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JulianDracosJulianDracos Member UncommonPosts: 1,528
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So I got a new vid card and I am playing around with my AA and AF settings trying to get the best images but DAOC doesn't show frame rates.  However I know that people have programs that allow them to determine the frame rates of games including online games.

So basically, how do I find one of these programs or a way to determine my frame rate in game?

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  • saitoesaitoe Member Posts: 62

    it depends what kind of video card you have. i run an ATI radeon(sp?) 9200

    for me i can inhance my performance and quality by going to the bottom right hand side of my computer screen rightclick on it. click on settings then go to computer display.

    then there should be a window that pops up.

    from there you can customize your graphics for performance or quality... not sure if that helps though. good luck

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  • JulianDracosJulianDracos Member UncommonPosts: 1,528

    It is a 6600GT.  The 6800GT was too expensive but I got my card for less than $200 so I am happy.

    I can adjust the properties fine.  The issue is really determining what my frame rates are in the game. 

  • BigPeelerBigPeeler Member Posts: 1,270

    Lol, saitoe strikes again.

    Anyways, Im not sure about many of these proggies, but I have heard that video capture programs such as FRAPS can do this for you, although I think it slows your FPS in the process anyways meaning you wont really get exactly what you want to know.

    http://www.fraps.com/ try it...

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  • XzaroXzaro Member UncommonPosts: 1,719

    Originally posted by saitoe
    it depends what kind of video card you have. i run an ATI radeon(sp?) 9200
    for me i can inhance my performance and quality by going to the bottom right hand side of my computer screen rightclick on it. click on settings then go to computer display.
    then there should be a window that pops up.
    from there you can customize your graphics for performance or quality... not sure if that helps though. good luck

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  • JulianDracosJulianDracos Member UncommonPosts: 1,528

    Thanks FRAPS did what I wanted it to do or well enough.  It is also a nice programs I guess to make movies, but I was only interested in the frame rates. 

    Although here is the oddest thing.  If I left the settings off my average frame rate was the same as if I cranked the settings all the way up.  The only difference was when I was moving around a lot of mobs then I would take a hit of 10-15 lower.  So on average if I was standing still my frame rate would be between 40-50 with occasional hits of 60's.  On my login screen I was getting 195 fps.

    Now if I set AA and AF in the middle I got BETTER frame rates!  It really did not seem to matter where in the middle I put there either.  Standing still I would get 70-90 fps.  If I has moving I would be 40-50's with only occasional dips to the 30's when I would hit this certain spot I was running through.  Always the same spot regardless of the settings.  A couple of spots I was having 100+ fps.  Is this normal? 

    When the AA and AF are turned off I can tell a difference in quality, however I am not sure I can tell the difference between the lowest of these settings and the highest.  I have screenshots to go look at and see if I can tell the difference. 

    Thanks for the help. 

  • TackleburyTacklebury Member UncommonPosts: 295


    Originally posted by JulianDracos

    Thanks FRAPS did what I wanted it to do or well enough.  It is also a nice programs I guess to make movies, but I was only interested in the frame rates. 
    Although here is the oddest thing.  If I left the settings off my average frame rate was the same as if I cranked the settings all the way up.  The only difference was when I was moving around a lot of mobs then I would take a hit of 10-15 lower.  So on average if I was standing still my frame rate would be between 40-50 with occasional hits of 60's.  On my login screen I was getting 195 fps.
    Now if I set AA and AF in the middle I got BETTER frame rates!  It really did not seem to matter where in the middle I put there either.  Standing still I would get 70-90 fps.  If I has moving I would be 40-50's with only occasional dips to the 30's when I would hit this certain spot I was running through.  Always the same spot regardless of the settings.  A couple of spots I was having 100+ fps.  Is this normal? 
    When the AA and AF are turned off I can tell a difference in quality, however I am not sure I can tell the difference between the lowest of these settings and the highest.  I have screenshots to go look at and see if I can tell the difference. 
    Thanks for the help. 

    I believe the anti-aliasing may not be used in all instances.  Depending on the game/video card integration, it may not be used at all.  It partially depends on what algorithm is being used and what type of graphic is being rendered, ie what was used to make the models, also.  I have personally never seen enough improvement to use it at all.  I am not super picky on the graphics side though.  As for the filtering, I believe that deals primarily with light source/shadows and thus may depend on what kind of an area you are in.  For example in a cave, there would be little AF, but I may be way off. ;)  Peace.

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