Minimal performace improvement with GTX 480

Just wanted to see if anyone was getting reasonable mercury acceleration with the nvidia GTX 480 and hack. I notice that i get yellow bars even before i apply any effects to a single video layer (mainly working with AVCHD or video from a Canon 5d mkii). Any effect automatically turns the bar red. Maybe the codec is just too hard for CS5 to work with but i was hoping with a high-end machine I would be able to do more.
I have the updated nvidia driver 257.21 and followed the hack instructions. The strange thing was that under step 5 of the hack instructions "under "Manage 3D Settings", Click "Add" and browse to your Premiere CS5 install directory and select the executable file: "Adobe Premiere Pro.exe"", It only had premiere CS4 listed. In any case, it allowed me to activate mercury in the CS5 preferences. I remember reading that most people were getting 3 layers with effects (and one person even claimed 11 layers.) I wondering if i am missing something. Here are my system specs.
Windows 7 64 bits
CS5 (full version no previous versions installed)
i7-980x (oc'd to 3.9)
GTX 480
12g 1600 ram
Drives:
    raid 0 SSD boot/program
    raid 0 scratch
    raid 3 (4 disk) data/video disks
    single output disk.

Hi, I am also usung the gtx 480 , and I have been getting very good results. it all depends on other factors that could be causing a issue.
as Harm suggested try the benchmark test.
Baz

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GTX 480 will not be supported ?

I built my PC for Adobe Premiere CS5 with GTX 480. Now I'm very worry about this.Does anyone know anything about this ?

/points finger at Marketing door
Eric
ADK

Very disappointed with replacement quality for my MSI GTX 480 Lightning

Hello,
Here is my original thread
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=154517.0
I sent my MSI GTX 480 Lightning last week and I received a RMA replacement today with different serial #.
I did noticed that RMA dept. replaced the TIM before they shipped. I tried them with default clock to test the stability and it was very unstable.
My fan would go up to 100% and it would give me close to 90c temperature. My previous gtx 480 lightning would never go above mid 70c with 100% fan.
I set everything to default and played my favorites games and games was chappy like FPS would go up and down randomly. I tried Nvidia driver 285.62 and 290.36 beta, but both would behave same.
I even tried with other bio switch, but samething. I also noticed that new serial # was also manufactured in May 2011 (My previous gtx 480 lightning was also manufactured in May 2011) and they both comes with 701mhz core clock instead of 750mhz core clock. I am hugely disappointed. I doubt RMA dept tested this card before they sent out. Do I need to pay a shipping again for a RMA?
I currently have two MSI video cards (gtx 480 lightning and R6850 cyclone PE/OC), but they both having problem and I am forced to use ati 5770 in 2560 x 1600 resolutions :(
My spec:
i7 920 D0 4Ghz
Asus Rampage III Gene (latest bio)
MSI gtx 480 lightning + MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC + sapphire 5770
Corsair F60 SSD, Crucial M4 64 SSD, Samsung 1TB 7200rpm
Asus Xonar ST PCI sound card
Window 7 Ultimate 64bit
Seasonic X750 Gold PSU

I requested another RMA and I really hope I get a working one back.
I really don't want to deal with 3rd RMA and shpping cost. I know bad replacement can happen to any other company, so I am going to keep buying more MSI GPUs.

MPE GPU Acceleration with a GTX 480

Hi,
I added the line "GeForce GTX 480" in the cuda_supported_cards.txt file. MPE became available upon doing so. However rendering is faster in software than using the GPU. Did I miss something?

I installed the GTX 480, added it to the text file,. Now I have
MPE GPPU available as well as MPE software available. My tests show no difference. The GPU is only used about 7% and my CPU's are still maxed out.
Dell XPS 710
Property Value
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CPU #1 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
CPU Name Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.66GHz
CPU Code Name Kentsfield
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Number of Bits 64
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Geoffrey

PC for prem CS5? GTX 480, which brand? Shuttle?

Hi
I'm trying to decide for a graphics card and PX-box for premiere CS5.
I'm considering bying the GTX 480
There are some different makers of that card:
MSI, Gainward, ASUS, EVGA
Any suggestions why I should select one manufacturer before the other?
I see EVGA has some superclocked versions.... any thoughts about those?
I'm also considering buying the Shuttle SX58J3 SFF computer, support up to 16GB memory, LGA1366 Socket, Intel X58 Express, up to 4 SATA-300 disks.
Reason for this choice is that I want to be able to take the PC with me without to much hassle.
This comes standard with a 500W PS, but I belive I should be able to put in another more powerful PS... e.g. a 600W one.
Or is this a bad choice?
I7 CPU:
2.8 GHz or 3.2 GHz ?
Any suggestions on which CPU and number of cores, will I notice that much difference between 2.8 and 3.2?
I'm to edit footage from Canon 5D MK II.

As for your original post, Shuttle is out of the question - buy a nice asus MB - they will all be pretty much the same for the i7.
I took an HP 180 (I7 975 8 thread quad duo core proc, put 24 GB of ram in it (at hp's expense) then yanked out their GTX-200 that came stock and put a GTX-480 from EVGA.
The GTX480 uses ALOT of power. When I say ALOT I mean 3 ea SLI cables - not one or two like most cards. So my 4xsli corsair 850W ps BARELY got ONE GTX 480 running in this system, but it is running very stable, and premiere pro plus media converter just rip through avchd like nobody's business (my other PC estimated a week to transcode a couple of hours of avchd video from a canon hfs-10 camera shot at 24mbps 1080x1920. It was a quad core 2.83 Ghz system with an SLI card) - I just gave my new machine that task, the lights dimmed in the room, and in 30 min it was finished.
Cramming all the nice wire loomed power cables from the 850W p/s wasn't easy but they did finally fit and all the covers went on, plus I have room internally for a second 2TB hitachi drive, and 2 ea external (oh thank you) SATA plugs.
I just got this card in here and fired the puppy up, so now its time to make sure all the drivers are proper, but it seems to be. I think the lesson I learned after having to rip out HP's little chinese power supply is GO BIG on the power supply - and if you are even thinking of SLI, go TWICE as big. The 850W supply runs one GTX480 card, one disc drive, and an i7/975+24GB ram and a video recorder card. The air comming out the back is HOT - as in heater hot.
The second lesson I learned is get a big case! This tiny HP case is cute and all that but it lacks the room inside for much internal hardware. It's a midsize tower case - If I were doing it from scratch I'd buy a fullsize tower case.
So why didn't I? I got a great deal on the 24GB of ram from HP and the 1GHZ pricessor. I paid less for a maxed out system than I could buy the ram and the processor for due to discounts. Unfortunately HP never thought anyone would stuff a corsair 850 and GTX 480 inside where their itty bitty stuff once was.
If you have a big enough case (floor standing full height) and a big enough power supply (6 SLI) 1500 W you could probably make a decent SLI system with 2 GTX480 pcbs (you realize thats 1024 cuda cores, ,right?)
Think Big and you won't be using drive bays to stuff power cables into so you can get the lid on the system. As others have said, asus, bfg, evga all make good equipment. I found a sweet deal on the evga which is the only reason I went that direction. Sweet deals change in one week, so be sure to buy what you want when the price dips. If you are planning a real SLI system, buy BOTH cards form the same MFGR at the same time
PSS

CS5 custom build with GTX 285 for long-form 4k projects

I've been researching nonstop for several days, and it's time to ask for your expert opinions. I would appreciate any help.
I'm ordering a new system for Production Premium CS5, and mostly I will use Premiere Pro CS5 to edit long-form projects (huge timelines with thousands of clips) of Red 4k footage. It's a feature film with only a few F/X shots, but we'd like to do as much F/X, sound mixing, and color correction in CS5 as possible.
Here is what I'm considering:
CUSTOM BUILD from CYBERPOWERPC (about $1950 including items not listed):
OS: Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-930 2.80 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1366
HDD: 1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
MOTHERBOARD: * (3-Way SLI Support) GigaByte GA-X58A-UD5 Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Ultra Durable™3 Mainboard DDR3/1600 ATX Mainboard w/7.1 Dobly Audio,eSATA,Dual GbLAN, USB3.0, 2 x SATA-III RAID,IEEE1394a,4 Gen2 PCIe,2 PCIe X1 &1 PCI [+132]
MEMORY: 12GB (2GBx6) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module [+219] (Kingston HyperX)
SOUND: Creative Labs SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio 24-BIT PCI Sound Card [+48]
VIDEO: Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 (I will have to take out their card and install this myself for GPU acceleration)
1. Do you see any poor or strange decisions?
2. I liked that mobo because of the chipset's possibilities and because it has 1394 for old-style DV capture. Plus it has 8 SATA 2.0's, 2 SATA 3.0's, 2. eSATA 2.0's, and 2 USB 3.0's for huge/fast storage options in the future. Is there some better alternative if I'm keen to have at least one of each of these formats?
3. I'll clone their 1TB OS drive onto a smaller 250GB drive to use as the OS drive, then use their 1TB drive as part of a 2TB RAID 0 video storage. Will using the mobo's raid controller or some type of virtual RAID (like I did in Xp64) be fine, or do I need a separate RAID controller (like I had in the late 90's).
4. What do you think about that processor and RAM for what I'm doing? Any reason to prefer 2 Quad-Core's (if dual processors are even compatible with CS5)? Please let me know if the current configuration will lag with huge timelines with thousands of 4k clips.
5. Maybe I don't need the Creative sound card and could just use the mobo's sound?
6. Will it be simple for me to remove their graphics card and install an Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 myself?
7. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 seems like a good fit for GPU acceleration for me since I'm not expecting to have 4+ layers of videos, though I will be doing multiple effects on 1 or 2 layers. Would having a Quadro FX give any advantage over the GTX 285 for huge timelines with thousands of 4k clips? Or any advantages for any other use?
8. The GTX 285 has 2 DVI's as its only connectors (plus something that looks like S-video). Can I use one DVI for my workstation and one DVI for monitoring video in realtime on an HDMI/DVI-equipped LCD TV or professional HD video monitor. Any problems with viewing/outputting my 4k video in HD in realtime? What is the best setup to view your video on an external monitor? Back in the CS2 days I used a 1394 through a camcorder into an analog professional monitor, but that's not going to be HD, plus I heard there's a sync problem these days.
Thanks for your advice.

Thanks for your advice, everyone!
I'm gaining a lot of knowledge, but I have some followups so I'll break it down into subcategories and hopefully you can chime in on one or more topics.
To give more info about my daily use and purpose:
--smoothly edit huge amounts of RED 4k footage/clips and view the video externally in as high a resolution as possible (2k or minimum of 1k).
---no reason to have more than 3 layers visible at a time.
--the vast majority of the time only 1 video layer (with video effects) will be visible, with perhaps a handful of fades/dissolves during the entire 2-hour feature.
--I don't mind if it takes slightly more time rendering DPX files at the end, but I don't want any hiccups and never want to render during day-to-day editing and monitoring.
GRAPHICS CARD and VIDEO MONITORS
1. I'm pretty much set on the GTX 285, but I wondered if for my purposes I'd get any significant benefit from the Quadro FX 5800 (+$2000-$2600) or the GTX 480 (+$100)? Either in speed of playback or in output to external video monitors. The 5800 has 4GB RAM versus the GTX 285's 1GB, and the GTX 480 has 1.5 GB. Does this RAM matter for what I'm doing or are the cores much more important? Also, if I chose the GTX 480 then I'd have to pray that everything would be stable with a MPE/CUDA/GPU-acceleration hack, or hope Adobe comes through with full support of that card.
2. What is the 3rd output on the GTX 285? There are two DVI outputs and then something that looks like S-Video. Is it S-video out? Or an HD audio out that travels alongside the DVI output to an external video monitor?
3. Does it slow down the system to send the video at 1k or 2k to an external video monitor since you'd be using both DVI outputs simultaneously?
RED 4k PLAYBACK and RAM vs CPU
1. For day-to-day editing, I'm fine scaling to 1/4 resolution if necessary and monitoring video externally at 1k or 2k. Would my current system already achieve that smoothly?
2. From what I've gathered here and elsewhere, for better 2k or 4k playback it might be better to spend extra on CPU rather than RAM. I could spend
--$1000 more for 24GB RAM (instead of 12GB)
--$290 more for an i7 975 Extreme 3.33 GHz 8M Cache
--$686 more for an i7 980x Extreme 3.33 GHz 12M cache.
Given my needs and the current total system cost of $1950, which of these 3 would you choose? Or should I stay with the cheaper i7 930 2.8 GHz and overclock (which I've never done before).
ECBowen:
It sounds like you've used a system similar to what I'm buying to playback RED 4k on a timeline in full, 1/2, and 1/4 scale. I'd greatly appreciate if you could clarify YES/NO for which are possible to have SMOOTH PLAYBACK with your 980x/12GB RAM/GTX 285 system. I know it's a lot to ask, but it would make me feel so much better about this big purchase:
-full scale 4k of 1 layer with 0 video effects
-full scale 4k of 3 layers with 0 video effects
-full scale 4k of 1 layer with 3 video effects
-full scale 4k of 3 layers with 3 video effects (NO, right?)
-1/2 scale of 1 layer with 0 video effects
-1/2 scale of 3 layers with 0 video effects
-1/2 scale of 1 layer with 3 video effects
-1/2 scale of 3 layers with 3 video effects
-1/4 scale of 3 layers with 3 video effects
RAID CONTROLLER
1. I won't use the virtual/software controller. The GigaByte UD5 says it has RAID 0, 1, 5, 10. Does that mean it has an onboard hardware controller that I can configure in Windows 7 or using some software supplied with the mobo?

Is it possible to put the new nVidia GTX 480 in the Mac Pro

I'm planning on creating the ultimate gaming machine, but also want the best operating system. So I have decided that my next computer will be the Mac Pro and will have the new nVidia GTX 480 (if it works). The Windows partition would be used for heavy gaming with DX 11 and PhysX technology. While on the OSX partition I could use the greatest operating system, to do general things like Movie Making, Picture Editing, Web Surfing, Emailing etc.
So all in all, is it possible to install a GTX 480 on OSX? I know it'll work with the windows partition, but not sure about OSX. I'm also unsure about the hardware side of things, but that's why I'm asking!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again,
Mike

If you don't need dual processor, PC with 980X Gulftown makes sense.
Forget over clocking a Mac, but if you need dual processor, the Mac Pro makes sense but expect to pay. Otherwise, take a look at
EVGA Classified SR-2 (Super Record 2) 270-WS-W555-A1
http://www.evga.com/products/prodlist.asp?switch=5
Apple has not had good Nvidia drivers. And right now there are two 6-pin, and you need 6 + 8 and stick with Windows 7 and ability to do SLI. I laugh when people talk about "windoz" (rude) being somehow less or 'inferior' having seen the best - and worst - of both (never got caught up in 95/98/NT/XP so spoiled by only knowing Vista/7). I still think 10.6 hasn't quite caught up to 7 in areas that really matter, like threading, multicore, efficient use of memory.
Forget using more than one, Apple likes graphic cards that are low power, low end, and only supporting one high end card.
The GTX 480 @ $499, and if Apple offered it, it would be $549 or more (Apple 'tax' for smaller market and having to do their own drivers). And it would be much later before optimized drivers (maybe next year this time at best).
While you can go water and add custom fans and cooling, the Mac is much more of a "closed" box in many ways beyond RAM and hard drives and +very limited+ selection of graphics.
That really is my honest assessment.
The place where Mac Pro is easier, you can install 32-64GB RAM without trouble and not have to worry about compatibility or PSU issues. I'm always surprised by all the memory testing and supported and problems PC owners go through (I don't think Cruical Ballistix gets enough credit).
DX11 will still take time. Adobe showed how GPGPU/CUDA could benefit, but Apple and Adobe apps have always tended to favor ATI which is just beginning to get into OpenCL technology ... and the 5000 series may find Nvidia Fermi, while it took longer, runs hot and power requirement, could be better poised down the road too.
A single socket Mac Pro 3.3GHz or even stock (same as 920) will do the job you want.
Apple Mac Pro Specials (refurb dept)
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/mac_pro
Are a good selection and place to shop. My the time Gulftown + GTX480 and all the rest is out and ready could be more than a few months.

Over volted gtx 480 using MSI afterburner now it wont boot.

I have a gtx 480 that I set to 1213 volts under water cooling.I was under the impression that with low WC temps I would be fine. I was stupid enough to run furmark, ran fine for about 3 minutes then computer shut down. I think the voltage is hard locked into the card I have tried booting with a second card (SLI Mobo) but the entire pc simply wont boot if I have my 2 pcie power connectors plugged in. Fan spins up and pc posts if no power connectors are connected but even with a second card as primary windows does not detect the card. I have tried using a second PSU to power the card while primary PSU powers mainboard and PCIE bus but I get the same issue. Computer refuses to boot. Lights come on for about half and second then I need to unplug the power cable and switch off psu to get any sort of response from my pc. I wish I didn't set the voltage to 1.2 ect, I know this is my own fault, but is there anything I can do on my own end to fix this?

I'm pretty sure aware afterburner only changes the cards values when running the profile in Windows so it should have reset on reboot.
Can you try the card in another machine to determine if it's damaged?
Clear the motherboard CMOS too. >>Clear CMOS Guide<<

GTX 480 and noise?

Hi,
I am considering bulding a new pc and has looked at the GTX 480 card. Some reviews complains about noise but often when overclocking and temp is raising to 90C or more. Can anyone using this card with PPro tell me something about their experience and noise regarding this card?
I have a GTX 275 today and is not disturbed by noise from it. I am not overclocking my card.
- Terje

With fan speeds below 65% the noise is acceptable, with fan speed at 100% it sounds like O'Hare during rush hour.

GTX 480

Guys can somebody confirm if I am right what I am seeing I'm 11 Layers and still going with my Geforce Gtx 480 with effects applied to all layers.
I am a newbie.

I'ts nice of you to take the time out to respond to me Denise, Just to know you were the person who first gave us a glimpse of this wonderful techknowlogy, i salute you sir. now when mensioned 11 layer and counting i actually stoped at the 11th dont know if it past there, Itried it before before the update and it gave me 3 layers with effects that was 10 mins before I discover the udates so am suprise by the result that why am asking for confirmation.

GTX 480, The Hack, Cross Dissolve freezes playback.

Still experimenting with Canon T2i footage in CS5 with MPE set to recognize my GTX 480 (latest beta driver).
Two clips butted up, cross-dissolve layed over them--line is yellow.
Upon playback, source monitor freezes when transition is reached.
Footage is located on my fastest mobo raid.
i7 930, 12gb RAM, not overclocked (first attempt failed).
Kind of a bummer.

Have you updated to 5.0.1? There was a bug in 5.0 where two butted clips, instantes from the same clip in the project window frooze up with cross dissolves.

What are the advantages of the new Quadro 4000 over the GTX 480 for Photoshop?

I am a photoshop user trying to decide between the new Quadro 4000 and the GTX 480.
We are building a machine around an i7 970 processor with 12GB ram.
I've read here and other places that the GTX specs generally out do the Quadro card.
But I also have read that there can be disadvantages to using a gamer card for editing graphics.
I am trying to understand why the Quadro card is suggested for photoshop users by Nvidia. Why do they have this line of card?
I do notice the Quadro card has two of the newer Display Ports.
I want to make sure I can:
Run two monitors each with its own, separate, ICC profile.
Maintain a 10 bit color workflow
Can I do these things with with either card? If I go for the GTX card, how gamer-centric is the driver software versus the driver software that comes with the Quadro 4000?
Thank you,
Plum Parlor

The Geforce cards are faster than the current Quadro cards right now. If you do not have an application that the Quadro has a plugin for then the Geforce cards are normally the better choice and far less expensive. In your case the question revolves around the 10Bit color. Both the Displayport and HDMi 1.3 standard or newer support 10bit color. The problem is finding the HDMI Screen that supports the 1.3 standard and Deep color. That requires more research than the Displayport option. Obviously the new HP 30 inch supports 10bit color with the displayport. It really boils down to whether it's worth your time to spend the extra money for the Quadro versus researching a HDMI 1.3 Display with Deep Color support.
Eric
ADK

GT72 refreshed with GTX 900M graphics

Today sees the launch of one of the biggest leaps in mobile graphics we’ve seen in a long time. We’re talking of course about the NVIDIA GTX 900M series, which consists of the GTX 970M and the 980M. These come in distinctly different flavors, but they’re both extremely high-performing, while using less power than the previous generation.
If you want the best, the GTX 980M is your choice. A GT72 with the GTX 980M scores over 11000 points at stock frequencies in 3DMark 11 (with NVIDIA 344.00 drivers), whereas the GTX 970M outperforms the previous generation’s high-end offering GTX 880M in the same benchmark by scoring about 9200 points.
Unlike other gaming notebooks on the market, the GT72 is actually upgradable – you can swap your existing GTX 870M/880M graphics card for the 970M/980M, thanks to a unique MXM graphics design. Depending on your territory, you can purchase this yourself (if you’re experienced enough to do the job yourself) or have the job performed for you at an MSI authorized service center. For more details on this, see http://event.msi.com/gt72mxm

Well, here it is..... the MSI GT72-2QE Dominator Pro-208US! Essentially, this notebook is equally equipped as the previously reviewed, GT72 2PE-007US, with one major exception..... the awesome NVidia GTX-980M. As such, I will be using my thoughts of the previous 880M model..... amending these where appropriate. As to unboxing photos, essentially everything is the same, so please review the photos HERE.
So, here it is.....
It's Bold, it's Bad, it's Fast, it's Powerful, and honestly, there is not much, not to like about this notebook. Also at present, this notebook is fully MXM upgradable, and for a single GPU solution, it really doesn't get much better than this.
This model uses the same Chi Mei CMN1735 screen, which has good brightness, color, and contrast. Previously, I criticized this screen for lack of viewing angles, but interestingly enough, this is not the case with this notebook. The Steelseries keyboard is indeed flex-free, keys are very positive and responsive, and the back-lighting is brighter..... which I attribute to the keyboard's re-design. Looks and feels great!
As to performance, the benchmarks below attest to the GT72's awesomeness, so what about noise, and the redesigned dual-fan cooling solution?
Simply put, it is quieter than the GT70, has a better fan profile, and temps are well managed. Given the hardware, of course you will hear the fans spin up when the system is stressed, but this is not at all disturbing..... and when doing common task, the fans are only noticed if you get close and cozy with the system. Ambient room temperature were again 78F, and the system's idle temps were CPU@36C, and GPU@33C. Without the use of Cooler Booster ('stock' fan profile only), during benchmarks the highest CPU temp reached was 73C, and the GPU only reached a high of 70C. Throughout, the palm rest remains cool to the touch, it's polymer is smooth as glass, and it's surface is seamless across the touchpad. Only a mild warmth rises from the keyboard.
That said, how does the new GTX-980M (Maxwell GM204) stack up in the benchmarks, as compared to the previous GTX-880M (Kepler GK104)?
Significantly improved in both performance and efficiency, the GTX-980M excels over the GTX-880M as follows:
1.) Vantage score improves by 3651, while GPU temp reduced by 10 degrees-C (18F), and the CPU by 5 degrees-C (9F).
2.) 3DMark11 score improves by 2292, while GPU temp reduced by 10 degrees-C (18F), and the CPU by 9 degrees-C (16F).
3.) 3DMark Sky Diver score improves by 4228, while GPU temp reduced by 16 degrees-C (29F), and the CPU by 8 degrees-C (14F).
It should be noted that the factory release 344.00 driver was used for these benchmarks, and the 980M is yet to be recognised in FutureMarks validation process. Performance scores should improve with future NVidia driver release packages. Also, this 2nd-GEN Maxwell was manufactured still using the 28nm process, and efficiency will further improve with future Maxwell's, as this process is reduced.
So what about SuperRAID 3, is it fast? Oh YEAH! Performance exceeds SuperRAID 2, as expected, and system boots to desktop in as little as 6 to 7 seconds. HD Tune Pro reports an average read time for the Toshiba M.2 SSD's, as 1530MB/s..... while the previous SuperRAID 2 Sandisk X100 mSATA SSD's averaged 1411MB/s. On the other hand, SuperRAID 3 really shines in the Crystal Disk Mark scores. To best evaluate the 'Real-World' performance of SuperRAID 3, I again used the PCMark 8 Storage Test. For those unfamiliar with this benchmark, the performance score of 5016 is very respectible. The duration of this benchmark is generally 1 to 3 hours, and the GT72 sped through in just 1 hour and 16 minutes. All in all, I applaud MSI's use of the new M.2 SSD's, but I think performance will most improve with future 9-Series Intel chipsets.
At this point I conducted an audit of the systems storage capability, and all audits (including Intel's IRST) reports a total of 6 SATA ports, distributed as follows:
Port 0 = M.2 SSD, SATA III @ 6Gbs
Port 1 = M.2 SSD, SATA III @ 6Gbs
Port 2 = ODD, SATA II @ 3Gbs
Port 3 = HDD, SATA II @ 3Gbs (NOTE: MSI has installed a SATA III, 6Gbs HDD on this port)
Port 4 = M.2 SSD, SATA III @ 6Gbs
Port 5 = M.2 SSD, SATA III @ 6Gbs
This will undoubtedly come as somewhat a disappointment, to those desiring faster alternative storage devices to ports #2 & #3.
it is when gaming, that you understand the mastery of it's intuitive design. The re-designed flex-free keyboard, the large smooth & heat-free palm rest, the spatial Dynaudio speakers, and vivid display, all lend to an immersive gaming experience. So much so, I found myself playing my test game far longer than originally intended, and playing on this notebook is simply FUN!
To run the GT72 through it's paces, I again chose the recently released AMD optimized title, Sniper Elite III, by Rebellion. With game settings max'ed to 'Ultra', the GTX-980M smoothly sliced through the frames like a hot knife to butter, with frame-rates from 45 to 94FPS, averaging at 65FPS. Game play was extremely smooth and fluid, and never a hic-cup or artifact. Also, just as benchmark scores should improve in time, I anticipate frame rates will improve, as more mature future drivers are released.
To best represent the 'Out-of-the-Box' experience, I played with the stock fan profile, and Cooler Booster was never used. Like with my benchmark testing, the fan noise was not disturbing, and game audio though the Dynaudio speakers easily comes to the forefront. Fan noise was never a distraction. Temps of the GPU peaked to 75C, and the CPU peaked at 61C. Again, with hardware like this, and without the use of Cooler Booster, these temps are outstanding.... and the new dual fan design is a success!
In conclusion, the look and feel is very stylish, build quality is nice, and the smooth finish is actually somewhat fingerprint resistant. Overall, with these great looks, it's fully loaded system specs, and stellar performance scores, the MSI GT72 Dominator Pro (with 980M) not only entitles bragging rights..... it DEMANDS them!
Enjoy!
The following screenshots are the benchmark results using NVidia's new 344.24 driver release. Rather than performance, the focus of this release was implementing new Maxwell features, and game optimization..... ergo, these scores were actually slightly lower. Again, the ambient temp was 78F. Future drivers should improve performance levels.
Information on NVidia's new GTX-980M:
To take the 980M through it's paces, I allowed the Unigine benchmarks to loop 5 times, prior to actually running these benchmarks. This stressed the card to 100% for a considerable period, yet max temp never exceeded 75C.
PCMark 8 Storage Test, and Creative benchmark scores are EXCELLENT!
Enjoy!

Z97 GD65 Gaming - SLI with GTX 970 works?

Hey whatsup guys, I was looking in the support about SLI compatibility in the Z97-GD65.
My specs is:
i7 4790k
16GB Corsair Vegeance
z97 GD65
Font 1000W Corsair
ssd 480gb Kingston
2T HDD
1x EVGA Geforce GTX 970 SC
Haf 942 X case
I wanna buy another GeForce EVGA GTX 970 SC to run on SLI in this motherboard, it will work?
- The GTX 970 is compatible in SLI with z97 GD65?
- I ask because I don't see in the support list for SLI GTX 970 of this motherboard z97 GD65.
- If its works anyone here already did a real test?

Quote from: geysonhelysson on 13-June-15, 02:10:48
Thanks Remus, you make idea how many percent the performance will be improved with another gtx 970?
25-75% depending on application (game).

MOVED: MSI TWIN FROZR II GTX 480

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https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=146789.0

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Quote from: sylarnbg on 15-March-11, 19:46:37
thanks for the answer. yes i know it's great that i recieved this version
Edit: It hast the standard clock speeds, so is it reference design, which a normal gtx 480 watercooler would fit?
you have to check compatibility with cooler makers.
also installing 3th party cooler will void your warranty

Minimal performace improvement with GTX 480

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