If you plan on buying an HD 7970 on Monday the 9th. How many do you plan on ordering?

[Don Karnage]

How many boys? A play on my other thread

 

[badb0y]

1 goddamnit I got textbooks to pay for at the end of the month!

 

[VulgarDisplay]

It all depends on when the custom cards become available, but one.

 

[Don Karnage]

So who clicked 4?

 

[jackstar7]

Can't decide yet. Need to see if only standard models are available and if any new info drops on those Sapphire alt models. I might be the right target for the Eyefinity 6 model. Depending on what shows, one or two is possible. And then dump the 6950s I've got.

 

[Don Karnage]

Can't decide yet. Need to see if only standard models are available and if any new info drops on those Sapphire alt models. I might be the right target for the Eyefinity 6 model.

from the pictures over at OC.uk only reference models will be available at launch. Custom pcb ones later in the month

 

[Porter_]

1 will do for me. seems like there will be plenty of stock to go around.

 

[Elfear]

from the pictures over at OC.uk only reference models will be available at launch. Custom pcb ones later in the month

Really? Someone in another thread mentioned OC.uk (I thought) having 7970's available with waterblocks.

I'd really like some info before Monday about the non-reference cards (availability, VRM design, etc.).

 

[lavaheadache]

1 anything more than that results in microstutter and percieved lower frame rates.

 

[Don Karnage]

Really? Someone in another thread mentioned OC.uk (I thought) having 7970's available with waterblocks.

I'd really like some info before Monday about the non-reference cards (availability, VRM design, etc.).

If you're talking about the sapphire watercooled models i haven't seen any pics of them anywhere.

 

[Madpacket]

1 anything more than that results in microstutter and percieved lower frame rates.

+1

This is why I'm only purchasing one as well. I can't believe how bad the microstutter was on my eyefinity + crossfire 6950 setup, never again!

 

[x3sphere]

1 anything more than that results in microstutter and percieved lower frame rates.

1 here too...

I could afford 2 but like you said, no benefit to multi GPU with the microstutter. I've owned like 3 multi GPU setups from Nvidia and AMD in the past and all of them had the same problems. Never again!

 

[lavaheadache]

I have had

6600 gt sli
7800 gt sli
7800 gtx sli
8800 gt sli
gtx 460 sli
gtx 480 sli
hd 4870x2 + hd 4870 CFX
hd 5870 cf

Guess what? All had intolerable(to me) microstutter. I try multi out every generation just to see if they make any improvements in this matter. While it has gotten better it still isn't good enough for me.

The only time I felt like multi was good was with my voodoo 2 12 meg scan line interleave cards and voodoo 5 5500

 

[Lepton87]

If you're having micro-stutter issues with 2-way CF try adding another 2 cards, I have QuadFire (Cayman) rig and I don't perceive any micro-stutter at all. 2 way setups are the most prone to micro-stutter, 3-way and 4-way CF/SLI systems are much better in this regard. If micro-stutter is really bothering you it's much better to buy more lower-end cards, so for example 3x7950 would be much better than 2x7970. You shouldn't say no to multi GPU altogether based on the experience with a 2-way system, at the very least try a system with 4GPUs.

 

[Don Karnage]

If you're having micro-stutter issues with 2-way CF try adding another 2 cards, I have QuadFire (Cayman) rig and I don't perceive any micro-stutter at all. 2 way setups are the most prone to micro-stutter, 3-way and 4-way CF/SLI systems are much better in this regard. If micro-stutter is really bothering you it's much better to buy more lower-end cards, so for example 3x7950 would be much better than 2x7970. You shouldn't say no to multi GPU altogether based on the experience with a 2-way system, at the very least try a system with 4GPUs.

Couldn't agree more. Only issue i have is BC2 ground flickering but its always done that.

 

[lavaheadache]

I'm currently using a 3 way setup... Either you see it or you don't want to see it. I wish I could not see it

 

[Grooveriding]

If you're having micro-stutter issues with 2-way CF try adding another 2 cards, I have QuadFire (Cayman) rig and I don't perceive any micro-stutter at all. 2 way setups are the most prone to micro-stutter, 3-way and 4-way CF/SLI systems are much better in this regard. If micro-stutter is really bothering you it's much better to buy more lower-end cards, so for example 3x7950 would be much better than 2x7970. You shouldn't say no to multi GPU altogether based on the experience with a 2-way system, at the very least try a system with 4GPUs.

This is true, as crazy and expensive as it sounds. Tri-SLI for me is much better on the microstutter front than dual SLI was.

There is an article I have read somewhere I keep meaning to google-track down again where they explained why this occurs. Something related to 3 or 4 cards smoothing out the timing shifts as the frames are alternated between the cards.

 

[Lepton87]

I'm currently using a 3 way setup... Either you see it or you don't want to see it. I wish I could not see it

You have strange logic, just because you are bothered with micro-stutter on a 3-way setup you think that I should be too on a 4-way setup. Have you even tried 4-way setup or are you just assuming that it's the same as 3-way?

 

[Panopticon]

I read an article at tom's a while back that said microstutter was less perceivable if the frame rate was higher then the refresh rate of your monitor. So to those having issues with 120hz screens I wonder if pumping frames higher then 120fps would solve the issue.

 

[x3sphere]

If you're having micro-stutter issues with 2-way CF try adding another 2 cards, I have QuadFire (Cayman) rig and I don't perceive any micro-stutter at all. 2 way setups are the most prone to micro-stutter, 3-way and 4-way CF/SLI systems are much better in this regard. If micro-stutter is really bothering you it's much better to buy more lower-end cards, so for example 3x7950 would be much better than 2x7970. You shouldn't say no to multi GPU altogether based on the experience with a 2-way system, at the very least try a system with 4GPUs.

Good to know. I'll give it a try in the future, quad CF/SLI is a bit out of my budget right now.

 

[lavaheadache]

You have strange logic, just because you are bothered with micro-stutter on a 3-way setup you think that I should be too on a 4-way setup. Have you even tried 4-way setup or are you just assuming that it's the same as 3-way?

I'm not saying that you should be bothered by it with a 4 card setup but I find it hard to believe that it will go away with one such rig.

Also, It is absurd to say the least that to get back to a negligable amount of microstutter one has to go from 1 to 4 gpu's and anything in between is unsatisfactory.