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    FIFA 07 resolution problem on 8600M GT!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Silas Awaketh, Sep 25, 2007.

  1. Silas Awaketh

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    Hello!

    When I first played FIFA 07 with DELL's drivers, it crashed, or would not play. Then I got Forceware 162 drivers, and it worked, but still had some stutters. Then I got the latest Forceware, 163.69, and the game worked perfectly fine, but it is not using the whole screen. I mean, my screen is widescreen, but it shows black screen on the right and left, and the game in between. It is not using the proper resolution here. What can I do to ensure that i use the full screen??

    My specs are in my sig.

    Thank you!
     
  2. lowlymarine

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    Actually, from what I've read, it was never using the correct resolution. For some reason, this game has no resolution option, just uses some 4:3 resolution (800x600? 1024x768? One of those.) all the time on all machines. Previously, that 4:3 resolution was being stretched to fill your screen. Well, as of the 163 driver sets, "Fixed-aspect ration scaling" is enabled by default in the nVidia control panel, meaning that black bars will be added on the sides - like watching standard def shows on an HDTV - with the ultimate result of improved image quality, since everything isn't being stretched.
     
  3. Silas Awaketh

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    Errrr....I fixed it out myself now. Use the " Use nVidia scaling" option in the nVidia Control Panel. :)

    EDIT: Thank you lowlymarine! I fixed it out myself! The beast is slowly being unleashed. It beats the crap out of this game now on the highest settings possible! :D


    Can my system play F.E.A.R and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent with these specs (in my sig)????
     
  4. Mimino

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    hey, guys, since th thread is about soccer games, is there anything better than pes6 yet?
     
  5. Silas Awaketh

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    Gameplay, tactics - No
    License, names, songs, good UI, stadiums et al - Yes, every FIFA after PES 6.
     
  6. Mimino

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    haha didn't mean to start the war :) i just find pes to be more enertaining