Nvidia tweaks to SH3/SH4 - Page 16

Very Jerry · 12-12-08, 04:54 AM

Last year I bought a new computer and added a PNY Gefoce 8500 GT. The game worked at 30fps most of the time. I thought it worked fine, but had no way to see what a 8800 card would look like. Then today I picked up a geforce 9600 GT card and WOW the fps doubled and the definition was terrific. Paid the same $100 for both cards. I'm using driver 178.24, which works great.

I didn't buy a 8800 or 9800 card because I already upgraded the power supply when the computer was new and didn't need that expense again. Of course I should of upgraded to 500 or 600watts instead of the 430watt PSU (original PSU was 250 watts).

Any one else go through the same mess to get to a suitable setup? Next computer will be a custom rig I will put together myself.

abchirk · 01-31-09, 10:39 AM

hey

I read the hold topic and tried to follow those instructions for NVIDIA cards..

I have a 7950GT (512mb RAM)
a 2x3,0Ghz CPU
and 4gigbyte RAM
winXP 32bit.

But I get not more than 18fps, also with minimum graphics settings.
What can I do? Please help. The game doesn't run smooth.

abchirk · 01-31-09, 12:56 PM

hm noone who is able to help?
I am about to pack in all!

please help... I am really desperated

abchirk · 02-05-09, 04:04 PM

hm ok
didn't solve the problem with the nvidia...
But I changed the the NV to a ATI x1800xt, now I got 100fps in lowest graphics and 30fps in High Quality!

ok

Now I can begin to play!

SH999 · 02-08-09, 08:32 AM

Guys, if you play SHIII and:

1. Have a large (24'') wide screen monitor;
2. Have a nVidia video card;
3. Hate the distorted round shapes in the game due to the wide screen as much as I do;
4. And you still want to benefit from the large screen of your monitor;

you can do the following:

1. Go to your nVidia's driver settings:
2. Go to scaling section of the driver (I'm on a language OS, so in english it may sound different)
3. Check the radio button: "Use nVidia's scaling at the fixed aspect" - or similar
4. Go to change the resolution and set it @ 1600 x 1200 (you'll get black unfilled stripes on the sides of the screen)
5. Go in the game and make sure the Full screen option is checked.
6. Make sure to use the nHancer's settings started by Rubini (and developed by other guys) in this thread - thanks!

What I get is that I have the original aspect of 4:3 GFX in the game and the game's GFX fill out the full height of my large screen (with the blank bands on the sides though). I've got a very slim all black monitor, so the black sides don't catch my eye in the game at all. And I don't have to do the dll tweak btw, for a higher resolution. Which is the best solution for me till the game will be fully retrofitted (if ever) to 16:10 aspect.

Hope somebody will benefit from the above as much as I have. And sorry if it was all covered somewhere already.

Cheers,
SH999.

tater · 03-03-09, 01:12 AM

I have an 8800gts, and everything is fine unless I turn on any AA at all (with environment mods installed, BTW). Turn on AA, and my ctrl-f8 alternates between 60, and 0, 1, or sometimes 2.

60, 1, 60, 1, 60, 0, 60, 1, etc

In some screens it's pushing 200 alternating with 1.

AA off, no problems.

Elder-Pirate · 03-03-09, 03:03 AM

I've just a 19" LCD wide screen using a GeForce 7800 GS 256 MB AGP with win XP Home.

At first the monitor autoed the res to 1024 X 768 ( but FULL screen ) and everything looked horrible, then I looked at the option screen under resolutions and 1360 x 768 85.48 with different HZ were highlighted so I took the 75 HZ and it is the best for both my graphic card and monitor. Not perfect but good enough.

Here are a few screens taken just for these shots at submarine school.

As you can see it starts out at the normal SH res at 1024 X 768 and the computer set it this way and at 60 HZ, then when I scrolled down a little is when I saw the 1360 X 768's with diff HZ were highlighted. Now why didn't the computer set it this way in the first place?
I tried ( for the heck of it ) all the res listed and this one at 1360 X 768 is the best for my rig.

Round objects are a little squished but I can live with it.
But the entire 19" screen is full for the game.

Sorry for the large two pics on top, I sized the others down.

Game loading screen.

Oh jeez, aircraft and ships spotted already..oh that's right its just school craft.

Dials aren't to egg shaped and I can live with it.

So here is the old girl taking the day off not to far from the beach.

I like my 19" monitor a lot and it sure beats my old bulky 17" CRT.

AGOSTINO · 03-13-09, 06:17 AM

What are the best settings for SH4 with GeForce 8600 GTS, in the nVidia Control Panel??

Thanks in advance!!!

tater · 03-13-09, 11:04 AM

^^^ read first post.

03-15-09, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AGOSTINO

What are the best settings for SH4 with GeForce 8600 GTS, in the nVidia Control Panel??

Thanks in advance!!!

just a reminder, when you use black colored letters, anyone who uses the default "smartdark" skin on this site when we look at your post we only sees this:

and thats it

03-15-09, 10:36 AM

i was wondering about the brand new drivers invidia just put out, does it fix any of these tweaks so you dont need them anymore? do they still work the same?

Elder-Pirate · 03-15-09, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WEBSTER

Quote:

Originally Posted by AGOSTINO

What are the best settings for SH4 with GeForce 8600 GTS, in the nVidia Control Panel??

Thanks in advance!!!

just a reminder, when you use black colored letters, anyone who uses the default "smartdark" skin on this site when we look at your post we only sees this:

and thats it

True, but all that you need to do is "Highlight" those words to read with no problem.

kstanb · 03-29-09, 01:09 PM

Hi, first post!
does anyone plays SHIV with older video cards?
I have a GeForce 7300 (my PC is relatively old >- 2006), I have no issues with SHIII (runs smoothly) but just recently bought SHIV and the frame rate is horrible, it gets a little better with the lowest resolution, but it is still a poor gaming experience compared to SHIII, mouse moving and clicking is frustrating, (sometimes I need to click more than once to get it)

I want to know if tweaking will significantly help, or if it is time to buy a new video card

thanks!

Arclight · 03-29-09, 01:15 PM

Welcome aboard.

Tweaking is more likely to get rid of visual glitches then improve performance. For better performance, overclocking is gonna yield more results, but that isn't gonna help getting a 7300 moving. It's pretty low spec. For some decent performance I'd look to a 7600/8600/9600 or better, or an ATI equivalent.

For the moment, you could try turning of graphic options in-game and playing at low res, but a graphics upgrade is gonna be desirable.

Hope it helps.

kstanb · 03-29-09, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

Welcome aboard.

Tweaking is more likely to get rid of visual glitches then improve performance. For better performance, overclocking is gonna yield more results, but that isn't gonna help getting a 7300 moving. It's pretty low spec. For some decent performance I'd look to a 7600/8600/9600 or better, or an ATI equivalent.

For the moment, you could try turning of graphic options in-game and playing at low res, but a graphics upgrade is gonna be desirable.

Hope it helps.

Yes, thanks a lot, but what is overclocking?

I guess it is time for shopping

12-12-08, 04:54 AM	#226
Very Jerry Watch Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 27 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	New PNY geforce 9600 GT Last year I bought a new computer and added a PNY Gefoce 8500 GT. The game worked at 30fps most of the time. I thought it worked fine, but had no way to see what a 8800 card would look like. Then today I picked up a geforce 9600 GT card and WOW the fps doubled and the definition was terrific. Paid the same $100 for both cards. I'm using driver 178.24, which works great. I didn't buy a 8800 or 9800 card because I already upgraded the power supply when the computer was new and didn't need that expense again. Of course I should of upgraded to 500 or 600watts instead of the 430watt PSU (original PSU was 250 watts). Any one else go through the same mess to get to a suitable setup? Next computer will be a custom rig I will put together myself.

03-03-09, 03:03 AM	#232
Elder-Pirate Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Morris, Illinois USA Posts: 1,090 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I've just a 19" LCD wide screen using a GeForce 7800 GS 256 MB AGP with win XP Home. At first the monitor autoed the res to 1024 X 768 ( but FULL screen ) and everything looked horrible, then I looked at the option screen under resolutions and 1360 x 768 85.48 with different HZ were highlighted so I took the 75 HZ and it is the best for both my graphic card and monitor. Not perfect but good enough. Here are a few screens taken just for these shots at submarine school. As you can see it starts out at the normal SH res at 1024 X 768 and the computer set it this way and at 60 HZ, then when I scrolled down a little is when I saw the 1360 X 768's with diff HZ were highlighted. Now why didn't the computer set it this way in the first place? I tried ( for the heck of it ) all the res listed and this one at 1360 X 768 is the best for my rig. Round objects are a little squished but I can live with it. But the entire 19" screen is full for the game. Sorry for the large two pics on top, I sized the others down. Game loading screen. Oh jeez, aircraft and ships spotted already..oh that's right its just school craft. Dials aren't to egg shaped and I can live with it. So here is the old girl taking the day off not to far from the beach. I like my 19" monitor a lot and it sure beats my old bulky 17" CRT. __________________

03-13-09, 06:17 AM	#233
AGOSTINO Watch Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Rome, ITALY Posts: 15 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Best settings for SH4, in the nVidia Control Panel?? What are the best settings for SH4 with GeForce 8600 GTS, in the nVidia Control Panel?? Thanks in advance!!!

03-29-09, 01:09 PM	#238
kstanb Sparky Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 153 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Geforce 7300 Hi, first post! does anyone plays SHIV with older video cards? I have a GeForce 7300 (my PC is relatively old >- 2006), I have no issues with SHIII (runs smoothly) but just recently bought SHIV and the frame rate is horrible, it gets a little better with the lowest resolution, but it is still a poor gaming experience compared to SHIII, mouse moving and clicking is frustrating, (sometimes I need to click more than once to get it) I want to know if tweaking will significantly help, or if it is time to buy a new video card thanks!

03-29-09, 01:15 PM	#239
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Welcome aboard. Tweaking is more likely to get rid of visual glitches then improve performance. For better performance, overclocking is gonna yield more results, but that isn't gonna help getting a 7300 moving. It's pretty low spec. For some decent performance I'd look to a 7600/8600/9600 or better, or an ATI equivalent. For the moment, you could try turning of graphic options in-game and playing at low res, but a graphics upgrade is gonna be desirable. Hope it helps. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

01-31-09, 10:39 AM	#227
abchirk Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	hey I read the hold topic and tried to follow those instructions for NVIDIA cards.. I have a 7950GT (512mb RAM) a 2x3,0Ghz CPU and 4gigbyte RAM winXP 32bit. But I get not more than 18fps, also with minimum graphics settings. What can I do? Please help. The game doesn't run smooth.

01-31-09, 12:56 PM	#228
abchirk Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	hm noone who is able to help? I am about to pack in all! please help... I am really desperated

02-05-09, 04:04 PM	#229
abchirk Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	hm ok didn't solve the problem with the nvidia... But I changed the the NV to a ATI x1800xt, now I got 100fps in lowest graphics and 30fps in High Quality! ok Now I can begin to play!

02-08-09, 08:32 AM	#230
SH999 Sailor man Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 45 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Guys, if you play SHIII and: 1. Have a large (24'') wide screen monitor; 2. Have a nVidia video card; 3. Hate the distorted round shapes in the game due to the wide screen as much as I do; 4. And you still want to benefit from the large screen of your monitor; you can do the following: 1. Go to your nVidia's driver settings: 2. Go to scaling section of the driver (I'm on a language OS, so in english it may sound different) 3. Check the radio button: "Use nVidia's scaling at the fixed aspect" - or similar 4. Go to change the resolution and set it @ 1600 x 1200 (you'll get black unfilled stripes on the sides of the screen) 5. Go in the game and make sure the Full screen option is checked. 6. Make sure to use the nHancer's settings started by Rubini (and developed by other guys) in this thread - thanks! What I get is that I have the original aspect of 4:3 GFX in the game and the game's GFX fill out the full height of my large screen (with the blank bands on the sides though). I've got a very slim all black monitor, so the black sides don't catch my eye in the game at all. And I don't have to do the dll tweak btw, for a higher resolution. Which is the best solution for me till the game will be fully retrofitted (if ever) to 16:10 aspect. Hope somebody will benefit from the above as much as I have. And sorry if it was all covered somewhere already. Cheers, SH999.

03-03-09, 01:12 AM	#231
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I have an 8800gts, and everything is fine unless I turn on any AA at all (with environment mods installed, BTW). Turn on AA, and my ctrl-f8 alternates between 60, and 0, 1, or sometimes 2. 60, 1, 60, 1, 60, 0, 60, 1, etc In some screens it's pushing 200 alternating with 1. AA off, no problems.

03-13-09, 11:04 AM	#234
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	^^^ read first post.

03-15-09, 10:36 AM	#236
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	i was wondering about the brand new drivers invidia just put out, does it fix any of these tweaks so you dont need them anymore? do they still work the same?