Simulated-AI Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Ok, things have been tested, but not without problems. First i installed the GTX285 along with the GTX580, using the smaller for dedicated physx. I got the Corsair AX1200W GOLD to make sure i didn't run out of power, lol. It nearly costs the same as a HD6950 or a GTX470, crazy. I got some blue screens with physx card, it has now been removed, and computer works like a charm now. I have been testing for 8 hours now, running 3 different game with no problems, and a light overclock. It sure made things better by disabling speedstep and enable loadline calibration. On my board i have two blue and one white slot for GPU, i used the two blue slots. The physx card was displayed ok in driver settings, but like i said, it gave me problems with blue screens. Any ideas? Games i have been testing: Crysis, the GPU is great for that game, huge increase in performance. Battlefield Bad Company 2, Nice with the DX11 effects now, i feel the lightning is better and some sun effects, also the FPS increased noticely, especially with AA, great uprgade. GTA4, the game is damanding i good CPU, so the boost is not that noticed in this game. I will be testing more games later, but the upgrade is worth it. Now i will feel the marked on new CPUs and Motherboards. I'm still not sure which socket i should get? This is where your ideas come in. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinky12 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 It's better that you disable load line calibration Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060328221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simulated-AI Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 It's better that you disable load line calibration Even when overclocking? Shouldnt it make the system more satable? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060328228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinky12 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Credit: Anandtech With Load Line Calibration disabled in BIOS, setting a CPU Voltage VID of 1.38750 resulted in a no-load voltage of about 1.34V and a full-load value of 1.28V. Enabling this feature and lowering the VID to 1.35000V produced a constant CPU supply voltage, regardless of load (or so it seemed), of 1.33V. Setting a lower VID resulted in a blue screen during Windows boot. Idle voltage was relatively unchanged at about 1.33-1.34V but the full-load voltage required increased by 50mV with no benefit. As you might guess, we recommend you leave this option disabled. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060328240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystk Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 The AX1200 isn't needed really. You would've done fine with a 700W PSU (452W for system with GTX580 + 183W which is max TDP for GTX285 = 635W) and have a safety margin as well. Even for a GTX580 SLI setup, a 850W PSU would be enough. For the blue screens, try uninstalling your drivers from Uninstall a Program in control panel, booting into Safe Mode and running DriverSweeper and cleaning out nVidia Display and PhysX. Then restart the PC and install the latest drivers. If that doesn't work, uninstall and clean the drivers again and then try older driver versions. For a CPU upgrade, wait for the revised 1155 boards to come out and then get an i7 2500K or wait for Bulldozer or Socket 2011. Bulldozer is going to be insanely fast so keep AMD in mind . Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060328278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkey82 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Oh you, you just adore that diagram Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060328345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystk Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Haha, hoping for the best . Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060328372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simulated-AI Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 Ok, i disable loadline again.... Keep in mind that the PSU is also for future use. What motherboard should i get? One for Sandy Bridge or Gulftown? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060328402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeesPwnMets Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Ok, i disable loadline again.... Keep in mind that the PSU is also for future use. What motherboard should i get? One for Sandy Bridge or Gulftown? After the SATA issue is fixed, Sandy Bridge because it is cheaper and most of its motherboards have UEFI Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060328745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simulated-AI Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 UEFI? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060329035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystk Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 UEFI is what's going to replace BIOS. Wait for the revised Sandy Bridge boards to come out and if Bulldozer is out by then go with whatever is best. But if Bulldozer isn't out, SB would be your best choice. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060329106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeesPwnMets Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 UEFI is developed by Intel, and unless it comes with the Bulldozer boards, I would still recommend Sandy Bridge. If Bulldozer boards stay with BIOS, UEFI would be a pretty big advantage with Intel UEFI Advantages * Ability to boot from large disks (over 2TB) * Faster boot-up * CPU-independent architecture * CPU-independent drivers * Flexible pre-OS environment, including networking support * Modular design Also, I found the X6 Processors a disappointment, and I hope Bulldozer won't be Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060330103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinky12 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 UFEI doesn't have anything to do with CPUs, its needed because BIOS has a limitation on hard drives. BIOS limits hard drive boot at 2TB. Any HDD above 2TB and you will not be able to boot from it. This is where UEFI comes in and allows users to be able to boot from HDD larger than 2TB. There are other features build into UEFI, but it's not a replacement to the ancient old bios. The BIOS is still the core of the PC and UEFI is add-on. Q: Does UEFI completely replace a PC BIOS?A: No. While UEFI uses a different interface for "boot services" and "runtime services", some platform firmware must perform the functions BIOS uses for system configuration (a.k.a. "Power On Self Test" or "POST") and Setup. UEFI does not specify how POST & Setup are implemented. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060330158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpenis Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 rich boy.... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060335623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoječ Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Also, I found the X6 Processors a disappointment, and I hope Bulldozer won't be From what I know the first Bulldozer to go on market will have eight physical cores, but technically speaking it's something like Intel's four cores + Hyper Threading. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060335842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unc13bud Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 i get much better performance in eflc by disabling physx (using nvidia gigabyte board) Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060342377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo440 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) The AX1200 isn't needed really. You would've done fine with a 700W PSU (452W for system with GTX580 + 183W which is max TDP for GTX285 = 635W) and have a safety margin as well. Even for a GTX580 SLI setup, a 850W PSU would be enough. For the blue screens, try uninstalling your drivers from Uninstall a Program in control panel, booting into Safe Mode and running DriverSweeper and cleaning out nVidia Display and PhysX. Then restart the PC and install the latest drivers. If that doesn't work, uninstall and clean the drivers again and then try older driver versions. For a CPU upgrade, wait for the revised 1155 boards to come out and then get an i7 2500K or wait for Bulldozer or Socket 2011. Bulldozer is going to be insanely fast so keep AMD in mind . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_design_power http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_power What if I told you it's less than half that? Edited February 17, 2011 by diablo440 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469130-gtx285-gtx580/#findComment-1060342531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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