So, does x2\SLI\CF work in WoW?

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11-28-2008, 03:19 PM
Nairi

SLI is your best choice if you want more gpu power, works with windowed gaming with new drivers.

edit: what tool are you using to see GPU load?
11-28-2008, 05:19 PM
Sarduci

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'weeep',index.php?page=Thread&postID=152924#post15 2924

/sigh
/bored
Ok, feel like I have to type something to avoid further flooding.
1) Even when lagging my cpu load does not get higher than 50-60% on all cores.
2) There is no HDD activity. Page file is turned off, I have 8Gb RAM. I can stand still in one place for 15 min (I guess it would be enough to load all textures from HDD?) and still get same low FPS. And again, there is no HDD activity. The LED is not blinking, there is no HDD sound.
3) RAM bandwidth has extremely low influence on games. Doubling RAM performance will cause maximum 5-10% fps increase.
4) GPU load is always at 100% in such cases. It can drop below 100% when singleboxing, but it is at 100% when I'm experiencing lags.

So do any more fucking retards want to say that I'm not GPU limited?

Faulty video card drivers - faulty video card firmware - faulty cooling on the video card - faulty video card - faulty motherboard - faulty power supply

As one IT "pro" to another, I'm glad I don't work with you on a day to day basis. The above should need no explanation to your expertise.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19/
11-28-2008, 05:54 PM
algol

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Originally Posted by 'weeep',index.php?page=Thread&postID=152924#post15 2924

3) RAM bandwidth has extremely low influence on games.

You're rude AND wrong. Grats?
11-29-2008, 11:54 PM
not5150

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'weeep',index.php?page=Thread&postID=152924#post15 2924

/sigh
/bored
Ok, feel like I have to type something to avoid further flooding.
1) Even when lagging my cpu load does not get higher than 50-60% on all cores.
2) There is no HDD activity. Page file is turned off, I have 8Gb RAM. I can stand still in one place for 15 min (I guess it would be enough to load all textures from HDD?) and still get same low FPS. And again, there is no HDD activity. The LED is not blinking, there is no HDD sound.
3) RAM bandwidth has extremely low influence on games. Doubling RAM performance will cause maximum 5-10% fps increase.
4) GPU load is always at 100% in such cases. It can drop below 100% when singleboxing, but it is at 100% when I'm experiencing lags.

So do any more fucking retards want to say that I'm not GPU limited?

I'm interested in how you are calculating GPU load.
11-29-2008, 11:57 PM
not5150

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Originally Posted by 'weeep',index.php?page=Thread&postID=152752#post15 2752

I'm IT pro and I know for sure what causes my problems

This is usually a sure sign of disaster.

When you troubleshoot, you have to look at all options. God knows I've wasted hundreds of hours troubleshooting when "I was absolutely sure" something was the problem. Only to find out that wasn't the case at all.
12-01-2008, 11:02 AM
Noids99

Hmmm... angry person...

Anyway, back to my original reply...

1. WoW does not benefit from XFire/SLI...

2. I remember Lax commenting that Innerspace could set GPU affinity. He didn't actually mention how, but if he is kind enough (not that you have given him any reason to be kind...) to pop into this thread, he may be able to enighten us as to the value of extra GPUs for multiple WoWs on one comp.

Cheers
12-01-2008, 01:13 PM
Thulos

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'not5150',index.php?page=Thread&postID=153382#post 153382

I'm interested in how you are calculating GPU load.

Me too.
12-02-2008, 04:07 PM
pengwynman

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Originally Posted by 'Thulos',index.php?page=Thread&postID=153748#post1 53748

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'not5150',index.php?page=Thread&postID=153382#post 153382

I'm interested in how you are calculating GPU load.

Me too.

i don't think it's possible with nvidia cards, you might be able to do it with rivatuner for ati cards.
12-02-2008, 10:27 PM
heffner

How are you measuring FPS? I am pretty sure my add-on goes idle when I am not moving around and my FPS goes down. This could just be maximizer though, never really paid much attention.
12-03-2008, 03:03 PM
Nairi

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Noids99',index.php?page=Thread&postID=153717#post 153717

Hmmm... angry person...

Anyway, back to my original reply...

1. WoW does not benefit from XFire/SLI...

2. I remember Lax commenting that Innerspace could set GPU affinity. He didn't actually mention how, but if he is kind enough (not that you have given him any reason to be kind...) to pop into this thread, he may be able to enighten us as to the value of extra GPUs for multiple WoWs on one comp.

Cheers

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...03879232&sid=1

"World of Warcraft, like any 3D game as far as I know, can be made to take advantage of video cards in SLI. Check your World of Warcraft program specific settings in the nVidia control panel, you'll likely need to change the setting from "single card" to SFR/AFR. I believe this requires moving it from the recommended nVidia setting which may imply that any issues while playing the game in SLI will not be supported by them. I've never had any problems with it though. I think I use AFR1."

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