Looking to buy a Video Card online

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Stefan Mizzi, Nov 26, 2016.

  1. Sascha Reynders

    Sascha Reynders Well-Known Member

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    Merry early X-Mas :D
     
  2. Stefan Mizzi

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    Thank you. I didn't tell the wife about the monitor though so she'll buy me another one :D
     
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  3. Sascha Reynders

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    Don't tell your daughters either, you'll have a triple screen setup in no time :D

    On the subject of OC vs Gaming modes: there's not that much difference in clock speeds so it's normal you see no gain in fps. Even my +113/+1192 overclock only yields a couple of extra fps, I'd just leave it in OC mode if I were you.
    You might want to adjust some settings in Nvidia Control Panel: in Global Settings set Multi-display/mixed GPU acceleration to "single display performance mode", and in Program Settings set Power Management Mode to "prefer maximum performance". That way clock speeds won't vary the whole time while you're gaming and your card will be running full speed regardless of the load it's under. And it will still boost up when necessary.
    And once you get the hang of Control Panel, it's time to get into Nvidia Inspector: even more tweaks available there ;)
     
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  4. Stefan Mizzi

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    Thanks mate for the tips! :)
     
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  5. Sascha Reynders

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    You're welcome :)