I was hoping to have some really big improvements with my new GTX 670 Power Edition in terms of FPS to justify the 120hz monitor I now have.
However playing Tomb Raider and having FRAPS on, the FPS seems to fluctuate between 50 and 70 all the time not a huge increase from before. MSI is set as follows:
Core Voltage +100
Power Limit +114
Core Clock +200
Memory Clock +800
GPU temperature is fairly low though - it's a very well ventilated case and it's MSI so even in a detailed area it was only around the 40 degree mark.
In the game, I was running the graphics on ULTRA setting which doesn't even put TressFx on. If I put the game into Ultimate mode with TressFx - the FPS hangs around 45-50.
Should I be perhaps overclocking the card some more or is there a specific setting on the graphics that should be turned off as it makes no noticeable difference but slows the game down? Or am I simply over-reaching myself here and mistaking high 75-100 FPS rates for older games?
I want to get the full potential from this card and not feel like I gimped myself by not buying the 680 GTX or forgoing the chance to play in 3D (yet to test out) and getting the 7970's.
I'm no expert on graphics as this is the first time I've gone into overclocking cards beyond the stock figures or caring this much about FPS rates!
However playing Tomb Raider and having FRAPS on, the FPS seems to fluctuate between 50 and 70 all the time not a huge increase from before. MSI is set as follows:
Core Voltage +100
Power Limit +114
Core Clock +200
Memory Clock +800
GPU temperature is fairly low though - it's a very well ventilated case and it's MSI so even in a detailed area it was only around the 40 degree mark.
In the game, I was running the graphics on ULTRA setting which doesn't even put TressFx on. If I put the game into Ultimate mode with TressFx - the FPS hangs around 45-50.
Should I be perhaps overclocking the card some more or is there a specific setting on the graphics that should be turned off as it makes no noticeable difference but slows the game down? Or am I simply over-reaching myself here and mistaking high 75-100 FPS rates for older games?
I want to get the full potential from this card and not feel like I gimped myself by not buying the 680 GTX or forgoing the chance to play in 3D (yet to test out) and getting the 7970's.
I'm no expert on graphics as this is the first time I've gone into overclocking cards beyond the stock figures or caring this much about FPS rates!