OK!
The FedEx Guy delivered my shiny new TX 460 about an hour ago!
So far, I''ve tested Wild Arms 5 and Final Fantasy 12 with it.
Unfortunately, it did not improve the
base fps on those games at all.
However, it did allow me to increase the scaling from 2x to 4x
Without impacting FPS!
Basically, it worked out like this:
(No speed hacks, win 7, GSdx 10/11, v-sync off, Ripped ISO (not mounted),Desktop res @ 1080p)
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Fighting the Big Spidey Boss in the Barheim Passage~
FF 12 @ Native 45 to 60 FPS
FF 12 @ 2x Res 45 to 60 FPS
FF 12 @ 3x Res 45 to 60 FPS
FF 12 @ 4x Res 45 to 60 FPS
Before, with my 8600GT, anything over 2x lowered my frame rate, considerably.
So, this means that I should, in fact, go ahead and buy an i5 750 (and a new MB, big heatsink, and new RAM) and overclock it to 4 GHz.
I think that the i5 750 overclocked, paired with this GTX 460, should, at the very least, raise my
minimum FPS to around 55-ish.
At least, I hope so!
Oh, and remember, if anyone askes who made FF 12, it's pronounced like this:
Squeeee-Nix!
I'm gonna keep an eye open for good deals on the new hardware I'm gonna buy, over the next couple of weeks, because change I found in my couch's cushions, can only take me so far...
In the meantime, I'm gonna test out my other games on my current rig.