Upgrading my Computer

Hello Chips, could it be that the 580 is running out of Vram? What does it have 1.5gb?

Have you been able to monitor the CPU and GPU to see how much of what it's using? That should track down what you need to improve.

If it is running out of Vram then I would recommend a 4GB 670 or 680 depending on how much you want to spend.

Paul.

I agree with Paul.

Chips said:

Is it possible to link the GTX 580 and the 680 together to boost performance?

No that would be SLI and require two of the same GPU's.

What brand is your current GPU? Most brands have their own software which can be used whilst gaming to monitor temps, usage and fps, there is one from MSI called "Afterburner" which can do this, also EVGA have one called "Precision X".

And if you just want to view framerates during gaming, most people use a program called "FRAPS".

The EVGA 680 4GB is a good card to go for, but the EVGA 670 4GB is almost as good and is cheaper too.


Paul.

Chips said:

paulpicks21 said:

Hello Chips, could it be that the 580 is running out of Vram? What does it have 1.5gb?

Have you been able to monitor the CPU and GPU to see how much of what it's using? That should track down what you need to improve.

If it is running out of Vram then I would recommend a 4GB 670 or 680 depending on how much you want to spend.

Paul.

The card's name is a GF110. I looked it up and it say's it's got 1.5Gb. I always thought it had 2Gb! Hmm, seeing that Skyrim's limited to 4Gb RAM I do have a feeling that it's the card at fault, what with UFO and all the graphics mods I've got. A good pointer to that is when I first played Skyrim on my PC I was using a mod called "Warzones", and every time I came across a battle I had a CTD. I've read since that if the game runs out of memory it can CTD, in this case when I was getting too many NPCs on screen at the same time. Along with the graphics mods I think it simply ran out of memory.

I like the looks of the 4Gb GTX 680 (YUM!) I've seen. But I notice there's different makes! What's the difference between the makes?

How do you monitor the CPU and GPU? I've noticed some gamers can even monitor frame rates whilst playing, and I say to myself, "How the **** do they do that?!"

Dude said:

No that would be SLI and require two of the same GPU's.

You mean two of the same graphics cards?

Yes either two 580's or two 680's for example, two of the same graphic cards.

Dude said:

Chips said:

paulpicks21 said:

Hello Chips, could it be that the 580 is running out of Vram? What does it have 1.5gb?

Have you been able to monitor the CPU and GPU to see how much of what it's using? That should track down what you need to improve.

If it is running out of Vram then I would recommend a 4GB 670 or 680 depending on how much you want to spend.

Paul.

The card's name is a GF110. I looked it up and it say's it's got 1.5Gb. I always thought it had 2Gb! Hmm, seeing that Skyrim's limited to 4Gb RAM I do have a feeling that it's the card at fault, what with UFO and all the graphics mods I've got. A good pointer to that is when I first played Skyrim on my PC I was using a mod called "Warzones", and every time I came across a battle I had a CTD. I've read since that if the game runs out of memory it can CTD, in this case when I was getting too many NPCs on screen at the same time. Along with the graphics mods I think it simply ran out of memory.

I like the looks of the 4Gb GTX 680 (YUM!) I've seen. But I notice there's different makes! What's the difference between the makes?

How do you monitor the CPU and GPU? I've noticed some gamers can even monitor frame rates whilst playing, and I say to myself, "How the **** do they do that?!"

Dude said:

No that would be SLI and require two of the same GPU's.

You mean two of the same graphics cards?

Yes either two 580's or two 680's for example, two of the same graphic cards.

And one more thing to bear in mind, the PC will only use the Vram from 1 Graphics card, so for example if you added a 2nd 580 don't expect there to be 3GB of Vram available to use as there won't.

Paul.

The 670 is not far behind the 680 at all and is the wise choice if you ask me.
Do a search for comparisons between the 2 cards.

And the backplate is there to make it look nicer and make the card more rigid. Just a little extra that evga often put on.


Paul.