Specific question on Dragon Age Inquisition (Gtx 980, 2560x1600)

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I have a system with:

-i7-4930k 3.4ghz six core
-16 gb RAM
-GTX 980
-Intel 900 Series SSD
-IMPORTANT: 2560x1600 monitor

I put the game at max settings just to see how it would run. On benchmark, I am getting only about 20-30 fps.

When I go to geforce experience for recommended settings, it suggests:

-Turn effects quality down to high from ultra
-Turn multi-sample anti-aliasing down from 4x to off

When I do this, I get about 40-45 fps

Questions:

1) Do I really need GTX 980 in SLI, even with this rig, to get 60fps at 2560x1600?
2) Would you run with what geforce experience is recommending or turn down the graphics even more to get steady 60fps?
3) What should I change to get steady 60fps with the least loss in my end-user graphics experience compared to max settings (i.e. what I would notice versus what I wouldn't notice)
4) Is there much of a change between what I would need to lower to in order to get 60fps? Is it honestly noticeable? Am I wasting money dumping $500+ to get another GTX 980 to get 60fps at max or will I really notice it?

Thanks much in advance
 
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Well, first, AA is unnecessarily useless, so keep that off. Then try everything else at ultra and see what you get. Also, since you mentioned DA: Inquisition, it is AMD optimized so you might get less than what you normally get since you have Nvidia, have you tried another game and see what results you get? Every game is different, so you'll get all kinds of different fps. But I'm not sure how Nvidia is doing with DA: Inquisition, there's some issues on AMD too with the game.
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Well, first, AA is unnecessarily useless, so keep that off. Then try everything else at ultra and see what you get. Also, since you mentioned DA: Inquisition, it is AMD optimized so you might get less than what you normally get since you have Nvidia, have you tried another game and see what results you get? Every game is different, so you'll get all kinds of different fps. But I'm not sure how Nvidia is doing with DA: Inquisition, there's some issues on AMD too with the game.
 
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Unless your monitor is huge or you sit very close to it, 4xAA is probably unnecessary. FSAA (post processing antialiasing) should blur the jaggies enough to hide the screen pixels.

I played around a lot with the DA:I settings. Which ones will have the biggest impact will depend on your specific hardware. The ones which made the biggest difference for me were turning shadow quality and ambient occlusion down a notch (but you may not like the visual impact that has). If you're VRAM-constrained, avoid ultra textures.

The built-in benchmark is a good tool. Start with everything on ultra and run a benchmark. Write down the fps. Then go through each of the settings one at a time and lower it to high while keeping all the others on ultra. Run the benchmark again and write down the fps. That will tell you which setting(s) you can tweak down for the biggest improvement to fps. It takes a while so do it while watching TV or browsing the web on another computer.
 
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Thanks for help. Was able to get it running smoothly now at about 45-55. All I had to lower is antialiasing to off - looks great. Everything else is at max - you guys rock.

one more quick question - is there a site or a place where I can quickly see a picture of and understand the various condition modifiers? I am just starting the game, and for example, my characters sometimes get one ability where they get a big blue bar, and then another one has a grey bar on her health that seems to be a barrier.

I see lots of references with text, but is there a place that shows all the condition modifiers with pictures?

Thanks for help
 
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What do you mean by condition modifiers?
 
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Oh, those things, hahaha. Well, have fun with the game, I "really" thought I wouldn't like it and I didn't even want to pay the full $75 for it but ended up liking it aside with all the little issues. Still a good game though, longest saved file I have ever had too, took 110 hrs to finish 99% of the game, on my 2nd game now :)
 
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