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    WoW:BC gfx discussion

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by torvok, Feb 5, 2007.

  1. torvok

    torvok Notebook Geek

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    Ok i got a dell e1505 core2duo, 2gig ram, x1400 and i play at :

    1280x800 60hz refreshrate 24/24coloring

    Terrian dis: Halfway Enviroment detail: Halfway AF: Max(16x i guess?)
    Terrian detail: Max Texture Detail: Max
    Spell Detail : Max Weather: Max

    Enable all shader effects: on
    Terrian Highlights: on Fullscreen glow: off Death effect: off
    Vertex animation shader: on
    Smooth shading: off
    Whether shaders: on

    Trillinear Filtering: on
    Vertical Sync: on
    Triple Buffering: off
    Hardware cursor: on
    Smooth Mouse: off

    Anti Aliasing: x4

    I am getting 35 average FPS outside in the wilderness questing which good imo but i have a few questions. Is anyone else getting a big hit on fps with full glow on? i drop 10fps and at someplaces even 20! What is this suppose to do anyways all i see is the screen a lil brighter as if i turned up gamma. Anyways i turned it off cuz i get such a great performance boost!

    Secondly I use omega drivers and i turned off "let application control" for direct3d and set AF to x16 and AA to x4. WoW uses direct3d rite? cuz it seems to work and looks a lil nicer and drop a couple fps when i set AA. So if i set AF to x16 and have AF in-game to low which AF setting will WoW use?

    Lastly does anyone know how my fps will be in raids with these specs and settings?

    If anyone can answer these questions and have any input on the full screen glow effect thing it would be helpful.

    Thanks
     
    torvok, Feb 5, 2007
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  2. iPPi

    iPPi Notebook Consultant

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    Turn off Anti-aliasing. That should help a lot.
     
    iPPi, Feb 5, 2007
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  3. moon angel

    moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    v-sync eats fps, turn that off and you should get better fps. If that is not enough also try turning off AA.
     
    moon angel, Feb 5, 2007
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  4. Mjay

    Mjay Notebook Consultant

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    Full glow kicks your FPS ass too, especially if you run instances with a lot of spells and stuff (I.E. Zul'Gurub - Spider boss)

    I also find that sometimes the WoW FPS counter sucks, so try download Titan panel and turn on the Latency and check whats going on in there. It has more information.
    http://wow-en.curse-gaming.com/files/details/618/titan-panel/
     
    Mjay, Feb 5, 2007
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