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I'm not good at playing Crysis.

I'm not good at playing Crysis.

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Xennil
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01-26-2016, 11:16 PM
#1
I can play Crysis, but not at full settings. I can crank everything up to 3440 X 1440 and hit around 90 fps, except for anti-aliasing. Turning AA to max brings me down to roughly 40 FPS (that’s definitely overclocked on a 980 Ti in SLI). I experimented with AA off completely across various areas of the game—standing close to walls, looking far away—and I can’t tell the difference between it being ON or OFF. Most other games I own give similar results. The issue is, in this setup, using any AA feels like it slows everything down. In other titles I keep it lower, but it still bothers me (I’m sure someone will relate). I’m used to playing games from three years ago. With enough power to match the planet’s computing capacity back in 1986, I think I should be getting more performance out of this machine. And there’s another problem: the game crashes when the Ti’s are overclocked—even without other games or benchmarks. That’s a separate concern altogether.
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Xennil
01-26-2016, 11:16 PM #1

I can play Crysis, but not at full settings. I can crank everything up to 3440 X 1440 and hit around 90 fps, except for anti-aliasing. Turning AA to max brings me down to roughly 40 FPS (that’s definitely overclocked on a 980 Ti in SLI). I experimented with AA off completely across various areas of the game—standing close to walls, looking far away—and I can’t tell the difference between it being ON or OFF. Most other games I own give similar results. The issue is, in this setup, using any AA feels like it slows everything down. In other titles I keep it lower, but it still bothers me (I’m sure someone will relate). I’m used to playing games from three years ago. With enough power to match the planet’s computing capacity back in 1986, I think I should be getting more performance out of this machine. And there’s another problem: the game crashes when the Ti’s are overclocked—even without other games or benchmarks. That’s a separate concern altogether.

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GodZenik
Member
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01-27-2016, 12:57 AM
#2
AA performs poorly at 1440p and higher resolutions. It softens round and diagonal elements. For better results, enable 2x MSAA or skip it entirely.
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GodZenik
01-27-2016, 12:57 AM #2

AA performs poorly at 1440p and higher resolutions. It softens round and diagonal elements. For better results, enable 2x MSAA or skip it entirely.

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TH3CR4Z3
Junior Member
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02-02-2016, 04:07 PM
#3
I usually switch off AA in most games because I'm not very aware of it while playing. AA appears nice but actually harms performance (MSAA, SSAA, TXAA). Poor AA looks terrible and doesn't justify the drop in quality (MLAA, FXAA).
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TH3CR4Z3
02-02-2016, 04:07 PM #3

I usually switch off AA in most games because I'm not very aware of it while playing. AA appears nice but actually harms performance (MSAA, SSAA, TXAA). Poor AA looks terrible and doesn't justify the drop in quality (MLAA, FXAA).

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luna_gamer
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02-08-2016, 03:43 PM
#4
With Ultra HD display, you don’t really require AA. I use it since my screen is a 1080p 23-inch monitor and it appears quite poor.
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luna_gamer
02-08-2016, 03:43 PM #4

With Ultra HD display, you don’t really require AA. I use it since my screen is a 1080p 23-inch monitor and it appears quite poor.

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LouisPizarro
Member
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02-08-2016, 05:33 PM
#5
Played Crysis 2 at maximum settings, achieving around 1080p with 50-70 frames per second. Intro scenes ran at roughly 45fps.
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LouisPizarro
02-08-2016, 05:33 PM #5

Played Crysis 2 at maximum settings, achieving around 1080p with 50-70 frames per second. Intro scenes ran at roughly 45fps.

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crazypotpie
Member
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03-01-2016, 10:05 AM
#6
This is Crysis 3, discussing the game.
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crazypotpie
03-01-2016, 10:05 AM #6

This is Crysis 3, discussing the game.

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walee123
Senior Member
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03-01-2016, 04:33 PM
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If you dont notice it then why bother with it? You only want it on because "balls to the walls"? Who the hell cares..... Go for fps and leave it off in every game, AA is overrated anyway. I've never bothered with AA not even in the 1024x768 days. Yeah years later when i had 10x the power to run it and got 100fps+ even with AA on. Didnt even care about the edges then.....
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walee123
03-01-2016, 04:33 PM #7

If you dont notice it then why bother with it? You only want it on because "balls to the walls"? Who the hell cares..... Go for fps and leave it off in every game, AA is overrated anyway. I've never bothered with AA not even in the 1024x768 days. Yeah years later when i had 10x the power to run it and got 100fps+ even with AA on. Didnt even care about the edges then.....

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dmko
Member
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03-01-2016, 06:06 PM
#8
I don’t believe there’s any real benefit to using AA beyond 1080p resolution. It tends to reduce clarity instead of improving it, and the performance drop is minimal compared to the loss in image quality.
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dmko
03-01-2016, 06:06 PM #8

I don’t believe there’s any real benefit to using AA beyond 1080p resolution. It tends to reduce clarity instead of improving it, and the performance drop is minimal compared to the loss in image quality.