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ye it looks fine...but i had to reinstall windows.....but my main problem is my CPU now...the temps run at 70 degrees IDLE....and 90 degrees load .....shocking...So i take it that would give me severe fps drop? is that right?

Im in the process of ordering thermal paste and gonna reseat CPU and ...

Hey man...just ran heaven benchmark twice now....both resolutions...this is my settings and score:

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Heaven Benchmark v3.0 Basic
FPS:
28.7
Scores:
723
Min FPS:
16.7
Max FPS:
55.9
Hardware

Settings
Render:
direct3d11
Mode:
5760x1064 ...

Ok guys just ran 2 tests...results are as:

performance test 7.0

passmark rating 2074.0
cpu mark 4155.6
2d gfx mark 525.2
3d gfx mark 2374.8
memory mark 1268.7



3d benchmark basic edition (basic settings)

score P5484
Gfx score 7990
Physics score 2944
Combined ...

ok guys did clean install of 12.8.....installed MSI....my settings are

Core V 0
Power Limit +0
Core Clock 925
memory clock 1375
Fan speed 50

on MSI Kombuster furry and stress test i have

(after 5000 frames) , Time 5 mins, FPS=18 ,AA off

GPU load 99 GPU temp 50


Im ...

Guys thanks for reply---but the problem is the same---total garbage FPS....

I have everything on med-high 1920x1080...aa off,sbao off, etc in BF3...i am getting about 30 fps,this drops to 18 most times.

I even dropped my resolution to 1280x720...all settings on LOW with everything off and ...

Hey guys i just upgraded my card to 7970....

My pc setup is....

Win 7 64
8Gb ram
Intel i7 860 2.8GHz
1000wt modular PSU
160 SSD
ATI 7970 3gb

I am running 12.8 C Drivers......



I have 3 x 24 " Lcd HD Monitors....running res of 5760x1080

i am playing bf3 on LOW ...

Hey guys i installed 12.8 recently and noticed some flickering on my 2 side monitors in some game (but not all), i then switched back to 12.6,and now the flickering is on main middle monitor and not on 2 side monitors on certain games again.

Can anyone help me? all adapters are in correct and ...

Absolute joke to be honest.....I tried the game demo and eyefinity menus were fine.......i just bought the game and found out the menus are unreadable.
I honestly cant stand EA now,they get away with murder and since its a console game they aint interested in fixing this.
waste of money ...

My system specs.....

Intel Core i7 860 @ 2.60
P7p55d le Motherboard
8gb Ram
HIS Ice q 6970 gfx card
Ati Amd Radeon 6970 card
1000wt Thermaltake Toughpower Modular PSU


Drivers up to date......crossfire enabled

Hey guys...i have just installed my 6970s in crossfire mode.....

Installed drivers,enabled crossfire in ccc......my performance is horrific.

What have i done wrong?

eg.On a single card in BF3 i get 45 fps in ultra.......with crossfire i get 10.

on Need for speed shift(tried older ...

Hey guys...i have just installed my 6970s in crossfire mode.....

Installed drivers,enabled crossfire in ccc......my performance is horrific.

What have i done wrong?

eg.On a single card in BF3 i get 45 fps in ultra.......with crossfire i get 10.

on Need for speed shift(tried older ...

Im getting 25-30 FPS on 5760 x 1080 on LOW SETTINGS.......wtf?

crossfire 6970
8gb ram
i7 860 2.6


is that suppose to be normal?----the game looks shocking on LOW

So is this setup i have a good gaming setup as it stands?
As i say im new to all this,i know a bit about this and that,im trying to get the best outta BF3 for eyefinity(sad i know) i only upgrade every few years and it happens to be now,so im trying to do it well.

Im currently playing on 1 ...

Guys did complete reinstall on win 7....

these are My heaven Benchmark results so far on single screen at 1920x1080


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Heaven Benchmark v2.5 Basic
FPS: 73.1
Scores: 1841
Min FPS: 9.0
Max FPS: 166.4

Hardware
Binary: Windows 32bit Visual C ...

Can you guys advise me on any motherboard suggestions that will fit the following:

Coolermaster 932 Case(my current p7p55d Le fits but barley/leaves space in IO shield area/loks stupid)
2x6970 GFX cards
120 Corsair SSD
Thermaltake toughpower 1000wt Modular PSU
8gb Ram


My ...

Hey guys. i have Just setup my crossfire......setup:

Coolermaster 932 Haf
Thermaltake Psu 1000wt modular
Ati radeon 6970
HIS Ice 6970
8 GB Ram
I7 860 2.6



I seem to have set it up,although it just doesnt seem right.

What Fps should i be getting in Bf3 if im running at ...

Hey guys/gals.

I am currently building a new system...so far i have:

Coolermaster 932 Case
Thermaltake Toughpower Modular 1000wt PSU.
ATI Radeon 6970
HIS Ice 6970
120 GB SSD Corsair

i currently have a i7 860 2.6,motherboard p7p 55d LE (will prob be upgrading)

This is my ...

TBH my whole new is solely for gaming.Bf3 in particular along with many Steam games.Im trying to upgrade to make it futureproof for a few years at least on high/ultra settings.

I will look in the Corasir SSd 128 nad then add another in a month or 2

Planning on getting a 128 gb first...to load windows on followed by BF3 and Steam games.

My current motherboard is P7p55d LE ,i7 860.

I will be upgrading everything within next couple of months,Hopefully motherboard and CPU.But as just now im just building bit by bit and testing each part ...

Guys i am looking into an SSD drive....I am looking into running Windows 7 64bt on it....

What should i be aware of before i buy?

What kind of SSD drive?Is there a certain speed etc?

I am currently building a brand new rig from scratch so looking into this.

I have Coolermaster ...