2xAA vs 4xAA

[BFG10K]

Again, if you cant notice it without taking screenshots

Who said anything about screenshots? Certainly not me.

The difference between 2xAA and 4xAA is blatantly obvious in actual gaming, at resolutions far higher than 1600x1200. 1600x1200 is a middling resolution at best and displays heinous amounts of aliasing.

Also in certain situations 1920x1440 with 4xAA isn't enough and this is also obvious in actual gaming. I'd gladly take 2048x1536 with 16xAA but sadly it's not really a viable option except for really old games.

Im not trying to do anything, im sick of BFG being an elitist tool and saying his way is the only way.

Elitist? Pu-lease. This thread is no different to the "you only need X FPS", you only need "X RAM/VRAM" and you only need "X resolution". A bunch of people grow an emotional attachment to some setting or hardware and try to convince the world that anything better than their example is useless.

how do you get 8xAA?

Through nVidia's control panel. If you want 16xAA use something like RivaTuner.

 

[JBT]

IMO, if I must use 2x AA instead of 4x AA I will. If at all possible I want atleast a little AA turned on. 1920x1200 jaggies are still very noticable with no AA. If I can get 2x AA and the performance I need GREAT. The jaggies are there but no longer annoying.

With that said I can't wait for another 2 months before I can upgrade my video card The XT is starting to fall behind in these newer games..