** this is not a rant, figured I would have to say that right away **
It's crazy that the latest 12.1 or even the 12.2 preview drivers don't include 7970 support. I'm really not complaining as my card performs great, but I just want to know why the cards seem to be getting second class driver support.
The only thing I feel as though I'm missing out on is Skyrim performance. Not low fps but more so inconsistencies.
Back when using my GTX 580 I didn't have the issue I'm about to describe. Yes I have done a fresh windows 7 64 install before you peeps suggest that.
I frequently switch between my 120hz panel an 60hz 30 incher. It wasn't unitl I got the 7970 that I was noticed a noticeable jerking/loading/frame hitching/whatevermacallit it at certain reproduceable areas of the game. At first I attributed it to the demanding requirements of 2560x1600 4Xaa with a heavily texture modded Skyrim. That was, at first, until I accidently set the refresh rate of my 120hz monitor to 60hz. Immediately upon playing I "felt" that the game as at 60hz but kept on playing since I was in the middle of a interesting mission. I soon thereafter was experiencing the same stuttering I was getting on the 30".
Basically, the game at 60hz produces random hitching and 120hz either "hides" the problem by refreshing the frames faster even though there may be sporadic frames released or the issue isn't present. I believe the former to be true.
Anyhow, The GTX 580 I felt this didn't happen although I can't be for certain since I wasn't using the 580 on the 30" due to 1.5gb frame buffer I was exceeding with said settings.
Sorry to make this a 2 topic post but, basically it is my reason for wanting WHQL's not that it would magically fix my issue.
Can anybody replicate my finding's?
60hz nets stuttering in random repeatable sections of the game and 120hz does not.
It's crazy that the latest 12.1 or even the 12.2 preview drivers don't include 7970 support. I'm really not complaining as my card performs great, but I just want to know why the cards seem to be getting second class driver support.
The only thing I feel as though I'm missing out on is Skyrim performance. Not low fps but more so inconsistencies.
Back when using my GTX 580 I didn't have the issue I'm about to describe. Yes I have done a fresh windows 7 64 install before you peeps suggest that.
I frequently switch between my 120hz panel an 60hz 30 incher. It wasn't unitl I got the 7970 that I was noticed a noticeable jerking/loading/frame hitching/whatevermacallit it at certain reproduceable areas of the game. At first I attributed it to the demanding requirements of 2560x1600 4Xaa with a heavily texture modded Skyrim. That was, at first, until I accidently set the refresh rate of my 120hz monitor to 60hz. Immediately upon playing I "felt" that the game as at 60hz but kept on playing since I was in the middle of a interesting mission. I soon thereafter was experiencing the same stuttering I was getting on the 30".
Basically, the game at 60hz produces random hitching and 120hz either "hides" the problem by refreshing the frames faster even though there may be sporadic frames released or the issue isn't present. I believe the former to be true.
Anyhow, The GTX 580 I felt this didn't happen although I can't be for certain since I wasn't using the 580 on the 30" due to 1.5gb frame buffer I was exceeding with said settings.
Sorry to make this a 2 topic post but, basically it is my reason for wanting WHQL's not that it would magically fix my issue.
Can anybody replicate my finding's?
60hz nets stuttering in random repeatable sections of the game and 120hz does not.
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