I have no problem with the 3700+ (other than the price I paid for one over a year ago).
Why only 3DMark? You should know it doesn't mean anything when it come to real world gaming.
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I don't know what that means. Please define what "real world gaming" represents. I offered comparative benchmarks of cpu's at 2600MHz and the 8800 GTX & GTS. I was impressed that Zeapoorte *pegged* the similarity between an X2 5200+ @ 2600MHz and Core2 6400 @ 2100 MHz with an 8800gtx.
I also posted scores with a comparable CPU that were similar.
The conclusion which could be drawn (which I'm sorry I did not point out clearly) was that the 8800gtx was cpu-bound by a single core AMD cpu (hence the higher score with the 8800gts with a similar cpu @ 2600 MHz).
The
Futuremark ORB Project Search allows an individual to compare the performance of their rig as configured to the mobo, cpu, clock speed, graphic subsystem, ram, driver and OS to the millions of systems posted to the database. It is arguably one of the finest *real world* indicators because
performance claims are consistent and repeatable under the same conditions and queries can be ranked, examined and compared by hardware and drivers.
I think it's certainly nore imformative and a better indicator of performance than a pretty colored line (no offense, THG!).
The Futuremark BDP includes all the industry *heavyweights*. HA! What do they know ??
NOW - the matter at hand. I agree completely with the post by halbhh - except
- there is no "...
70 fps limit of the display monitors..."
Google vertical sync or refresh rate. A refresh rate of 150MHz would support 140 fps.
The maximum refresh rate is determined by three factors:
1) The rate your video card supports;
2) the rate your monitor supports; and
3) the resolution at which your monitor is set.
Lower resolutions (i.e., 800x600) support higher refresh rates versus higher resolutions (i.e., 1920x1,080).
Visual acuity is actually limited by the interpretative capability of the brain. Your brain cannot concienciously make the distinction between 140fps and 100fps - but your eyes will!
Your brain does not physically **see** the difference but your eyes will 'process' the higher frame rates.
The result??? Your eyes will be less tired and blurry and those brain-pounding headaches from 4 straight hours of gaming will be less severe - lol
Yall have a good day!