New (1st) build - Not quite perfect yet

[Drane]

Bought a GTX760 OC 2GB last year and was initially disappointed with the performance in AH2.

Then I started looking at what was happening. The factory settings for power management, clock, and the cooling fans were very conservative. Or in other words, set up for quiet operation at the cost of performance. So the video card was throttling back under load.

All I had to do was change the cooling fan profile and it came alive. It was a lot louder but only when playing games.

Your video card probably came with some kind of management software to help you do this.

Hope this might help a little. Good luck.

[mikev]

Well doc i am running the 980ti with 6 gigs of memory , but you should be holding 60 fps with the card you have. question is what fps are you experiencing and under what settings and conditions.
   next i would look into what Bizman said. that is a huge processor and with 4.3 ghz and should be able to handle anything this game has to offer.
 next i would check out the heat on your video card. i experienced high heat on my video card until i picked up MSI  afterburner program for free and had the ability to set the fan speed for different heat ranges .
 this is a link to the free program i use to check my heat and fan rpms  . 
http://openhardwaremonitor.org/
 if you could update us with your settings and conditions and what kind of fps you are experiencing this would help . here is an example of what the open hardware program has to show.

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[guncrasher]

Well doc i am running the 980ti with 6 gigs of memory , but you should be holding 60 fps with the card you have. question is what fps are you experiencing and under what settings and conditions.
   next i would look into what Bizman said. that is a huge processor and with 4.3 ghz

mike he's got the enviromental mapping at full.  that's why  he gets lower fps.  his card cant handle it. 

I have a 970 but with only 2 gig and it cant handle more  than 1 notch of em before I see lower fps.


semp

[mikev]

mike he's got the enviromental mapping at full.  that's why  he gets lower fps.  his card cant handle it. 

I have a 970 but with only 2 gig and it cant handle more  than 1 notch of em before I see lower fps.


semp

yes i agree there , but it would be nice to see just what kind of fps he is getting and make sure he is not overheating anything

[Doc4]

On runway (with everything on full) 26-30fps at 1000ft 36-40fps above 3,000 feet 60fps
This is for AH2
When you add planes +\- 6 on the ground Fps drops to 22 altitudes remain the same
In a GV not 26-44 (with some random skips from time to time)
I am running PrecisionX 16 - temps hold 67-68C

Other info while running
GPU clock 1430MHz
Memory clock 3506MHz
Memory usage 717MB

[Chalenge]

I have tested those cards (GTX 960) but the 2GB version. I used MSI afterburner (using it now on GTX 980s SLI). I make notes in case I ever go back to the 960s (which I won't because I traded them off). My settings for maximum performance were:

Power Limit 125%
Temp Limit  91C
Core Clock +190
Memory Clock +499

Now I always start with a stable system with good clean power, but you said you have everything sorted out.

EDIT: Optimal overclock results were:

GPU Core  1556.7
GPU Mem  2000.7
GPU Temp 49C
Fan Speed 100%

Not sure why your Memory clocks are so different. AH! GPU-Z reports the memory differently (half).

[mikev]

 Well Doc what i did was run full settings then took a picture of the settings then made a film using my 980ti card .  i dont know if you can return your card and spend the $650 for the 980ti but  this will give you what you are looking for. if this is what you want from the game take a look.
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Installed-Backplate-Graphics-06G-P4-4995-KR/dp/B00YDAYOK0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq7AQnOEFVE
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[Doc4]

Thanks to you all 

AH2: I slid down to 1 notch above none on anti-aliasing, took off ground clutter, and moved bump map my plane to 50% and got a very stable 59fps...

I also only had to cut environmental mapping in AH3 down 1 notch (everything else on) and got a very stable 53-59fps, not to mention I got some killer screenshots that I am sending out to my squad!

[Bino]

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The factory settings for power management, clock, and the cooling fans were very conservative. Or in other words, set up for quiet operation at the cost of performance. So the video card was throttling back under load.
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I saw the same thing on the GTX980 I bought a year ago. With a minor tweak to the fan profile, the card runs very well, if just a bit noisily. It never heats up to much over 65 C. now...

[mikev]

Thanks to you all 

AH2: I slid down to 1 notch above none on anti-aliasing, took off ground clutter, and moved bump map my plane to 50% and got a very stable 59fps...

I also only had to cut environmental mapping in AH3 down 1 notch (everything else on) and got a very stable 53-59fps, not to mention I got some killer screenshots that I am sending out to my squad!

nice screenshot of the pony . now just dont shoot me down anymore and everything will be fine lol

[Doc4]

Now that is something I can not promise!

[mikev]

Now that is something I can not promise!

ok well considering you were the first shoot me down  back in May 2014 
but but soon it will be my turn 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYfmpKEweEM