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    What is AA / AF ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by leoboy, Jul 13, 2005.

  1. leoboy

    leoboy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    Oggh!! I am quite new gamers on PC. So, when I check out this sections i found the words AA / AF. what is really does or effects on games. What is differences when AA / AF turn on and off.!

    Thank.. if anyone can reply me.

    Leoboy :D
     
    leoboy, Jul 13, 2005
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    AA and AF are video setting that may or may not help you out. There's a great debate about their usefulness. My best suggestion is to play with the settings to see if they impact your rig at all, they might or might not. Notice that most newer games also offer these settings, I think the driver settings will override game settings though.
     
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  3. madmike23

    madmike23 Notebook Deity

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    All you can do is try it. It's basically "smoothing" out the graphics. From jagged vector lines to something more smooth and more appealing.
     
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    REDFROG Notebook Evangelist

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    unfortunatly turning AA/AF on especialy puting lots on (x6/x16 for example) may/will impact heavly on frame rates.
     
    REDFROG, Jul 13, 2005
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  5. leoboy

    leoboy Notebook Enthusiast

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    :cool: well! Thank you so much for your answer Brian and other fellow notebook lovers that help to answer! so AA / AF is quite interesting I better try later on!

    See U Later,
    Leoboy

    Life is Boring :: Find Something more to Lift your Life.

    :centrino:
     
    leoboy, Jul 14, 2005
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    REDFROG Notebook Evangelist

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    any time, i have to keep wrighting because the post had to be more than 10 charicters long
     
    REDFROG, Jul 14, 2005
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    makken Notebook Consultant

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    really?

    --wow it does!
     
    makken, Jul 15, 2005
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