Hey guys and Happy New Year. I have a question. I have a 8 gig 1080 pascal, Founders Edition. With a Alienware Graphics Amplifier. Gaming on a laptop. btw my cpu i7 6820HK running at about 3.9 ghz
 
I also have one of these....(file attached) its a 6pin-to-8pin (6+2) video cable adaptor. My question is do i need to use that for my video card? Or not? I was using it for quite sometime. Then was told via online that its not needed, I would basically connect my 2 PCIE 6pin cables  (comming from my psu) into each end of the 6 pin adapter its self, and then connect the 8 pin end into my video card. 
Do i need to do this?
 
 
I have tried both methods, from what i know, the card seems to run the same during both methods...
 
 
Another issues i have, and please let me know if this is normal. I am running Watchdogs 2, Only at 1360 x 768, with my video settings maxed to the tits excluding shadows down to LOW im getting bad fps like i mean average of 39. and i thought i had a very good video card upgrading to the 1080 THis is even with the card overclocked. at 190 mhz. I have updated to latest version of my video card and i have grabbed the amplifier updates. Why cant i run watch dogs at a stable  60, LIke i said i am running at a low resolution!!!! Please help thanks! 

wow so resolution this entire time, Its because im playing on a 32 inch curtis tv that i think only supports that low of resolution!!!! yes its a crappy tv!! Ill have to upgrade, in the mean time ill play on my laptop screen because its supports 4k! What resolution MINIMUM should i run on to get a good stable fps.. 1920 X 1080? matches my desktop....Is that good enough???\
 
 
btw 4 k lags really bad so that wont work

bdary
More than likely your CPU can't keep up with the GPU at that res, so the GPU has to sit around waiting for instructions.

Uh, that's not how that works at all. You get the highest FPS possible at low resolution, it can only go down from there.
 
To OP, you should run a benchmark (I'd suggest https://unigine.com/en/products/benchmarks/valley or 3dMark) so you can see how the card is performing compared to what it should be doing. For WD2 specifically, look through the Nvidia performance guide: http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/guides/watch-dogs-2-graphics-and-performance-guide If I had to guess I'd say you probably have AA turned up too high (also enable temporal filtering).

#1 You don't need the power adapter if your psu has a 6+2 available.
#2 You should definitely be getting more than 39 fps with the specs you have listed.
#3 It sounds like your cpu or gpu is throttling. Check and make sure your cpu & gpu are running at advertised speeds while you're gaming.
#4 Please do not use foul language on the evga forums. Thanks. Please review the evga forums tos: http://forums.evga.com/EV...erms-of-Use-m4682.aspx

So i did the test, How ever the minimum FPS throws it all off, First of all during the scenes my lowest FPS was 60! (From what i saw) Which was during scene 11 when it was raining!. My settings were set at Extreme HD! and AA was at 8 during the benchmark! The minimum FPS was due to the fact that during scene transitions! From 1 scene to another, The fps dropped when the scene changed!!! Just so you guys know, and my GPU is overclocked u can see the mhz in the screenshot.
According to the Score u see.. am i getting best results for my video card??
 

You can compare scores with reviews, like so: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2016/06/15/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-ftw-review/17
Run it again with no AA and see if you get around 6000.

Never mind about "folded? What do u mean??????"
What about the NVIDIA Control Panel do you have V-Sync set to on or in the game do you V-Sync set to yes?

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bcavnaugh
Never mind about "folded? What do u mean??????"
What about the NVIDIA Control Panel do you have V-Sync set to on or in the game do you V-Sync set to yes?

i did have it enabled yes in Nvidia control panel.
 
not trying to get higher then 60 just want 60 minimum on watch dogs and i should be getting that easily. as well as my score for benchmark seems low!

If you want your benchmark results to mean anything so that you can compare them to other benchmark results, you need to disable the vsync when benchmarking.  Now, give us some new benchmark numbers while vsync is disabled.

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I did another benchmark and it looks like its locking its self at 97 fps because its flickering at 97. Vsync is OFF. even if i put the quality to LOW! it still remains at 97 (flickering its self at  96 and 97 quickly.....)........

Do #2 listed here to see if it helps resolve the issue.

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Sajin

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I did another benchmark and it looks like its locking its self at 97 fps because its flickering at 97. Vsync is OFF. even if i put the quality to LOW! it still remains at 97 (flickering its self at  96 and 97 quickly.....)........

Do #2 listed here to see if it helps resolve the issue.

 
I did that and when i got back in to do a benchmark, It immediately  showed 150ish FPS!. for the duration of the benchmark, Afterwards i closed it, and thereafter its back down again, only showing 97 fps again. No matter how many times i restart my computer its showing just 97 now.

Sounds like you have some frame limiting software running in the background, or you have v-sync enabled somewhere. Under global settings inside the nvidia control panel make sure vertical sync is set to disabled, also make sure v-sync is disabled inside the benchmark settings.

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Ok so i am still currently using the adapter as explaine in my first Post! Should i stop using it and just plug one PCIE connector in or NOT?

Yes, remove the adapter and use a single 6+2 cable.

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done this, still bad fps on watch dogs and division.... The one time i got 150 fps in Valley benchmark but thats it cant ever get that again
 
also whats better to use, The Evga precision x OC or afterburner....
 
also while reading and doing some research, Its apperently been determined that i need to download the M drivers for "NoteBooks" which i havnt done. Assuming because its a VIDEO card for a desktop i just downloaded those drivers. Should i maybe try doing STEP 2 displayed on that website again that was given by a previous poster, and instead go for the M drivers????

No. Try running heaven 4.0 with the following settings... 
 

 
Post your results after completing the benchmark.

think i may of gotten everything to work?.... Someone told me connect a HDMI cable from my video card to my laptop. I did so, and opened up the division, With every single setting maxed iout as far as they can go including shadows too. With smooth gameplay, But didnt have the FPS enabled. so didnt check fps, I know what good performance is when see it, Super Smooth. it sure felt like 60 fps. Will reveal the actually FPS shortly, Btw was running The Division at 1920.
 
Before, all i had was this connected....
 Check out these 3 pictures!!!
 
 
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This is the only cord i had running from my amplifier to my laptop.. Then i added the HDMI from my (VIDEO CARD *at the back of the amplifier*) to my laptop. Im still a bit nervious to check benchmarks and ingame fps tho.. But from what i know The Division is smooth as well with everything maxed not a single studder or lag spike at all.
 
 
 
 
PS: i went onto Watch Dogs and i noticed the performance is alot better. The  camera movment feels like 40 fps tho. It is better!.... From my research. The Division is ALOT more demanding then watch dogs, And like i said up above, The Division is at max settings, running 100% smooth, Whereas watch dgos is only 80% smooth, So maybe its not my video card then...... What is a game i can buy/download right now that has crazy demanding graphics?? Going to try The Witcher Wild Hunt shortly...

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So it turns out it was my monitor after all. My laptop Monitor is 60hz max. I purchased a gaming monitor to connect to my Videocard/Graphics amplifier. which is 144 hz, 1 ms response. at 2k.
 
When using my laptop monitor - fps avg 60 to 95ish - Valley benchmark score = 3000
When using my new display monitor - im averaging 140ish..  - Valley Benchmark Score = 5800 +
 
 
turns out it was my monitor all along!

 
 
I am Glad I Did Not Get a Alienware Graphics Amplifier