Is my 550Ti running properly?

[aidenscool09]

I don't know why, but my 550Ti feels like it's underperforming, or it's just me.

Here's my current GPU clocks:

and here's the rest of my specs:

Also, the PSU is a Corsair CX430w

My result for FurMark 1.8.5:

3DMark11 result (Performance preset, customised to 1280x1024):

If there does turn out to be a problem, I'm thinking sending it back, and going for an AMD 6850 (XFX), but then I wonder if my current system will be a bottleneck to it.

 

[S_I_N]

might be a lil shy on psu power but I havent seen any other 550ti's to compare it to but afaik it looks fine to me.

 

[aidenscool09]

might be a lil shy on psu power but I havent seen any other 550ti's to compare it to but afaik it looks fine to me.

Ok, thanks for the reassurance on that.

 

[hmmblah]

What was your actual 3DMark 11 score?

 

[aidenscool09]

What was your actual 3DMark 11 score?

It didn't give me a P score, because I'm using a keygen'd code. (Just so I can see if my GPU is performing up to par. I don't see the point in paying for it if I'll only be using it once.) Sorry if me pirating causes concern for anyone :/

 

[hmmblah]

It didn't give me a P score, because I'm using a keygen'd code. (Just so I can see if my GPU is performing up to par. I don't see the point in paying for it if I'll only be using it once.) Sorry if me pirating causes concern for anyone :/

There is a free basic edition of 3DMark 11 that will give you a P score.

And no, warez talk is not welcome.

http://www.3dmark.com/3dmark11/

 

[aidenscool09]

There is a free basic edition of 3DMark 11 that will give you a P score.

And no, warez talk is not welcome.

http://www.3dmark.com/3dmark11/

Ok, I'll give the free edition a try. Better to be truthful though eh?

EDIT: Ok, ran the test. Here's the score:

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/2440479

That's the result without overclocking, I won't redo the benchmark with overclocking unless I need to.

 

[aidenscool09]

Ugh, this can't be right, I'm getting 45FPS in BF3 in sparse areas, then when I get near any combat or whatever, I get drops to around 25FPS at "High" settings, running at 1280x720. My FPS seems to be a bit below what nVidia says on their optimal settings thing, by between 10FPS and 20FPS depending on which game. Slight improvement from overclocking, but still not up to scratch.

 

[S_I_N]

did you manually set the settings??? I'd hit the auto for it and see what it comes out as and try palying that and see what it does but in honestly it is a budget oriented card and wont get superb fps

 

[aidenscool09]

did you manually set the settings??? I'd hit the auto for it and see what it comes out as and try palying that and see what it does but in honestly it is a budget oriented card and wont get superb fps

I know it's more a budget card, but I still think it should be doing better since I'm only running it at 1280x1024. I was using the "High" preset, so I'll give auto a try and get back on it.

Oh, and the reason I'm concerned is because nVidia says I should be able to play maxed at my resolution with playable FPS.

Odd, it showed 46FPS yesterday, but still, I'm getting a fair bit less.

 

[aidenscool09]

Ok, I tried it on the auto settings, I still get low framerates, going as high as 60+ in places like the main spawn, looking out away from the actual map. Drops to as low as 20FPS in areas with anything going on, usually hanging around 25FPS. Skyrim's a little underperforming in dense areas, but still plays fine so that's not too big an issue.