Detection Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Ok, this is with the 7870 at stock clocks --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Here Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Ok, this is with the 7870 at stock clocks --- Looks great. Here's what I get when I run it: Workload Single init returned error message: DXGI call IDXGISwapChain::SetFullscreenState failed: The requested functionality is not supported by the device or the driver. DXGI_ERROR_NOT_CURRENTLY_AVAILABLE Maybe it doesn't work well under Win8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Looks great. Here's what I get when I run it: Workload Single init returned error message: DXGI call IDXGISwapChain::SetFullscreenState failed: The requested functionality is not supported by the device or the driver. DXGI_ERROR_NOT_CURRENTLY_AVAILABLE Maybe it doesn't work well under Win8? That's what I used to get when something else was interfering with 3DMark11 entering fullscreen Sometimes it would get part way through, other times it would fail more or less straight away Close everything else you can, browsers, open windows, programs, even disable your AV just for the test, depending which AV it is, if it scans 3DMark it pulls it out of fullscreen with that error, firewalls too (I just use windows fw atm) Sometimes takes 3 runs until it is not messed with by anything else and completes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Here Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 That's what I used to get when something else was interfering with 3DMark11 entering fullscreen Sometimes it would get part way through, other times it would fail more or less straight away Close everything else you can, browsers, open windows, programs, even disable your AV just for the test, depending which AV it is, if it scans 3DMark it pulls it out of fullscreen with that error, firewalls too (I just use windows fw atm) Sometimes takes 3 runs until it is not messed with by anything else and completes When I ran it all that was running was the inbuilt Defender. But I will see if I can disable Defender just to run it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 When I ran it all that was running was the inbuilt Defender. But I will see if I can disable Defender just to run it. Try a reboot too, possibly something is running in the background, once your sure it has finished booting, run 3DMark only I managed to run it under Win 8 :) "Futuremark SystemInfo" should have asked to be updated once you ran 3Dmark, but make sure that's at this version Futuremark_SystemInfo_v4120_installer.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Here Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Here ya go: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5157868 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Here ya go: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5157868 Ah well, the results speak for themselves 550Ti graphics score: 2451 7870 graphics score: 7721 I'd say you would have a substantial boost upgrading to a 7870 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Here Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Ah well, the results speak for themselves 550Ti graphics score: 2451 7870 graphics score: 7721 I'd say you would have a substantial boost upgrading to a 7870 :) The scores I got suck. I couldn't even set it to 1920x1080. I get better FPS in Skyrim on ultra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 The scores I got suck. I couldn't even set it to 1920x1080. I get better FPS in Skyrim on ultra. So long as you hit the Performance check box then the scores are genuine (1280x720 is performance, same as I used), these tests are meant to stress the cards to their limits and yep you`ll definitely get better FPS in games Benchmarks are hardcore on hardware :) Heres another one you can play with https://unigine.com/products/heaven/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Here Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 So long as you hit the Performance check box then the scores are genuine (1280x720 is performance, same as I used), these tests are meant to stress the cards to their limits and yep you`ll definitely get better FPS in games Benchmarks are hardcore on hardware :) Heres another one you can play with https://unigine.com/products/heaven/ Getting that one now. I just can't believe the crap numbers I got. In Skyrim, I even use the 4096x4096 HD textures and I can still get 20+fps even when I'm in a heavy graphic situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake89 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Being this close to boxing day, just a few weeks away, i would just hang onto your money an get something just after christmas. Alot of sales for hardware go on sale around that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Getting that one now. I just can't believe the crap numbers I got. In Skyrim, I even use the 4096x4096 HD textures and I can still get 20+fps even when I'm in a heavy graphic situation. I'd say the 2GB VRAM on the 7870 has a good hand in helping the scores (1GB vs 2GB) but all in all there are a load of differences between the two cards which in the end make up a big difference in performance Such as Texture Fill Rate, 550Ti = 28.8, - 7870 = 84.0 Like I say though, benchmarks vs real life gaming = sometimes a big difference, for example with my old setup of 2 x 6850s, I got amazing benchmarks and really poor gaming due to CFX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Here Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 I'd say the 2GB VRAM on the 7870 has a good hand in helping the scores (1GB vs 2GB) but all in all there are a load of differences between the two cards which in the end make up a big difference in performance Such as Texture Fill Rate, 550Ti = 28.8, - 7870 = 84.0 Like I say though, benchmarks vs real life gaming = sometimes a big difference, for example with my old setup of 2 x 6850s, I got amazing benchmarks and really poor gaming due to CFX I guess that's true. But I have ordered the Radeon. Should be here in about a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I guess that's true. But I have ordered the Radeon. Should be here in about a week. The 7870 ? If so, good choice :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Here Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 The 7870 ? If so, good choice :) Yup. The 7870. But I went with this one instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Yup. The 7870. But I went with this one instead Ooh, very nice :) And you get Sleeping Dogs with it too You'll enjoy the temps, with 2 x fans I get about 19-21c idle and not much over 60c full load With 3 x fans I'd imagine you`ll crush that depending on your ambient temps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Here Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Ooh, very nice :) And you get Sleeping Dogs with it too You'll enjoy the temps, with 2 x fans I get about 19-21c idle and not much over 60c full load With 3 x fans I'd imagine you`ll crush that depending on your ambient temps I also got my wife to agree to this. Detection 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I also got my wife to agree to this. haha! :laugh: Yea I have to get the missus to agree on hardware too lol (That made me laugh) Looks like you`re gonna have some flying machine once you have it all installed, I`m yet to get an SSD :p Here is a nice review and benchmark for your new card (bear in mind as I said earlier, these benchmarks were with very infant drivers and much has improved since then) http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_radeon_hd_7870_oc_review,1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Here Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 haha! :laugh: Yea I have to get the missus to agree on hardware too lol (That made me laugh) Looks like you`re gonna have some flying machine once you have it all installed, I`m yet to get an SSD :p Here is a nice review and benchmark for your new card (bear in mind as I said earlier, these benchmarks were with very infant drivers and much has improved since then) http://www.guru3d.co...c_review,1.html Yea. Wifey has the final say on money being spent. I had an SSD before and posted about it here. But my nephew wanted it back. It was a working pull and he installed a diff SSD into the clients system. Well, I guess they actually wanted it back, so I returned it to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Yea. Wifey has the final say on money being spent. I had an SSD before and posted about it here. But my nephew wanted it back. It was a working pull and he installed a diff SSD into the clients system. Well, I guess they actually wanted it back, so I returned it to him. Bad luck! I'm waiting on prices dropping and capacity increasing, I would want a 1TB minimum for my main drive, having fibre internet I seem to fill my drives very quickly with a load of stuff I don't need, and even having a 2TB normal HDD now I still run out of space after a few months and hate having to sort through it all working out what I want and what I don't And then having to find somewhere to copy it to before I wipe and reinstall :s I've since learned that partitioning is a good idea EDIT - Keep an eye either on this thread http://forums.guru3d...ad.php?t=371951 or this page http://support.amd.c...betadriver.aspx For the latest AMD Beta drivers for your card, generally the forum link will find them before they are officially released And for final versions of AMD drivers, they're here http://sites.amd.com.../downloads.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Here Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Bad luck! I'm waiting on prices dropping and capacity increasing, I would want a 1TB minimum for my main drive, having fibre internet I seem to fill my drives very quickly with a load of stuff I don't need, and even having a 2TB normal HDD now I still run out of space after a few months and hate having to sort through it all working out what I want and what I don't And then having to find somewhere to copy it to before I wipe and reinstall :s I've since learned that partitioning is a good idea Maybe, you should start slowing down on the dls and rethink what you dl, to only dl stuff that you know your going to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Maybe, you should start slowing down on the dls and rethink what you dl, to only dl stuff that you know your going to use? lol I always plan that with each new install, seems to work fine for a while and then next thing I know I feel I need to save the entire internet in-case of judgement day or something I edited my last post with a few links for your 7870 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Here Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Yea. Been there, done that. My eyes used to be bigger then my HDD. Now my HDD is bigger then my eyes. LMAO! I have bookmarked that forum link and will keep an eye on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Yea. Been there, done that. My eyes used to be bigger then my HDD. Now my HDD is bigger then my eyes. LMAO! I have bookmarked that forum link and will keep an eye on it. :D lol Good stuff, be great if you update this thread once you have your new card and maybe new card & SSD, I'd be interested to compare scores again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Here Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 :D lol Good stuff, be great if you update this thread once you have your new card and maybe new card & SSD, I'd be interested to compare scores again I will try and remember to do that. Detection 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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