Who is still using the area51 m17x ?

I am, and loving every minute. Had to replace one gpu, but that was probably my fault. Currently playing MOH Tier one maxed out at no aa at 1900/1200 res avg 55 fps, master card at 90 c and slave at 75 c during game play. Great system wont replace until a 4xx series sli aw comes out.

Ran the hawx 2 bench mark, no aa 1900/1200 res with 120 max fps, 60 avg. That didnt stress the cards at all, 79/60 temps.

Anyone else still enjoying the old girl?

 

Wow such strong performance, you could easily hold out till nvidia's 5 or 6 series

 

Thanks, I do not realy know if those stats are good.

 

Your stats are awesome...

imo nvidias current line up is not worth any upgading. They cost way more than ati's current cards, and are also weaker (but their sli configurations are more powerfull than ati's crossfire, if im not mistaken an ati 5870 is still stronger than an nvidia 480, but when you use dual card set ups, nvidia wins afterall, for a much higher price though).

I personnaly don't even look at fps, if a game runs fluid, it means my gpu can handle it. While my gpu (4670) does already fluctuate around 20-30 fps (raw estimate of my part), iI still believe I could hold out for 1 more year at least (a movie runs at 23fps so...). Your fps at moh are 50+, if you would upgrade your system, they would surely increase, but would you really notice a difference since your fps are already so high? (I didn't count the anti anialising in this ofc, just trying to point out that if a game runs perfectly, buying another set up which will also make it run perfectly seems unnecessary).

I've been looking at all these new gpu releases and frankly, I don't see much difference between nvidia's 2 and 4 series, and between atis 4*** and 6*** series. All you get is slightly better performance, for basicly the same card at a higher price. Thats just how the current gpu market seems to me, a current casual gamer (used to be as hardcore as they get), who doesn't do any benchmarks and can live with stuff that just does the job. Sandy Bridge is around the corner, and hopefully they will eventually make a big jump in gpu performance aswell, making decent directx 11 cards (face it, by the time most games will run directx11, the cards that can run directx 11 today will be obsolete anyway, and much more so if the 3d trend continues).

 

Very good points, and well spoken. I agree, I am not a hard core gamer and if Im lucky I might play a total of 2hrs a week. I bought the system while I was deployed to aid in passing the time when I wasnt on a patrol in some crappy town. Every now and again I buy a new game, and get pleasantly surprised when "she" still delivers.