Video settings

[{OF}Blong]

Ok do you guys set your video settings like AA and antistropic settings in the game itself or do you use the nvidia display properties to set the settings? If you use the display properties what should I have those settings set at for a 6800 gt 256 card? I set AA to 8x and I didnt notice much (there was some) of a difference. However I did that in the nvidia settings not the game settings.

[{OF}GreyGhost]

YOU need to set the nvidia properties to 16 bit 800x600 and the bios back to 32mb. Especially when I am on bf2 with you. This might give me a fighting chance!!

[{OF}Blong]

lol

[ChemicalWarrior]

If the option is there you should always use the in game settings. There are certain optimizations done that allow better quality or higher performance when using the games settings.

Forcing through the driver panal should be a last resort.

BTW, its hard to believe you get acceptable FPS with 8x since this is super sampling, which samples the entire screen, where as MS (multi-sampling, and the standard version of AA used) only samples certain parts. Providing nearly the same IQ withouth nearly that large of a performance hit.

Nvidia only supports MSAA on 2x and 4x, ATi supports it on 2x, 4x, and 6x. You can also force Transparancy ,and Adaptive (something, its just AA on alpha textures) for both cards. TR refers to Nvidia's method, and Adaptive to ATi's.

Nvidia only supports TR on its newest Geforce 7 series, where as you can get support (officialy on X1K and through registry hack on lower cards) of AA on every ATi since the 9700 Pro.

So, after all of that. You should use in game settings.

[{OF}Malicious Assault]

What Chem said I think