Should i change my GPU ?

[weiquan573]

I am currently using MSI GTX 660 , should i upgrade it to gtx 970 ?

 

[shadow84]

What games do you intend to play, and what monitor you got? Also what is the current specs of ur rig and how old is ur psu?

 

[weiquan573]

What games do you intend to play, and what monitor you got? Also what is the current specs of ur rig and how old is ur psu?

I am having trouble playing dota 2 at no lag at 1080p. My rig
CPU : Core i5-3570
RAM : G-SKILLS 1600 MHZ DDR3
GPU : MSI gtx 660

 

[shadow84]

660 is good enough for Dota2 actually... Check your temps when gaming. Also, did u OC it? It could also be the thermal paste dried up, so if its still under warranty, bring back to distro to ask them help u apply new thermal paste.

 

[FatalityV]

I am having trouble playing dota 2 at no lag at 1080p. My rig
CPU : Core i5-3570
RAM : G-SKILLS 1600 MHZ DDR3
GPU : MSI gtx 660

Are you running any programs in the bg which might be cpu intensive?

before I upgraded I was running a similar setup with gtx 560ti and I didnt lag when playing dota.

 

[Alphas]

Your mb can sli then get another 660

 

[bhtan83]

Your mb can sli then get another 660

A single 660 can handle dota 2 at max setting easily. Maybe the card is starting to fail or due to poor ventilation.

 

[weiquan573]

A single 660 can handle dota 2 at max setting easily. Maybe the card is starting to fail or due to poor ventilation.

My casing is the cm haf 912. The Max temp is 80 when I Max the settings with vsync off. With sync on , it will drop to 30 fps with some intense gang fights even with most settings turned off.

 

[yang_nastyman]

I was able to play dota 2 with an older card (6870) at max settings..

 

[shadow84]

My casing is the cm haf 912. The Max temp is 80 when I Max the settings with vsync off. With sync on , it will drop to 30 fps with some intense gang fights even with most settings turned off.

80 degC when dotaing? High chance the thermal paste in ur gpu dried up le, cant transfer heat efficiently enough and thus maybe throttle. Bring to distro to ask them help u reapply.

 

[weiquan573]

80 degC when dotaing? High chance the thermal paste in ur gpu dried up le, cant transfer heat efficiently enough and thus maybe throttle. Bring to distro to ask them help u reapply.

Which tool to accurately check for 100 % load temp? Now I no time to go change it

 

[shadow84]

Can try heaven benchmark, valley benchmark, 3Dmark (paid ver). use gpu-z or msi afterburner to check temps.

Those tests shld b more intensive than dota2. Just dun use furmark as it is more stressful than those that i mentioned and can potentially kill ur gpu.

 

[weiquan573]

Can try heaven benchmark, valley benchmark, 3Dmark (paid ver). use gpu-z or msi afterburner to check temps.

Those tests shld b more intensive than dota2. Just dun use furmark as it is more stressful than those that i mentioned and can potentially kill ur gpu.

Oh **** I used furmark before >.<

 

[weiquan573]

The results are these from Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0
FPS:
44.9
Score:
1130
Min FPS:
7.9
Max FPS:
93.5
System

Platform:
Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570 CPU @ 3.40GHz (3403MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 9.18.13.4411 (2048MB) x1
Settings

Render:
Direct3D11
Mode:
1920x1080 fullscreen
Preset
Custom
Quality
Ultra
Tessellation: Disabled

Max temperature is 78 C

 

[weiquan573]

A single 660 can handle dota 2 at max setting easily. Maybe the card is starting to fail or due to poor ventilation.

Hi , the max settings is with vsync on ?