QCSAA + GRID? with 8800GT

[platinum87]

i got it now on 16X CSAA, works fine heres a screen shot how it looks at 1920*1200.

anyway i set it to QCSAA and the game went insane and very very slow, with graphical glitches (in the menu) took me 2 minutes to change it back to CSAA.

some sort of driver glitch?

 

[bee]

probably drivers yeah, works fine here on 177.66

 

[Final8y]

i got it now on 16X CSAA, works fine heres a screen shot how it looks at 1920*1200.

anyway i set it to QCSAA and the game went insane and very very slow, with graphical glitches (in the menu) took me 2 minutes to change it back to CSAA.

some sort of driver glitch?

I doubt very much that its a driver issue & rather a VRAM all used up at QCSAA.

 

[platinum87]

I doubt very much that its a driver issue & rather a VRAM all used up at QCSAA.

so your saying id need 1GB?

 

[Dr_Fartypants]

I doubt very much that its a driver issue & rather a VRAM all used up at QCSAA.

This will be the most likely cause of the problem.

When you run out of VRAM the GPU must retrieve the neccesary data from the system RAM. This can be a pretty slow process.

Can you run 16xQAA at a lower resolution? Say 1680? If so, then the above is almost certainly true.

 

[platinum87]

probably drivers yeah, works fine here on 177.66

im on 175.16 and thats the recommended 1, i cant even find 177.66 on the nvidia website for any card?

 

[LoadsaMoney]

im on 175.16 and thats the recommended 1, i cant even find 177.66 on the nvidia website for any card?

http://downloads.guru3d.com/

Thats where you'll find Nvidia drivers, not the Nvidia site.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

i got it now on 16X CSAA, works fine heres a screen shot how it looks at 1920*1200.

anyway i set it to QCSAA and the game went insane and very very slow, with graphical glitches (in the menu) took me 2 minutes to change it back to CSAA.

some sort of driver glitch?

exact same problem here, 16xqcsaa is memory hungry and hardly any difference in actual play to 16xcsaa. you have hit the vram limitation thats why the card slows down to a crawl and stutters like mad when that setting is applied.

if a game offers the setting, stick to the csaa modes, more performance in them with great quality too.

 

[Rroff]

16x even with loads of memory isn't going to run that fast on an 8800GT...

Personally I don't find the need for more than 4x FSAA when actually playing - I'm not sure why running super high levels has suddenly become the thing to do.

 

[J.D]

16x even with loads of memory isn't going to run that fast on an 8800GT...

Personally I don't find the need for more than 4x FSAA when actually playing - I'm not sure why running super high levels has suddenly become the thing to do.

It's just an option for those picky gits . I'll run as high as I'm allowed with smooth play. I'll back off the AA until my gaming becomes smooth. That goes for resolution also. Damn, with all these cards today most games should be looking sharp as it is. People stressing about higher than 4xAA with 1680x1050 screens just baffles the mind. If you're immersed in a game and enjoying it then why the hell would you look for jaggies over 4xAA? .