7970m Crossfire FPS issues

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Cairnsy

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Hi guys,
I’m looking for some programs to adjust my graphics settings for old or poorly coded games – I play Skyrim and World of warcraft and suffer from Micro stuttering and poor FPS – I have modified the CCC settings but nothing short of reducing the graphic settings to a lower setting works.

I have a desktop replacement laptop – 2x 7970m’s in Crossfire – i7-3630QM and 16GB RAM 1600MHz – freshly installed OS and up to date drivers.

Modern games like Bio Shock infinite run as smooth as butter on Ultra but it’s the games I play most that give me problems – wow, Skyrim.

Are there any good programs and more importantly graphic settings I should try or reduce to improve FPS and smooth out these games ? I’m not an expert so it’s only the CCC I’ve modified so far – I turned off V-sync and an improvement.

So is there any way I can push more outta these cards? Are these cards viable for old games? What kind of benchmarks should I be aiming as their mobile cards? any advice or help appreciated :)
 
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ThrottleStop 6.00
http://www.thedigitalhq.com/downloads/

One stop shopping. ThrottleStop can also monitor CPU and GPU temperatures. Some laptops have a feature that disables Intel Turbo Boost as soon as you start using the GPU such as when 3D gaming. ThrottleStop can be used to turn that feature off so your CPU can run at its Intel designed and rated speed.
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This might be completely irrelevant, but I'm just going to throw out an issue I had. I have a single 7970m and an i7 3610QM in my laptop. When I overclocked my 7970m even the slightest bit, my FPS in most games dropped, though my GPU score increased in synthetic benchmarks. I would check to see if you get a strong or "average" GPU score based on what other people with similar rigs have achieved in maybe 3DMark or a Unigine Benchmark.

Long story short, overclocking my GPU did increasue GPU performance, but because I had Hotkey installed (the program that manages backlit keyboard and lighting effects) it for some reason was causing my CPU to only boost to ~2.3 GHz. By installing Throttlestop and checking the Set Multiplier box to Turbo, my CPU ramps all the way up to 3.1-3.2 GHz when gaming, even when I run my 7970m at 1000/1500MHz core/memory speeds.

Hopefully I provided something useful, if not, then perhaps you are having some kind of cooling issue in which case it'd be good to use a program to monitor GPU temps and repaste the GPU cores if needed. I doubt drivers are to blame, 7970m CFX machines are actually quite popular, yet there's always that possibility, and if you end up no being able to figure out a solution, then it would be likely that you would be having a driver issue, though for Skyrim I've never heard of low GPU performance unless you run a modded game in which case there can be more drastic performance hits.

Feel free to ask questions if needed. Good luck.
 
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Cairnsy

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I didn't know you could overclock a laptop GPU - I have Hotkey installed to I think, I'll check when I get home - I'll try that throttlestop to - I'll also get a program to monitor my temperatures.

I'll get a few benchmarks from my machine also in different areas in game.
 
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ThrottleStop 6.00
http://www.thedigitalhq.com/downloads/

One stop shopping. ThrottleStop can also monitor CPU and GPU temperatures. Some laptops have a feature that disables Intel Turbo Boost as soon as you start using the GPU such as when 3D gaming. ThrottleStop can be used to turn that feature off so your CPU can run at its Intel designed and rated speed.
 
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Cairnsy

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Brilliant i'll give it a go - I'll disable that feature if it's turned on - I don't know about overclocking, doesn't it reduce the lifespan of your components ? I'll get some benchmarks before and after to see if it improves upon my virgin setup.
 
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Cairnsy

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Haha was talking to both of you :)

I was busy at work so didn't get a chance to get it yet i'll hopefully get it later today and see if it improves any. I'll monitor the temps aswell before and after, find a good balance.

I played abit last night fine 50+ fps on Ultra in busy places (world of warcraft) then I tried again this morning and was 20-25 in the same area until I flipped the power switch on at the wall............................

 
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