How can i know am getting the most out of my video card?

Ok guys so i got the hd 6950 i havent done the flashing thingy since ive heard a couple of users had problems with it, they seem to be having artifacts on their screen after the flashing. I just want to know like how many frames per sec i get on my games. I got medal of honor, black ops, modern warfare 2 and dirt 2. Sometimes i feel like i lag a lil bit, i dont know if it just me or am just used to play on consoles lol. I got the latest drivers. I got the amd phenom II x6 1090t, 8gb ripjaws ddr3. 1000w psu, asus m4a79t mobo, h50 corsair cooling. Let me know what can i do to get the most out of my setup without doing any crazy overclocking stuff lol. dont wanna mess up my rig since it took me mad long to get the money to buy my it.

You have a corsair h50 and your not OC'ing.

You have a corsair h50 and your not OC'ing.

GTR12

i dont know if it just me or am just used to play on consoles lol.>angelyoel

Download fraps. what is fraps for? isnt it for recording videos? [QUOTE="angelyoel"]i dont know if it just me or am just used to play on consoles lol.>millerlight89

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]Download fraps. what is fraps for? isnt it for recording videos? [QUOTE="angelyoel"]i dont know if it just me or am just used to play on consoles lol.>angelyoel

[QUOTE="angelyoel"]

[QUOTE="millerlight89"] Your gaming experience with that PC should be smoother that any console can provide. millerlight89

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="angelyoel"] Could it be bcuz am using a 50 inch tv?

[QUOTE="angelyoel"]

[QUOTE="millerlight89"] Size has nothing to do with it. The resolution does. What resolution are you gaming at? Download Fraps and see what frames you get in those games. millerlight89

You can get a rough estimate of what kind of performance you should be getting in games here. It shows around what you should be getting before and after OCing.

Ok guys so i got the hd 6950 i havent done the flashing thingy since ive heard a couple of users had problems with it, they seem to be having artifacts on their screen after the flashing. I just want to know like how many frames per sec i get on my games. I got medal of honor, black ops, modern warfare 2 and dirt 2. Sometimes i feel like i lag a lil bit, i dont know if it just me or am just used to play on consoles lol. I got the latest drivers. I got the amd phenom II x6 1090t, 8gb ripjaws ddr3. 1000w psu, asus m4a79t mobo, h50 corsair cooling. Let me know what can i do to get the most out of my setup without doing any crazy overclocking stuff lol. dont wanna mess up my rig since it took me mad long to get the money to buy my it.

angelyoel

There was exactly one idiot who was all over different forums to yell he had artifacts after the flashing. Afterwards, he apologized because the artifacts came from not having upgraded his drivers. Besides, the BIOS can always be flashed back to the original... I've been benching both my flashed 6950's like crazy and never had any problems, bar the upper card getting too hot on auto fan, because the cards are sitting too close to each other on my Asus Gene µATX mainboard...

And to get the most out of your rig without overclocking (why the watercooling then?), well, just play your games...

You can get a rough estimate of what kind of performance you should be getting in games here. It shows around what you should be getting before and after OCing.

ChubbyGuy40

You can get a rough estimate of what kind of performance you should be getting in games here. It shows around what you should be getting before and after OCing.

ChubbyGuy40

[QUOTE="angelyoel"]

Ok guys so i got the hd 6950 i havent done the flashing thingy since ive heard a couple of users had problems with it, they seem to be having artifacts on their screen after the flashing. I just want to know like how many frames per sec i get on my games. I got medal of honor, black ops, modern warfare 2 and dirt 2. Sometimes i feel like i lag a lil bit, i dont know if it just me or am just used to play on consoles lol. I got the latest drivers. I got the amd phenom II x6 1090t, 8gb ripjaws ddr3. 1000w psu, asus m4a79t mobo, h50 corsair cooling. Let me know what can i do to get the most out of my setup without doing any crazy overclocking stuff lol. dont wanna mess up my rig since it took me mad long to get the money to buy my it.

JimmyJumpy

There was exactly one idiot who was all over different forums to yell he had artifacts after the flashing. Afterwards, he apologized because the artifacts came from not having upgraded his drivers. Besides, the BIOS can always be flashed back to the original... I've been benching both my flashed 6950's like crazy and never had any problems, bar the upper card getting too hot on auto fan, because the cards are sitting too close to each other on my Asus Gene µATX mainboard...

And to get the most out of your rig without overclocking (why the watercooling then?), well, just play your games...

My phone is giving me a hard time posting up the comments. Ima try the flashing tool since is pretty easy. How do u like this two carda crossfired? I wanna get another card. Let me know how u like it. angelyoel

Can't say much atm... Having too much temperature issues right now. Mainly because i moved some stuff around because of having bought a new desk. That desk's back edge covers a heating radiator of which the warmth comes from underneath the desk at the front. That warmth gets sucked into my PC case through its three front fans. On top of that, my cards have but 3mm of space between them, which makes the top card get hot. I'm talking 60°C/140°F idle (bottom one 45°C/113°F) and 85°C/185°F (bottom one 68°C/154.4°F) under stress (Unigine Heaven benchmark).

I'm first gonna move my computer (desk too, probably) away from the radiator's warmth, then get me another mainboard which has more space between the cards. Since I don't feel like spending a lot of money on an LGA1156 mobo, I think I might switch to Sandy Bridge... The mainboard I can afford right now, but not the CPU... So, I'll have to get back to you on the gaming fun with my CFX set-up after I've moved my furniture around. Is a pain up the lily-white, but still easier than ripping the radiator from the wall ;)

[QUOTE="GTR12"]

You have a corsair h50 and your not OC'ing.

angelyoel

No, use the BIOS to OC the CPU, never software.

[QUOTE="angelyoel"]

[QUOTE="millerlight89"] Size has nothing to do with it. The resolution does. What resolution are you gaming at? Download Fraps and see what frames you get in those games. millerlight89