Some games have "extra" lightning effects on 9700 when compared to g4....

[Hammyton]

I play fifa2003 regularly and I noticed on my friends computer (he has a 9700 radeon), that he gets all kinds of cool lightning and shadowy effects. When I play at home on my g4 ti4200 there are shadows but not the kind of lightning effects that i see on the 9700. We are both running at the same details settings and I am using detonator drivers, any idea what I can do to "turn on" these effects?

 

[ScrewFace]

The RADEON 9700 Pro has alot more features and alot more power than a GeForce4-Ti4200 and, thus, the game probably turns off the extra lighting features on the Ti4200 because it can't handle it while turning them on for the 9700 Pro which can and has power to spare.

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: ScrewFace
The RADEON 9700 Pro has alot more features and alot more power than a GeForce4-Ti4200 and, thus, the game probably turns off the extra lighting features on the Ti4200 because it can't handle it while turning them on for the 9700 Pro which can and has power to spare.

Unless FIFA2003 is a directx9 game, then you're pulling this outta your @$$. We all know how worthless a Ti4200 is compared to a 9700 pro, which "has power to spare", eh? Exaggerating it just a little bit, hmm...?

Chances are your friend has the graphics cranked up to "high" or "ultra" (whatever the highest setting is) and you don't have the features set up as high, because I don't think there are any games right now that have any extra features (besides truform) on a Radeon 9700 vs a GF4. The only difference in current games is that the 9700 is faster, and KILLS the GF4 with AA and Aniso on.

Once DX9 games start coming out, then the 9700 be able to run DX9 games with all of the goodies on, but in the meantime there should not be any difference with the effects that can be run with both cards.

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: ScrewFace
The RADEON 9700 Pro has alot more features and alot more power than a GeForce4-Ti4200 and, thus, the game probably turns off the extra lighting features on the Ti4200 because it can't handle it while turning them on for the 9700 Pro which can and has power to spare.

Heh yep, Jiffylube made the right diagnosis....now comparing that V5 in your sig to either the GF4 or Radeon 9700pro would be a more accurate in your statement. Both the GF4 and 9700pro are DX8 compliant parts, the V5 doesn't even have hardware T&L. Most games don't even use many of the DX8 features, and the ones that do use it mainly for lighting and spell effects (which seems to be the differences you're seeing).

Chiz