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Title: for those with frame rate low? try 16 bit color and up the fps goes
Post by: Fester' on October 08, 2001, 10:32:00 AM

most people running in 32 bit mode now i know i was. but then i tried 16 bit color on a whim and my frame rates doubled with my old p3 550 and a gf2 mx400 im getting 40fps in 1280x1024

somthing to think about if you dont mind the color blending that isnt as good.

Title: for those with frame rate low? try 16 bit color and up the fps goes
Post by: Mickey1992 on October 08, 2001, 10:52:00 AM

My FR increased when I changed my GeForce2 MX400 from 16-bit to 32-bit.  I am running 800x600 though.

Title: for those with frame rate low? try 16 bit color and up the fps goes
Post by: Fester' on October 08, 2001, 11:06:00 AM

cc only helps high resolutions i think

Title: for those with frame rate low? try 16 bit color and up the fps goes
Post by: mrsid2 on October 08, 2001, 11:19:00 AM

It's important that you run aces high exactly at the same resolution and color depth as your desktop.

I'm not exactly sure why it speeds up the operation, but it does.

So if you have DT on different res, try changing it to see the difference.

Title: for those with frame rate low? try 16 bit color and up the fps goes
Post by: Shane on October 08, 2001, 05:08:00 PM

yeah, my fps got a lil boost when i went from 16 bit to 32 bit, in 1024 res (both game/desktop)(1.07 i took a 5-10 fps hit if i tried 32 bit) after 1.08 came out, maybe 1-3 fps, then i got dx8.1 from www.abitboy.com (http://www.abitboy.com)  and got a further fps raise, another 1-2 fps... so my whining about slide shows is mostly over for now.


   :D

[ 10-08-2001: Message edited by: Shane ]

Title: for those with frame rate low? try 16 bit color and up the fps goes
Post by: airspro on October 09, 2001, 05:10:00 PM

I tried it in 1024 by 768 , with easymo's test , didn't see hardly anydiff that way , fps wise that is .

Offline , change to rooks , go to the fleet , sit in plane on the deck with the guns shooting at the drones . Good test there IMO .

22 to 23 with either 32 or 16 bit .
P3 933
gelforce 256pro
384 Ram
7200 hdrive
98SE

Title: for those with frame rate low? try 16 bit color and up the fps goes
Post by: LaVa on October 09, 2001, 05:40:00 PM

here is something odd that happen to me: after playing fine in 1280 x 1024 <32>for several weeks something happen and my in-game graphics just chugging.  What i mean by chuggin is my FR were 30-40 but it looked like i was taking update hits er something.  So pulled them back to 1024 x 780 and it went away, go figure.  getting good rates in 1024 x 780, avg 40.

p3 700
512ram
v5500 64 pci<no agp slots>
98se  

damn i wish i had a agp slot because i have a geforce3 that ubid accidentally shipped me in lieu of a GF2gts32meg.  :)

LaVa