ATi setup help

nikbear · 10-05-07, 10:40 PM

I've got a Pentium4, 3.06 and 2 gig of ram,the graphics card is a x700 ati thing(soon to be replaced

)how do I setup the catalyst for the best performance for what I've got:hmm: Temperol AA,on or off?Anisotropic filtering,high or low?catalyst AI,ON OR OFF?mipmap,high or low:hmm: do I enable adaptive AA or not?vertical refresh???????what the hell does that do

any help would be greatly appreciated and any ideas for a good 512K graphics card thats not to expensive would also help.thank you for your time

jazman · 10-05-07, 11:41 PM

I'm just speaking generally here, I'm sure there are folks out there with similar h/w (that ain't me).

Just crank it up AA and Aniso Filtering until you can't stand it no more. I don't mess with fancy options (like special ATI AI ???), I've seen them mess up visuals AND performance on other games.

nikbear · 10-06-07, 03:21 AM

Thank you for your help.anybody else,help would be greatly appreciated

Capt. Shark Bait · 10-06-07, 06:23 AM

best you can do is to mess around with things and find a good balance. with a 700 i doubt you'll be able to max out everything and still get playable framerates, rather than a slideshow. i had a 850XT and had to keep some setting a bit low in SH4

jazman · 10-06-07, 10:42 AM

BTW, the vertical refresh setting, when it is "off", means that you'll get a tearing or rip across the picture when the scene is changing quickly (such as a fast pan). Turning it on removes that effect, but maxes your frame rate at the monitor refresh rate. It looks better, but it might be slower.

Paajtor · 10-06-07, 01:34 PM

ATI Catalyst tweak guide.

My settings, running SH3 at 1024x768/32bit/85Hz, on a X850XT:

- Anti-Aliasing x4 (temporal AA off)
- Anisotr.filtering x16 (makes sea look better at distance)
- Catalyst AI disabled
- mipmap-level > quality
- vert.refresh > off, unless
- Adaptive AA enabled, quality (makes fences and wires on your sub look better)

Using your card, I'd probably set mipmap-detail level to performance, instead of quality.

nikbear · 10-07-07, 03:49 AM

Thank you for all your help

10-05-07, 10:40 PM	#1
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	ATi setup help I've got a Pentium4, 3.06 and 2 gig of ram,the graphics card is a x700 ati thing(soon to be replaced )how do I setup the catalyst for the best performance for what I've got:hmm: Temperol AA,on or off?Anisotropic filtering,high or low?catalyst AI,ON OR OFF?mipmap,high or low:hmm: do I enable adaptive AA or not?vertical refresh???????what the hell does that do any help would be greatly appreciated and any ideas for a good 512K graphics card thats not to expensive would also help.thank you for your time __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

10-05-07, 11:41 PM	#2
jazman Commander Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Crush Depth Posts: 449 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	I'm just speaking generally here, I'm sure there are folks out there with similar h/w (that ain't me). Just crank it up AA and Aniso Filtering until you can't stand it no more. I don't mess with fancy options (like special ATI AI ???), I've seen them mess up visuals AND performance on other games. __________________ "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." -- Chesterton

10-06-07, 03:21 AM	#3
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Thank you for your help.anybody else,help would be greatly appreciated __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

10-06-07, 06:23 AM	#4
Capt. Shark Bait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a convergance zone Posts: 1,186 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	best you can do is to mess around with things and find a good balance. with a 700 i doubt you'll be able to max out everything and still get playable framerates, rather than a slideshow. i had a 850XT and had to keep some setting a bit low in SH4 __________________ Leiser und tödlicher edler Ritter der Tiefe Corsair Vengeance M70; ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z; FX 8350; Asus 7870; Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX; coolmax CUG950B 950w psu; 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3; Corsair M4 SSD 128GB, WD 1TB; x18 DVR212D; 7SP1

10-06-07, 10:42 AM	#5
jazman Commander Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Crush Depth Posts: 449 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	BTW, the vertical refresh setting, when it is "off", means that you'll get a tearing or rip across the picture when the scene is changing quickly (such as a fast pan). Turning it on removes that effect, but maxes your frame rate at the monitor refresh rate. It looks better, but it might be slower. __________________ "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." -- Chesterton

10-06-07, 01:34 PM	#6
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	ATI Catalyst tweak guide. My settings, running SH3 at 1024x768/32bit/85Hz, on a X850XT: - Anti-Aliasing x4 (temporal AA off) - Anisotr.filtering x16 (makes sea look better at distance) - Catalyst AI disabled - mipmap-level > quality - vert.refresh > off, unless - Adaptive AA enabled, quality (makes fences and wires on your sub look better) Using your card, I'd probably set mipmap-detail level to performance, instead of quality. __________________

10-07-07, 03:49 AM	#7
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Thank you for all your help __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.