My upgrade from HD 5870 to HD 6970

[sneuhardt40]

I expected to see a leap in COD gameplay quality given the differences between the two cards however I dont notice anything. Am I confused?

 

[bystander]

There isn't a huge gab in performance between the two cards and if you are CPU bound, or have high FPS anyways (60+) you cannot see a difference, since your monitor only displays a max of 60 fps unless it's a 3D monitor or an old CRT...

 

[sneuhardt40]

There isn't a huge gab in performance between the two cards and if you are CPU bound, or have high FPS anyways (60+) you cannot see a difference, since your monitor only displays a max of 60 fps unless it's a 3D monitor or an old CRT...

Thanks for the quick reply. My FPS runs in the 30's and 40's as best I can tell. How would I know if I am CPU bound? Its not a 3d monitor or a CRT. Thanks again.

 

[bystander]

What is your CPU and speed?

 

[max40watt]

A simple check would be to open up Windows Task Manager (ctrl + shift + esc), run your game and alt tab out to see if it is utilizing all of your cpu cores at 100%. Of course, some games are only designed to run on one or two threads, so you may not see even activity across your entire cpu.

And then of course you're welcome to mail me your old cards to replace my anemic 5750.

 

[coozie7]

You can use FRAPS (Google it ) to check your framerate, it's a small, free download.
Also, what is the monitor resolution?

 

[purple stain]

You shouldn't even be seeing FPS in the 40's with a 5870.With either the 5870 or 6970 your FPS should be well into the 100's.This is either a driver releted problem or a CPU related problem.

What is your full system specs?(Mobo,CPU,RAM)
What is the make/model of your Power Supply?

 

[swifty_morgan]

You were probably getting "1000" FPS anyways. Try playing a demanding DX10 or DX11 game and you should see benefit. COD, being a DX9 only game plays on "older" hardware just fine. It's not about how many FPS you get but how well or how bad the game plays with the given hardware.

 

[purple stain]

I get 80+ with a 6870 and thats just as new as the 6970.

 

[sneuhardt40]

What is your CPU and speed?

Phenom X2 955 BE

 

[purple stain]

What is the make/model of your pwoer supply?

 

[sneuhardt40]

You can use FRAPS (Google it ) to check your framerate, it's a small, free download.
Also, what is the monitor resolution?

FRAPS shows about 40fps. 1920x1080 I think.

 

[purple stain]

Do you know what type of power supply you have?

 

[sneuhardt40]

You were probably getting "1000" FPS anyways. Try playing a demanding DX10 or DX11 game and you should see benefit. COD, being a DX9 only game plays on "older" hardware just fine. It's not about how many FPS you get but how well or how bad the game plays with the given hardware.

I will play the end of Crysis where I would usually have to use an older version of DX for it not to stutter.

 

[bystander]

I will play the end of Crysis where I would usually have to use an older version of DX for it not to stutter.

The end of Crysis has a bad memory leak. I guess you have found the DX9 version doesn't have the memory leak? (I've never tried it that way).

 

[geekapproved]

COD is not a hardware heavy game. I'm not surprised you didn't see much difference.

 

[purple stain]

I'm thinking it's a power supply issue or a driver issue...

 

[sneuhardt40]

The end of Crysis has a bad memory leak. I guess you have found the DX9 version doesn't have the memory leak? (I've never tried it that way).

It worked great with DX9 for me. Definitely give it a try.

 

[sneuhardt40]

What is the make/model of your pwoer supply?

Its a Xion 700 watt. Dont know the model. The quality is questionable so I actually just ordered a Coolermaster Silent Pro M700.

 

[sneuhardt40]

I'm thinking it's a power supply issue or a driver issue...

New PS on the way as I mentioned above. Video driver I am assuming? Thanks.

 

[sneuhardt40]

You shouldn't even be seeing FPS in the 40's with a 5870.With either the 5870 or 6970 your FPS should be well into the 100's.This is either a driver releted problem or a CPU related problem.

What is your full system specs?(Mobo,CPU,RAM)
What is the make/model of your Power Supply?

MOBO is Asus MVA88T-V EVO/USB3, 4gb Corsair 1600mhz, and Phenom X2 955 BE. Thanks.

 

[purple stain]

Do you know how many Amps are on the 12/v rail on your Xion 700watt power supply?

 

[wolfram23]

Phenom X2? Should probably look at a replacement. Or at least try unlocking and/or overclocking for now.

Could be PSU but I doubt it, 700W is significantly higher than necessary for the set up even if it's a *** PSU. Since you're replacing it anyway I'd try OCing the CPU and see if FPS goes up.

 

[purple stain]

It's the 955.He probably meant Phenom ii = x2.The 955 is a quad core at 3.2ghz.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808&cm_re=phenom_ii_x4_955-_-19-103-808-_-Product

AMD only makes phenom ii dual cores in the 500 series.

 

[sneuhardt40]

Do you know how many Amps are on the 12/v rail on your Xion 700watt power supply?

I dont. Installed my Coolermaster Silent Pro M700 that I received yesterday. Not sure if it made a difference or how to tell.