Losing performance due to my TFT?....

Cinders · 09-20-04, 06:03 AM

Just got myself a BFG 6800 Ultra and it's great! Just when I think my system is all setup and spot-on, I get another problem... my TFT screen!

I get tearing on the screen, I guess this is due to the response time of the screen, if I enable V-Sync it gets rid of the problem, however it loses me 20,00 Aquamarks!... If I run Aquamark I get 70,000 marks but with V-Sync enabled it goes down to 50,000 markss.

I'm just wondering if I should get rid of my TFT and go back to my old monitor so that I don't have to enable V-Sync and lose performance. However I don't really want to part with my TFT, it's an 18" Compaq TF8030 and cost me quite a few £££'s...

Any ideas/comments would be appreciated. I mean the TFT looks nice on the desktop, but if I'm not getting the most out of my 6800 then I guess it's got to go.

Cinders.

Lfctony · 09-20-04, 07:03 AM

Aquamark its a benchmark, all benchmarks cause tearing, no need to run it with vsync on.

Cinders · 09-20-04, 07:28 AM

Sorry,

I should have also put I get tearing in all the games I play and the only way to get rid of it is with v-sync on, but if I lose marks in Aquamark surely it means that my games aren't running at the maximum fps my card can provide.

Cinders.

Lfctony · 09-20-04, 07:40 AM

You don't need max fps, its better to crank up AA/AF and play at 60FPS instead of 100fps without AA/AF.

09-20-04, 06:03 AM	#1
Cinders Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 34	Losing performance due to my TFT?.... Just got myself a BFG 6800 Ultra and it's great! Just when I think my system is all setup and spot-on, I get another problem... my TFT screen! I get tearing on the screen, I guess this is due to the response time of the screen, if I enable V-Sync it gets rid of the problem, however it loses me 20,00 Aquamarks!... If I run Aquamark I get 70,000 marks but with V-Sync enabled it goes down to 50,000 markss. I'm just wondering if I should get rid of my TFT and go back to my old monitor so that I don't have to enable V-Sync and lose performance. However I don't really want to part with my TFT, it's an 18" Compaq TF8030 and cost me quite a few £££'s... Any ideas/comments would be appreciated. I mean the TFT looks nice on the desktop, but if I'm not getting the most out of my 6800 then I guess it's got to go. Cinders.

09-20-04, 07:03 AM	#2
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,152	Re: Losing performance due to my TFT?.... Aquamark its a benchmark, all benchmarks cause tearing, no need to run it with vsync on. __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|PNY GTX480 \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 257.21 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

09-20-04, 07:28 AM	#3
Cinders Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 34	Re: Losing performance due to my TFT?.... Sorry, I should have also put I get tearing in all the games I play and the only way to get rid of it is with v-sync on, but if I lose marks in Aquamark surely it means that my games aren't running at the maximum fps my card can provide. Cinders.

09-20-04, 07:40 AM	#4
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,152	Re: Losing performance due to my TFT?.... You don't need max fps, its better to crank up AA/AF and play at 60FPS instead of 100fps without AA/AF. __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|PNY GTX480 \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 257.21 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

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