FEAR: SLI poster child!?

[SKoprowski]

Check out the results- it's not the CPU- it's the GPU x 2! Nvidia should be all over this. Even at low resolution (1024 x 768) you can almost double your framerates with another GPU. I can only assume Crossfire will show the same gains. Can this be a sign of things to come with pc gaming?

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/fear_cpu_performance/

 

[Corporate Thug]

great read, thanx

 

[Lonyo]

Wow, seriously graphics limited even at 1024x768. Even minimum frame rates are not affected by the processor on the first page of results :Q

 

[Maetryx]

Dude, before you posted this, did you think to yourself "but Maetryx's wife will kill him if he buys another $450 video card when he already has one!" Well DID YOU!

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[ElFenix]

so if i buy 2 7800s from evga do i qualify for the evga twosome rebate?

 

[crazydingo]

No improvement for 1GB -> 2GB. Guess only BF2 needs 2GB.

 

[JRW]

I dont get why anadtech's 1024x768@32 4X AF results are so low ..Im getting much better results with just a single 7800GTX & X2 4800+ , Nothing is overclocked ,using default "High" settings for Computer & Graphics in FEAR (retail version w/ 1.1 patch): results They dont mention if they're using the latest official 81.85 forceware drivers which have Dual Core performance enhancments.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: JRW
I dont get why anadtech's 1024x768@32 4X AF results are so low ..Im getting much better results with just a single 7800GTX & X2 4800+ , Nothing is overclocked ,using default "High" settings for Computer & Graphics in FEAR (retail version w/ 1.1 patch): results They dont mention if they're using the latest official 81.85 forceware drivers which have Dual Core performance enhancments.

They don't have to mention it, because they're not using a dual core processor....(if you mean AT)

 

[ayabe]

Originally posted by: crazydingo
No improvement for 1GB -> 2GB. Guess only BF2 needs 2GB.

I don't buy that, it may not help any "benchmarks" but the consensus is that it helps with the stuttering when moving rapidly or around corners as well as load times.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: ayabe

Originally posted by: crazydingo
No improvement for 1GB -> 2GB. Guess only BF2 needs 2GB.

I don't buy that, it may not help any "benchmarks" but the consensus is that it helps with the stuttering when moving rapidly or around corners as well as load times.

Yep.. Even in BF2, it seems lke the memory made no difference once you were fully loaded in game, but for map loads and first minutes of each round, the 1GB of RAM was just such a nightmare... 2GB is soooo much better for smooth operation.

 

[imported_Rampage]

Whoa.

SLI domination.. what great returns for the 2nd card...

 

[gtx4u]

lol I feel sad for those people who thinks they can have super good performance with FX-57 / 7800 gtx on water when the fact remains that a 3200+ and 2x7800gt can on air is faster.

 

[Malignantx]

are there any benches with fear using two 7800GTs in SLI? not gtx but GT.. since those are cheaper..

 

[jiffylube1024]

Yes, FEAR does really benefit from SLI. Unfortunately, I'd never buy $900 worth of video equipment just to play a game. You can get an Xbox360 and a PS3 (when it comes out) for that price!

 

[imported_Rampage]

It appears SLI is a stunning success.

I dont know if I'd pay $900 for two video cards either. But SLI rocks.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: gtx4u
lol I feel sad for those people who thinks they can have super good performance with FX-57 / 7800 gtx on water when the fact remains that a 3200+ and 2x7800gt can on air is faster.

i dont feel sad for them at all, they should have known SLi and slower CPU would outperform non SLI and fast CPU

 

[SKoprowski]

Originally posted by: Malignantx
are there any benches with fear using two 7800GTs in SLI? not gtx but GT.. since those are cheaper..

What benches would you like? I have 2 7800GT's

 

[lifeguard1999]

Far Cry = CPU Limited
F.E.A.R. = GPU Limited
BF2 = Memory Limited

 

[imported_Rampage]

Originally posted by: lifeguard1999
Far Cry = CPU Limited
F.E.A.R. = GPU Limited
BF2 = Memory Limited

Cost to run all of them perfectly? Too much.

All of them can be ran on regular rigs in the $800-$1000 price range though.
I'm amazed in these forums how people consider a 6600GT a "sh!tty card".. its actually not that bad IMO.. unless you want uber res in every game.. esp the games that dont look nearly good enough to warrant their system requirements like FEAR.

Stick with Source/Doom3/UE based games if you have a NORMAL/SANE rig with a sane pricetag.
These engines like FEAR seem to be relatively a joke. Its not that great looking, I wouldnt say it looks better than Quake 4.
Pretty much still the only full per pixel lighting/shadow engine on the market as far as I know.

 

[lifeguard1999]

Well, I am running with a 6600GT at home and I do not consider it a bad card in any way.

 

[Duvie]

Amazing how the min frames of like 36 stioll even with SLI though the MAX was like 230+...I haven't seen swings like that before...Look like it still needs some optimization...

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: jiffylube1024
Yes, FEAR does really benefit from SLI. Unfortunately, I'd never buy $900 worth of video equipment just to play a game. You can get an Xbox360 and a PS3 (when it comes out) for that price!

Everyone has their threshold.

I'm a computer gamer, so I'd rather pay at the gate. SLI for me, no dumbed down console version.

 

[BW86]

awesome

 

[SKoprowski]

everything max, 4 x AA, 4 x AF Soft Shadows off

min 38
avg 82
max 236

0% <25fps
6% 25-40fps
96% >40fps

 

[StrangerGuy]

FEAR's SLI performance is pathetic.