Now, pleaseexcusethefactthat I amprofuselysweating.
It's beenabouttwomonthsofstraightheathereintheUKWehaven't had a dropofraininwhoknowshowlong, butnonetherest.
I can't letthatstopmefrommakingvideos, solet's getintoit.
Andtoday I wanttotalkaboutsomethingthathopefully I foundonlineNow, eversincemakingthatJewtix 7 80 T i lightningvideowherewetook a lookatthe M S I versionofthecard, oneoftherarestgraphicscardsinexistence.
I'vehad a littlebitof a tasteforhuntingdownrarepiecesofhardwareCPusedGPuseandevencomputersystemstodaywhilebrowsingoneofmyfavoritesites, UK.
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X hereintheUKandlookingforsomegreatdealsongraphicscards, I cameacrosswhat I thoughtwas a GTX 5 60 t i towinaddition.
Now, thesecardsfrom E V.
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PrettyrarebecausetheycombinetoGTX 5 60 t eyeson a singlegold.
Soyou'veessentiallygotto 5 60 tiesinSL I withouthavingtohavetwocardsinyoursystem.
Andintheory, theyshouldoutperformthelikesofanolderGTX 5 80 However, I receivedthepackagetodayand I havemysuspicions.
Asyoucanseehereontheinvoice, itdoessay, Gee, Tex 5 60 t i too.
Inaddition, ifyoucanseethatbut I had a feelingthatthecardwouldbebigger.
ThenextsideThisisgonnabe a littlebitof a mystery.
Unboxing.
Maybe, justmaybe, there's a 5 62 bytwoinadditioninhere.
I guesstherearesomepositivesandnegativeswhenitcomestobargainhunting, especiallywhenitstartsyoubuyfromdoesn't haveanactualpictureoffthecarditself.
A supposedtostopphoto, soisalways a bitof a risk.
I washopingthatmaybewewouldfindone, buttheyarequitehardtogetHoldoffbefore I returnthisandaskthemwhethertheydoactuallyhaveanytowinadditionsinstock.
Whichwouldbeprettyamazing.
Ofcourse, wemustbenchmarkthetwobig 5 60 t I seewhatit's capableofwith a handfulofgames, and I seewhetherornotoneofthesetwoversionsisstillworthbuyingin 2000 and 18.
X inthefactthatthe £40 I paidisstillactually a veryfairpricefor a twogigabyteversionOffthisEmmettsitecard, youmaybethinking I'vetestedthe 5 60 tirebeforealmostthatistrue.
Sohereweare, and I decidedtotake a littlewalkaroundthistownhere, bothinsidethetownitself, andarewonderingintotheoutskirtstogetsortofvariationontheoverallframerate.
I'vejustsetitto 7 20 p withthelowsettingsinordertoachieveanaverageofabove 30 framespersecond.
Andasyoucansee, thecardisn't quitebeingmaxedout, thoughitiscertainlybeingputtogoodusehereinthisgameasweventure a littlebitoutsideofthetown.
Now, thatframerateshouldpickup a littlebitmore, especiallywhen I'm notrecordingandyoushouldstarttoseesortofmidthirtiesintermsofanaverage.
Butevenwhenyougetintocombatsituations, theframeratedoesholdsteady, whichisimportantin a gamelikethis, wherethere's constantlyactiongoingononscreen.
I'vedecidedtotarget 30 f.
P s todaybecause I feelthat 60 foranolderGPUlikethisoneis a littlebitunrealistic, and 30 is a lotmoreachievable.
I foundhavingsaidthatwewereactuallyabletoachieve a solid 60 f psinBattlefieldonewhen I setthegainshelloandkepttheresolutionat 10 80 p.
Thisis a nicechangeovertheonegig 5 60 t I thatstartedtostruggle a littlebit, especiallyinthisactionpackedopeninglevelthatheresettingthingstotheaforementionedlowsettingsshouldgiveyou a prettydecentoverallexperience.
And, asyoucanseebythose 1% in 10.1% lows, thereweren't reallyanystatustospeakoffeither.
Now, withfalloutfor, I wasabletokeepthegame a 10 80 p withmediumsettingsinordertomaintain a solid 30 plus F P s.
Infact, theframeratecamebackonaverageover 40 framespersecond, thoughthereare a fewdropsbelow 30 asyoucansee.
Soitmaybeworthcappingthegameto 30 f pswith v sinkinorderforthebestexperiencewiththiscardandsothatyoudon't feelthestuttersasmuch.
So I thinktheexperience, inmyopinion, wasstillgoodenoughNow.
Well, farCryfivewasn't abletoachieve a 30 framespersecondaverageatfullHD.
Turningtheresolutiondownto 900 p didgiveus 31 f.
P.
S, whichwasprettyplayable.
If I'm honest, therewasn't toomuchdatahereevenwhentheactionstartedtoheatup, and I'm prettyhappywithhowthisgameplayed.
I'vetested a lotofoldercardsthatdostruggleonnewer, ubisoftgames, soitwasnicetosee a sortofplayableexperiencehere, thoughyouwillwant a slightlyneverGPU.
Ifyouwanttoturnthatresolutionorthosesettingsupnow, whileit's notreallythatdemanding, althoughitdoesrunontheunrealenginefor a fortnight, is a verypopulartitle, and I'm surethatmostifnotallofyouhaveheardofitbynow.
I alwaystryandtestitwiththesebudgetcardsbecause, like I say, is a verypopularrelease, evenifitisalmostguaranteedtorunon a lotofoptionsoutthere.
Here, a 10 80 p withthelowsettings.
I didseeatleast 80 framespersecondmostofthetime, whichwas a prettyniceexperience.
If I'm honest, turningthingsuptomediameantdropsbelow 60 sortofbetween 40 and 60.
If I'm honestonturningthingsupanyhigherthanthatdidmeanthattheexperiencewasinsomeoccasionsandsomeplacesonthemapquiteunplayablewithfrequentdrops.
No, I'm pleasedtoannouncethattheeverpopularGT A fiveisbackonthebenchmarklist.
I spentmostoflastweekendreinstallingonthePCor 80 gigabytes, anditranverywellhereonnormalsettings.
AtfullHD, I couldhaveturnedthingsup a littlebithigherif I'm honest, aswedid, average 95 f.
P s.
Soifyouwanttoplay g t a fiveonanold 5 60 t twogigabyte, thenyouwillhavenotroubleindoingsonow.
Threeprettymuchrunsexactlythesameaskingdomcomedeliveranceon a 5 60 tiight.
Nowit's a slightlyoldone, butMetrolastlikeRedox, alwayschallengersolderhardware.
Andhereonthe 5 60 t, I ranjustfinewiththemediumgraphicalsettings.
When I firstfightitout, thegamedefaultedtoveryhigh.
I thinkthatwaswhat I said, thegametothelasttime I playeditandthatthosesettings, itreallywasn't allthatplayable, butturningthingsdowntomedium.
Turning a F twotimesfourotherthantime 16 definitelygaveus a nicebumpinframerateonSSAI, I believeistheoptionisalsoswitchedoffaswelltoguaranteeusthemostframes.
And, asyoucanseebythose 1% in 10.1% lowsaswell, therereallywasn't toomuchstutteredtospeakoff.
Anotherpopularbattleroyaltitleis, ofcourse, pub G.
Thisalsoranquitewellonthiscard a 10 80 p forallegedlyresolutionaveragingover 30 framespersecond.
Mostofthetime, remember, for 60 F PSandmoderngamesof 5 60 t I twogigabytereallyisn't goingtobeforyou.
Havingsaidthat, I'm a littlebitdisappointed.
I didn't getthetowin s allycard, but I wasdefinitelyasking a littlebittoomuchfortheprice.
Butevensofor a 5 60 t i twogigabyte, I think I didprettywellintermsofthepricefor a carthatcanstillrun a lotofmoderngameswithreducedsettingsand 30 framespersecond.
Sowhilethisvideoneverintendedtostartoutwas a twogig 5 60 t i review, that's sortofwhatitbecame, and I hopeitgivesyou a roughideaofwhatthatcardcoulddoinmoderngaming.