argh and thought my rig might be able to run ultra high quality settings with some AA in quake 4

[RichUK]

just installed it about 3 hours ago and this game rocks, my rig was able to have all settings maxed out except i had to run "high quality" with no AA. And i thought this game was supposed to be optimised

oh well me likes

i tried to run Ultra high with x2 AA, but the stutters were just to bad, even though it is OCed aswell, hmm looks like a new GFX card might be in order for xmas, as i have already got the DFI expert on the cards when that is released.

Ok so i have a question would a 7800gtx or gt be able to run this sort of game at max settings, (my LCD monitor highest res is 1280x1024 @75hz ?LG L1980Q?) ??

ohh and im yet to buy F.E.A.R i wonder what impact this will have on my setup

 

[BFG10K]

Ultra requires a 512 MB video card.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: BFG10K
Ultra requires a 512 MB video card.

really :shocked:

i didnt know that, so at the moment ATI can only offer good performance at that settings, hmm ill have to wait and see what nVidia release, as i dont want to stump myself with an ATI card on an NF4 platform if i want to run SLI in the future, or dual GFX cards.

 

[secretanchitman]

damn, 512?

im sure quake 5-10 will need 2GB at the least.

 

[Eureka]

Probably with the textures... Ultra would probably mean uncompressed textures, and you need extra RAM power for that. Still, you have a 7800GTX... and you run on high settings. Stop complaining! I'll probably be able to run on low settings. =P

Norm

 

[Corporate Thug]

let the 512's come to the plate!

 

[Dainas]

The thing that annoys me is theres more to Ultra Quality than using TGA textures instead of compressed DDS. I swear some subtle effects are turned off aswell, the kind of things that wouldnt even register on a 7800GTX's performance. I've already whined about it; but its compleatly warped that High Quality, a setting that doesnt make a 128mb 6800 whince, is the max you can play it on a 7800GTX without a hiccup. They should have made settings far more controlling with things such as "Uncompressed Textures" , rather than this 4 settings for people we regard as retards junk.

 

[1Dark1Sharigan1]

I doubt you would be able to tell the difference between High and Ultra settings so why bother? Just use High Quality + AA instead (or higher res if your mon can handle it)

 

[lavaheadache]

they also said Doom3 Ultra needed a 512 card but A256 meg 6800 GT can man-handle Ultra setting at 1680x1050. Oh and BTW, F.E.A.R. will be putting that 6800 Ultra of yours through a serious beating at 1280x960 or above using max settings. On my 6800 GT I run 1024x768 fine but any higher and I'm bantha fodder

 

[1Dark1Sharigan1]

It's been proven that a 512MB 6800 Ultra doesn't run Doom 3 @ Ultra settings any better than a 256MB version would. 512MB for Ultra quality is really just a gimmick for the Geforce 6 series; maybe for the XL 512MB would help a bit but only because ATI X8xx series sucks in OpenGL . . . maybe its different for Quake 4 but probably not . . .

 

[smthmlk]

ive got a 6800Ultra (see sig), and I run Q4 with High settings @ 1280x1024, 2xAA. FEAR is a bit worse: high/maximum settings (light volume @ medium, soft-shadows off) @ 1024x768, 2xAA 4xAF. It still gets choppy in some areas (not always large, wide-open areas either), and in some gun fights (could be my soundcard though, the m-audio's just aren't for gaming hehe).

I would get a 7800GT if the budget allowed it (and if you have a pci-e mobo).

 

[Elfear]

Originally posted by: 1Dark1Sharigan1
It's been proven that a 512MB 6800 Ultra doesn't run Doom 3 @ Ultra settings any better than a 256MB version would. 512MB for Ultra quality is really just a gimmick for the Geforce 6 series; maybe for the XL 512MB would help a bit but only because ATI X8xx series sucks in OpenGL . . . maybe its different for Quake 4 but probably not . . .

Actually you should see the Quake 4 benchmarks from FiringSquad. The X1800XT tears it up and is about equal to SLI'd 7800GTs.

 

[1Dark1Sharigan1]

Originally posted by: Elfear
Actually you should see the Quake 4 benchmarks from FiringSquad. The X1800XT tears it up and is about equal to SLI'd 7800GTs.

I have. I said that 512MB is useless for Geforce 6 series, which it is for Doom 3 engine. The R5xx is a completely different animal but even there I suspect the 1.5 Ghz mem is doing more for it than the extra framebuffer . . .