frame rate vs quality

hi all i just wana ask if u all prefer to turn off the AA to get higher frame rates or just push your card to the best pic ever , quality>performance ...as for me i am using windows xp , EVGA 8800GTS 512 mb and i changed nvidia control pannel to maximize the AA TO 8 ..AF tO 8 ...and one more question a drop in frame rate does that differ ???

Well, I like to have both :) but if my system can't handle the game with AA with 50~ fps then I will turn it off. Above all I like a smooth frame rate because playing a slide show just isn't worth playing.

Have fun

Well, I like to have both :) but if my system can't handle the game with AA with 50~ fps then I will turn it off. Above all I like a smooth frame rate because playing a slide show just isn't worth playing.

Have fun

NosmoKing1984

am with that - fortunately with a brand new rig i'm not having to compromise at the mo, but when the time comes frame rates will win out

hi all i just wana ask if u all prefer to turn off the AA to get higher frame rates or just push your card to the best pic ever , quality>performance ...as for me i am using windows xp , EVGA 8800GTS 512 mb and i changed nvidia control pannel to maximize the AA TO 8 ..AF tO 8 ...and one more question a drop in frame rate does that differ ???

aladdin74

If I were you, I'd turn AA down to x 4 and AF up to x 16. Anything above 4xaa is hardly an improvement and a waste of framerate imho (If you're gaming at a reasonable resolution that is...). AF should always be as high as possible.

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hi all i just wana ask if u all prefer to turn off the AA to get higher frame rates or just push your card to the best pic ever , quality>performance ...as for me i am using windows xp , EVGA 8800GTS 512 mb and i changed nvidia control pannel to maximize the AA TO 8 ..AF tO 8 ...and one more question a drop in frame rate does that differ ???

artur79

If I were you, I'd turn AA down to x 4 and AF up to x 16. Anything above 4xaa is hardly an improvement and a waste of framerate imho (If you're gaming at a reasonable resolution that is...). AF should always be as high as possible.

Not only that, but it's a bad idea to use the NVIDIA control panel to force AA or AF. It's a better idea to use the application's anti-aliasing and AF, and only use the control panel if the game doesn't support AA.

And for me, I'll go to as low as 40FPS. But I have an 8800GTS too so I can pretty much squeeze 16x AA out of any game except for Crysis.

IMO quality can over-ride framerate if the game is optimised.

look at console games, they are capped @ 60fps (most of them) and its smooth as silk. not the BEST quality though..now take (yes, im gonna say it) Crysis for example. they sacrificed frame rates for superb quality, and have now achieved smooth gameplay. for me anyway. im getting 30fps average and it looks amazing.

If I wanted quality I'll watch a movie.

Framerate>Quality.

To GTAR, Crysis may have the beauty but it certainlty lacks the speed. I feel Beauty and speed are very keen to a excellent experience.

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hi all i just wana ask if u all prefer to turn off the AA to get higher frame rates or just push your card to the best pic ever , quality>performance ...as for me i am using windows xp , EVGA 8800GTS 512 mb and i changed nvidia control pannel to maximize the AA TO 8 ..AF tO 8 ...and one more question a drop in frame rate does that differ ???

GodLovesDead

If I were you, I'd turn AA down to x 4 and AF up to x 16. Anything above 4xaa is hardly an improvement and a waste of framerate imho (If you're gaming at a reasonable resolution that is...). AF should always be as high as possible.

Not only that, but it's a bad idea to use the NVIDIA control panel to force AA or AF. It's a better idea to use the application's anti-aliasing and AF, and only use the control panel if the game doesn't support AA.

And for me, I'll go to as low as 40FPS. But I have an 8800GTS too so I can pretty much squeeze 16x AA out of any game except for Crysis.

i just wana ask ..why it isnt a good idea to force your AA OR AF through nvidia control pannel ?? i find it easy to do and give me a good game quality ...i just wana ask if frame rates drops will the game lag ??? for example in bioshock my frame rate is 75 and when i push the AA AND AF TO 16 the frame rate is 56 ..to 65 .and its not lagging so whats the difference in dropping the frame rate while u have anh eye candy game ...???

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hi all i just wana ask if u all prefer to turn off the AA to get higher frame rates or just push your card to the best pic ever , quality>performance ...as for me i am using windows xp , EVGA 8800GTS 512 mb and i changed nvidia control pannel to maximize the AA TO 8 ..AF tO 8 ...and one more question a drop in frame rate does that differ ???

aladdin74

If I were you, I'd turn AA down to x 4 and AF up to x 16. Anything above 4xaa is hardly an improvement and a waste of framerate imho (If you're gaming at a reasonable resolution that is...). AF should always be as high as possible.

Not only that, but it's a bad idea to use the NVIDIA control panel to force AA or AF. It's a better idea to use the application's anti-aliasing and AF, and only use the control panel if the game doesn't support AA.

And for me, I'll go to as low as 40FPS. But I have an 8800GTS too so I can pretty much squeeze 16x AA out of any game except for Crysis.

i just wana ask ..why it isnt a good idea to force your AA OR AF through nvidia control pannel ?? i find it easy to do and give me a good game quality ...i just wana ask if frame rates drops will the game lag ??? for example in bioshock my frame rate is 75 and when i push the AA AND AF TO 16 the frame rate is 56 ..to 65 .and its not lagging so whats the difference in dropping the frame rate while u have anh eye candy game ...???

Games normally have their own specific way of applying AA and if you force it, it might not look as good or you will get less FPS than what you could have. Only force games that don't allow AA, but if they allow it, try enhancing it instead which should work better. As for AF, pretty much all games support 16x AF ingame so it might be a better idea just to apply it ingame.

Frame rate + at least medium quality.

Games like crysis arent worth playing for the fact alone the fps always dip to low 10's

just wana ask if frame rate drops will he care be overheated or the game will lag ?? aladdin74

will the card be overheated or the game will lag ?? if i had a drop in frame rate ??