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    Help Needed with F.E.A.R. on S96J

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ChimpArmy, Jun 13, 2006.

  1. ChimpArmy

    ChimpArmy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey I just got my S96J today and started playing FEAR on it. I noticed that in the shadows, the game looked kind of pixelated especially the gun. Is there anyway to fix this?

    Thanks
     
    ChimpArmy, Jun 13, 2006
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Could you be a bit more specific? Let us know what settings you post on, etc.

    It sounds like you are running in a non-native resolution.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jun 13, 2006
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    Blue_Sphere Notebook Guru

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    Yeah like what are your comp specs?
     
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    ChimpArmy Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am running in my native resolution (1280X800) with mostly all details on maximum. My config for the laptop is

    T2400 Processor
    X1600
    1gb 667 Ram
    80 gb 7200 rpm hd

    it looks more like there are white specs or something when the screen is dark.
     
    ChimpArmy, Jun 13, 2006
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  5. TwilightVampire

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    Might be artifacting. Are you overclocking? Can you post a screenshot?
     
    TwilightVampire, Jun 13, 2006
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    ChimpArmy Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is a screenshot I took. I havn't oced the card at all as I just got the laptop today. I am however using the omega drivers.

    Thanks for your help

    [​IMG]
     
    ChimpArmy, Jun 13, 2006
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    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    That looks good to me. If you turn on AA and up the filtering you will smooth out the jags a lot. The white specks might be coding glitches, I see them ocasionally where corners and edges meet. I run at 4xAA and filters at 16X.
     
    hydra, Jun 18, 2006
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    I dont see anything wrong with that pic. It may just be the max your card can handle. Try turning up the settings... otherwise that is just how the game is.

    I played it on a Radeon 9600 128mb and that is much nicer then what my fear expirence was like!
     
    Blue_Sphere, Jun 18, 2006
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    Are you running under your native resolution? Because that just looks a little like the blurring that you get by running an LCD outside its native rez.
     
    TwilightVampire, Jun 18, 2006
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