1090T bottlenecking 6870?

[bradley]

Wow, just wow. This thread is fail on so many levels. It's like trying to give the forum a black-eye. I just don't get the need to proselytize for huge corporations. What do people gain?

Anyway, I own the 1055T and the 2600K (and the newest addition… 2500K.) Both are extremely smooth and capable performers, better IPC on the 2600K, better multitasking on physical cores with the 1055T.

My advice is to reload Windows 7 and start from scratch. Something is wrong with your configuration, not your chip.

 

[Vesku]

BTW, did you have any flash videos running on your computer while trying to play games? I know my Radeon 5xxx series cards will lock their clocks into a lower power mode while accelerating flash video. Haven't been bothered enough yet to figure out where to turn off that "feature" so I just make sure I don't leave any up while gaming.

 

[agent_jaws]

OP:

I have a 550BE running @ 3.6ghz and a 560TI. Based on reviews, I think our video cards come out at about the same level. I am only running a 2-core processor, but at a 400mhz disadvantage to yours so I hope you find this info useful.

I run Skyrim @ 1920x1080 at all settings maxed except shadows, which is set to high. I rarely dip below 40fps, and only sometimes have spikes below 30. The biggest hits to fps seems to come in town when there is a lot of fog, aside from that the game runs fine. Make sure you don't have shadows maxed as that seems to be the biggest performance hit in the game.

I have checked out my own gpu/cpu usage and it seems to bounce back and forth. Sometimes my gpu will be loaded to 99% and the cpu will be around 40-50% per core, while other times it will load both cpu cores to 100% and the gpu will hover around 60%. At these settings it seems to run well on my hardware at this level so to echo the others, it isn't your CPU that's limiting you (unless it's somehow defective).

My guess would be that there is something wrong with your settings, and if other programs/games are working fine then it could be something with your install. If you're running any extra mods try going without them. Otherwise I would suggest re-installing the game itself before you re-format.

Also, I pull around 4200 in 3dmark with my specs so I think you're probably about average there. Just because the P2 processors don't bench as well as SB processors doesn't mean your set up shouldn't run Skyrim well.

 

[fourdegrees11]

Wanted to add that I upgraded to a 6850 (got it cheap), oc'd to 950/1.2. I'm running everything maxed except shadows on high. The lowest fps I've seen on Skyrim is 31 for a split second, otherwise its staying in the 40-60 range.