GPU Boost 2.0 does that, the card will ramp up the GPU and memory clock until it hits the temperature target it is set to and stays there. And by default, that temperature target is 80C, Want it cooler, bring the temperature target down, that will either ramp down the GPU/memory clock to match that lower temperature target or you can manually ramp up fan speed to lower the temperature.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/...X_Titan/30.html

It WANTS to hit 80C if you set it to GPU Boost temperature target of 80C. Hurting it will only be possible if you clock it past the DEFAULT 80C temp target.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Aug 3 2013, 01:30 PM

Just received my Asus PQ-321Q 4K monitor. Done some preliminary benchmarks. Screenshots have to uploaded to Mega because they're too big and also Facebook would downsample it from 3840x2160. Running on link in sig.


Okay, first three screenshots for Crysis 3 4K60 is up on Mega: https://mega.co.nz/#F!LBMgFDgS!S6Yu...Be6AmhCUtdESVMw

Metro Last Light 4K60. First run was on 326.19, second run was on 326.41 https://mega.co.nz/#F!zMUlnCzL!Eie_...XPixUJKA3YszN8A

Bioshock Infinite 4K60 is up. Kacang putih, more than 60fps on benchmark with all setting max, no AA. I notice at this level of res, AA is not required. https://mega.co.nz/#F!uB0XXaSb!eP3m...O1s9MDmsDUmd8Dg

Tomb Raider 4K60 is up. Also no problemo. 99-100fps on all max, no TressFX. https://mega.co.nz/#F!iZsBWYCQ!Qk_y...awN5wa4WpU9JkkQ

I cannot screenshot Sleeping Dogs for some reason, either via EVGA Precision X or built-in Steam screenshot feature. All Max, V-sync on (the game very jittery without V-sync), built-in benchmark says 27fps low 85 fps high 46 fps average.

Witcher 2 EE is spotty at best. Cutscenes drops to 18fps while in-game shoots up to 55 or more fps. Settings set to Ultra, with no AA. https://mega.co.nz/#F!2E1wAQwb!bGKK...w3Yht-cvRCNtckQ

Last but not least, Trine 2 4K60. Not a problem, 60-70+fps constant. Beautiful game too! https://mega.co.nz/#F!jYkiTaqZ!KELn...Ri4lK8QnpZrULcg

Rig in sig.

326.80 Game Ready Driver is up on Nvidia's site. In Tokyo now so I can't test this on The Endgame. Feedbacks?

http://www.nvidia.com/object/win8-win7-win...eta-driver.html

A couple of reviews on UltraHD/UHD/4K resolution gaming is out:

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/ultra...view_uhd,1.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pq321q...aming,3620.html

I like what was mentioned in that final paragraph in Tom's Hardware review . It was EXACTLY what happened when the APES guys delivering my rig back, were there with me and saw what UltraHD/UHD/4K resolution gaming is all about. And I quote:



ROFLMAO!

Cursory glance at Precision X, Crysis 3 I get 50-60fps compared to 35-45fps on last beta.

On Metro LL, no improvement although I get higher maximum framerate. The average remained the same.

At least my 4K display doesn't go crazy when switching to 4K60 on the new WHQL compared to the last beta. In fact, had to revert to 326.41 coz 326.80 gave a blank display.

I am. Godsend in terms of detection for my 4K display, although synthetic benchmarks shows 200-500 points decrease in 3DMark11/2013. Previous 326.80 beta gave blank display, had to revert to 326.41. Streaming of PC games via Geforce Experience to my Nvidia Shield is also smoother and without much hiccups compared to the 326.41 Beta.

It's okay, I get 6 months productive use out of it, and endless amount of fun at 1600p and 4K max setting. Cant put any $ dollar value on fun and priceless experience.

Carry on with your 680.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Sep 23 2013, 01:11 AM

No need be sorry, I cant run 680, 780 or the 290X single card for 4K. Not nice saying price drop for people's purchase.

It's a matter of setting a deadline. Sure I can get 780 and get "somewhat" similar performance, but I lose out on months of enjoyment playing games instead playing the waiting game.

Why anyone wouldn't want those texture details is beyond me. Display industry has stagnated so long at 1080p, that display manufacturer uses those stagnation to keep selling the same display panels with little improvements. Time to leap forward.

P/S: If it's a money issue, then I'd rather folks say it's money issue Perfectly understandable, new tech costs money. Hiding it behind other reasons make them sound like a copout.

For most games, 780 SLI is enough for 4K. With 4K, you dont need AA. Or turn on FXAA for performance-hit free AA. Unless you play the heavy-hitting games like Crysis 3, Metro Last Light or Tomb Raider 2013.

Also, the term "enough" here depends on you. If you want 4K at 120fps, no GPU in the world here is enough to provide you that. Personally for me, "enough" = 4K60 at 40-60fps on the heaviest-hitter game that I play, Crysis 3. And I got that with my TEG. Metro LL is a close second, while I can get 90-100fps on Tomb Raider 2013. Bear in mind, all these results are at 4K60, with all effects max, but either zero AA or FXAA enabled.

Then I'd rather folks be truthful and say it's the money factor, instead of beating around the bush with other excuse. I mean, I'd like a 26-room mansion in Malibu and Olympic size swimming pool, but I don't go around saying I prefer a condo and a bathtub.

A lot of folks are easy to dismiss 4K without seeing it. It's like how we moved from SD to FullHD, the jump is significant. It's a matter of whether you believe AND want it badly enough to make that jump.

P/s: YouTube videos does not convey the brilliance of 4K because of the heavily compressed streams. You gotta see it with your own eyes to appreciate it.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Sep 24 2013, 09:15 AM

Read my last post about Malibu mansion and swimming pools. You dont have to own one to appreciate one.

I empathize with your need to wait. I echo your sentiments if that is the case for 4K movies, but NOT games rendered in higher resolution. High resolution texture packs are the norm for modern games since the days of the first Crysis, so textures up to and including 4K are available since (except for console ports, and even then you can supersample it). So when it comes to "most", if that "most" includes legacy old games like HAlf-Life 2, then I'd agree as well. 4K textures on low count polygons is not a pretty sight.

Most games are in 1080p? That is true only in console games, not PC. There's a reason why there's the quality slider bar in games. You dont see the slider bar go beyond 1080p since your display only supports up to 1080p. And even if let say you have a 1440/1600p display, would you be content to stay at 1080p when you have the option of going further?

However, I game in the present, not in the past. And I spec my machine for the future. I do not see myself upgrading anymore for up to 5 years. I had almost 5 years out of my old i7 980X+ GTX 480SLI + Dell U2711 at 2560x1440, when at those times in the 2007/08, gaming at 1080p was a luxury and anything higher was unheard of. Other than a mistaken purchase of a GTX690, which I then rectified with the Titans, I have not purchased a SINGLE upgrade to this rig, until I build my current rig, TEG and its 4K eyes. This will last me for another 5 years. This is how I invest on my gaming build, I dont upgrade incrementally, I go all out and stay with that specs for longer period than those who upgrade yearly or every two years when new GPUs comes out. This 4K monitor investment is gonne be used for an even longer period than how long my Dell U2711, partly because folks refuse to budge from the current 1080p standards, which I've considered as stale since it was made available more than 18 years ago in 1995. John Carmack coded Quake on a 1080p at that time. So because of this, my 4K monitor will be a very sound investment, taking a page from your calculative Chinese culture. Because of the stubbornness and slow general public adoption of 4K, I foresee me 4K as being still treated as high end and relevant even 10 years from now. Now it doesn't sound so bad as an investment now, isnt it? I get to experience it early (which no dollar $$$ value can compare to when it comes to experience), and by 10 years later, it is still a top notch display option.

It's all based on needs and wants. Do you need 4K? You probably need to ask your bank account on that now. Market price is not helping. Do most people want 4K? A lot of those whom I've invited to experience my rig at my home, share that sentiment of "Hell yes!". Financial restraint may be a determining factor of reducing that "Hell yes!" to "Maybe later", but that doesn't detract from the fact that it is impressive. It's the whole "I cant afford this, so it's automatically shitty" mentality that's what I'm trying to break here.

Heat and noise? IF those were the concerns, it's no longer is anymore these days with AIO solutions on CPU waterblocks and GPU waterblocks easily obtained. It's again, a matter of whether you want to do it or not.

In the end, it's a matter of priorities. I'm single, I've not much of a priority other than making sure I enjoy myself and indulge in as many unique experiences I can before I vacate this life. Such priorities may not be mirrored on those who have other obligations like in marriages and families. It still does not mean you cannot appreciate the brilliance of 4K, even if it out of reach.

Since you've indicated about your Chinese culture and being calculative, you're probably not single or have other priorities other than spending that kind of money on gaming PC related stuff. Nothing against that, different people different priorities.

Nope. No screen tearing. You must have assumed and mistaken my Titans with the 7970s, and my PQ321 with that cheap 4K Seiki. We all know what assumption is the mother of.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Sep 24 2013, 12:29 PM

No thanks. This thread is about Nvidia Geforce and its family of cards. Your family business or business cards can open another thread elsewhere. Kopitiam maybe.

Screen tearing is when the hardware prioritize raw power against quality output, like the Frame Rating issue. Like Ferrari engine with no fuel injection and speed control management computer. Shits out ferocious power, bunyi also bising, but no quality torque.

1 to 1.5 of my arm's length. Text and icon size bumped up to 150%. I dont have a large room, it's kinda cramped.

At the time of purchase, only the PQ321 was whitelisted to work with the beta drivers supporting 4K via tiling. It's only when the beta driver gets into several revisions that the KN321 was supported. Plus, KN321 was USD5500, versus USD3500 for the PQ321.

Some suggested the two cheap Seikis but horrible tearing on those. 4K30 doesn't help. You get what you pay for I guess, cheap = corners cut.

You had the honor of trying out a 4K monitor well before me. Granted, not for gaming, more for publishing, but hey, 4K is 4K. And that Big Bertha is 12 years ago! I can only imagine until you helped me get mine.

The name is cool, yes I agree. But personally, to me, anyone can get a Titan, provided he saved. That no longer makes it unique. What about buying a couple of 770 cards for example, SLI them, waterblock them, custom build them into a rig, custom made into your specification. That personally to me, makes it cooler. You can even name your rig creation with a cooler name, and no one else can say they have the same design as yours.

Coz anyone (with enough savings) can get a Titan. It is not limited in nature. What limited is what you make of your own rig IMO. Fitting in a Titan into a case, with its shroud makes it no different when viewing from the top, it looks like the 780 too. Hence my point about custom build rigs.