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| Written by Bruce Normann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday, 27 October 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Video Card Testing MethodologyThis is the beginning of a new era for testing at Benchmark Reviews. With the imminent release of Windows7 to the marketplace, and given the prolonged and extensive pre-release testing that occurred on a global scale, there are compelling reasons to switch all testing to this new, and highly anticipated, operating system. Overall performance levels of Windows 7 have been favorably compared to Windows XP, and there is solid support for the 64-bit version, something enthusiasts have been anxiously awaiting for several years. Our site polls and statistics indicate that the over 90% of our visitors use their PC for playing video games, and practically every one of you are using a screen resolutions mentioned above. Since all of the benchmarks we use for testing represent different game engine technology and graphic rendering processes, this battery of tests will provide a diverse range of results for you to gauge performance on your own computer system. All of the benchmark applications are capable of utilizing DirectX 10, and that is how they were tested. Some of these benchmarks have been used widely for DirectX 9 testing in the XP environment, and it is critically important to differentiate between results obtained with different versions. Each game behaves differently in DX9 and DX10 formats. Crysis is an extreme example, with frame rates in DirectX 10 only about half what was available in DirectX 9. At the start of all tests, the previous display adapter driver is uninstalled and trace components are removed using Driver Cleaner Pro.We then restart the computer system to establish our display settings and define the monitor. Once the hardware is prepared, we begin our testing. According to the Steam Hardware Survey published at the time of Windows 7 launch, the most popular gaming resolution is 1280x1024 (17-19" standard LCD monitors) closely followed by 1024x768 (15-17" standard LCD). However, because these resolutions are considered 'low' by most standards, our benchmark performance tests concentrate on the up-and-coming higher-demand resolutions: 1680x1050 (22-24" widescreen LCD) and 1920x1200 (24-28" widescreen LCD monitors). Each benchmark test program begins after a system restart, and the very first result for every test will be ignored since it often only caches the test. This process proved extremely important in the World in Conflict benchmarks, as the first run served to cache maps allowing subsequent tests to perform much better than the first. Each test is completed five times, the high and low results are discarded, and the average of the thre remaining results are displayed in our article. Test System
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better board good cooling with 2 x 5750"S SLI 100W whew come on one card/HP/green top of the line!! great for us lower price than two cards and eought to go 4 D common ATI GO Green!!!off the hook you win the frist and second round if you should need help please e mail me i will walk you thought it but you must share a few with me as rewards please I really hope i will here from you I will put you on the top of the mountain oh oh oh oh oh lol PLEASE !!!
kick it up please before the HD6730
I know that when you buy a new product you expect it to work, but even there are always 'lemons'.
Anyhow, Could you explain to me exactly what I need to hook up 3 monitors and I also want to hook up my Sony Bravia part time.
I keep hearing about a Display Port, do I need to buy this? What cables? Right now my main monitor(NEC22WMGX) is in the center and is using an HDMI cable. I have 2 other monitors which are on the left and right and these are Mid Range LG 22's and these are both using VGa cables right now but I can only hoop up one or the other. All 3 will not display this way..
Thanks! Awesome article! I am all set to go out and by a second hd5770!
Webdevoman
PS-I hope you don't mind me asking for support here.
the legacy outputs(VGA, DVI, HDMI) requires each output to have it's own reference clock, while displayport doesn't require one for each output. One graphics card has only 2 reference clocks. Therefore, if you want more than 2 displays, one has to use displayport...
Also, converting from displayport to VGA/HDMI/DVI isn't that simple either. Due to the above problem and other un-compatibilities, you need either a passive or active converter... google to find out what you need for your outputs...
if your graphics card only have DVI, VGA, HDMI(or a mixture of the three), you CAN ONLY output to a maximum of 2 screens.
The video card I have is the same one in this review, HD5770 and I just checked, my Dell ultrasharp has a displayport. Does the fact that my monitor has a display port mean that I can just buy a displayport cable?
If I hook up a displayport cable to the UltraSharp can I hook 2 other monitors with DHMI or will I have to use one with hdmi and one with dvi or vga??
Thank you so much. I was ready to go out and spend $130 on a powered display port adapter and I don't think I need one now..
Great blog. I will be reading all of the reviews here from now on..
Thanks
Yes, you can buy a DisplayPort cable and it will work perfectly for hooking up your Dell monitor to this card. Dell has been in the forefront with DisplayPort, and their monitors are one of the few choices we have at the moment.
I think you can get a DVI to HDMI adapter if you need to add two more monitors that only have HDMI inputs. Otherwise just hook one up with HDMI and the other with DVI. The actual video signals are basically the same for these two.
Thanks so much for your help.
I ended up buying a Dell Active Display Port to DVI and I finally have three monitors hooked up. The problem I am having now is with resolution. When I put the powered displayport monitor(LG L227WTG) up to standard resolution the darn things starts shutting off every 30 seconds or so.
I think eventually when I have the cash I will just purchase another 5770 and use the crossfire set up. This 3 monitor display has been a nightmare and after spending money on this adapter and cables I am still left with a subpar set up..
Any ideas on how to fix this res issue? My current set up is
1 HDMI
1 Display port using DVI
1 DVI
This site has been an awesome source of information for me on this and other hardware as well..
Thanks
BTW, I think you need to have the same VERTICAL resolution on all three displays. Is that the resolution you are trying to get on the Dell? Can you set them all the same?
Because someone has issues hooking up 3 monitors or someone has a stability issue it means "they are not ready for this card and should stick with 4###"? This is a really #y statement and perhaps you should keep your opinions to yourself if they are related to people and not tech.
In regards to the card, it works well with multiple monitors but with my powered display port I cannot get the res past 1440.
I am concidering a crossfire set up which would allow me to get rid of the powered display port adapter. Prices are pretty decent on this card now too..
Thanks for the help and review,
Rich
Thanks for the reminder, Rich. Please smile next time though, OK? {8^)
In my defense though I will just say that I have been building pc's since the 90's and I researched this card but I did nit anticipate the issues I would have using 3 monitors. I have been using dual monitors for as long as I can remember and I never had the need for a powered display port..
I had no issues what so ever installing the card, tweaking or even over clocking. My only issue is the third monitor and I have read everything about it. Plugging it into a powered USB terminal doesn't work and nothing else I've tried works either.
I believe the powered display port adapter just doesn't have the power to run any resbeyond 1440..
Here is a smile... :)
I've only gotten it up to 875/1250, so far...
Check it out....
##youtube.com/watch?v=aYorUpN4PQo
It makes no difference if I set up as a group so it is like one giant monitor of ir I set up individually.. If the res is too high the dam thing will not work. I wasted over $100 on the stupid BizLink active display adapter..
It was a helpful video though for someone just setting up but it was an over statement to say "all our questions would be answered"..You had my hopes up for a minute there..
Thanks,
Rich
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Using 2 Dell lcd's, an Intel i7 930 chip on an Asus P6T SE mobo I installed fresh last month.Using a 500W PS. I'm stuck. Any clues?
Good luck.
I was using a Geforce 9600 GSO till I tried to boot this morning and drew blank screens. Had a odd screen resolution self change last night but resetting that seemed to return it to normal. Without being a genius I figgered it was the Geforce. The PS was slightly borderline for it but it seemed to hold up ok. I also upgraded the PS today with a 500W Antec before I installed the Radeon.
I read that I should check my bios but it's kinda hard to do that when you can't see inside. hehe
Sure appreciate your quick response.
My guess would be bios or motherboard..
Thanks
Can anyone enlighten me with why this is? I figure it's an older card.
thanks
I do have another question, could you set up X-Fire using the older HD (2tab) models? Or setting up an upgraded Radeon HD (HD 8 or 9 series) to the card?
I doubt that you will be able to crossfire an HD8xxx with an HD5xxx series. Currently you cannot crossfire an HD5xxx with an HD4xxx card.
dave
2) update your blue ray drivers (from the website) not the CD.
That all I did and it works.
If I were you I would look into a new Blue Ray program or return your Blue Ray Player.
Sorry
Thinking of using Nvidia instead because I am running an intel chipset.
Any thoughts?
I have had no problems at all with the latest drivers... I know a few others with the same card and drives and they are all ...
Maybe you will have better luck with a fresh install of the latest driver..
Please post your results, I too am waiting on a couple more 5770's and you are scaring me! lol
Thanks,
Rich
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I know for a fact that this video card is not bad. I have tried all visually intense games I own and they run flawlessly but, for example, I open firefox and go to one of those stupid facebook games everyone hates but wont admit it... it would kick to the BSOD.
Benchmarked the card to 105 celcius and it held strong.
Definitely driver related. I will load the new driver when I receive the cards later in the week and post my results with those cards in xfire mode as well as the 3800 series in xfire mode.
Still having a few problems with the 3870's on the wife's computer but the VPN recovery can usually get it straight. Continuing to run 10.10 for those 2 cards and haven't had any BSOD problems.
I don't really understand much about this, so can anyone tell me if I got the right card? Will I need any extra hardware to install this? I'm really just interested in playing wow at good settings. It would be nice to play on max settings. Would that be possible with this card? Thanks ahead of time.
Jeremy
I was also wondering if you can tell me the ideal temperature range the card is supposed to be at?
Thanks so much again OLIN.
I am most gratefully yours,
Chris