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AF...worth the performance hit?

Keep in mind that performance setting forces bilinaer filtering. quality selects trilinear on the first base textures, and if you want the full quality, select application in the driver and set it to triliniaer/AF in the game. You can force full trilinear with the rtool if the game does not...
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- Post #14
- May 13, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Never Winter Nights

You should really move this thread to the software forum. However I can advise you to check the bioware forum. The distributor Atari has a lousy copyprotection on the CD. Lousy in terms that my bought copies of NWN and NWN:SoU are not playable without no cd patch on my HD via image or both my...
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- Post #32
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Never Winter Nights

Neverwinter Nights: Tested in Realworld (TM) by myself: System 1: 2Ghz Northwood GF4 Ti 4200 / 512MB DDR 333 runs very well, occasional hickups and low fps when going over 1152 resolution System 2: dual 2600MP 1GB reg ecc DDR 266 ATi 8500 retail 275/275: Slower, no hickups as bad as the NV in...
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- Post #15
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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A few questions about nv40 and r420

To be honest, I don´t like MS sticking their nose in Home Theater. While I agree that the codec is good, there is just this strange feeling of a company that has nothing in common with producing high-end for a market that is bound to hardwired quality without compromises. This "software"...
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- Post #12
- May 5, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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A few questions about nv40 and r420

to Edge3d: Normally I refrain from going into posts like yours, but please try to read before you make statements like that (I am refering to point 1). Saying "Not that i know of" doesn´t strike you as being ignorant? Just read the whitepapers or detailed reports before making such a ridiculous...
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- Post #9
- May 4, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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A few questions about nv40 and r420

1. the R420 has programmable pixel shaders, and offers MPEG,DIVX,REAL und WMV-HD decoding (WMV-HD needs a 3Ghz PC to play, with ATI´s card a 2-2,5 will do. That is a major feature compared to NV40 who CAN´T decode WMV-HD) 2. I checked out some reviews(I think it was AT) and the NV boards where...
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- Post #2
- May 4, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Any suggestions for a *cheap* card for cheap DVD HTPC?

If this rig is a pure HDTV rig (i.e no gaming) then go for Matrox G550 or G450. They offer a very good TV-out (better then nvidia and ATI) and are passively cooled meaning no fan that can fail and make noise :-)
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- Post #3
- May 3, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Just got my Antec Sonata

Not wanting to upset the first poster, but that PSU that comes with the Sonata is a modded version of their Smart power 380. It is way more quiet then the one you can buy in stores and comes only with the Sonata, so maybe you can get it from the store where you "left it". It is really a decent PSU.
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- Post #18
- Apr 30, 2004
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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is the ati 8500 64mb card better than the Geforce3 Ti200

Gamingfreak: Please try to read up on Direct X specs. Direct X 8.1 compatibility is ensured through the different kind of Shader Models a graphics card supports. The GF3 series only support Shader 1.1 to 1.3 ATI 8500 supports Shader model 1.4 and is therefore a Direct X 8.1 card. Even though...
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- Post #50
- Apr 23, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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is the ati 8500 64mb card better than the Geforce3 Ti200

I´d like to clear something: I wrote that I used an 875 chipset. While this is correct, I had the a Sis 655 before that. I benched both systems. The mobo´s were both from Gigabyte, one was the SQ800 and one the Sinx1394 (SQ800 Ultra 2). They are equal. Even in this test, the ATI was a clear...
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- Post #47
- Apr 22, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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'Airbrushing' movies

The thought of "airbrushing" is not so far from the truth. It is not done on the material itself (although movies shot on film are chemically color corrected (or timed, as it is called) by an expert in the lab. This is done with the director of photography, who is responsible for the "look" of...
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- Post #5
- Apr 22, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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is the ati 8500 64mb card better than the Geforce3 Ti200

Although arguing won´t help, I just can´t stand this last post. 1. The Radeon 8500 is a DX 8.1 card. It is the ONLY dx8.1 card of that timeframe (It was the card to counter the Geforce 3 (not even Ti series). It matched the Ti500 in performance (which was newer). I own a 8500. I tested it...
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- Post #39
- Apr 21, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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AMD <> INTEL

In general, if one is to take all games and encoding apps into account, the folowing rule of thumb applies: For gaming: The Northwood C CPU´s (800FSB, HT 2.4-3.4) are faster then the rated Athlon XP. A 2.8Ghz P4 will beat a 3000+ XP. The Athlon 64 is better for gaming and thus a 2800+ is...
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- Post #9
- Apr 20, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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NV40 Reviews: Strange trend of listing wrong details?

what, no reactions?
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- Post #2
- Apr 16, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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NV40 Reviews: Strange trend of listing wrong details?

After reading a lot of previews of the NV40, I find it strange that all reviews suddenly list wrong info on ATI cards. I am specifically talking about the PIXEL SHADERS. When listing the "new" features of NV40, I read 4 things the R350 chip (Radeon 9800) is capable of: - Multiple Render...
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- Thread
- Apr 16, 2004
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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