JayPee Posted November 20, 2013 Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) Hi all, I've got a bit of a weird research in mind but I figured it's worth a try. Currently I have a steady 30 FPS (capped at 1/2 vsync) with only minor drops at my native of 1366*768. Given the small size I am thinking of getting a 1920*1080. This results in 2Mpx rendered vs. 1Mpx. I'd somehow like to get a fair prediction of what my FPS will be prior to buying a screen. Since Fraps measures at the endmost of the pipeline I am thinking to benchmark the sim at a resolution higher than what my current screen supports. This will lead to a 'no input' screen if it is possible to force a resolution at all... Any thoughts on how to pull this off? Obviously I don't have a 1920*1080 at my disposal to try out. Edited November 20, 2013 by JayPee i7 4790K: 4.8GHz, 1.328V (manual) MSI GTX 970: 1,504MHz core, 1.250V, 8GHz memory
cichlidfan Posted November 20, 2013 Posted November 20, 2013 You might see a small drop but I don't think it should be much since you have a decent amount of VRAM. EDIT: Assuming you purchased the monitor with a decent return policy, you could buy one and return it if the performance was not to your liking. It won't take you long to find out if you will be happy with it or not. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
JayPee Posted November 20, 2013 Author Posted November 20, 2013 Don't get your hopes up, it's still a notebook... Anyway, I think youre right but I find a 200 buck purchase a lot to simply base on a gut feeling. No offense :) EDIT: yeah good point about the return policy. Probably do that if I can't find an answer to my question within a week or so. i7 4790K: 4.8GHz, 1.328V (manual) MSI GTX 970: 1,504MHz core, 1.250V, 8GHz memory
cichlidfan Posted November 20, 2013 Posted November 20, 2013 Don't get your hopes up, it's still a notebook... Anyway, I think youre right but I find a 200 buck purchase a lot to simply base on a gut feeling. No offense :) EDIT: yeah good point about the return policy. Probably do that if I can't find an answer to my question within a week or so. I did notice it was a notebook. My gut feeling is also based on what I see running DCS on a 3GB card @2560x1440, with another 1080p monitor on there as well. I also have an idea of what the mobile chip can do since I have a 2GB 560M in my laptop which has a 1080p display built in. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
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