Left 4 Dead and resolutions?

davedudes · 25 Aug 2009 at 18:46

Im currently running it at 1920x1080 and everything set to max, the only problem is my pc is struggling a little at that res, and when i come to lower it i get this thick black border around the screen its quite annoying, so is there any res i can use that looks close to 1080?

Here is my spec

P5Q Deluxe
Vista Ultimate 64
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3000Mhz
8Gb Kingston Hyper Ram
XFX 4890
WD SATA Black 640GIG HD
OCZ 700W PSU
Antec 1200 case
Dell S2409W

psychas · 25 Aug 2009 at 18:49

looking at your specs there should be no problem running l4d on max in any rez tbh. did u install drivers properly

davedudes · 25 Aug 2009 at 19:04

psychas said:
looking at your specs there should be no problem running l4d on max in any rez tbh. did u install drivers properly

Yep drivers all installed correctly

davedudes · 25 Aug 2009 at 21:28

Its ok guys turned both multi-core rendering and v-sync off

Enzo · 25 Aug 2009 at 21:46

E8600 - 4.2mhz
4870x2 - 2Gb
Vista 64
4gb ram

All on FULL

No multi core or rendring turned off

Runs like a dream and thats at 1920x1200 resolution

Geckovich · 25 Aug 2009 at 21:57

4GB RAM, 4870 512mb, e8500 (stock), 7 x64.

All maxed at 1920x1080 without a hitch, it seems something is up with your setup.

Online play or offline which is struggling?

KiTBoH · 25 Aug 2009 at 22:27

I've never had any problems running L4D, I am using 1680 x 1050 resolution though.

Using an 8800gt and an E2200 /flex

Confused · 26 Aug 2009 at 10:14

It would have been V-Sync that'd cause it - if it can't match your refresh rate, it'll drop it down to a multiple of it.

With V-Sync off, it'll just display what it can.

So you should be able to turn Multi-Core back on again

davedudes · 26 Aug 2009 at 18:33

Geckovich said:
4GB RAM, 4870 512mb, e8500 (stock), 7 x64.

All maxed at 1920x1080 without a hitch, it seems something is up with your setup.

Online play or offline which is struggling?

I personally dont think anything is wrong with my setup, everything is working great now, it was online i was struggling with btw

davedudes · 26 Aug 2009 at 18:58

Just tested with fraps the lowest im getting in death toll where you are in this sewers is about 15fps, thats with all the zombies running out of the pipes

davedudes · 26 Aug 2009 at 20:09

Tbh guys think im looking to deep into this its only in certain places the rest of the time its about 100fps and above.

LabR@t · 26 Aug 2009 at 22:54

my 8800GT plays this fine

Princey · 26 Aug 2009 at 23:13

So I'm guessing this will run ok on a Q6000 @ 3.0Ghz and a 512MB 9800GTX with max details, 1080p and 4x AA?

Razor-BladE · 27 Aug 2009 at 00:53

LabR@t said:
my 8800GT plays this fine

Same, with v sync (i think)

psychas · 27 Aug 2009 at 09:19

turn multicore on and vsic off see how u get on then

SfnX · 27 Aug 2009 at 09:37

iv found that anti aliasing sometimes jittery my fps and i use 4850 crossfire with q6600 (yes i use multi rendering) but its not the multi its the quality i use.
also ye vsync does kinda kill it even tho i dont use it.

davedudes · 27 Aug 2009 at 10:14

SfnX said:
iv found that anti aliasing sometimes jittery my fps and i use 4850 crossfire with q6600 (yes i use multi rendering) but its not the multi its the quality i use.
also ye vsync does kinda kill it even tho i dont use it.

Only find its in death toll the drains it gets a bit slow still playable though, only one instance in the hole game does the fps hit about 15 and thats the drains.