I am currently running an I52500k OC @ 4.5 with a 980ti. I am thinking about upgrading processor/motherboard as my cpu is probably 5 years old but would like to wait on the video card a bit. Anyone have good results in VR with a newer processor and the 980ti?
Anyone running 980ti with good results
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You should be fine with that gfx card, the 980ti roughly equals a 1080 on benchmarks, and my laptop which has a 1080 (non ti) can run ED at full 90 FPS with mild HMD SS so go for it.
No. At best its compareable to a 1070 and these days with the maturity of Pascal drivers, I'd expect the 1070 to pull ahead.
But regardless my i5 4670k was holding it back in vr and I would be surprised your CPU isn't doing the same. Even with that overclock.
You should get more than decent results though as long as you don't expect more than vr medium and NO supersampling, at least no more than 1.25.
Even at 1x 1x you will rely quite heavily on ASW.
But regardless my i5 4670k was holding it back in vr and I would be surprised your CPU isn't doing the same. Even with that overclock.
You should get more than decent results though as long as you don't expect more than vr medium and NO supersampling, at least no more than 1.25.
Even at 1x 1x you will rely quite heavily on ASW.
I have the same CPU but I am running 1070
I wouldn't bother upgrading i2500k if you have it running 4.5! Zero improvement for ED anyway. I have mine at 4.3. My mate has a 5 series at simlilar speed with the same card as mine. No difference.
There is a reason Intel are stopping their unlocked CPUs...
ED is all about the graphics card.
Lock SS at 1 but can push up HMD to 1.25. Shadows ultra but AO off.
Runs well.
I wouldn't bother upgrading i2500k if you have it running 4.5! Zero improvement for ED anyway. I have mine at 4.3. My mate has a 5 series at simlilar speed with the same card as mine. No difference.
There is a reason Intel are stopping their unlocked CPUs...
ED is all about the graphics card.
Lock SS at 1 but can push up HMD to 1.25. Shadows ultra but AO off.
Runs well.
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I'm on a non pascal Titan X for ED (whilst SLI is no good for VR at least) and its lovely. 980ti should be fine.
The 2500k has treated me well and the clock speed is great. My only concern is how old it is now. It came out in 2011. Older architecture slower ram etc. I'd imagine I would see improvements with something like a Kaby Lake even with a slower clock speed. I'll have to see if I can find some VR benchmarks before I pull the trigger.
I have a 980ti (founder's edition) and play in VR (Oculus Rift CV1).
I'm very pleased with it, but the problem I have is the temperature. It reaches 83-85º and make a lot of noise because it has only one fan.
Now I have the chance to sell it and go to the MSI 1080ti with two fans. I hope it will be more fresh and silent.
I'm very pleased with it, but the problem I have is the temperature. It reaches 83-85º and make a lot of noise because it has only one fan.
Now I have the chance to sell it and go to the MSI 1080ti with two fans. I hope it will be more fresh and silent.
That's definitely the stock cooler.
My trippel fan 980ti didn't get warmer than 72c and was fairly quiet at that as well, once I added a side fan.
The msi 1080ti with two fans also reach 72c but far less often and most session is well under 70c.
The difference between the two has been going from mostly medium settings to mostly ultra apart from aa and AO and almost not having ASW kick in at all.
Not to mention the msi fans stop completely under 60c and if left to idle settle around 30c.
The 980ti is a great card, it's just vr is well it's vr.
I spent even a few hundred more and built an htpc using it and my old i5.
It's actually quite great at light vr gaming as well so I suspect I will run the vive on it
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The 980ti and 1070 are very close, close enough that statements about which one is better is kinda irrelivent, its in the sub 2-3% depending upon the style of bench or not.
There are no 10 series cards that are better than even the base 980 for that matter other than the 1070 or better. And again its basically 8-10% difference, and that doesn't directly translate into frame rates since the cards are almost never actually 100% loaded, cycle for cycle,
I was running a 980 in a super old PC with a 2.8GHz Core2Quad... I got a constant 60fps out in space, would drop to around 50 in station and on surface. The fact that changing settings to low on that computer had no effect on frame rate, meant that the Mobo or CPU was the throttling factor.
There are no 10 series cards that are better than even the base 980 for that matter other than the 1070 or better. And again its basically 8-10% difference, and that doesn't directly translate into frame rates since the cards are almost never actually 100% loaded, cycle for cycle,
I was running a 980 in a super old PC with a 2.8GHz Core2Quad... I got a constant 60fps out in space, would drop to around 50 in station and on surface. The fact that changing settings to low on that computer had no effect on frame rate, meant that the Mobo or CPU was the throttling factor.
Sorry Bro, I was just basing it off the benchmark numbers on passmarks website...
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
They had the 908ti as 11341 vs the 1080 non ti at 11984 :-/
I'm running a 980 (no ti) with good results. VR high, without noticeable judder in stations and and in rings.
Of course, I suspect that I may be less sensitive to VR side effects that the average person. YMMV
Of course, I suspect that I may be less sensitive to VR side effects that the average person. YMMV
There really isn't any evidence for this... for Elite Dangerous.
GTA5: yes, Witcher 3: yes, Arizona Sunshine: Yes
Elite Dangerous: No
ED just isnt a CPU bound game (as it is atm). Raw clock speeds wins for Elite Dangerous.
My mate's CPU is 3 generations ahead of mine - no difference in FPS in ED.
But if you have the money...
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Well I just simply can't put much stock in benchmarking these days.
Especially if those benchmarks also include some CUDA work.
If you use CUDA or you do gpu based 3d rendering then the 980ti is very close to the 1080.
But I'm putting more stock in graphs like this.
I only have a gtx 980 and originally ran it on a 2550k@ 4.2. I upgraded to a 6600k@ 4.5 for DCS. Elite didn't show any real difference from the proc upgrade. I played with higher settings that would benefit from a more powerful gpu, but decided to wait until the faster cards come down some in price. Once I settled on settings that I could live with (judder wise), I just left it at that for now. The more I play the more I get used to the graphics at this level and am satisfied that this is quite acceptable. You get used to it and your eyes adjust, so like I said I will wait a while. Although, I could afford a more powerful gpu, I can't justify spending current pricing, just to play at a little higher res. This, of course will depend a lot on how one plays. There may well be significant price drops later this year given what has been announced in upcoming cards. Before anyone with a gtx 1080ti chimes in with the benefits it has with ED-I agree that more is better when it comes to ED, but $1000 CDN is a silly price to pay to run a $60 game and still not be able to crank everything to max. Just my opinion though. Others will always want it all and want it now. I get that and will get there at some point.
980 Ti (not overclocked) paired with an i7-6950X (10 Cores/20 Threads @ 3 GHz/~4GHz) and 64GB of DDR4 RAM. Display wise I have a 144Hz FHD NVidia 3D compatible monitor and an HTC VIVE.
No complaints about performance here... with Adaptive (Half-Refresh) synch setting I am getting a pretty steady 45fps (probably 90fps or more if I go to one of the other Synch mode settings).
No complaints about performance here... with Adaptive (Half-Refresh) synch setting I am getting a pretty steady 45fps (probably 90fps or more if I go to one of the other Synch mode settings).
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980ti performance is almost equal to the 1080:
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
I'm running one and it's fine.
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
I'm running one and it's fine.
Overall, performance with specific benchmarks or other games does not accurately represent the performance of a given card with ED.
Different games and benchmarks have different performance demands and may be subject to different bottlenecks. For example, take most Direct X 9 games... on the most part it does not matter if you are running a 980Ti an 870Ti or a 560Ti448, the performance tends to be roughly equal. The higher end cards may even perform slightly worse despite being on paper more powerful.
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I use one with an Intel i5-4670 CPU and have no problems using the Rift.