GTX 570 Under-performing

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Frogster8

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Hello,

I have a GTX 570 SOC, i7 2600k and 8gb of RAM. I ran a 3dmark benchmark test because I feel like my computer is running slower than it should in games. My benchmark score is 4377 which is a lot lower than what a GTX 570 scored on there (5930) and I don't think my i7 or 8gb RAM is bottlenecking..

As a brief example I received a lot of random FPS drops in games when I monitor with FRAPS so I used the NVIDIA GeForce experience to tell me what graphics to use in a game such as crysis 2, I'm having this problem in a few games but just because it had optimal settings suggested I tried this as I've recently re-formatted my hard drive and re-installed windows and its one of the first games I installed through Steam, but even when set to what I am told is optimal I'm getting FPS of 45ish.. when i drop them all to below what I'm suggested its maybe at 60 with infrequent slight drops still...

My CPU is reaching max temps of 60 degrees and my GPU 65-70..

Anyway, I've got my latest drivers and directX, so I'm not sure what it could be, any help is appreciated!
 
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maestro0428
Its about the correct settings. Start at medium for everything, test with Fraps and then go up from there. That's still a solid card and can play most of today's games at med high to high settings.
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Frogster8

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Oh right I see.. why did Geforce recommend I use "Ultra" on everything except "Shading" which it says "High" with DX11 "Enabled" at "1920x1080" if I can only use it all on "High" settings? Also why did I score 1300 below the benchmark score for my card? Thanks!
 
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Frogster8

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Also, I've just tried playing with everything on "High" (the game goes High/Very High/Extreme/Ultra" and its at 50fps with v-sync but even then i experience a drop to 38fps then back to 50fps at intervals...
 
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Frogster8

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Yeah the drops are very visible, its like the whole game has to pause and re-load for a second... Do you think a better video card would solve it or perhaps a second GTX 570 in SLI?
 
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I know this thread is already 20 days old and has probably been dropped, but...

Come on, can you even notice the difference between 1600x900? Most of my friends complain about their PCs lagging on games and getting poor FPS. When they turn their backs i turn the resolution a bit down and when they come back they go "whoa, what kind of magic have you done!? Its running so much better!". They only realize it days after the "useful prank".

I have that card and i run absolutely everything at ultra (crysis 3 and metro last light included!) at very smooth fps (i believe 50+). Resolutions in excess of 720p are almost always for bragging rights only. (ok, i'll admit some games do benefit from a bit more resolution to make the image crisper, but more than 1600x900 is total overkill)

See for yourselves. You don't NEED more than that. It makes you feel better knowing you can top 60+ frames at 1080p, i'll give you that. But i prefer to be known as the rational guy than the passionate, wallet-whatever dude that neglects his bills.
 
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Frogster8

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Well, I gave it a go even though I've already fixed my FPS issue to see if you were right about the difference between 1920x1080 and 1600x900 and its completely obvious, it really is so blatant that without sounding offensive but if you and you're friends can't tell the difference I think there's something wrong with your eyes, it looks significantly less defined and sharp, going down to 1600x900 really did make it look like a console game not a PC game for all the games I tried it on... I don't see why me playing in 1080p is me neglecting my bills, I'd say a GTX 570 is a rational card, I don't see what you're getting so riled up about... and I don't know who I'd be bragging to since all of my mates play xbox 360/ps3 .... nevermind though ey?
 
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