Psycho_Ch!cken |
04-25-2011 05:44 PM |
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Originally Posted by etzi
(Post 272799)
There is no "underclocking" with 11.3 CCC and 6950
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Yes, there is. CloD's "pseudo fullscreen" is simply borderless windowed mode. The drivers therefore see that as a 2D app instead of a 3D one and only run the 6950 at 500MHz rather than its full 800MHz. Ataros is correct in his statement that you can use ATT or even CCC to force the full clock speed, however that's an unacceptable solution as far as I'm concerned. Fortunately, the current beta patch resolves this problem by implementing true fullscreen during gameplay. Menus are still borderless windowed mode but that's fine, I don't need high performance for that.
Regarding input lag, "Flip Queue Size" (aka pre-rendered frames) only applies when vsync is enabled, vsync itself being a direct cause of input lag (due to delaying rendering in order to sync with monitor refresh). Normally I'm a twitch gamer (shooters and such) so I never use vsync specifically to avoid any lag at all, so adjusting that option will make no difference for me. The problem manifests more strongly at low framerates, but even at 70fps over the channel, there's still a nasty delay in everything from firing, to field of view adjustments, to the simple act of moving the mouse cursor. Until that's resolved, I won't be spending a lot of time in game. It's just too difficult to react to enemy maneuvers when everything you do is delayed.
On topic, Eyefinity isn't particularly well supported at this stage. The controls to change the field of view aren't particularly intuitive and the presets assume a single monitor. It certainly looks nice though. It works quite well with the screens in portrait/vertical alignment, but you don't get the extra visibility off each side. On the other hand, all those extra pixels sure do make identification of other aircraft much easier (with tags off). Personally though, I'm preferable to having extra peripheral vision.
I do look forward to the lag problems being fixed and also Crossfire support so I can get my second card doing something besides idling. Eyefinity + TrackIR makes for one immersive game. ;)
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