322
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Posted - 2014.12.18 16:20:37 -
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Tore Smith wrote:Thanks for the very interesting input!
I was also considering a GTX970. It seems to be the best deal at the moment. And I like the aspect of it not being so power hungry because I might get away without upgrading the power supply, too. So thanks for confirming this.
BTW it will be my first nvidia card since a long time. Always liked ati a bit more, so this better be good :-)
Also, since you guys mainly use multiple monitors (I use one with windowed clients) do you have a recommendation for a two monitor setup?
@Johan Civire
Regarding the CPU being the bottleneck, Im not so sure. I didnt have any problem before they upgraded to this physical rendering thing. Can you elaborate on this?
Cheers!
Old test to check the bottleneck:
If reducing resolution increases fps, it's a fillrate issue and your card is too slow.
Less pixel to draw = less pixel to calculate.
If there is no increase or significant change, then it's the cpu.
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Sebastor Cane
The Outlet
183
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Posted - 2014.12.18 19:39:20 -
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750 ti 9 clients on lowest setting no problems
but
I have 8 gigs on memory and an i7 4990 or something
Eve is all CPU |
Sisohiv
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
257
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Posted - 2014.12.18 19:54:02 -
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Radeon 2600, 512 DDR2 onboard. (2007 card)
Runs 3 clients on low no trouble.
I saw i7 computers downtown for $399 Cdn last week. I will see what they want for them come boxing day and might upgrade. |
Adrian Dixon
Arbitrary Spaceship Destruction
Immediate Destruction
155
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Posted - 2014.12.18 20:21:13 -
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I run two clients on a GTX 760 at full settings with no issues even with many other windows programs running as well.
My main character is on a ultra wide monitor with a resolution of 2560x1080
My alt is on a standard widescreen with a resolution of 1920x1080
I would highly recommend an ultrawide monitor to any EVE player or any FPS games player. The extra width on a single screen is just what EVE needs, and on FPS games the extra peripheral vision is very immersive. |
Meilandra Vanderganken
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
235
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Posted - 2014.12.19 13:31:23 -
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Sebastor Cane wrote:750 ti 9 clients on lowest setting no problems
but
I have 8 gigs on memory and an i7 4990 or something
Eve is all CPU With 9 clients I can imagine the CPU coming in to play. With just three, not so much. If using a single client I can get 800+ fps out of my card at lowest settings (still at 1080p though). If EVE was all cpu I would not be able to jump from 130-160fps to 800+ by just changing some graphics settings.
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Mara Gus
Egg separator cooperative
0
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Posted - 2014.12.19 22:13:05 -
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my i5 @4900 is np to eve is like i have open firefox i think lag come from my HD eve no use ram to run fine / the eve is only game to i have lag all time to i click to somting ne eve try get it from HD any try eve on SSD? |
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
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Posted - 2014.12.20 01:03:56 -
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Triple SLI'd GTX780TIs.
Because anything worth killing is worth overkilling... with fire..and nuking from orbit.. and cracking the planet.. and sending the star nova.. and accidentallying the universe.. and breaking space time.. and.. getting ants?
Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Vote Sabriz Adoudel for CSM 10!
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Dornlin Labiani
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.12.20 07:38:55 -
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Tore Smith wrote:Hey folks,
IGÇÖm running a rather dated HD 6970 with 2GB of memory.
Now after rhea has hit, IGÇÖm experiencing some lag when running multiple clients at once. 2 run just fine with max settings, but 3 are too much. But since I like the improvements, I donGÇÖt want to lower the settings.
Therefore IGÇÖm considering upgrading my graphic card. Do you guys have any recommendations?
Thanks and cheers!
I run 4 clients at medium/low settings on an ATI 7800 series and it's serviceable. A GTX770 does even better.
If you picked up a GTX 970 4gb it would even things out quite well. Make sure you've got 8 threads at above 3ghz and you'll be golden. |
Altirius Saldiaro
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
228
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Posted - 2014.12.20 21:28:14 -
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Tore Smith wrote:Hey folks,
IGÇÖm running a rather dated HD 6970 with 2GB of memory.
Now after rhea has hit, IGÇÖm experiencing some lag when running multiple clients at once. 2 run just fine with max settings, but 3 are too much. But since I like the improvements, I donGÇÖt want to lower the settings.
Therefore IGÇÖm considering upgrading my graphic card. Do you guys have any recommendations?
Thanks and cheers!
How many monitors?
I have 3 24" ips monitors, run 6 clients of EVE, full graphics settings and no issues. My card is just a cheap sapphire 2gb 78xx amd. Dont remember exact number. I even run netflix while im playing those 6 clients. No issues. |
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