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post #1 of 18
11/7/07 at 1:38pm
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Ok so I got GoW today but was sad when I found out that to use AA you have to be in Windows Vista. Well I got wise and renamed Startup.exe (GoW executable) to BioShock.exe and then used nHancer's BioShock profile to mess around with some AA. At 3 separate places I took 5 screenshots: No AA, 2x MSAA, 4x MSAA, 8x CSAA, and 16xQ CSAA

In-game video settings:
Resolution: 1680x1050
Postprocess Display Setting: Intense
Postprocess quality: High
Texture Quality: Highest
Character Detail: High
Visual Effects Detail: High
Decal Quality: Dynamic
Shadow Quality: High
VSync: Off
DX10/Antialiasing: Greyed-out (off)

Scene 1:
No AA
2x MSAA
4x MSAA
8x CSAA
16xQ CSAA

Scene 2:
No AA
2x MSAA
4x MSAA
8x CSAA
16xQ CSAA

Scene 3:
No AA
2x MSAA
4x MSAA
8x CSAA
16xQ CSAA

In my opinion, the choice with the best quality to performance ratio is 4x MSAA. It gets rid of the jaggies that stand out and doesn't kill your framerate. Comparison shots were done on my q6600 computer with the gtx slightly underclocked to 612/1458/945.
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11/7/07 at 1:40pm
Whats the min reqs for GoW?
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11/7/07 at 1:46pm
Great comparison here. Wonder how my sys will handle?
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11/7/07 at 1:47pm
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Whats the min reqs for GoW?
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
OS: Windows Vista or Windows XP
Processor: 2.4+ GHz Intel; 2.0+ Ghz AMD
RAM: 1 GB
Hard Drive: 12 GB free hard drive space
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6600+, ATI X700+
Online MP: Broadband Internet Connection, Games for Windows -- LIVE
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11/7/07 at 1:49pm
So do i meet it in everything but the proc?
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11/7/07 at 1:53pm
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So do i meet it in everything but the proc?
It would seem so.
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11/7/07 at 1:55pm
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So do i meet it in everything but the proc?
dont quote me but 2.4 for Intel probably still means Pentium 4. so just guessing i imagine your chip should play it a bit. haven't seen benchies comparing the new conroe celerons to p4's though.
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11/7/07 at 1:59pm
Ah.. Hmm My dad has a 2.4 p4 but 478.. this one zips alot faster ><
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11/7/07 at 7:42pm
Hey, I use Vista anyway, but has someone tried changing AA settings for the game through Nvidia control panel? I tried this for several games that had no AA option, and it worked great.
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11/7/07 at 7:45pm
what?? gow is allready out for the pc?
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