Guild Wars 2

Swedemon.4670:

Anyone with the new AMD piledrivers have results?

Yes I upgraded from a Phenom II X6 1090T (OC’d to 3.8GHz) with 4GB DDR2 ram but still using the same video card, the max fps hasn’t changed that much but min fps has gone up, I don’t get low spikes anymore. GW2 doesn’t scale too well across multiple cores but since I upgraded from Win 7 to Win 8 due to a dying hard drive I notice slightly better multicore scaling.

Old posted Hardware Spec/FPS

Upgraded to new desktop below, and saw FPS triple.

Hardware Spec:
-Intel Core i5 3750k @ 4.2ghz
-MSI GTX660 OC 2GB (geforce 306.97)
-GA-Z77X-UD5H
-16GB DDR3 PC 14900
-Windows 7 SP1 64bit
-Samsung 830 SSD

Game setting
1680×1050 Windowed Fullscreen
Best Apperance with Supersample

FPS Value:
PVE 105-170
Cities 50-100
PVP 50-100
WvWvW 30-60

GW2 build: 16,130

Hardware Spec:
-CPU & Clock speed i7 3930k 3.8ghz (6 cores)
-GPU & Driver version Asus 690 GTX 4 gig, drivers= 310.61-310.64 tried older 306.23
-Motherboard model Asus p9x79 deluxe
-RAM 16 gig quad channel
-OS Win 7 ultimate, 64bit
-HDD OS on SSD Vertex3 128 gig, Gaming drive WD 2T Cblack
with SSD caching on vertex 4

Game setting
Display Resolution 1920×1200
Graphic Settings all maxed out

FPS Value:
PVE 20-60
Cities 23-58
PVP not tested
WvWvW not tested

GW2 build# unsure .. the one during December 2nd 2012

also id like to point that that in the recent weeks i started to have bad lag when i rotate my camera… its very annoying sometimes the game will pause when i rotate.
i remember that game in the begining running fine… i dont know whats happening really ive tried running the game on other drives … no luck

i use to be able to go pass 60 fps …my only option now would be to format my os… but from what i see im not the only one whose having fps drop with GW2 so…

I Finally upgraded my Graphics card (Had an old Nvidia Geforce6100 intergrated which gave me <5FPS……)

Hardware Spec:

CPU – AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core 4000+ 2.1ghz (Stock Overclock)
GPU – Asus AMD 1GB GDDR5 HD6670 (Stock Overclock)
Mobo – NVIDIA MCP61S Single Chipset (Pretty old with a PCIex 1.x Slot, but Will upgrade around Mid/Late 2013 also)
PSU – 350W
RAM – 2gb (No point on upgrading this for when I go out and buy a new mobo)
OS – Windows XP Pro 32bit (IMO, XP>Vista/7/8…but I will upgrade to Win7 when I can be bothered finding the disc..don’t really like it as i use it for my Offline Partition also)
HDD: 1TB HDD

Game Settings:
Medium>High
1280×720
Vsync on

FPS
PVE = 30-60 (Depends which zone, Max I have gotten IS 59FPS)
Cities = 18-34
PVP = 28-42 in most, if not all sPvP Maps
WvWvW = 28-34 (21 in large battles)

GW2 Build# = 16,130

Also * I Would* probably be getting much better FPS if my Motherboard wasn’t holding the Graphics Card Back on speed (mobo is a PCIex gen V1.x) but I do not have the time nor money to upgrade any further atm.

Edit: Added WvW FPS

Hardware Spec:
-CPU & Clock speed -i5 3570K @ stock (3.40GHz)
-GPU & Driver version -Gigabyte 660Ti @ stock | Driver 306.97
-Motherboard model -Gigabyte Z77x-UD3H
-RAM -8 GB G. Skill DDR3 1600
-OS -Windows 7
-Case -Corsair 500r
-SSD -Crusial M4 128GB (Gw2 is installed on this).

Game setting
Display Resolution -Full Screen-1680X1050
Graphic Settings -Everything on High|FXAA|All “Post Processing” options.

FPS Value:
PVE -45-60
Cities -30-60
PVP -45-60
WvWvW -30-60

My expirience isn’t horrible, but I lagg a lot when I first enter the game or whenever I tab out and back in (I have to wait 7-15 sec. or so for it to stop). I also get random lagg once in a in a while, it’s not really predictable…it’s extremely annoying (like on a story-mode mission I was getting like 10 fps!). This game has been lagg issues, one after another- since launch. This is the only game I have troubel running smoothly on high settings…

Hardware Spec:
-CPU & Clock speed – AMD FX-8350 – 4.0Ghz
-GPU & Driver version – Sapphire Radeon 7850 2gb oc – Driver 12.10
-Motherboard model – Asus M5A99FX (990FX chipset)
-RAM – 16gb DDR3 1600Mhz
-OS – Windows 7 64 Ultimate
-HDD – 2TB Seagate 7200rpm 64mb cache

Game setting
Display Resolution – 1920×1080
Graphic Settings – High Settings (Best Appearance w/ Reflections OFF)

FPS Value:
PVE – 40-70 (Vsync off)
Cities – 30-60
PVP – 40-60
WvWvW – 20-45

Hardware Specs:

- CPU and Clock Speed – i53570k @ 4.5GHz
- GPU and Drivers – EVGA GTX 580 (1.5GB) and 310.90 (Beta Drivers)
- Motherboard – Asus P8Z77-v Deluxe
- RAM – 16GB DDR3 Vengeance @ 1600MHz
- OS – Windows 8 Professional 64-bit
- SSD – 128GB Kingston HyperX

Game Settings:
- Display – 1920×1080 Windowed Fullscreen
- Graphics Settings – Everything on max, Native sampling, Depth Blur off, Vsync off

FPS:
- PvE – 40-70+ (Varies, usually 60+)
- Cities (Mainly LA) – 30ish FPS
- PvP – 50+
- WvW – 40+ (30+ with HUGE zergs)

GW2 Build: 16,419

At this point, it’s safe to say that my Graphics Card is holding me back. I upgraded from an i7 870, and have noticed huge game improvements. A friend of mine has the same CPU as I do clocked at around 4.2GHz, but has 2 GTX 670s in SLI, and has a higher frame rate than I do. Any further advice would be awesome.

Hardware Spec:
-CPU & Clock speed: i5 2500k @ 4ghz
-GPU & Driver version : XFX Radeon 6870
-Motherboard model: Asrock z77 extreme 4
-RAM: 8GB 1600 MHZ
-OS: Win7 ultimate 64 bit
-HDD: 500GB Barracuda 7200RPM

Game setting
Display Resolution: 1920×1080
Graphic Settings: Most things max, just toned shadow down to medium and reflections down

FPS Value: I use Vsynch on every game so my fps may be above 60
PVE: 30-60 It is almost always 60 but the bigger boss encounters drop me down
Cities: LA drops me to 30’s, wish we could cull ammount of players via options
PVP: 60, love this
WvWvW: 15-60
GW2 build#

Hardware Spec:
-CPU & Clock speed: AMD FX 8350@ 4.5ghz
-GPU & Driver version: Radeon HD 6950 flashed to a 6970/ Catalyst 13.2 alpha
-Motherboard model: AMD 990fx
-RAM: 16gb Samsung 30nm@ 1600mhz
-OS: Windows Server 2012
-HDD: Plextor 128gb SSD/ Wester Digital 640gb
Game setting
Display Resolution: 1600×900
Graphic Settings: All max except for Shadows@low/Reflection@off
FPS Value: I use vsync and frame limiter but for these values I switched them off.
PVE : 61-92 tested outside AC dungeon
Cities: 35-62 tested in Lion Arch around the mystic forge
PVP: 45-102 tested at Battle of Kyhlo
WvWvW: 39-71 min fps; close to a zerg but not in the middle
GW2 build#16,541

Hardware Spec:
-CPU & Clock speed — Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz (3.8 with their Turbo Boost)
-GPU & Driver version — 2x GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 660 in SLI, version 314.07
-Motherboard model — ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77
-RAM — CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600
-OS — Windows 7 Home Premium x64
-HDD — Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200 RPM

Game setting:
Display Resolution — 1920 × 1080
Graphic Settings — Everything maxed (including AA and all boxes except vsync), native sampling

FPS Value:
PVE — 64 – 140+
Cities — 63 – 91 (51-68 in Lion’s Arch and Black Citadel)
PVP — 62 – 110+
WvWvW — Not tested
GW2 build# 17,121

Addendum: Under extreme loads in high player environments (dragon events, Avatar fights in Orr, etc) I will drop to 30-40 FPS, but it’s the smoothest 30-40 I’ve ever seen. I didn’t even realize I was running under 60 FPS during these events until I looked at the FPS counter.

Can someone pls check this one: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/tech/Need-help-with-my-hardware/first#post2249828

SHUYIN.8940:

Hardware Spec:
-CPU & Clock speed – AMD FX-8350 – 4.0Ghz
-GPU & Driver version – Sapphire Radeon 7850 2gb oc – Driver 12.10
-Motherboard model – Asus M5A99FX (990FX chipset)
-RAM – 16gb DDR3 1600Mhz
-OS – Windows 7 64 Ultimate
-HDD – 2TB Seagate 7200rpm 64mb cache

Game setting
Display Resolution – 1920×1080
Graphic Settings – High Settings (Best Appearance w/ Reflections OFF)

FPS Value:
PVE – 40-70 (Vsync off)
Cities – 30-60
PVP – 40-60
WvWvW – 20-45

I have these specs but with 7970 and a Biostar TA990FXE. My frames are about the same give or take a few

Hardware Spec:
AMD FX6300 @ 3.9GHz
HD6850 – 13.6beta drivers (OC’d 820/1100)
MSi 970a-g46
8GBs
Win7 Home Premium 64bit
Seagate 1.5TB

Game setting
Display Resolution – 1366×768
Graphic Settings – Maxed except for Shaders on Low

FPS Value:
PVE 19-55 (yes that big of a margin)
Cities 15
PVP 30-45
WvWvW 13
GW2 build#
The latest? I was playing this morning.

I should note that not matter what graphics settings I use my performance remains the same. I’m not even kidding.

see signature for system, see here for example videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2G4FhRqIoA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBtulIV3nUI

FPS on MSI afterburners OSD was locked to a max of 30 in those videos, I have to remake them with dxtory instead of fraps for real fps numbers. Will probably do that sometime this week.

UPDATE :Edit: 09/11/2013 Adjusting City FPS figures to reflect halloween patch, update GPU overclock, and add pics.

Hardware Spec:
i7 3930k 4.6ghz OC @ 1.36v
Noctua NH-D14 cooler
EVGA GTX 780 Classified 1241mhz Core 7200mhz VRAM
42" Panasonic Plasma Screen 60hz
Asus P9x79 PRO
16gb 1866mhz G.Skill CL9
Asus Xonar D2X
Logitech Z5500 5.1 Sound System
Windows 7 64bit
Corsair Performance Pro 128gb SSD
2x 500gb HDD Raid0
CM Storm Stryker Case.
MadCatz RAT 7 MMO mouse + GLIDE 7 Pad
Logitech G15 LCD keyboard

Game setting
3200×1800 (downsampled 1920 × 1080 native)
All Max/Ultra including SuperSampling. Except Reflections (T&S) due to underground render issue
VSycn ON (60)

FPS Value: FPS fluctions inevitable hence 55-60.
PVE: 55-60 (capped)
Cities: 35-60 (capped)
PVP: 55-60 (capped)
WvW culling settings: Highest on Character Limit / Medium on Texture Limit.
Texture Limit lowered to ‘low’ once zergs get big enough to drop below 30 FPS consistantly.

WvW: ~50 man fights : 40+ FPS
WvW: ~100 man fights : 30+ FPS
WvW: EB Zergs : 20-35

1st & 2nd pic = LA – Halloween Patch (lower fps than non seasonal patch)
3rd pic – My setup

Systems specs in sig.

35FPS in rural areas with no buildings and no other players.
10-15FPS when introducing any of the above.

“Best performance” makes no difference.

I don’t even bother trying PvP or WvW. No point.

It didn’t used to be like this before July.

Biostar TA990FXE
AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz
Corsair H100 closed loop liquid cooler
G.Skill Ripjaws FC3-12800 4×4GB
Diamond Multimedia Radeon HD 7970 crossfire (CFX disabled for GW2)
Rosewill LIGHTNING Series Lightning 1000W
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120 GB
2×2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 64MB (Not in RAID)
Cooler Master HAF-X 942
Logitech G510s gaming keyboard
Logitech G400 Mx518 gaming mouse
Acer 24 inch ‘242BL’ (?) 1920×1080

I get roughly between 30-50 FPS regularly in Lion’s Arch, 50-60 FPS in PVE in most areas (I run with V/sync on)

An update:

PaxTheGreatOne.9472:

Hardware Spec:
-CPU: 2x AMD Opteron 2376 2,30Ghz (2 x quadcore)
-GPU: Sapphire ATI 6870 1Gb
-Tyan Thunder 3600B S2927 A2NRF-E (Nforce 3600 Pro Chipset)
-16 Gb 667Mhz ECC-REG (Kingston)
-WIndows 7 64 Bit SP1
-HDD C : OCZ Vertex-4 256Gb SATA3 (on SATA 2port) (Windows/Programs)
-HDD D : Samsung F1 Raid-Stripe 2×750Gb (swapfiles/userfiles/programdata)
-HDD E : Samsung F1 Raid-Stripe 2x 1Tb (Other…)

Graphic Settings (Best FPS/Choose/Best apperance)

FPS Value:
PVE 37-52/26-35/12-20
Cities: 42-61/35-56/16-35
PVP : N/A
WvWvW: N/A

Game setting: Full Screen (on Screen 1)
Display Resolution (Screen1 1920*1200, Screen 2 1920*1080)
Graphic Settings (Best FPS/Choose/Best apperance)

FPS Value:
PVE 35-75/27-44/22-38
Cities: 35-61/35-56/16-35
PVP : N/A
WvWvW: N/A

Normally I run:
Medium with blur and High-res char & Best textures when windowed and
when full screen giving me 25-45 FPS depending on theamount of objects on the terrain
Best appearance without fxaa filtering & T+S reflections giving me 30 FPS almost constantly without VS
It works OK on a 5 yr old workstation.

GW2 build #latest: 15977

I bought a new PC after 2 HDD fails and an actual lightning strike somewhere in the very close vicinity of my house (probably on the house, it fried my computers network port and the sound(card) sounds strange. Luckily no further dmg and strange to say the least the other network adaptor also on Mainboard, part of the same chipset,
still functioned , but nevertheless:

-CPU: 1x Intel i7 3930K 3.2Ghz (stock) hexcore (w HT: 12 threads)
-GPU: 2x Nvidia Geforce 780 GTX (Yes, it could be SLI-ed) 3Gb
-Asus Rampage IV Extreme (X79 Chipset)
-32 Gb 1866Mhz (Corsair Vengeance)
-WIndows 7 64 Bit SP1
-Standard Scythe Mugen 3 Rev B (Air)cooler
-HDD C : OCZ Vertex-4 256Gb (on SATA III port) (Windows/Programs)
-HDD D : WD Velociraptor 250gb (on SATA III port) (Swap/User)
-HDD E : WD Blue Raid-Stripe 2x 1Tb (SATA II ports) (Other…)

Game setting: Windowed (maximized on Screen 2)
Display Resolution (Screen2 1920*1200, Screen 1 1920*1080)
Graphic Settings (Best FPS/Best apperance)

FPS Value: (NON -SLI (!))

PVE 45-198/22-108 (low values at events, high value with environment alone)
Cities: 79-192/15-125 (guess bottlenecked by network and others, 15 is at bank when moving and looking out, normal 38 at bank, 125 near claw portage)
PVP : N/A
WvWvW: 18-145 (Highest/Highest settings)

Will check this for SLI… later

- edit: (ADDED SLI VALUES)

FPS Value: (SLI values)

PVE 100-218/44-125 (average 70-90 best graphics) (low values at events, high value with environment alone)
Cities: 97-170/25-125 (average 33-42 best graphics) (the average value is Lions Arch at the bank, other cities are 15-25 FPS higher )
PVP : N/A
WvWvW: 34-144 (Highest/Highest settings)

Setting were tested with an open mind in my head, max results are mostly in cramped spaces, dungeons, alleyways & corridors etc.

Added:
-> New drivers (327.23) does improve on former stable versions. only thing I noticed sometimes an armor skin is dropped in favor of a faster FPS, it’s corrected within fractions of second normally (happens mostly on turn etc, on high/ultra settings)
-> At clean install I selected not to install the 3D drivers, as I have no 3D screen nor goggles, and it also seems to improve speed,.

Do not install drivers if you do not need them, Gw2 does support 3D viewing, so if calculations are made according to gw2 programming: your fps will suffer due to needless calculations! These drivers are installed default using nvidia installer!

PaxTheGreatOne.9472:

An update:

PaxTheGreatOne.9472:

Hardware Spec:
-CPU: 2x AMD Opteron 2376 2,30Ghz (2 x quadcore)
-GPU: Sapphire ATI 6870 1Gb
-Tyan Thunder 3600B S2927 A2NRF-E (Nforce 3600 Pro Chipset)
-16 Gb 667Mhz ECC-REG (Kingston)
-WIndows 7 64 Bit SP1
-HDD C : OCZ Vertex-4 256Gb SATA3 (on SATA 2port) (Windows/Programs)
-HDD D : Samsung F1 Raid-Stripe 2×750Gb (swapfiles/userfiles/programdata)
-HDD E : Samsung F1 Raid-Stripe 2x 1Tb (Other…)

Graphic Settings (Best FPS/Choose/Best apperance)

FPS Value:
PVE 37-52/26-35/12-20
Cities: 42-61/35-56/16-35
PVP : N/A
WvWvW: N/A

Game setting: Full Screen (on Screen 1)
Display Resolution (Screen1 1920*1200, Screen 2 1920*1080)
Graphic Settings (Best FPS/Choose/Best apperance)

FPS Value:
PVE 35-75/27-44/22-38
Cities: 35-61/35-56/16-35
PVP : N/A
WvWvW: N/A

Normally I run:
Medium with blur and High-res char & Best textures when windowed and
when full screen giving me 25-45 FPS depending on theamount of objects on the terrain
Best appearance without fxaa filtering & T+S reflections giving me 30 FPS almost constantly without VS
It works OK on a 5 yr old workstation.

GW2 build #latest: 15977

I bought a new PC after 2 HDD fails and an actual lightning strike somewhere in the very close vicinity of my house (probably on the house, it fried my computers network port and the sound(card) sounds strange. Luckily no further dmg and strange to say the least the other network adaptor also on Mainboard, part of the same chipset,
still functioned , but nevertheless:

-CPU: 1x Intel i7 3930K 3.2Ghz (stock) hexcore (w HT: 12 threads)
-GPU: 2x Nvidia Geforce 780 GTX (Yes, it could be SLI-ed) 3Gb
-Asus Rampage IV Extreme (X79 Chipset)
-32 Gb 1866Mhz ECC-REG (Corsair Vengeance)
-WIndows 7 64 Bit SP1
-Standard Scythe Mugen 3 Rev B (Air)cooler
-HDD C : OCZ Vertex-4 256Gb (on SATA III port) (Windows/Programs)
-HDD D : WD Velociraptor 250gb (on SATA III port) (Swap/User)
-HDD E : WD Blue Raid-Stripe 2x 1Tb (SATA II ports) (Other…)

Game setting: Windowed (maximized on Screen 2)
Display Resolution (Screen2 1920*1200, Screen 1 1920*1080)
Graphic Settings (Best FPS/Best apperance)

FPS Value: (NON -SLI (!))

PVE 45-198/22-108 (low values at events, high value with environment alone)
Cities: 79-192/15-125 (guess bottlenecked by network and others, 15 is at bank when moving and looking out, normal 38 at bank, 125 near claw portage)
PVP : N/A
WvWvW: 18-145 (Highest/Highest settings)

Will check this for SLI… later

- edit: (ADDED SLI VALUES)

FPS Value: (SLI values)

PVE 100-218/44-125 (average 70-90 best graphics) (low values at events, high value with environment alone)
Cities: 97-170/25-125 (average 33-42 best graphics) (the average value is Lions Arch at the bank, other cities are 15-25 FPS higher )
PVP : N/A
WvWvW: 34-144 (Highest/Highest settings)

Setting were tested with an open mind in my head, max results are mostly in cramped spaces, dungeons, alleyways & corridors etc.

Added:
-> New drivers (327.23) does improve on former stable versions. only thing I noticed sometimes an armor skin is dropped in favor of a faster FPS, it’s corrected within fractions of second normally (happens mostly on turn etc, on high/ultra settings)
-> At clean install I selected not to install the 3D drivers, as I have no 3D screen nor goggles, and it also seems to improve speed,.

Do not install drivers if you do not need them, Gw2 does support 3D viewing, so if calculations are made according to gw2 programming: your fps will suffer due to needless calculations! These drivers are installed default using nvidia installer!

this might be the most interesting post in this whole thread.
1. he’s rocking the current number one motherboard for extreme gamers, overclockers, and enthusiasts. socket 2011 seems to be Intel’s choice for supper expensive processors.
2. he has noticeable fps gains when sli is enabled? is this because of the two x16 lanes on the rampage extreme?
3. he has the word “stock” next to his processor. did that mean no overclock? because 144 fps in wvw is sick. even if he’s by himself in a jumping puzzle.

34 fps isnt unheard of in a average sized zerg but 34 fps as a minimum in a EB sized zerg ..i think not. Pic’s or didnt happen bassicaly :P

SLI wont get around minimum frame rates that are caused by the CPU. If it went as low as 18 in the 1st test for non SLI, it would go down to 18 FPS in the SLI test if it was the exact same situation. What likely happend was the WvW test for SLI was simply less intensive. Not saying it wouldnt still look like a crazy big zerg but a 120+ man zerg can look similar to a 80 man zerg when ur in the thick of it. Same can ebe said for LA, unless ur capped by GPU, SLI wont change the minimums.

Hardware Spec:
AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 w/ 13.11 Beta 9.2
ASUS M5A97
8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz DDR3
Windows 7 64-bit
500GB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda

Game Settings
1920 × 1080

Graphic Settings
Best Appearance

FPS Value:
PVE: 40-60
Cities: 20-40
PVP: I don’t normally play PvP
WvWvW: 20-30

NeedCoffee.1402:

PaxTheGreatOne.9472:

An update:

-CPU: 1x Intel i7 3930K 3.2Ghz (stock) hexcore (w HT: 12 threads)
-GPU: 2x Nvidia Geforce 780 GTX (Yes, it could be SLI-ed) 3Gb

Game setting: Windowed (maximized on Screen 2)
Display Resolution (Screen2 1920*1200, Screen 1 1920*1080)
Graphic Settings (Best FPS/Best apperance)

FPS Value: (NON -SLI (!))

PVE 45-198/22-108 (low values at events, high value with environment alone)
Cities: 79-192/15-125 (guess bottlenecked by network and others, 15 is at bank when moving and looking out, normal 38 at bank, 125 near claw portage)
PVP : N/A
WvWvW: 18-145 (Highest/Highest settings)

Will check this for SLI… later

- edit: (ADDED SLI VALUES)

FPS Value: (SLI values)

PVE 100-218/44-125 (average 70-90 best graphics) (low values at events, high value with environment alone)
Cities: 97-170/25-125 (average 33-42 best graphics) (the average value is Lions Arch at the bank, other cities are 15-25 FPS higher )
PVP : N/A
WvWvW: 34-144 (Highest/Highest settings)

Setting were tested with an open mind in my head, max results are mostly in cramped spaces, dungeons, alleyways & corridors etc.

Added:
-> New drivers (327.23) does improve on former stable versions. only thing I noticed sometimes an armor skin is dropped in favor of a faster FPS, it’s corrected within fractions of second normally (happens mostly on turn etc, on high/ultra settings)
-> At clean install I selected not to install the 3D drivers, as I have no 3D screen nor goggles, and it also seems to improve speed,.

Do not install drivers if you do not need them, Gw2 does support 3D viewing, so if calculations are made according to gw2 programming: your fps will suffer due to needless calculations! These drivers are installed default using nvidia installer!

this might be the most interesting post in this whole thread.
1. he’s rocking the current number one motherboard for extreme gamers, overclockers, and enthusiasts. socket 2011 seems to be Intel’s choice for supper expensive processors.
2. he has noticeable fps gains when sli is enabled? is this because of the two x16 lanes on the rampage extreme?
3. he has the word “stock” next to his processor. did that mean no overclock? because 144 fps in wvw is sick. even if he’s by himself in a jumping puzzle.

1 Maybe its one of the nicest motherboards, but I do not use all the features. I have no need for some (bluetooth for example, and I am no true overclocker) The 40 PCI-lanes make thing quite a lot simpler though. But the true trick is understanding you get a PCI-E 3.0 ready set, and windows 7 is not. So all people who are thinking they are using PCI-E v3.0 probably are not… at least not on Windows 7, Windows 8 should have native support….
2. Yes that SLI rendering will make a difference, certainly if you do not use the 3d drivers for the 3d-vision goggles. Normally you should get some improvement, you can render 2 frames at the same time wich will improve calculating a on card 1 and showing b on card 2…
3. Stock means 3.2Ghz. Like the box says, with a turbo up to 3.8Ghz like the box says, I have a mid range dcooler, and It will kep it cool so I can play at 3.8Ghz (!) continiously
4. I’m not counting 120 players, I look at the normal framerate using F11 in zerg fights, and in the end: ift will drop a little more than the opriginal frame rate noted above, but the difference with complete full EB zerg fights and the watch I kept a watchfull eye, I do not get below 30, ever.
Oh just a last remark, screens will not show anything above 60 FPS, and if they do you eyes will not go over 25-50 FPS. Only difference is that images will look smoother in 60 hz then they will in 30
Lastly if you do manually put you computer on pci-e v3.0 with windows 7 and you get a new driver, you’ll have to do it again. Yes, you will… Each time. And it sucks, thank Microsoft AND Nvidia for the lack of support. I do not know how ATI does, but I guess the same.