hmm ran enough fraps benchmark, and i still seem to get ~95-100fps on 1080p lowest.
patch c to e, v-sync on/off, and 4ghz to 4.2ghz doesn't seem to make much diff on fps.
however i seem to get ~100-117fps if i open teamspeak 3 before i start c3.
3570k(4.2ghz), gtx680(1059/1502), 1920x1080, lowest, v-sync on, 314.22
Frames: 47389, Time(ms): 499063, Min: 0, Max: 116, Avg: 94.956
Frames: 124088, Time(ms): 1282194, Min 0, Max: 125, Avg: 96.778
Frames: 53142, Time(ms): 543810, Min: 17, Max: 118, Avg: 97.722
3570k(4.2ghz), gtx680(1059/1502), 1920x1080, lowest, v-sync off, 314.22
Frames: 111124, Time(ms): 1599775, Min: 0, Max: 144, Avg: 69.462
Frames: 134564, Time(ms): 1355742, Min: 0, Max: 124, Avg: 99.255
Frames: 63770, Time(ms): 648047, Min: 0, Max: 124, Avg: 98.403
Frames: 11271, Time(ms): 127607, Min: 65, Max: 104, Avg: 88.326
3570k(4.2ghz), gtx680(1059/1502), 1920x1080, lowest, v-sync off, 314.22, ts3 on
Frames: 303614, Time(ms): 3931127, Min: 0, Max: 124, Avg: 77.233
Frames: 133191, Time(ms): 1163328, Min: 0, Max: 123, Avg: 114.491
3570k(4.2ghz), gtx680(1109/1552), 1920x1080, lowest, v-sync off, 320.18
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3570k(4.2ghz), gtx680(1109/1552), 1920x1080, lowest, v-sync off, 320.18, ts3 on
Frames: 87653, Time(ms): 792938, Min: 0, Max: 123, Avg: 110.542
Frames: 77596, Time(ms): 708385, Min: 0, Max: 123, Avg: 109.539
Frames: 46905, Time(ms): 504819, Min: 0, Max: 123, Avg: 92.914
Frames: 27646, Time(ms): 235405, Min: 17, Max: 123, Avg: 117.44
3570k(4.2ghz), gtx680(1109/1552), 1920x1080, lowest, v-sync off, 320.18, ts3 on, cvar
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still testing..