anti aliasing...Am I missing something?

I never use anti aliasing in any of my games. It just lowers the performance and I don't see much difference when turning it on. Alot of people swear by it which I just don't understand... Am I missing something here?

I was wandering the same thing.

If you can not tell a difference between no AA and say 4xAA then something is wrong.millerlight89

If you can not tell a difference between no AA and say 4xAA then something is wrong.millerlight89

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]If you can not tell a difference between no AA and say 4xAA then something is wrong.scotty992

In easy terms to understand it basically smooths out the jadded edges around objects. The higher the resolution your playing at the less noticeable the jagged edges are.

Maybe he's playing on a really high resolution or maybe he sits too far from the screen

Maybe he's playing on a really high resolution or maybe he sits too far from the screen

Lox_Cropek

and to TC perhaps you need to get glasses i have really crappy eyes and used to game for the longest without glasses so lack of AA or playing in non native resolution didn't bother me but once i got my glasses :shock: omg it was like eye sex everything was so detialed and looked amazing and playing at a non native resoltion made things look like crap and AA turned into a reguirment.

it depends on the game, right now i'm running Crysis with CCC and i have AA turned off completely but the game still looks brilliant because of some modifications via the CCC mod

i wish i could force AA in Mass Effect 2 tho, but sometimes when you run a game at a really high resolution it's not as noticeable

some other games tho, like Left 4 Dead 2, i've got the game running with 16xAA just because there's no performance hit

If you can not tell a difference between no AA and say 4xAA then something is wrong.millerlight89

The only difference I can tell is that my FPS significantly drops..

AA gets rid of jagged lines. Makes a HUGE difference.

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]If you can not tell a difference between no AA and say 4xAA then something is wrong.-Origin-

The only difference I can tell is that my FPS significantly drops..

Well I play at 1280x720 and I really don't see a difference:? Apart from the performance hit of course.

Well I play at 1280x720 and I really don't see a difference:? Apart from the performance hit of course.

hoosin91

[QUOTE="hoosin91"]

Well I play at 1280x720 and I really don't see a difference:? Apart from the performance hit of course.

Rahnyc4

My comp ain't the best but I like to think it's ok...

4gb ram

windows 7

amd phenom 9850 quad core 2.5ghz

Nvidia 8800gts (320mb)

I'm not really bothered by jagged edges even though I play all my games at 1280x1024. What does bother me big time is bad texture filtering. I can't stand playing games with any less than 8x Anisotropic Filtering. As for AA. Well, if game performance allows that, then by any means I turn it on. I can play most of my games with it, though some of them really hate my 8800GT with AA on, like Crysis, STALKER and Metro 2033, but that one hates it even with no AA at DX9 and high details. Still looks pretty damn good on med detail @ DX9 @ 1280x1024.

But overall, if you can't tell the difference, then simply don't turn it on.

If you can not tell a difference between no AA and say 4xAA then something is wrong.millerlight89

Aliasing is more apparent when there's a lot of very fine detail. Uncharted 2 (esp in Urban warfare), Crysis (thin railings/fences and coconut tree fronds), and Flight Simulator X (cables, very thin aircraft markings/stripes) are some of the bigger offenders I've seen. It's less noticable with most other games at the res I play in (1440x900).

Most screenshots of Uncharted 2 I've seen here seem to have soft edges. But, having played the game at my nephew's and several kiosks, the aliasing is pretty bad. Crysis comes a close second. 4xAA seems to take care of most jaggies. But some still stick out and the framerate hit makes me limit AA to 2xAA with my current PC. Once I move to higher res, I think I can lower AA or dispense with it altogether.

I'm thinking the reason I don't see much difference with AA on or off is because I game on a 15 inch monitor. Yes a 15 inch lol

Well I play at 1280x720 and I really don't see a difference:? Apart from the performance hit of course.

hoosin91

I can spot aliasing easily but I'm not at all bothered by it. I almost never use AA, it's not worth it IMO. It causes a HUUUUGGEEE performance hit (same with V-sync) and that's one reason more for me to never use it. Of course, if the game is like 5+ years old then of course I will turn on anti-alias since why the heck not - there is no noticeable performance hit as the game would be running at 100+ FPS all the time anyway... but with modern games it's a no-go.

I can't believe how bothered some people are about aliasing. I'd be more concerned about frame rate and monitor refresh rate since they at least actually affect gameplay and comfort - low refresh rates give me a terrible headache.

[QUOTE="hoosin91"]

Well I play at 1280x720 and I really don't see a difference:? Apart from the performance hit of course.

DJ_Headshot

I sit quite close to my monitor tbh as it is on a desk and my eyesight is ok:)

If you have a gaming pc that is not older than 5 years, then you should be able enable some AA without any noticeable performance hit. Really, it strikes me odd that currently some pc gamers are not using AA still; you must have a really old pc if it really hurts that much. AA is one of the more noticeable graphical options available. If you are ok with jaggies, then more power to you. Personally, given the choice I would not play with jaggies.

If you use your native reolution then there's really no need for AA, unless you can afford the performance hit or if you're a total grafix whore.

If you use your native reolution then there's really no need for AA, unless you can afford the performance hit or if you're a total grafix whore.

adv_tr00per

Wow, the misinformation that some people post can be staggering.

I would rather have a higher resolution or higher graphics options, AA is where I go if im still getting 40+ fps. AA is massive performance hit with intense games on crappy PC's though most of the time you can get away with 2X AA.

[QUOTE="Rahnyc4"][QUOTE="hoosin91"]

Well I play at 1280x720 and I really don't see a difference:? Apart from the performance hit of course.

hoosin91

My comp ain't the best but I like to think it's ok...

4gb ram

windows 7

amd phenom 9850 quad core 2.5ghz

Nvidia 8800gts (320mb)

The issue might be your video RAM, and with some recent games, the video card itself. But the intensity of the performance hit depends on the game you're playing. AA "smooths" the edges of all objects in the game, thus eliminating the "jaggies." The jagged edges you might see (if your eyesight is 20/20 or better) are the changes in the pixel display lines on your monitor from one color to another as new objects come into view. See the comparison screenshot eariler in your thread.

Edit:

Anti-aliasing isn't really necessary at all. All it does is smooth out jagged edges of objects in gameplay. You don't need it whatsoever; all it does is make the graphics look smoother (but can lower frame rate depending on your rig).

AA is noticable on any REsolution. just some seem a little more obvious than others.

I Play just about every game with AA, usually around 4xAA, sometimes 2xAA(if the game requires more beef to run) older games i run much higher 8x all the way up to 32x

AA is noticable.. if you know what your looking for.. since many have explained to you what it is, im not going to go over it again.

though some game engines disable HDR if you use AA, Unreal Engine is bad about it on a lot of games.

Anti-aliasing isn't really necessary at all. All it does is smooth out jagged edges of objects in gameplay. You don't need it whatsoever; all it does is make the graphics look smoother (but can lower frame rate depending on your rig).

gashoe13

AA is important to me since I play on 1360x768, jaggies are visible on most games and it looks very ugly

Even some games with 4xAA still have jaggies like BC2

I don't use AA because I've got a somewhat crappy stock comp, and don't have the money to build a better one at the moment. AA just slows me way the hell down.

I just don't get why some people hate the 'jaggies' so much. Sure, it's not as crisp, but it could be helpful when you're trying to spot a small difference in, let's say, a 20x20px area, possibly less. Then the 'fuzzies' of the AA'd edges wont bleed into the area around it, especially when you're trying to spot something past a tree and next to a few walls...

okay i have 1440x900 rez and AA is a massive difference, i always put it on 8xAA or 4xAA (for crysis :))

The funny thing is, in every game (except crysis), it has no impact on my fps.

okay i have 1440x900 rez and AA is a massive difference, i always put it on 8xAA or 4xAA (for crysis :))

The funny thing is, in every game (except crysis), it has no impact on my fps.

Bros89

whats your gpu?

4870x2

4870x2

Bros89

I never use anti aliasing in any of my games. It just lowers the performance and I don't see much difference when turning it on. Alot of people swear by it which I just don't understand... Am I missing something here?

hoosin91

[QUOTE="hoosin91"]

I never use anti aliasing in any of my games. It just lowers the performance and I don't see much difference when turning it on. Alot of people swear by it which I just don't understand... Am I missing something here?

dakan45

agreed, some games need it way more than others.

I never use anti aliasing in any of my games. It just lowers the performance and I don't see much difference when turning it on. Alot of people swear by it which I just don't understand... Am I missing something here?

hoosin91

[QUOTE="hoosin91"]

I never use anti aliasing in any of my games. It just lowers the performance and I don't see much difference when turning it on. Alot of people swear by it which I just don't understand... Am I missing something here?

i5750at4Ghz

Very true. The lack of it is very norticeable in games with fine detail such as FSX:

No AA (8600 GT) AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+

2xAA (HD 5770) Phenom II X3 720BE (4th core unlocked)