Not really, I seem to max out at around 1.9gb ish vram used, which is 800mb on each card. I probably would run into vram issues if i had 5830 crossfire for example, but it wouldn't be anything major though. Most people don't game at a high resolution like 2056 x 1536.
The VRAM of your cards isn't added together in Crossfire. You still only have 1GB of usable VRAM.
We're carbon based life forms. We wouldn't exist if it weren't for carbon.
Although from my understanding of Chemistry, it might be possible for Silicon based life forms to exist as Silicon can also form four covalent bonds with other elements, just like Carbon.
And overvolting just increases the chances of overheating, which can easily be countered with a colder room tempeture (yes I said colder room temp. it actually does help.)
Yes, but not quite.
The additional voltage running through the chip WILL lower its lifespan regardless of temperature. Even if you aren't overheating, it's best to keep the voltage as low as possible.
idk i really dont want to risk a computer part because im running it past its expected use. plus $20 more for a 100-250 mhz increase, i dont really mind.
You aren't risking the part as long as you don't over volt. I would expect to hit the ~1000MHz range without overvolting, which should still outperform the 7970.
Just go with the 7950. You can overclock it past 7970 levels really easily. I'm running mine at 1100MHz and it's performing a few hundred 3DMark11 points below the stock GTX 680.
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Same thing as quadfire 7970s, unless you mean four cards. If it's four cards then that's impossible with the 7990.
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Quadfire 7970 would make it the bottleneck
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Demanding titles can eat more than 1.3GBs of VRAM quite easily especially at that high of a resolution.
The VRAM of your cards isn't added together in Crossfire. You still only have 1GB of usable VRAM.
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You'll be running into some serious VRAM issues with that setup.
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We're carbon based life forms. We wouldn't exist if it weren't for carbon.
Although from my understanding of Chemistry, it might be possible for Silicon based life forms to exist as Silicon can also form four covalent bonds with other elements, just like Carbon.
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At what, 1024x768?
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Yes, but not quite.
The additional voltage running through the chip WILL lower its lifespan regardless of temperature. Even if you aren't overheating, it's best to keep the voltage as low as possible.
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You aren't risking the part as long as you don't over volt. I would expect to hit the ~1000MHz range without overvolting, which should still outperform the 7970.
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The universe where you're rendering a 2d plane.
In wireframe.
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Dues Ex: HR on LOW, 720P at 90 FPS!
AMAZING.
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Yep, that's the guy who said he had 3 GTX 690s. I'm 99.99% sure he's BSing.
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