User results:
paradisiac:
the lucid virtu mvp has made some difference with encoding, not had chance to test with games, that's my job for tomorrow evening.
overall, I would say IF you have a Z68 then its probably not worth shelling out the £100+ on a board for the sake of it. if you are looking to do a new build, hang fire until gigabyte and other companies release theirs.
i5 2500k|ASRock Z77-EXTREME6|8GB Team Elite RAM|Thermalright Silver Arrow|GTX560 2GB|Coolmaster HAF 912 Plus|800w Modular PSU|LG BH10LS38 BD-RE|Logitech Z313|M6900|42" LCD TV|Windows 7 64bit HP.
ok, so my video encoding tests went bad, so will research a bit more and see what im doing wrong, but for now here are by game tests.
F1 2011 (Ultra 8XQ CSAA) :
Hyperformance On Virtual Vsync Off
Average FPS 68
Minimum FPS 57
Samples 7852
Hyperformance On Virtual Vsync On
Average FPS 55
Minimum FPS 49
Samples 6431
Hyperformance Off Virtual Vsync Off
Average FPS 62
Minimum FPS 56
Samples 7026
Hyperformance On Virtual Vsync Off (ingame vsync on)
Average FPS 68
Minimum FPS 56
Samples 7753
Hyperformance Off Virtual Vsync Off (ingame vsync on)
Average FPS 59
Minimum FPS 56
Samples 6758
Batman AA :
hyperformance off virtual vysnc off
min 72
max 153
avg 106
vsync on
min 57
max 60
avg 59
hyperformance on virtual vsync on
min 64
max 121
avg 91
hyperformance on virtual vsync off
min 67
max 146
avg 104
Dirt 2 :
hyperformance on virtual vsync off
Average FPS 122.9
Min FPS 109
Total Frames 11,343
hyperformance on virtual vsync on
Average FPS 133
Min FPS 108.6
Total Frames 12,081
hyperformance off virtual vsync off
Average FPS 106.2
Min FPS 82.2
Total Frames 10,080
hyperformance off virtual vsync off (ingame vsync on)
Average FPS 61.4
Min FPS 59.3
Total Frames 5,598
in conclusion for MVP and games :
F1 2011 really benefits me as I am forced to use vsync, and with the extra boot it gives with its virtual vsync I found the game a lot smoother and could have everything maxed out.
DiRt 2 also benefited loads by this feature, I found the game a lot more responsive and easier to play. plus from the benchmarks high FPS without screen tearing.
GTA IV was another game that I found ran a lot better with this feature.
will test some other games today, but so far, for the GTX560 atleast, there are gains to be had with MVP. unfortunately I don't have access to a more powerful card to see if there are the same sort of gains with those.