Microstutter Question

[majorpain1588]

I am have never had SLI or Crossfire and am looking to get two 4870s for my new build. I have heard that microstutter is a potential problem. I know about the x2, but it is just a little bit outside my time window.

Does anyone know if two 4870s in crossfireX have any microstutter issues in current games?

Is microstutter really even a big deal at all?

 

[invisik]

it will have microstutter in current games. well the fps random keeps dropping causing lag for a few sec. it annoys me with my 9800gx2.

 

[royalcrown]

your making that up I think man !

 

[cjl]

it will have microstutter in current games. well the fps random keeps dropping causing lag for a few sec. it annoys me with my 9800gx2.

What relevance does a 9800GX2 have to the question of microstutter in 4870s?

 

[pauldh]

Personally, for me it has not been a big issue with SLI 8800GT. I can't say I noticed it in crysis at all. Recently I started playing NFSro Street a little just to look for it and I will say I do notice the microstutter right off the bat. It is not pauses of a few seconds, but rather milliseconds that make the game not look/feel totally smooth. Again, it has not been an issue for me, but is something I will have my eye out for in each game I play.

 

[pauldh]

What relevance does a 9800GX2 have to the question of microstutter in 4870s?

It's an issue that effects both solutions, so commenting on how serious an issue it is, is relevant. But what he describes isn't the microstutter issue as I understand and have seen it. IMO, if it were a big issue, we would have been talking about it to death a long, long time ago. But, regardless, it is an issue and hopefully getting the attention of NV and ATI.

 

[invisik]

What relevance does a 9800GX2 have to the question of microstutter in 4870s?

if u have sli or cf setup u would feel the fps drop suddenly then pick up it gets annoying. i have had both dual nvidia and ati cards which microstutter, effect both of them.
supposedly the new 4870x2 wont suffer from that because of the grrd5 memory.
(i didnt mean a few sec the fps drop quickly like a sec and go back up.)

 

[invisik]

your making that up I think man !

wat would i gain if i made it up? believe it or not its up to u im just giving my opinion on it.