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there is also the issue of frame buffering,

when the gpu load something to and from its ram there is a pre defined buffer stage , often if the mouse is slows or "washy" then turning down said buffer can help,

only tool i have used for it was ati tray tools, warning, this shouldnt be installed with the catalyst control center in auto start mode, they are incompatible(sometimes, depends on version and actual card installed)
it can be installed on your system but make sure CCC doesnt start by itself on the next restart.

also, it is a fairly advanced tool and while there are several comprehensive guides online one needs to be a bit carefull since you can literally force crash some cards when using non supported function(this hasnt been an issue for me since the hd4000 series.)

I'll throw my 2 cents in.

Chassis: Corsair Obsidian 800D
Motherboard: Asus P6T
CPU: Intel Core i7-920 overclocked to 4.2Ghz
RAM: 12GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz
GPU: XFX Radeon HD6870 1GB
2x 1TB HDD (Main and backup)
1x 640GB HDD
1x 250GB HDD
1x 160GB HDD
LG BD-ROM
Logitech G15 gaming keyboard
Microsoft Sidewider gaming mouse
Logitech G27 racing wheel
3x Samsung 2343BWX-1 displays in Eyefinity. Default resolution 6444x1152

Just add 3 more of those monitors on top of the current 3 ones and you got yourself a secret lair to take over the world

just received a CMstorm quickfire pro, i love the feel of new cherry red switches

i have an old model m, unfortunetly the wear on it can be felt and as such i used a non mechanical keyboard for the quite some time.
i really have missed the sound.

one issue is the german keyprint, to me it doesnt matter much and that was the only reason they sold it at that price, brilliant

[quote="Kumorigoe"]I'll throw my 2 cents in.

GPU: XFX Radeon HD6870 1GB


I'm surprised that graphics card can handle that many monitors, I have to ask since you've spent so much money on the rest, why didn't you go for a higher end graphics card? I'm planning on getting a 24" 3D monitor soon, with 120hz so no more screen tearing during games ;P Problem is I'd need at least two which will cost £600 -__- so I may go for a 24" 76Hz monitor at £176 to make things cheaper!

I actually got the card when I had a single monitor. I was able to get the other two monitors at a really good price through the job I had at the time. I do plan to either get another one or upgrade in the next few months.

Prime95 v27.7 benchmark results;

Best time for 768K FFT length: 3.890 ms., avg: 3.997 ms.
Best time for 896K FFT length: 4.771 ms., avg: 4.921 ms.
Best time for 1024K FFT length: 5.300 ms., avg: 5.416 ms.
Best time for 1280K FFT length: 7.059 ms., avg: 7.265 ms.
Best time for 1536K FFT length: 8.594 ms., avg: 8.705 ms.
Best time for 1792K FFT length: 10.416 ms., avg: 10.665 ms.
Best time for 2048K FFT length: 11.465 ms., avg: 11.613 ms.
Best time for 2560K FFT length: 14.914 ms., avg: 15.808 ms.
Best time for 3072K FFT length: 18.247 ms., avg: 18.406 ms.
Best time for 3584K FFT length: 22.332 ms., avg: 22.500 ms.
Best time for 4096K FFT length: 24.636 ms., avg: 24.811 ms.
Best time for 5120K FFT length: 32.938 ms., avg: 33.384 ms.
Best time for 6144K FFT length: 39.197 ms., avg: 39.354 ms.
Best time for 7168K FFT length: 48.227 ms., avg: 48.742 ms.
Best time for 8192K FFT length: 54.402 ms., avg: 54.555 ms.
Timing FFTs using 2 threads.
Best time for 768K FFT length: 2.061 ms., avg: 2.410 ms.
Best time for 896K FFT length: 2.498 ms., avg: 2.943 ms.
Best time for 1024K FFT length: 2.836 ms., avg: 2.967 ms.
Best time for 1280K FFT length: 4.227 ms., avg: 4.354 ms.
Best time for 1536K FFT length: 5.194 ms., avg: 5.368 ms.
Best time for 1792K FFT length: 6.394 ms., avg: 6.677 ms.
Best time for 2048K FFT length: 7.159 ms., avg: 7.776 ms.
Best time for 2560K FFT length: 9.433 ms., avg: 10.378 ms.
Best time for 3072K FFT length: 11.366 ms., avg: 11.596 ms.
Best time for 3584K FFT length: 14.077 ms., avg: 15.148 ms.
Best time for 4096K FFT length: 15.557 ms., avg: 16.699 ms.
Best time for 5120K FFT length: 19.795 ms., avg: 19.998 ms.
Best time for 6144K FFT length: 23.985 ms., avg: 24.125 ms.
Best time for 7168K FFT length: 28.529 ms., avg: 28.771 ms.
Best time for 8192K FFT length: 32.125 ms., avg: 32.537 ms.
Timing FFTs using 3 threads.
Best time for 768K FFT length: 1.560 ms., avg: 1.648 ms.
Best time for 896K FFT length: 1.773 ms., avg: 1.925 ms.
Best time for 1024K FFT length: 2.192 ms., avg: 2.707 ms.
Best time for 1280K FFT length: 3.537 ms., avg: 3.684 ms.
Best time for 1536K FFT length: 4.580 ms., avg: 5.659 ms.
Best time for 1792K FFT length: 5.607 ms., avg: 5.727 ms.
Best time for 2048K FFT length: 6.435 ms., avg: 6.552 ms.
Best time for 2560K FFT length: 8.496 ms., avg: 8.783 ms.
Best time for 3072K FFT length: 10.153 ms., avg: 10.371 ms.
Best time for 3584K FFT length: 12.305 ms., avg: 12.637 ms.
Best time for 4096K FFT length: 13.970 ms., avg: 14.376 ms.
Best time for 5120K FFT length: 17.611 ms., avg: 17.717 ms.
Best time for 6144K FFT length: 21.102 ms., avg: 21.280 ms.
Best time for 7168K FFT length: 25.256 ms., avg: 26.017 ms.
Best time for 8192K FFT length: 28.059 ms., avg: 29.988 ms.
Timing FFTs using 4 threads.
Best time for 768K FFT length: 1.349 ms., avg: 1.487 ms.
Best time for 896K FFT length: 1.440 ms., avg: 1.598 ms.
Best time for 1024K FFT length: 1.964 ms., avg: 2.191 ms.
Best time for 1280K FFT length: 3.392 ms., avg: 3.523 ms.
Best time for 1536K FFT length: 4.467 ms., avg: 5.140 ms.
Best time for 1792K FFT length: 5.486 ms., avg: 5.713 ms.
Best time for 2048K FFT length: 6.443 ms., avg: 6.594 ms.
Best time for 2560K FFT length: 8.447 ms., avg: 8.720 ms.
Best time for 3072K FFT length: 10.276 ms., avg: 10.394 ms.
Best time for 3584K FFT length: 12.017 ms., avg: 13.153 ms.
Best time for 4096K FFT length: 13.899 ms., avg: 14.722 ms.
Best time for 5120K FFT length: 17.602 ms., avg: 17.816 ms.
Best time for 6144K FFT length: 20.970 ms., avg: 21.192 ms.
Best time for 7168K FFT length: 24.967 ms., avg: 26.389 ms.
Best time for 8192K FFT length: 28.113 ms., avg: 29.065 ms.
Best time for 61 bit trial factors: 2.120 ms.
Best time for 62 bit trial factors: 2.133 ms.
Best time for 63 bit trial factors: 3.438 ms.
Best time for 64 bit trial factors: 3.453 ms.
Best time for 65 bit trial factors: 3.498 ms.
Best time for 66 bit trial factors: 3.463 ms.
Best time for 67 bit trial factors: 3.467 ms.
Best time for 75 bit trial factors: 3.654 ms.
Best time for 76 bit trial factors: 3.646 ms.
Best time for 77 bit trial factors: 3.637 ms.


Heaven Benchmark v3.0 Basic

FPS: 80.5
Scores: 2027

Min FPS: 45.8
Max FPS: 187.2

Settings;

Render: Direct3d11
Mode: 1920x1080 4xAA full screen
Shaders: High
Textures: High
Filter: Trilinear
Anisotropy: 4x
Occlusion: Enabled
Refraction: Enabled
Volumetric: Enabled
Tessellation: Normal

I'd like to see how the systems and cards vary, its all interesting data I will get a Benchmark of my AMD 3000 soon just to compare my old gaming system to this one.

Upgrading from 2nd-gen i3-2100 to 3rd-gen i5-3470. Gaming performance is amazing (70-100% faster across the board!) and almost half the price of an i7 3770k while being within 5-10% of its gaming performance numbers!
That extra savings went into more+faster RAM, a nice big 240GB Sandisk SSD and a cheapo motherboard for the old i3. I'll give the i3 rig and a Radeon 4870 to my boy who'll LOVE the gaming performance! I'll keep the old Q6600 Core2Quad for Folding@Home 24/7 while the new i5 only folds when I'm not using the compy for games.

Great performance for only ~$400 Canadian! I'll get building and post the results soon!