New to ATI

[jgbishop]

Having just upgraded my machine to an ATI Radeon 9700 Pro, I'm new to all the "whiz-bang" features of the card. Is there some sort of a newbie guide to this card? For example, how do I enable FSAA or AF for various games that I play?

Any pointers to FAQs or newbie-friendly websites would be appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[Atif]

Check these two articles out:

TweakTown Catalyst Guide
TweakTown Anti-Aliasing Guide

Also, be sure to check out Rage3D as they have some excellent ATi info there, along with a helpful form specifically for ATi card owners.

Enjoy your 9700, it's an awesome card

Peace

 

[jgbishop]

Thanks for the pointers! They are both great articles and are much appreciated.

 

[sandorski]

Checkout Radlinker

 

[kapster]

I use to use that 3d Professor with Omega I thought it was sweet but have gone to cats with the 4.1's

It allows you to do Specific settings for each game.

im sure you will fine 1280x1024 with 4x aa and 16x af to be the sweet spot.

 

[Pete]

Quick guide:

1. Enable 16x AF (Performance is preferable, but go Quality if you find MIP-map bands annoying).
2. Crank up the AA as high as your framerate allows (4x is probably the sweet spot, as 6x doesn't look much better for its greater performance hit).

Enjoy.