Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Question regarding video card

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | Question regarding video card

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Posted onPost created on April 25 2012 04:27 ET by Angelo Kaettlitz

Hi Folks,

as I have encountered that after installing the Level-D 767 my video card is the limiting factor (NVidia Inspector says 99% GPU load, and frames are about 15-25 while the fleet EMB-120 had around 100-120 fps) I am thinking about getting a new video card.
I currently have the GTX 285 and am wondering whether the NVidia GTX 570 or the AMD 7870 is the right choice.

I guess I need your help smile

Thanks a lot.

Angelo

Angelo Kaettlitz

Captain, B767-300

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Posted onPost created on April 25 2012 12:15 ET by Kyle Hatch

I am running the GTX 560 and love it! One thing I did learn however, make sure your settings in NVidia Inspector aren't too high for your card.

Going from this chart, it looks like GTX 570 is the way to go. http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html Also, I've had less problems with NVidia cards and you have a LOT more options in the settings with them.

Kyle Hatch (DVA4215)

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