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Dual Display Multi-boxing Issues? Advice?
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Rhoads07
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-06-28 08:20:35 UTC
So I just got my GTX 780 ACX edition and I thought id test how I can multi-box Eve with it. My problem is that Eve drops to 30 frames on each client when I have more than one open. Yet when I am only running one client its performance is perfect. I tried plugging in a 6970 2gb into a secondary slot with my second monitor plugged into it with the GTX 780 in the primary PCI-E slot and the main monitor connected to that. Yet I still experience the same issue. I made sure that each eve client was utilizing the graphics card that the monitor, it was on, was plugged into. Yet no matter what settings or configuration I try, I can only get Eve to function at peak performance with one client instead of two. Any advice?

Specs:

Windows 7

Asus Maximus V Formula

Intel i7 3770k @ 4.5GHz
16 GB RAM @ 1866MHz
GTX 780 3gb ACX Edition

- AMD 6970 2gb (optional secondary that could be plugged into the machine)

Intel 120gb Solid State Drive

- 750gb secondary Hard Drive
- 500gb secondary Hard Drive
Kai Crichton
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2013-06-28 09:11:24 UTC
Question, have you made sure you use v-sync? Interval 1?
And run fixed Windows on both Clients, else you will not get this to work (minimize Clients each time when you click the other).

Also, check Your post-Processing in the graphic settings on the EVE Client. And don't go haywire on the AA, even if you have an awsome card. Eve is quite harsh there...

I have 3 Clients, GTX 670, and 60fps flat on all of them at the same time.
So I would Guess just some configurational errors.

Btw, the New beta driver from Nvidia DOES work perfectly fine for EVE.
Freakdevil
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2013-06-28 09:12:34 UTC
your PC is too powerful... ship it to me and I will fix it for you (give or take 6mos) ,,, all kidding aside...

Try not specifying the monitor in the client, any better? Oh and run each client from a folder and be sure to turn off audio/voice and all logging (so it doesn't use the drive much).

And of course, make sure your A/V isn't scanning the EVE game or folder.

And this assumes other games like BF3 and Saints Row3 run butter smooth. Because if they don't then its probably your drivers.
Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
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#4 - 2013-06-28 09:15:03 UTC
Sounds like there's a problem with your machine. Possibly to do with the refresh rates of your monitors.

I'm running 3 screens, with one client per screen, off one GTX660ti, with a lower spec cpu and about half the ram, and I'm ticking over just below 60fps (v sync (or interval 1)

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Icarus Able
Refuse.Resist
#5 - 2013-06-28 10:33:12 UTC
Yeh cant offer much apart from that something is wrong. My 670 does 2 clients and fifa with all running at 60 fps.(eve on max settings)
Moosah Davenport
Edge Incorporated
#6 - 2013-06-28 10:53:51 UTC
Try disabling "Enable Desktop Composition" under My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Settings > Visual Effects