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9/20/12 at 12:25pm

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What is the best AA mode in CS:S? I have attached a screenshot so you can see the options. My assumption is that lower the option on the list, the better it is? Does this mean 16xQ CSAA is the best?

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9/20/12 at 12:27pm

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What is the best AA mode in CS:S? I have attached a screenshot so you can see the options. My assumption is that lower the option on the list, the better it is? Does this mean 16xQ CSAA is the best?

Yes.

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9/20/12 at 7:06pm

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SSAA + SGSSA through Nvidia inspector.

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9/20/12 at 7:09pm

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i use Fxaa in nvidia control panel and have no AA in game and just use AFx16

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9/20/12 at 9:27pm

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Force SGSSAA through Inspector.

It's better then any of those options by a loooong shot. And it makes FXAA look like what it is. A blur filter.

Seriously dude. Not even close on this one. If you have the grunt to run it it provides literally perfect image quality.

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9/21/12 at 4:50am

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Old examples i did someday...

And using only the Nvidia Control Panel.

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9/21/12 at 4:53am

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This will help a lot! Thank you!

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