Any idea how a 7800GT runs Oblivion?

[Smartazz]

I have my 7800GT overclocked to 490MHZ on the core and 1220MHZ on the memory, any idea how high I can turn up the video quality in Elder Scrolls IV?

 

[hdeck]

i can't say from experience, but i have read that oblivion doesn't like overclocked parts.

seeing as how you have one of the best cards on the market, i'd say you can expect to run oblivion reasonably well, lol.

 

[Geomagick]

It will depend on what resolution you run at.

I run Oblivion at 1680x1050 and this casued me to go from a 7800gtx to 7800gtx SLI. The cards are both clocked at 490/1250.

 

[Smartazz]

I'm going to use 1280 by 1024 if possible and 1024 by 768 is the minimum resolution.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

check firingsquad, the did a quick look for different cards and resolutions.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbes
check firingsquad, the did a quick look for different cards and resolutions.

thanks.

 

[Maxspeed996]

I'm running the 7800gs CO superclock AGP in my rig...and the game friggin looks spectacular. Easily the best graphics I've yet to see. And I have NO PROBLEMS running HDR everything set to high , looks good. I'm going to try the distant lands texture mod tonight I think and see how that goes.

 

[pcman83]

Runs great on my dads system. He has a 7800gt co. 1280x1024 everything maxed and 4x AA, I dont like the HDR. I also turn off the grass I believe it looks better.

 

[Mem]

It will depend on what resolution you run at.

I run Oblivion at 1680x1050 and this casued me to go from a 7800gtx to 7800gtx SLI. The cards are both clocked at 490/1250.

I run it at 2xAA with Bloom at 1600x1200 res (no HDR because buggy ,few crashes too) with just one 7800GT card and it runs great(very stable too without HDR).

 

[2Dead]

I run it with almost everything at max @ 1280x1024 with my 7800gt ocd to 490/1200 and everything runs fine. I'm doing Bloom and 4xAA as well.

 

[One43637]

Originally posted by: Smartazz
I'm going to use 1280 by 1024 if possible and 1024 by 768 is the minimum resolution.

you should be fine running that resolution with high settings. 16x10 is another matter.

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: One43637

Originally posted by: Smartazz
I'm going to use 1280 by 1024 if possible and 1024 by 768 is the minimum resolution.

you should be fine running that resolution with high settings. 16x10 is another matter.

 

[Starbuck1975]

Totally unrelated, but can you run Oblivion maxed out with a stock 7900GT at 1280x1024 native resolution (I am getting a Viewsonic VX922 and upgrading my system, mostly to play Oblivion-1280x1024 is the native resolution on the VX922)

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: Starbuck1975
Totally unrelated, but can you run Oblivion maxed out with a stock 7900GT at 1280x1024 native resolution (I am getting a Viewsonic VX922 and upgrading my system, mostly to play Oblivion)

the 7900GT is like a better 7800GTX so it's pretty related.

 

[duragezic]

I only played it for an hour or so thus far, but it auto-detected to ultra high settings and I set my res to 1680x1050, HDR on. I may've lowered a few details but overall it was pretty much on HIGH (no AA, maybe AF, don't remember).

It seemed kind of choppy at times. Might've dropped as low as 15 fps at times, but I'm just guessing. Mostly it seemed smooth enough (i.e. 25-30fps). This is with a 7800GT at 460/1200.

I think I'll turn down a few details that won't detract from the visual quality much, and try with HDR off or on bloom. That should smooth it out to a more constant 25-30fps, which is fine for a game like this.

 

[2Dead]

Originally posted by: Starbuck1975
Totally unrelated, but can you run Oblivion maxed out with a stock 7900GT at 1280x1024 native resolution (I am getting a Viewsonic VX922 and upgrading my system, mostly to play Oblivion)

I guess it depends on what you mean by 'maxed out' and 'run'. It should be able to run but if you max out/turn on grass shading and the grass draw distance (for example) that it would significatnly drag down your fps. a stock 7900gt (you need to specify the stock speeds) should perform a bit better than my ocd 7800gt, but not with all that maxed. I guess it would also matter if you go with HDR vs Bloom+AA (i'm doing Bloom + 4xAA)

 

[Starbuck1975]

I guess it depends on what you mean by 'maxed out' and 'run'. It should be able to run but if you max out/turn on grass shading and the grass draw distance (for example) that it would significatnly drag down your fps. a stock 7900gt (you need to specify the stock speeds) should perform a bit better than my ocd 7800gt, but not with all that maxed. I guess it would also matter if you go with HDR vs Bloom+AA (i'm doing Bloom + 4xAA)

Not having Oblivion yet, I am not familiar with all of its settings.

But to give you an example. When I purchased Morrowind, initially I had to turn the draw distance down to the smallest setting, no AA, relatively low resolution.

Once I upgraded my video card, I was able to turn the draw distance up, and run most of the bells and whistles...but even with a video card upgrade, I couldnt run everything maxed out on Morrowind.

I guess I am asking if, even with a 7900GT, am I going to have to sacrifice many game settings that will have a negative effect on my enjoyment of the game...or will it give me enough power to run enough such that I can appreciate the beauty of the graphics engine?

 

[M11293]

Man I'm an idiot.