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    Which graphic setting use the most resources?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by bck2826, Oct 27, 2008.

  1. bck2826

    bck2826 Notebook Guru

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    I know this varies between games, but in general which settings take use up the most resources?

    I guess what im looking for is what to turn down first before i sacrifice the graphics too much.

    textures
    shadow detail
    anti aliasing
    screen resolution

    Theres prob more so feel free to add them.

    Thanks
     
    bck2826, Oct 27, 2008
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  2. goldenhk

    goldenhk Notebook Consultant

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    anti aliasing
    sometimes if u are playing in high resulotion
    u wont notice the different
     
    goldenhk, Oct 27, 2008
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  3. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Anti-aliasing easily takes up the most, followed by shadow detail. With AA, the GPU basically takes straight corners and makes them look smoother by reducing them to several straight corners; the calculation has to be done recursively, frame by frame.
     
    Bog, Oct 27, 2008
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  4. madmook

    madmook Notebook Evangelist

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    Resolution
    Anti-aliasing
    Shader quality
    Texture quality
    Shadow quality
     
    madmook, Oct 27, 2008
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  5. brian.hanna

    brian.hanna Notebook Evangelist

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    i know gears of war is a ***** when it comes to shadows, more than anything else.
     
    brian.hanna, Oct 28, 2008
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  6. bck2826

    bck2826 Notebook Guru

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    haha funny you mention gears of war, thats the game that promted me to ask this question.

    I had it on max settings and was getting 25-30 fps. I turned the shadows to low and turned post processing (or something like that) to default and now its running at 60 fps.

    What exactly is the processing setting, ive seen it on another game before. I dont know which setting to pick vivid, intense, default, or none?
     
    bck2826, Oct 28, 2008
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  7. brian.hanna

    brian.hanna Notebook Evangelist

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    the way i see it, if you can't tell the difference with it off, leave it off.
     
    brian.hanna, Oct 28, 2008
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  8. ArmageddonAsh

    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    what specs do you have as i was considering getting GOW
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Oct 28, 2008
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  9. bck2826

    bck2826 Notebook Guru

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    I have the Sager 5793 and Im lovin it!!

    C2D 2.4 T8300
    4gb ram
    9800m GTS
    320 gb 7200 rpm
     
    bck2826, Oct 28, 2008
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  10. ArmageddonAsh

    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    thanx i should be okay then i have:

    9262
    Q6600 :D
    3GB ram
    8800m GTX
    1 x 120GB HD
    2 x 320GB HD
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Oct 28, 2008
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  11. aznofazns

    aznofazns Performance Junkie

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    I heard GoW for PC was buggy... any comments on this?
     
    aznofazns, Oct 28, 2008
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  12. brainer

    brainer Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well, it had some micro stutters when loading new areas, and ArmageddonAsh you should be fine, i'm running it FUll details, everything max, at 62 FPS (since the game is locked at that framerate)

    and 1 more thing, i thought you had SLI 8800gTX?
     
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  13. unknown555525

    unknown555525 rawr

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    Hmm, can't see why anyone would think that. The game ran pretty smooth, (over 30fps) completely maxed out in 1920x1200 on my previous sager 5791 with an 8700m GT, without a problem, and my old 8800GT desktop ran it perfect 60FPS+ all maxed out in 1920x1080. The game just felt a bit too easy to me though, and since I'd beaten it on insane 3 times in COOP on the xbox360, then playing it on the PC got boring fast because it was just too easy with a kb&m. I never noticed any bugs though..
     
    unknown555525, Oct 28, 2008
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