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Any game that allows MSAA should also allow SGSSAA on top of that. Some require more effort than others to get the proper level of sharpness though Nvidia now auto adjusts the LOD Bias which should fix that.
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Downsampling, a simple method for making your pc-games look better.
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Any game that allows MSAA should also allow SGSSAA on top of that. Some require more effort than others to get the proper level of sharpness though Nvidia now auto adjusts the LOD Bias which should fix that.
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How is Mirror's Edge so damn beautiful?
Cuban Legend
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Dark Souls works at 7200 x 4050, 10 fps at a time. Anything higher and shit crashes.
how can someone attain such high downsampling? and wouldn't AA removal and IQ peak after a certain res when you downsample.. due to the limitations of the native resolution and dot pitch of your monitor?
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It's swinging so fast! As if he's moving it himself!
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It's swinging so fast! As if he's moving it himself!
Coolbgdog12
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Idk why I never tried using higher internal resolutions in Dolphin but I just put my dolphin to 4x Native(resolution was around 2056 something) and I put full screen res to 2560x1440 and the games didn't take a performance hit but looked unbelievably crisp!
In PCSX2 same thing I set internal res to that custom resolution and performance didn't seem to change at all.
In PCSX2 same thing I set internal res to that custom resolution and performance didn't seem to change at all.
Cuban Legend
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Holyshit you're right, some game in dolphin are CPU bound and wont take nearly any performance hit from downsampling.
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Does downsampling work for Nvidia 650M GT? I really want to play The Witcher 2, but I get very poor performance, even at low settings and resolution.
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Cinema is the new shit for replaying games, sorry Corky.
Cinema? Hmm?
Stephen_drewz
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Being retarded when it comes to understanding resolutions and aspect ratios, this is really confusing working with a 1920x1200 16:10 monitor -.-
So far the max I have working is 2880x1800(Automatic Timings)
So far the max I have working is 2880x1800(Automatic Timings)
there is a tool from nvidia for enable 2x, 4x, and 8x full-screen supersampling SGSSAA
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2624
you just run this tool and pick 2/4/8 and automatically gives full-screen supersampling .
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2624
you just run this tool and pick 2/4/8 and automatically gives full-screen supersampling .
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2.35 aspect ratio games.
Ahh okay yeah I remember that whole time period of last years thread lol.
Cuban Legend
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Doesn't the game have to support a wider field of view 'ala Dolphin's Widescreen hack with "stretch to window"? Or is that just a custom resolution using downsampling?
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Yes and lots of games auto adjust aspect ratio so it works fine.
JustProgress
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I went to 2560x1440 and my stuff all blurry. Did I miss a step?
FeedMeAStrayCat
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I wanted to give this a shot, but can't even get past the first steps, lol. When I get into the adjust desktop size and position menu, there isn't even an option for GPU on the dropdown menu for "perform scaling on". "Display" is the only option, hahaha. I'm using the relatively shitty Sony 3D monitor, and a GTX 570. Well it's stating I have a 570, I was thinking it was a 560 ti or something. I've installed the latest drivers, but I usually get some sort of error when it finishes, though it still appears I'm using the latest set. Ah well, I'll fuck around with it more later
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Sweet, this thread allowed me to figure out that I can get up to 3200x1800 @59Hz on my 560Ti!
Not that I'll be able to play much at that resolution, but it's still nifty.
Not that I'll be able to play much at that resolution, but it's still nifty.
Last time a similar thread popped up (Scitek's AMD/ATI one, I believe it was) I meant to give this a whirl, but forgot somewhere along the line.
Anyway, I followed the guru3d instructions and it worked without fault first go. I'm running a 2500+2gb6950 on a Dell 2209WA (1680x1050 native res, 16:10 FTW suckaz).
The German Ati program correctly and auto setup a custom res at 2560x1600, which I've then tested out in my current playthrough of Spec:Ops, and then spent the entire damn afternoon playing Awesomenauts, also at that resolution.
Both games run without fault at that res and look a damn treat to boot.
Once the cricket ends tonight I'll give this a whirl on my 50" Panasonic and see if I can break it, given it is 16:9.
Anyway, I followed the guru3d instructions and it worked without fault first go. I'm running a 2500+2gb6950 on a Dell 2209WA (1680x1050 native res, 16:10 FTW suckaz).
The German Ati program correctly and auto setup a custom res at 2560x1600, which I've then tested out in my current playthrough of Spec:Ops, and then spent the entire damn afternoon playing Awesomenauts, also at that resolution.
Both games run without fault at that res and look a damn treat to boot.
Once the cricket ends tonight I'll give this a whirl on my 50" Panasonic and see if I can break it, given it is 16:9.
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I'm surprised so many people are just now trying this. Durante did this guide quite some time ago iirc...that thread tought me a ton.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=456622
I'm surprised so many people are just now trying this. Durante did this guide quite some time ago iirc...that thread tought me a ton.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=456622
Thanks! Very informative.
I was going to say "just make sure your custom res is 16:10" but then I realized that in the timings window there are values for total pixels, for example the "total vertical pixels" which is set to 1090, I assume this would be different on a 16:10 monitor. What you can do is to skip manual timings and to the part of the guide where you use automatic settings, so try : 2560x1660 or 2880x1800
Yeah that's how it's supposed to work across all games.
In the case of Dark Souls it's actually pretty funny, I use DSfix to downsample to my downsample resolution ( insert xzibit ), so running the game "natively" at 3600x2025 and using a x4 SSAA ( or whatever the equivalent is in the .ini ) you get 7400x4050 framebuffer screenshots.
You running 5760x1080? In fact I'm not sure downsampling works well with multi-monitor setups. I'd be surprised if even 4gb of vram would be enough for anything even remotely close to 4xogssaa at 5760x1080.
Horse Armour
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Doesn't OGSSAA also scale everything including the UI whilst SGSSAA should only touch the game and not the UI?
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We are going to find out. Going to put the 4gb 680 to work. Will post screens.
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GHG
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The highest I can get to is 2880 x 1620 on my 3GB 660 SLI setup. Any tips to go higher than that resolution?
I'm using the HDMI output rather than the DVI-D, could that be the problem? I have a DVI-D to HDMI converter laying about, should I be using that rather than the native HDMI output?
I feel I'm not pushing these puppys to the limit at that resolution in a lot of games, there's more IQ to be had!
I'm using the HDMI output rather than the DVI-D, could that be the problem? I have a DVI-D to HDMI converter laying about, should I be using that rather than the native HDMI output?
I feel I'm not pushing these puppys to the limit at that resolution in a lot of games, there's more IQ to be had!
Is that with only automatic settings? If so give manual a try, if you already tried manual settings try putting the refresh rate to 59 instead of 60.
Hmm I don't actually know, do each monitor output have its own scaler? If so it's atleast worth a try, couldn't hurt but like I said in the OP going from a lower bandwidth solution to a higher one actually netted me worse results somehow...
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GHG
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Yeh that's using automatic settings. What things should I be changing around in the manual settings other than the refresh rate?
Ok try these manual timings, make sure to copy everything but in reality the total pixels values should be the only thing that will need adjusting.
Total pixels. In the above case they're set to 2020 and 1090.
Oh god lol. Well, I don't want others to get their hopes up too much, you're a fringe example Sethos. Can't believe people play BF3 looking like that, animals.
Yeah, no need to change your desktop resolution.
GHG
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Ok try these manual timings, make sure to copy everything but in reality the total pixels values should be the only thing that will need adjusting.
Total pixels. In the above case they're set to 2020 and 1090.
Oh god lol. Well, I don't want others to get their hopes up too much, you're a fringe example Sethos. Can't believe people play BF3 looking like that, animals.
Thanks for the tips. The above settings didn't work unfortunately.
I did however, manage to get 3200 x 1800 working at 59hz so thats an improvement!
I guess I just need to play around with it more, but don't know if its even worth going higher!
EDIT:
Just had a quick go with Crysis at 3200 x 1800 with no AA... Its glorious! Runs between 30-45 fps for me at that resolution which is far beyond what I had expected. Took a couple of quick screens:
GHG
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Yeh, I just updated above with some results from Crysis. Its incredible. I actually get better performance downsampling from that resolution with no AA than I do at 2560x1440 with AA. I was using 2560x1440 with AA in most games before but I think this with no AA will be my new default go-to setup for optimal IQ.
Sapphire Dreams
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Looks nice, I am going to try it when I come back from work.
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By any chance are you using a VGA cable? if so then yes you will only see a display scaling option I believe.
Thanks for the guide, couldn't get past 3200x1800 though. (which isn't bad of course).
I'm still searching for a higher res setting that could work with 120hz. I had to set everything at 60hz to work. (Not that I would get many games above 60fps)
First game that came to mind to try it with was Sleeping Dogs and it's beautiful.
Also, as you can see at the fraps counter, I'm getting 22-24 fps average with some areas ~30fps on a GTX680. So it is 'playable' but I rather like ~50-60fps with decent IQ then 24fps with perfect IQ.
I'm not the best at taking shots so please don't hurt me.
Sleeping Dogs: 1920x1080 downsampled from 3200x1800.
I'm still searching for a higher res setting that could work with 120hz. I had to set everything at 60hz to work. (Not that I would get many games above 60fps)
First game that came to mind to try it with was Sleeping Dogs and it's beautiful.
Also, as you can see at the fraps counter, I'm getting 22-24 fps average with some areas ~30fps on a GTX680. So it is 'playable' but I rather like ~50-60fps with decent IQ then 24fps with perfect IQ.
I'm not the best at taking shots so please don't hurt me.
Sleeping Dogs: 1920x1080 downsampled from 3200x1800.
Your desktop will stay at your regular resolution unless you want to change it. Certain games scale the UI but most I've tried don't, however nowadays most modern "AAA" games aren't really UI-intensive so to speak.
Well I don't actually know what happens when you use a 120 Hz monitor with regards to results, other than you can't really downsample at 120 Hz due to bandwidth limitations. I do know that downsampling works at 60 Hz until you reach very high resolutions where you need to turn down the refreshrate as far down as 30 Hz, which kinda ruins the main benefit of a 120 Hz I'd say.