i just got myself a copy of "virtua tennis 3" and have no idea how to get the best video-quality without performance-issues (it's my first "modern" 3d-game...)
on default the game runs in
resolution: 640x480 [up to 1400x1050 possible]
anti-aliasing: none [also quality level 1 or 2 possible]
texture size: medium
texture filtering: on
this results in smooth gameplay but gives me quite an ugly picture - i experimented a little with the settings which gave me a HUGE improvment in the picture-quality but the game was laggy as hell!
so - what would be the thing to do for me? go for the highest playable resolution with everything else on default? keeping a low resolution and let the filters (which?) do the picture-improvement? or else?
dunno if this is just a matter of personal taste - or if there's a "right way to do it"?
my specs: AMD Athlon XP 2500+ 1,84GHz 512RAM ATI Radeon 9600
Q: video settings for 3d-games?
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alastair jack
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Re: Q: video settings for 3d-games?
The best thing to do is get a better computer.
Re: Q: video settings for 3d-games?
Turn as many of the quality settings on as you can and keep the resolution low.
Re: Q: video settings for 3d-games?
As ever make sure you update your video card drivers! Sometimes does very little sometimes does loads.
Install any game patches.
Keep anti-aliasing off.
Upgrade hardware - in terms of someone basically giving you some stuff/v. cheap - see about something like a geforce 7800 or ati x1900
Maybe even a cheap processor and motherboard upgrade...? ... I'm sure you can get a 3ghz processor and motherboard for very little...
3ghz pc 1/2gb 7800, should have you running anything like doom 3 level of graphics games fine.
A program like everest will tell you about your current hardware from thereon you can see if its even worth replacing bits or just wholesale gutting.
[The most valuable parts of your box are now probably the operating system and case]
Personally I enjoy a bit of old pc tinkering, and looking up old hardware, but if this isn't your thing then either buy a new spanking machine or maybe steer clear of that nasty 'modern' stuff
Install any game patches.
Keep anti-aliasing off.
Upgrade hardware - in terms of someone basically giving you some stuff/v. cheap - see about something like a geforce 7800 or ati x1900
Maybe even a cheap processor and motherboard upgrade...? ... I'm sure you can get a 3ghz processor and motherboard for very little...
3ghz pc 1/2gb 7800, should have you running anything like doom 3 level of graphics games fine.
A program like everest will tell you about your current hardware from thereon you can see if its even worth replacing bits or just wholesale gutting.
[The most valuable parts of your box are now probably the operating system and case]
Personally I enjoy a bit of old pc tinkering, and looking up old hardware, but if this isn't your thing then either buy a new spanking machine or maybe steer clear of that nasty 'modern' stuff