Single GTX 670 as good as SLI GTX 670?!? Help please

[Roxas2030]

Hey guys I'm running an SLI of GTX 670 Windforce and I'm playing WoW on ultra at 1980x1020. I don't think I'm getting bottle necked by my cpu it's an i5 3570k running at 4.6GHz. With SLI I get 60-110 fps with SLI disabled I get 80-110 FPS. What's up with that? I checked bench marks I should be getting around 110+ for WoW with SLI GTX 670.

 

[verbalizer]

does WOW have a SLi profile with nVidia, is it on the list, what do any driver updates say about SLi profiles and WOW.?
gotta look it up.

 

[Roxas2030]

I don't see WoW on the supported SLI game list on Nvidia's web page, I guess I have my answer. Thank you!


edit: Wait no I see WoW...http://www.geforce.com/games-applications/pc-games/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm

 

[verbalizer]

what does it say..?
http://www.geforce.com/games-applications/pc-games/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm/optimal-game-settings

 

[Roxas2030]

I checked that and they don't have a GTX 670 sli so I used GTX 580 SLI and at 1920X1080 can run at 111 fps at ultra

 

[verbalizer]

and your getting what FPS exactly.?
and what drivers.?

 

[Roxas2030]

Latest drivers and with SLI I'm getting 60FPS to like 105 max and with no SLi 80-110.
My monitor is 120Hz and I did enable 120HZ in game option.

 

[verbalizer]

that was my next question too. :lol:

 

[Roxas2030]

I'm playing World at War solo campaign maxed out with 2 cards enabled and 120hz enabled and I'm only getting 91 fps. is my 2nd card messed up or something. Only one seems to be doing any work.

 

[verbalizer]

swap the cards around and test them out in each others slots.
are the same exact cards.?

 

[Roxas2030]

Tehy are the same exact card. Gigabyte Windforce GTX 670, and I'll report back in a few.

 

[verbalizer]

also take any overclocking off (GPU).

 

[bystander]

Are you playing in full screen mode? If not, sli does not work.

 

[verbalizer]

not sure about that...

 

[Mousemonkey]

Are you playing in full screen mode? If not, sli does not work.

not sure about that...

S'true, also turn any and all Vsync off.

 

[verbalizer]

thanks for verification, never experienced it or even read about it.
to the nVidia web-site I go....

 

[Mousemonkey]

thanks for verification, never experienced it or even read about it.
to the nVidia web-site I go....

I've had SLi work in a windowed mode a few times but I'm pretty sure it's just been a glitch as I have never been able to repeat incident consistently.

 

[Roxas2030]

I've been playing in full screen so far going to turn off V sync, thanks guys.

edit: turned off V sync via Nvidia control panel and "no" on sync every frame in CoD WaW, still a solid 91 FPS.

 

[bystander]

WoW is known to be very CPU intensive. Perhaps you are just being bottlenecked. When you try to achieve 120FPS for your 120hz monitor (I also have one), bottlenecks are quite common.

Also, make sure you are not using "fullscreen windowed" as it essentially is in windowed mode, even if it looks like it's fullscreen.

 

[bystander]

I've been playing in full screen so far going to turn off V sync, thanks guys.

edit: turned off V sync via Nvidia control panel and "no" on sync every frame in CoD WaW, still a solid 91 FPS.

CoD WaW has a 91 FPS cap. http://www.codvs.com/removing-the-fps-limit-t29907.html

 

[verbalizer]

how's the GTX 680 'bystander'.?

 

[bystander]

Works great. I got it before the 670's came out.

 

[Roxas2030]

ahhh that explains WaW, thanks.

 

[AidanJC]

I'm playing World at War solo campaign maxed out with 2 cards enabled and 120hz enabled and I'm only getting 91 fps. is my 2nd card messed up or something. Only one seems to be doing any work.

Cod Maxes out at just above 90 FPS for all PC titles. Hurray for crappy console ports! My SLI GTX 580's do the same thing. I also let a mate install wow and i was having roughly the same results, and I also have a 120Hz monitor.

 

[Roxas2030]

Maybe if I try BF3 or something I'll see how good these cards are.