Quote Originally Posted by MiRai View Post
If you can tell me what those numbers mean then I won't entirely discredit that site. How do those numbers pertain to FPS in World of Warcraft while multiboxing? Actually, how do those numbers pertain to FPS in any game?

The answer is... They don't. I'm not being a dick or calling you out, but too many people rely on that site to make their next big purchase and it really doesn't tell you much of anything except that the GTX 670 gets 5,349 points. Points for what?
Feel free to call me out, and I wouldn't consider you a dick in doing so. You are trying to help me meet my gaming needs. If i did something dumb you should tell me. A dick wouldn't have replied 4 times with pages of text

I agree that those are not real world numbers, and I would never make a purchase on the passmark score. I only looked there to try and get a rough quantifiable idea of how much better the 680 was compared to the 670, given the 680 was 25% more as far as cost. The primary decision point in selecting that card were the reviews I read and the forum posts that said the 670 was close to a 680, and that you could OC a 670 to reach 680 performance easily if you bought the right card. However, most of the data I could find as far as 670 vs 680 was forum posts and not actual game reviews from reputable sources, so I was looking for some confirmation. I found the performance of my 6870 very disappointing, and just wanted some quantifiable reference to the new cards as the reviews that I found for 6870 were done at different resolutions, so I had a harder time comparing performance.

My intent is to do exactly what you indicated. Get the card installed and try it for my self. I'll start with full 1080p and work my way down if necessary. I've actually decided to try the card amazon sent, which could work out well. Tomorrow I'll have 2 cards for a few day, so I can try SLI and a variety of configurations across my two primary workspaces. I also have a standing workstation with a 24" Landscape and 23" portrait monitor, which I hadn't thought about using for gaming. However, it may work out better for boxing in the end. It's attached to the secondary workstation with the i5, so I grabbed an ivy bridge i7 on the way home tonight based on the results I saw in your hyper-threading numbers and your reccommendation to use the 2600K system.

Quote Originally Posted by MiRai View Post
Thanks. My video tutorials are mostly out-of-date at the moment because ISBoxer 41 just came out and a lot of things don't match up, but I'm working on it.
Ok, I'll start complaining to you tomorrow then

I do appreciate the time and effort you put into posts on this site, it has helped me immensely, so thank you very much!

-spher0boom.