High Res and AA, AF

[markriley]

When running a resolution of 1680x1050, should I need to use any AA and AF or will I just be slowing things down at that point?

If I should use AA and AF...how much?

Thanks

[SuperKungFu]

this really depends on your system specs and your preference. For example, i run on the same resolution for lock on on my laptop. In my view, i need AA up to 2x only, and everything seems smooth. I don't need AF since i don't see anything jaggy lines in the distance either. So if you can live your your current eye candy, then there's no need for AA or AF.

 

But if you really want to have AA or AF, i see a lot of people set theirs to 4xAA and 8xAF.

[markriley]

My system specs (which I guess I should put in my sig) are:

FX-60 dual core at 2.7ghz,

2Gigs OCZ PC4000 DDR1 RAM 3,3,3,7

HIS x850xt Platinum AGP Graphics card,

X-52 flight stick set,

Samsung 21.5 inch lcd 1680x1050

 

 

Oh and what about "wait for vertical refresh" option?

I have the following choices in ati settings:

 

Always off,

Off unlesss Application specifies

on unless Application specifies

Always on

[SuperKungFu]

vertical sync (along with triple buffering) helps the "tearing." When you look around your cockpit with a trackir and if you see small tearings, then turn it on. If not, then you don't need it. on/off unless application specifies are for games that actually have turn on v sync in the options menu, but for lock on, there is none. So basically your choice is on or off.

[markriley]

Ok thanks for the info.

[Kuky]

turn V-Sync ON at all times (saves on CPU/VGU workload when both can do much more then 60fps) as well as eliminating image "tearing"

 

For your card I think 2xAA and 4xAF is good compromise.

[markriley]

Roger that Kuky, Thanks for the info.