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    Crysis Warhead screens on XPS M1730, 8800m GTX SLI. No 56k!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Magnus72, Sep 22, 2008.

  1. Magnus72

    Magnus72 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well finally I got Warhead to run and look great in 1920x1200 by a custom config. What do you think?

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    Magnus72, Sep 22, 2008
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  2. I♥RAM

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    It looks nice. But I was wondering if you could show us a shot with some anti-aliasing enabled? Sure it might be slow but would be pretty cool to see the edges a little bit smoother.
     
    I♥RAM, Sep 22, 2008
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    Looks good, but a little too bright for my tastes.
     
    Ennea, Sep 22, 2008
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    That is fantastic. The screenies are a little too big in my opinion though, I like them compressed and wholesome rather than large and detailed :)

    edit: nevermind... it's probably because my toshiba maxes out at 1200*800 :(
     
    ARom, Sep 22, 2008
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    Those jaggies won't appear on his 17" screen, the pics are very large. 2x anti-aliasing at those settings @ 1920*1200 sounds insane.
     
    ARom, Sep 22, 2008
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    Edge AA works very well for foliage. AA seems to be broken so far in this game as a number of people (including me) get white artifacts in foliage, especially trees. AA does look great for other objects (vehicles, buildings, etc) though.
     
    billiam, Sep 22, 2008
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    Thumbnails would be nice.
     
    Ennea, Sep 22, 2008
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    Yeah sorry guys about the size. Personally I don´t need any AA at 1920x1200. Sure I could put on Edge AA. Though I think it looks crisper without EdgeAA.
     
    Magnus72, Sep 22, 2008
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    The screenshots don't look very good IMHO, but like you said, it looks better on screen.
     
    Robgunn, Sep 22, 2008
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    Well yeah edges are crisper if AA is off...AA is off! Just the screenshots make the objects look ripped up a bit.
     
    I♥RAM, Sep 22, 2008
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    Hot stuff.
     
    Kevin, Sep 22, 2008
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    True, though nothing you note when you are playing and moving around. More visible on screenshots like this, 1920x1200 is an insane resolution overall. So jaggies are less visible than running at a lower resolution.
     
    Magnus72, Sep 22, 2008
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    Nice shots though. What config did you use?

    How's the game during the ice levels?
     
    billiam, Sep 22, 2008
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    Runs great even during the ice levels. It´s a config I first made for Crysis, then I have fine tuned it even more to get better quality out of while still maintaining good FPS.
     
    Magnus72, Sep 23, 2008
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