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What's AA and AF and V-sync?
HRHunteRHR said:WOWOOWOW Are you SERIOUS!??!?!?! You seem to know ssoooo much about how much superior an XPS is to a custom computer, and you don't know what AA, AF, and vsync are?!?!?
Ok, since you obviously have no idea what you're talking about, I orgive you for that "Heathen" thread.
Vsync is short for Vertical Sync. This is where you sync (which means to make something the same as the other) the refrsh rate on your monitor with the frame rates per second in game to reduce the tearing of frames in a game. See how it says 71 fps? Fps means frames per second, however, if you are talking about "Hey man that's a great FPS", it means first person shooter. Note: You only need a maximum of 60 fps (most are 40 but my eyes prefer 60 for some reason)
AA means "Anti Aliasing", and AF means Antiscoptic Filtering. AA and AF are highly graphical options that tweak your game to the MAX, making it even more pretty by fixing the jagged lines and edges of 3D rendering in a game. They are known to be the death of your fps in a game. They can make a 6800GT cry for mercy and make it's fps in a game like Battle Field 2 drop 50 frame rates, which could mean a difference in playability if you were getting as high as 100 fps.
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Having these options on are not reccomended if you have an older graphics card. These options can also cause over heating in some graphics cards because they push the card to the max.
HRHunteRHR said:You = lying. Don't lie. There is no way in hell that computer will run FEAR at the MAXIMUM settings.
allenn812 said:I SWEAR. I can run it smooth, with full AA, AF and softshadows on. At 1024x768. Also, my video cards piplines and vertex shaders are unlocked to 16p/6v and its over clocked from 325/600 to 400/750.
Is there anyway i can prove it? Dont say FRAPS, becuase when recording video, FPS gets cut more than half.
EDIT: Just checked to make sure. And its still running smooth at maximum settings!
allenn812 said:Ugh, this is so frustrating! Like i said, is there anything i can do to prove it? And i know it wont even run if i put it up to 1600x1200. But 1024x768 is the max my monitor will go!