Referring to problems with a graphics card, the graphics processing unit, usually on a PC, or specific settings on a graphics card for a specific game.
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Geforce GTX 660 with PCI-Power on the back [closed]
I have a Silverstone Grandia GD04B Desktop PC case.
It is very limited in height and i want to install a graphic card with a 6 pin power connector.
All models i have found have the power connector on ...
4
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1answer
185 views
Minecraft Graphics Suddenly turned Bad
I've been playing Minecraft for a few years on the same computer and suddenly the graphics have gone bad. I thought it was the 1.5 update and my crappy graphics card wasn't supported anymore but then ...
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2answers
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How to fix the light beam in the Oculory
Apart from the occasional invisible spider web I didn't run into severe graphic glitches, but now I'm trying to focus the light beam in the Oculory - but... which light beam?
This is how it looks for ...
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1answer
701 views
Should triple buffering always be enabled?
Besides a minor tax on memory, I've gathered that triple buffering is always a win-win situation, and that there's little, if any, reason to not use it.
Is this the case? Should I just leave ...
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1answer
99 views
Are all Vsync options equal?
I've noticed there are a handful of ways to apply v-sync to a game:
In-game option
Catalyst Control Center
D3DOverrider
RadeonPro
Windows 7 Desktop Window Manager (via DWM.exe when gaming in ...
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1answer
459 views
Is there any software to improve graphic's card performance? [closed]
I have inbuilt IntelG33/G31 chipset graphic card which is not able to play most of the new game. So anyone could suggest me any software that increases graphics card performance a little bit so could ...
3
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1answer
319 views
Why do some cheaper video cards have better benchmarks than other more expensive ones?
I was looking for a video card and visited the passmark benchmarks page, now what puzzles me is that starting from top video cards to lowest in terms of passmark score you don't go decreasing in the ...
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0answers
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How to force my Samsung monitor and nVidia card to display in 3D?
I have a Samsung 27LSA950 monitor and apparently there is licencing issues between Samsung and nVidia with regards to 3D games.
I have Geforce 570 2.5Gb GPU.
There was previously a solution on how ...
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0answers
70 views
Will this laptop be good for gaming? [closed]
For my birthday, my dad bought me a Dell XPS L501X since I needed a new laptop (I'm currently using an Asus which is just TERRIBLE.). I mainly wanted a new laptop so I could game and apparently this ...
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0answers
2k views
Graphics colour problem
I am getting slightly peculiar graphics in Far Cry 3. It looks rather like there is some colour quantisation going on - the shadows are pitch black, and change to lighter colours abruptly. This is ...
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0answers
222 views
Black Ops for Mac on ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 MB
I initially planned to purchase Black Ops for Mac from the Mac App Store for my late 2009 iMac. I was thinking I'd then buy GameCompanion and connect an Xbox 360 controller to my computer, ...
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3answers
4k views
ATI HD Radeon HD 7470M performance; won't use full clock speed in game
I have an HP Probook 4730s laptop with a ATI Radeon HD 7470M graphics card. It's the DDR5 version, running on Windows 7 SP1 64bit.
When gaming I get awful performance (10-20fps on ultra low settings, ...
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1answer
342 views
Possible Graphics Driver Problem
I considered asking this question over at Super User, since it may be a hardware problem, but since it's specific to one game I came here.
I have the game Kerbal Space Program. It's fairly ...
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3answers
349 views
Is my video card “better” than the one in system requirements? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to buy a graphics card?
Many Windows and Mac games mention specific graphics cards "or better" in their system requirements. How do I know if my card is better or at ...
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1answer
957 views
How can I overcome color bleeding issues in cutscenes?
I finally managed to sit down and play some XCOM Enemy Unknown, and everything works brilliantly save one strange graphic issue. In the game's various segments that have more of a cutscene look, ...
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1answer
3k views
What are the differences between GTX 650 and the GTX 650Ti?
I can't find a comparison anywhere... what are the advantages of the Ti version?
I noticed that the normal 650 has 384 cores, while the 650Ti has 768 cores...
How... Does this not make a ...
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1answer
385 views
fixing Graphics problems in minecraft?
I have updated my drivers, updated java, restarted my computer and downloaded the game several times. When I try to play the game everything is duplicated in opaque red and blue. Does anyone else have ...
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0answers
177 views
What are the power requirements for EVGA Geforce GTX 550 Ti FPB? [closed]
I'm going to upgrade my graphics card. Currently I have an on-board Intel iGP and I'm going to replace it with a EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti FPB.
I have a power supply with 450W and 19As on +12V rails. ...
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3answers
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How does the “gamma correction” feature affect my gaming experience?
A lot of games often include a gamma correction feature when you first start playing the game. It's often some sort of symbol or image on the screen with a sliding bar, where you're supposed to adjust ...
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2answers
584 views
In what ways, or why is a computer monitor less suitable for use with video game consoles, compared to a TV?
I have heard that TVs are better suitable for consoles like the Xbox 360 with the Kinect, etc., rather than computer monitors. Why is it so?
Is it just because of screen size or does it have ...
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1answer
390 views
Dell Laptop, Any game: FPS starts out good but drops to terrible over time
I'm playing on a Dell Studio 1558
core i5 M520 @ 2.4 GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
4 GB of RAM
Windows 7
For some games sooner than others, but for most games I play (Arma 2, Tribes Ascend, ...
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2answers
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With Steams graphics “auto updater” for ATI Radeon, can I just have the drivers?
Steam, the other day, offered to keep my drivers for my ATI Radeon card up to date. I thought that's not a bad idea because the number of updates I get can be a bit annoying, so I'm fine to let Steam ...
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2answers
884 views
How much does the resolution affect performance?
If you take a generic game and change resolution to 640 x 480, 1280 x 1024 and 1920 x 1080 respectively, how heavily would this affect performance?
Is resolution an important factor or rather ...
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1answer
570 views
How to measure the performance of a graphics-card?
A CPU's performance is usually determined by it's architecture (16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit, etc.), the number of cores and it's frequency.
What would be the equivalent for graphics-cards?
I've always ...
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6answers
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Can I force Steam to use my Nvidia GPU instead of the integrated Intel card?
I have 2 graphics cards in my laptop (Alienware M11X); the first is the default Intel graphics card, and the second is a high perf Nvidia card.
I would like to play my Steam games with the Nvidia ...
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1answer
494 views
Tribes Ascend Graphical Errors
I dont know why, my game most of the time looks like this...
Here are my specs... if they can play a role in this.
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 940 @ 2.93GHz (8 ...
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2answers
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Disable second monitor when game is running
I have 2 screen setup for my computer... and I think the cold hard fact that the second monitor is running while I'm running games kills my FPS.
So, is there a way to automatically disable my second ...
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1answer
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Arkham City 'full screen on' does not fill the screen
Running Radeon HD6800, Win7 64-bit Home Premium - cannot get rid of black border around the game on fullscreen.
Arkham Asylum did not have this problem. DX9 and DX11 both have the problem. ...
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2answers
2k views
Rendering artifacts (flickering/z-fighting in scope)
It appears that a lot of people have issues with flickering when using high powered scopes in BF3. The artifacts look like z-fighting issues, probably related to the large viewing distances when using ...
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2answers
5k views
Why does The Witcher 2 run so Choppy?
I have read through a couple of these forums discussing lag issues with W2; all of which seem to be running of questionable systems performance wise.
My rig is running:
Windows 7
16GB RAM
2600K-i7 ...
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1answer
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Graphics options are greyed out in Sims 2 under Windows 7 x64
My graphics is blotchy. How can I make things accelerated? I have an ATI Radeon HD 4250 card.
It appears to be running at 800x600. I am using HDMI to drive big-screen TV at 1080p (1920x1080).
...
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3answers
777 views
Very low brightness after Windows Update graphics driver update
When I try to play Call of Duty, the brightness becomes very low and I can't revert it. This started after a graphics driver update through Windows Update. I tried to increase the brightness from the ...
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1answer
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What's the difference between Bilinear, Trilinear, and Anisotropic texture filtering?
A lot of games offer the setting of texture filtering. Which should I chose if I want best quality even if it means slower performance?
Bilinear
Trilinear
Anisotropic
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1answer
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Eve Online can't switch to GeForce gt555
I have laptop with two graphic cards: one is an Intel integrated chipset, and the other is a GeForce GT555M.
When I watch the settings window in Eve Online, I see that it uses the Intel chip, but I ...
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2answers
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Why are some things invisible?
I've been playing Skyrim since it was released, and I've had a problem where certain graphical features are invisible to me. As far as I can tell, its a certain type of shader or particle effect that ...
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3answers
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How can I tell that I'm gaming with both my GPUs?
I recently got a new computer which has two NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti's. I quickly installed Battlefield 3 and put all the settings on Ultra to see if I could get a better FPS at that quality than I could ...
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1answer
4k views
Games do not work with a Nvidia GT 555M on Asus N55SF [closed]
When I start games (ex: PES 2012) a warning message appears:
Your computer does not meet the minimum specifications necessary to
run this software. You may experience errors during operation. ...
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1answer
278 views
Are recent AAA games triple-buffered? [closed]
After reading What's the deal with VSync? and the awesome post http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=928593 that explains how VSync works, my question is how common is it today for games to be ...
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1answer
633 views
Flickering random white points / lines on black shadows / textures
I have a problem that's never occurred before. In the majority of games, part of textures are flickering and some weird white points / lines are randomly appearing on black textures. I already ...
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2answers
2k views
Is Intel Sandybridge integrated graphics enough for gaming? [closed]
My system has the core i7 2600K on Intel DZ68DB motherboard with integrated graphics 3000 support, no graphics card and 8gb RAM.Is there a need for me to buy a dedicated graphics to play games like ...
3
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1answer
373 views
How to limit an older game's (DirectX 3) FPS speed? (USNF 97) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I have this really old game from the DOS era, anyone know how to run it in my modern machine?
I'm trying to run USNF 97 Navy Fighters (was made for Windows 95). My ...
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3answers
4k views
How do I tell if my graphics card is defective? [closed]
I have an nVidia 470 on an Asus X58 motherboard, and it runs fine for everything except games. When I try to play Steam games like The Force Unleashed and Portal, the video portions of the game play ...
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3answers
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What are the differences between the different anti-aliasing / multisampling settings?
I'm tweaking the settings in DiRT 2 and I'm presented with these choices (in order) for multisampling:
2x MSAA
4x MSAA
8x MSAA
8x CSAA
16x CSAA
8x QCSAA
Using the nVidia Control panel I'm ...
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2answers
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How do I make sure a GPU will support most games?
I put together a computer last year for, among other things, playing The Force Unleashed. (OK, that and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis). Anyway, IJATFOA worked just fine, but TFU always froze ...
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2answers
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The Longest Journey won't run on Windows 7
Upon trying to play The Longest Journey downloaded from GOG.com the intro video isn't shown (I can only hear the sound) and the 3D models during the first scene seem to flicker.
I have an NVIDIA ...
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1answer
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Is there a generic way to show FPS on NVidia cards?
Is there a generic command for NVidia cards to show the current framerate while in a game?
More specifically, I'd like to use it on a GeForce 9400 GT in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, but it would be ...
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1answer
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Graphical glitches
I have graphical glitches when I play Street Fighter IV on PC.
Sometimes when I play, the 3D models are like leaking to or from nowhere. An image is worth a thousand words, isn't it. Please visit ...
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5answers
1k views
Will a MacBook from mid2010 run Portal 2 well? [closed]
My MacBook ran Portal just fine. It's a MacBook mid 2010 model with an nVidia 320M. Will it run Portal2 well?
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3answers
1k views
Graphics Card for The Witcher 2 [closed]
would a PNY - GeForce GT 440 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express Graphics Card be a suitable card for The Witcher 2? (Its replacing my current Radeon HD 5450 1g)
I havent bought anything yet, can anyone recommend ...
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1answer
2k views
What's the deal with VSync?
I'm often encountering very strongly held opinions among games about the Vertical Sync (VSync) option present in nearly all modern 3D games. The option is supposed to synchronize the output of the ...
