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    6860fx Bioshock performance

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by WysockiSauce, Jul 4, 2008.

  1. WysockiSauce

    WysockiSauce Notebook Consultant

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    Just wondering what sort of frame rates you guys get in Bioshock. Just got the laptop a few days ago and I'm getting 35fps avg in dx9 and 30fps avg in dx10 which seems kind of low to me.

    drivers- 177.41
    dx9- 4xaa 16xaf
     
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  3. WysockiSauce

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    Doesn't say whether it is in dx9 or dx10 though. Can we assume dx10?
     
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    I'd guess DX10, ya.

    If you don't want to bump the AA down, going from 16xAF to 8 would not really be noticeable and give you a little more juice to play with.
     
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    sorry for the newb question but how do you configure the aa in bioshock? i don't see an option in the menu. do you use the nvidia control panel?
     
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  6. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    ya you have to force it from the CP like in all the unreal engine games. i think the reason they dont even offer it in game is the performance hit . some people refuse to play a game with any jaggies. gears of war is the only one i recent memory i can think of that offers AA but only in DX10 mode but i could be mistaken and there could be others.
     
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