I'm sure with nearly 3 times the RAM and clock speeds and directX10 capability, but the 7900 will be a back-up in case I have any problems with my 8800... * knocks on wood*

 

I should have just gotten the 7300 lousy edition and bought the 8800 seperately, but hey that would have taken longer to play the games I luv to play at max settings.

 

I just figured it would be a bad driver or software related with the games locking the fps at 60, but if its the card then thats that, just kind of dissapointing ya know?

You may end up luving the 8800 GTS more.:smileywink:

60 frames per second is still good.   If you have everything at max settings, including AA and AF, the games will take a hit.  Turn off AA and AF if you have them on, and see if there is a difference.  7900GS card is good, but not that good for frame rates to be higher if you have all the settings on max, and the game resolutions set high as well.  Play with the resolutions ( Lower them ) and turn off AA and AF than tell us if you see a difference. 

ah, but I didnt really want to sacrifice such a nice resolution...but I may have to until my 8800 gets here for my birthday.  ( gotta luv the wife)

In my opinion, too many people get hung up on FPS.

 

Rather than concentrate on FPS, I normally just reponse by just how responsive the game is that I'm playing on my system at the resolution and setting I choose.

 

As long as the FPS are high enough not to introduce lag as I move, run, etc.. then it's good enough for my eyes.

 

In other words, if my system can benchmark running a particular game at 143 FPS, but 40FPS are good enough for my eyes, then so much the better, but if 40FPS are good enough at the settings I choose, but my card can only hit 45 FPS on the benchmark, then even tho other cards can run at a higher FPS, mine is fast enough for me.

 

Make any sense??

 

In your case, the fact that it seems to top out at 60FPS at max settings just 'might' indicate a bottleneck somewhere, but 60 FPS should be plenty for your eyes to percieve smooth action/movement.

 

Just wait til you try the 8800GTS........heh heh heh......

 

night and day difference. Then it'll be your CPU holding things up.....

NTSC standards for broadcasting are 30 fps, PAL (Europe) is 24 fps. Most moives are shown at 24fps as well. Anything beyond 30 is gravy anyways and just a way of "Future-proofing" your machine. FPS and refresh rates have nothing to do with each other. You can rund an LCD at 60 Hz and have a framerate (in a game) of 300 fps. And really, refresh rates are only a concern if you are using an old CRT monitor anyways

I read somewhere that your FPS can't be any higher then your monitors refresh rate. Check your refresh rate and see what it's set at.

" If Vertical Sync is enabled, your maximum FPS cannot exceed your monitor's refresh rate at your chosen resolution, and your FPS may in fact be reduced overall. If Vertical Sync is disabled, your FPS will improve, and it can now also exceed the refresh rate cap,"

 

By default, I think you'll find that most games do not have Vertical Sync enabled.

 

You can always check the settings in the game(s) you run.

I realize LCD and CRT are two different technologies and handle refresh rate differently. This is what I was referring to in my previous post - (Qouted from "Nvidia Tweak Guide" by Koroush Ghazi)

 

" Vertical Sync: Vertical Synchronization (also called Vertical Sync or VSync) is the synchronization of your monitor and graphics card's abilities to draw a certain number of frames per second (or FPS) on the screen. This is referred to as the Refresh Rate, and is measured in frequency per second (Hz). Different monitors can achieve different refresh rates at various resolutions, for example some monitors provide 85Hz refresh rate at 1280x1024 – this means the screen is redrawing itself 85 times per second at this resolution. If Vertical Sync is enabled, your maximum FPS cannot exceed your monitor's refresh rate at your chosen resolution, and your FPS may in fact be reduced overall. If Vertical Sync is disabled, your FPS will improve, and it can now also exceed the refresh rate cap, however you may notice some screen "tearing" – the top portion of the screen being slightly out of alignment with the bottom."

 

If the refresh rate is set to 60, (which is what it defaults to when you update your video driver); regardless of the type of monitor hooked up, it may be possible that this is capping his FPS?

 

Just my 2cents. 

ya know...vsync is turned on in both games...I will have to try that once I get back home (iced in at work :smileysad: )  but hey I get 3 paid days off for this...8800GTS HERE I COME!!!