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    7970m w/ Guild Wars 2

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Repoman20, Sep 15, 2012.

  1. Repoman20

    Repoman20 Notebook Geek

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    Im debating swapping my 675m for a 7970m (yeah the Enduro issues I know) and was wondering how the performance is playing GW2? I don't play BF3 much anymore, which I heard has big problems with the 7970m. But there's problems with Kepler based cards in GW2 (awesome finding that out after I bought it) that may be alleviated by switching to a 7970M. Think its worth it?
     
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  2. Falseflag

    Falseflag Notebook Enthusiast

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    I get near-60 FPS with settings maximized, but that's with my character at rest. I haven't been able to test it on encounters with a great number of players.
     
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  3. Zymphad

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    Running around I get about 52 FPS while killing whole bunch of crud with everything fully maxxed, but it doesn't look that great, all that bloom, and the FXAA they use isn't that great. This is about 85% utilization, but I think upcoming drivers should make it even faster.
     
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  4. Vozier

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    What do you mean it doesnt look that well? Does it run or not? FPS are the bar, so if it aint nice thats on GW2, aint it?
     
    Vozier, Sep 15, 2012
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    hmmm... I get liek 25 FPS......
     
    gwfreak01, Sep 15, 2012
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    columbosoftserve Notebook Evangelist

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    Lol. What?
     
    columbosoftserve, Sep 16, 2012
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