is the Performance of my GTX 660 Up to the mark ?

rohanrobby7 · Jul 2, 2013

I have FX 6100 and Zotac GTX 660
2x4 Gb Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz Memory
and Resolution is 1600x900
Crysis 3 : MAx settings
fps 28 - 38
But i saw a review which had
core i7
and Crysis 3 : 29 - 35 fps ON 1900x1080 !
Does CPU effect the performance this much ?

bignastyid · Jul 2, 2013

On some games it does, Crysis 3 is one of those games that really benefits from a faster cpu.

rohanrobby7 · Jul 2, 2013

bignastyid :

buddy , i spent my savings on buying a good graphics card. i think gtx 660 is good enough for my resolution for almost all the games. But do u think the fps are low because of fx ? will i3 or i5 with good single thread performance do "considerable" good ?
Also i bought a cooler master 212 evo for overclocking my processor. will it improve my fps ?

rohanrobby7 · Jul 2, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGIjHkq-CS8
Min fps 14 with fx 6100
and with i5 i checked they were 28

Intel God · Jul 2, 2013

rohanrobby7 :

660 is a low end card. What MSAA level are you running in crysis?

bignastyid · Jul 2, 2013

Yes overclocking will help. For a big overclock you would need a bigger cooler. You can overclock some with the evo just keep a good you on your temps while you seach for the happy median between temp, voltage an frequency.

rohanrobby7 · Jul 2, 2013

bignastyid :

Please help me out with these
Max safe temp
And Max safe voltage
Dependance of voltage increase on the motherboard

8350rocks · Jul 2, 2013

Honestly...the GTX 660 gets up to about 35 FPS on high settings @ 1080p resolution. So, I don't think your CPU is the culprit.

jaguarskx · Jul 2, 2013

As you can see from the performance chart below, the performance of Crysis 3 is dependent on the CPU. The FX-6100 (Bulldozer) is clocked at 3.3GHz. I would peg the performance level to be approximately equivalent to the Phenom II X6 1100T / A10-5800k.

Source: http://www.techspot.com/review/642-crysis-3-performance/page6.html

rohanrobby7 · Jul 2, 2013

Intel God :

I totally disagree with you, 660 is a mid range card. msaa 2x, and i think beyond that , at my resolution , i wont b able to notice any more aliasing.! and about the 660, i know its not that high end, but in 3d marks and practical performance, it lacks in max 15 fps on resolutions equal or less than HD.

rohanrobby7 · Jul 2, 2013

8350rocks :

i am getting these results on 1600 x 900,
thats why i am blaming my CPU

jaguarskx · Jul 2, 2013

rohanrobby7 :

Yeah, Crysis 3's performance is dependent on the CPU.

See my post which shows the various CPU performance with a GTX 680 w/ medium settings.

rohanrobby7 · Jul 2, 2013

Please help me out with these
Max safe temp
And Max safe voltage
Dependance of voltage increase on the motherboard

rohanrobby7 · Jul 2, 2013

jaguarskx :

Max safe temp
And Max safe voltage
Dependance of voltage increase on the motherboard

8350rocks · Jul 2, 2013

Since the Turbo Core on your 6100 is 3.5 GHz, I would say you could likely bump your multiplier in the BIOS up to 18 (3.6 GHz) before you even have to touch the voltage. I would do that and see if it boots and runs prime95 for about half an hour without errors. If it does, then go up in .5 increments until you get an error in prime95 during the half hour run. When you do, bump your vcore like .01-.02 at a time until you get prime95 stable for half an hour, then bump multiplier some more. Continue as far as you want to go...though I would say if you get over 4.0 GHz you're good. Also, don't bump your vcore past 1.45v, that's getting into a LOT of voltage to your CPU, and you're likely about maxed out where you sit if you're having to go over that to stay stable. At that point back off to your last stable OC and you're good. Also, keep an eye on temps, you want to remain under 62C at all times.

rohanrobby7 · Jul 2, 2013

8350rocks :

Since the Turbo Core on your 6100 is 3.5 GHz, I would say you could likely bump your multiplier in the BIOS up to 18 (3.6 GHz) before you even have to touch the voltage. I would do that and see if it boots and runs prime95 for about half an hour without errors. If it does, then go up in .5 increments until you get an error in prime95 during the half hour run. When you do, bump your vcore like .01-.02 at a time until you get prime95 stable for half an hour, then bump multiplier some more. Continue as far as you want to go...though I would say if you get over 4.0 GHz you're good. Also, don't bump your vcore past 1.45v, that's getting into a LOT of voltage to your CPU, and you're likely about maxed out where you sit if you're having to go over that to stay stable. At that point back off to your last stable OC and you're good. Also, keep an eye on temps, you want to remain under 62C at all times.

thanks a ton . Thats what i wanted to know

Intel God · Jul 2, 2013

rohanrobby7 :

Intel God :

I totally disagree with you, 660 is a mid range card. msaa 2x, and i think beyond that , at my resolution , i wont b able to notice any more aliasing.! and about the 660, i know its not that high end, but in 3d marks and practical performance, it lacks in max 15 fps on resolutions equal or less than HD.

Today the 660 is a low end card. Right now from top to bottom

7990 > 690 > Titan > 780 > 770 > 7970 Ghz > 670 > 7970 > 760 > 7950 > 7870 = 660 > Boost > 7850 > 7770 > 7750 and so on and so on

rohanrobby7 · Jul 2, 2013

Intel God :

rohanrobby7 :

Today the 660 is a low end card. Right now from top to bottom

7990 > 690 > Titan > 780 > 770 > 7970 Ghz > 670 > 7970 > 760 > 7950 > 7870 = 660 > Boost > 7850 > 7770 > 7750 and so on and so on

For me its good enough, Its all about the money, u have 3 760s , how would you know :'(

Intel God · Jul 2, 2013

rohanrobby7 :

Intel God :

For me its good enough, Its all about the money, u have 3 760s , how would you know :'(

Soon to be 4 if i find out they support quad SLI :lol:

And i didnt say the 660 was a bad card. Its actually a very good card for the money. It is just defined as a low end card thanks to the 760

rohanrobby7 · Jul 2, 2013

Intel God :

rohanrobby7 :

Soon to be 4 if i find out they support quad SLI :lol:

And i didnt say the 660 was a bad card. Its actually a very good card for the money. It is just defined as a low end card thanks to the 760

yeah. i had a 550 Ti before this, that was definitely low end. i bought this just before release of the 760.. because its price got low, and in india, new cards are not easily available

Upgrader011 · Jul 5, 2013

The GTX 660 is not a low end card don't listen to that guy, he has lots of money so hr can settle for the best that's why he's saying that. For people who don't like going over board with computers (like mr. Triple SLI graphics card over here) the GTX 660 runs perfect as I get 60+FPS on BF3 Ultra Preset with a i5 3570k

Intel God · Jul 5, 2013

Upgrader011 :

:lol:

What exactly is a 660 classified as today then?

rohanrobby7 · Jul 5, 2013

Intel God :

intel God , i agree. and it is a MID RANGE CARD . It is categorised by Nvidia, as said in the News, and i think my eyes cant notice anything past 30 fps

rohanrobby7 · Jul 5, 2013

Upgrader011 :

yeah buddy , i told him its about the money, whats the use of playing somthing on insane fps ? :\
And i am satisfied with my GPU . Should i buy i5 or AMD 8350, Considering the price difference

Upgrader011 · Jul 5, 2013

Get a intel i5 3570k it is 220 $ way better than AMD. I switched from an AMD 4100 FX to the intel i5 it is a lot better

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