Nvidia GTX280 users - what settings?

[Macca]

Hello

 

I've just bought new PC - Q6600 with 4 GB of RAM, SB Extreme Audio, Asus P5Pro mobo and Nvidia GTX280 GPU.I run in with 24 inches widescreen LCD.

 

While playing LockOn I am getting wicked clouds and also rather poor frames.

 

Could some happy 280 users here help me by sharing the information what Nvidia Control Panel settings and ingame settings they are using?

 

Is it possible to get LockOn to run in widescreen res without the image being stretched in unnautural way?

 

Best regards

 

Macca

[Crossie]

With LOCFG you can set the correct aspect and resolution of your monitor.

You should turn shadows to All Planar. This may help with the clouds. Also try Haze Advanced.

 

Source for LOCFG:

http://www.3rd-wing.net/LOCFG/LOCFGSetup_2_2_3.exe

[Macca]

Thank you, Crossie;)

 

Indeed, it helped with clouds and the game seems to run much better with the settings you mentioned.

 

Howeber I have a funny problem with the LOCFG application itself - I can see only part of it, can't scroll it to the right to see other options, can't see the accept of apply button, only cancel and default. I accept changes with enter key.

[DTWD]

Macca,

 

What OS are you running?

 

There is a version 3 beta that may help you out.

 

I have no idea what it does, or what it's for, but I found it anyway:

 

http://www.3rd-wing.net/LOCFG/LOCFGSetup_beta3.exe

 

Regards

Paul

[Macca]

I'm running XP Home 32 SP3.

[mc_smile]

A good start to get better performance is setting water to medium as it renders everywhere like it was in FC

[DTWD]

I'm running XP Home 32 SP3.

 

Hmmm it should be fine.

 

Can you capture a screen shot please?

 

Regards

Paul

[Macca]

I'm at work right now. Yesterday evening I checked with water to medium and mirrors off, I noticed huge improvement in framerate. Maybe I overestimated the 280;)

 

What nvidia control panel settings for Lock On FC would you suggest?

 

Ah, and if i get the wicked clouds issue I will take a screenie.

 

The problem with the LOCFG coftware was due to my fonts settings being set to high, 120 dpi. When I went back to 96 it all looked ok.

[DTWD]

The 280 doesn't seem to see a massive FPS improvement as say the 4870 does.

 

The settings I use on my 8800GT are 4xAA 4xAF and set it to override game settings.

 

Oh and the new driver set was out the other day, might be worth a punt.

[mc_smile]

Don't expect much FPS increase when changing your video. The bottle neck here is the CPU as BS still uses only one core

[DTWD]

Oh I forgot to ask, have you overclocked your Q6600?

 

Regards

Paul

[MonnieRock]

Macca,

 

Take a look at my thread Here . I have a EVGA GTX 280 SSC. Look at my charts carefully and you will see the problem.

 

If you have any question please ask. Also, if you or any others would please take the time to run the benchmarks I would greatly appreciate it.

 

Thank you,

Monnie