Graphics confusion

killerkebab · 03-11-2006, 16:41

My current card is a X1800XT. My previous card was a 9700Pro so this is really the first card I've used high end effects on. However something confuses me.

In all games, as soon as I enable antialiasing, the FPS drops and is instantly locked to 30. No matter what happens in the game, or what level the antialiasing is at, 30 is the FPS. Is there something in the new cards which increases the quality of the effect whilst severely killing performance?

Also, trying to play NFS:Most Wanted and in some parts of the race my FPS drops a lot (From a constant 60 - antialiasing disabled now for above reason - to something like 40 which is REALLY noticable) for no real reason I can discern. Is there HDR in this game?

03-11-2006, 16:41	#1
killerkebab Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bristol/Reading Posts: 656	Graphics confusion My current card is a X1800XT. My previous card was a 9700Pro so this is really the first card I've used high end effects on. However something confuses me. In all games, as soon as I enable antialiasing, the FPS drops and is instantly locked to 30. No matter what happens in the game, or what level the antialiasing is at, 30 is the FPS. Is there something in the new cards which increases the quality of the effect whilst severely killing performance? Also, trying to play NFS:Most Wanted and in some parts of the race my FPS drops a lot (From a constant 60 - antialiasing disabled now for above reason - to something like 40 which is REALLY noticable) for no real reason I can discern. Is there HDR in this game? __________________

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