Does Aero really affect performance?

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I have an i5-3570k (@ stock), a EVGA GTX 770 SC ACX, and 12GB of RAM.
I had been used to gaming with Aero off when I had a less beefy rig, but does it really have significant ramifications considering my relatively powerful system?
I do like the look and Aero Peek capabilities, but do wonder about a performance hit (or lack thereof).
 
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bgunner
there is a minimal hit to the CPU performance while gaming but if you only have 1 GB of ram on the GPU it will make an impact as it can use around 200 to 230 MB of ram to have it running.

with a more powerful system the impact is not noticeable.
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there is a minimal hit to the CPU performance while gaming but if you only have 1 GB of ram on the GPU it will make an impact as it can use around 200 to 230 MB of ram to have it running.

with a more powerful system the impact is not noticeable.
 
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even though the aero is not seen it is still drawn and affects performance. If you do not believe me then start a game and look at the ram usage of your GPU. then turn it off and look at it again. you will see a drop in usage even though you can not see it.
 
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