GTX 470 Sli - Page 3

Slytat · 04-16-10, 05:47 PM

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**fasedww** · 04-16-10, 06:13 PM

I get 55.47 for average on the same settings, but I got tri sli. I try to take a screen shot and paste but i just get a blacked out screen. Evetything at high, very high 1920/1200 with 16x anis, 4x AA like you said.

Slytat · 04-16-10, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by fasedww

I get 55.47 for average on the same settings, but I got tri sli. I try to take a screen shot and paste but i just get a blacked out screen. Evetything at high, very high 1920/1200 with 16x anis, 4x AA like you said.

Ahh, 55 isn't far off mine, I posted it in another thread. it was around 51 average

Your min fps in Unigine seems low, might be a driver thing

My lowest is 27.3 and your OC is higher than mine.

04-16-10, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Slytat

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No.

**bob saget** · 04-16-10, 06:37 PM

Bah! · 04-16-10, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Slytat

Ahh, 55 isn't far off mine, I posted it in another thread. it was around 51 average

Your min fps in Unigine seems low, might be a driver thing

My lowest is 27.3 and your OC is higher than mine.

It seems to be a hiccup with the benchmark. Some people get it, others don't. I was reading somewhere that letting Heaven demo run for a bit before starting the benchmark will get rid of those low minimum frames.

I'm not positive that is his problem, but it's possible.

Slytat · 04-16-10, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bah!

It seems to be a hiccup with the benchmark. Some people get it, others don't. I was reading somewhere that letting Heaven demo run for a bit before starting the benchmark will get rid of those low minimum frames.

I'm not positive that is his problem, but it's possible.

Good enough, I've never seen it in my experience (thankfully)

**fasedww** · 04-16-10, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Slytat

Good enough, I've never seen it in my experience (thankfully)

I just ran the heaven again.

**fasedww** · 04-16-10, 07:00 PM

There is a hiccup in the very first few seconds so I went maybe 3seconds in and here is the benchmark much better lows.

Slytat · 04-16-10, 07:10 PM

Much better

brunner · 04-16-10, 07:31 PM

Thanks for the results, guys. It seems like the 470 triple SLI is an even better option than 2 480s as long as scaling is working properly. I wonder if it'd be significantly hotter than 2 x 480s though. Now, I'm really going to have consider my options because my local Fry's has a bunch of 470s.

Btw, I just came across this interesting blog about triple SLI with the 480 GTX.

http://www.maingearforums.com/entry....GeForce-Part-2

The results are awesome. It even owns 2 x 5970s in many tests. I wish they would run some tests @1920x1200 because I'm never gonna use a 30" monitor on my desk. At the resolution they're running at, it seems like the 5970s' relatively small frame buffers would be a bigger issue than processing power. Another thing I"ve noticed is that Nvidia's scaling seems to work much better in tessellation is involved. I wonder if it's an architectural thing or software issue.

Slytat · 04-16-10, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by brunner

Thanks for the results, guys. It seems like the 470 triple SLI is an even better option than 2 480s as long as scaling is working properly. I wonder if it'd be significantly hotter than 3 x 480s though. Now, I'm really going to have consider to my options because my local Fry's has a bunch of 470s.

Tri SLI 470s are slightly faster but not even close to a margin that would make me change my setup.

Good luck with whatever you choose

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04-16-10, 06:13 PM	#26
fasedww Pc Gamer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,575	Re: GTX 470 Sli I get 55.47 for average on the same settings, but I got tri sli. I try to take a screen shot and paste but i just get a blacked out screen. Evetything at high, very high 1920/1200 with 16x anis, 4x AA like you said. __________________ Asus X79 rampage extreme 4, i7 3930K, 47X100, 4.70 GHZ, ,16 gigs, corsair, 1600mhz, 2 Evga GTX Titans SLI, gtx 470 phyisics, Prolimatech Genesis, 2 140mm fan heastsink, Lian Li PC 80 ArmorSuit case, PCPC 1200 watt, window side panel with 120mm blowhole, SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium HD , Asus Blueray sata dvdrw,SSD 256GB Plextor Pro,SSD Patriot Pyro 240gig,SSD Agility 4 256 , 1 300 gig raptor, 1 600 gig raptor, segate 1 gig ,Total Airhead amp, Denon AH-D2000 headphones, Dell Ultra3011, Acer HN274H 120 Hz Lcd, , Win 7 HomePrem. Rig #2 i7 3930k 4.7GHZ. 16 gig corsair Platinum 2400MHZ, Asus P9X79 DELUXE, 2 7970's Watercooled, Koolance blocks, on 1080 nova rad. 9 fan. 655 swiftech. Cpu heatkiller block, coolgate 240mm rad, 2 fan sycthe 108cfm 655 pump,OCZ 256Gb Vertex 4 ssd, C300 256Gb ssd, Patriot pyro 240Gb ssd, 2 wd 640gig Hd, Lian Li 343 modular case. Asus BD drive, Corsair AX1200 watt, X-FI Titanium HD on Fiio , Shure SRH840 Head phones, Dell Ultra3011, Razer Black Widow Ult. BF3 Edition keyboard, Corsair Vengence M60 Mouse, 3dmark 11 17,383, win 7 homePrem.

04-16-10, 06:37 PM	#29
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04-16-10, 07:00 PM	#33
fasedww Pc Gamer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,575	Re: GTX 470 Sli There is a hiccup in the very first few seconds so I went maybe 3seconds in and here is the benchmark much better lows. __________________ Asus X79 rampage extreme 4, i7 3930K, 47X100, 4.70 GHZ, ,16 gigs, corsair, 1600mhz, 2 Evga GTX Titans SLI, gtx 470 phyisics, Prolimatech Genesis, 2 140mm fan heastsink, Lian Li PC 80 ArmorSuit case, PCPC 1200 watt, window side panel with 120mm blowhole, SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium HD , Asus Blueray sata dvdrw,SSD 256GB Plextor Pro,SSD Patriot Pyro 240gig,SSD Agility 4 256 , 1 300 gig raptor, 1 600 gig raptor, segate 1 gig ,Total Airhead amp, Denon AH-D2000 headphones, Dell Ultra3011, Acer HN274H 120 Hz Lcd, , Win 7 HomePrem. Rig #2 i7 3930k 4.7GHZ. 16 gig corsair Platinum 2400MHZ, Asus P9X79 DELUXE, 2 7970's Watercooled, Koolance blocks, on 1080 nova rad. 9 fan. 655 swiftech. Cpu heatkiller block, coolgate 240mm rad, 2 fan sycthe 108cfm 655 pump,OCZ 256Gb Vertex 4 ssd, C300 256Gb ssd, Patriot pyro 240Gb ssd, 2 wd 640gig Hd, Lian Li 343 modular case. Asus BD drive, Corsair AX1200 watt, X-FI Titanium HD on Fiio , Shure SRH840 Head phones, Dell Ultra3011, Razer Black Widow Ult. BF3 Edition keyboard, Corsair Vengence M60 Mouse, 3dmark 11 17,383, win 7 homePrem.

04-16-10, 07:10 PM	#34
Slytat Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 354	Re: GTX 470 Sli Much better

04-16-10, 07:31 PM	#35
brunner Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 101	Re: GTX 470 Sli Thanks for the results, guys. It seems like the 470 triple SLI is an even better option than 2 480s as long as scaling is working properly. I wonder if it'd be significantly hotter than 2 x 480s though. Now, I'm really going to have consider my options because my local Fry's has a bunch of 470s. Btw, I just came across this interesting blog about triple SLI with the 480 GTX. http://www.maingearforums.com/entry....GeForce-Part-2 The results are awesome. It even owns 2 x 5970s in many tests. I wish they would run some tests @1920x1200 because I'm never gonna use a 30" monitor on my desk. At the resolution they're running at, it seems like the 5970s' relatively small frame buffers would be a bigger issue than processing power. Another thing I"ve noticed is that Nvidia's scaling seems to work much better in tessellation is involved. I wonder if it's an architectural thing or software issue.