AA not working

Duranix · Jan 24, 2005, 08:56 AM

hey,

for some reason, AA isnt working... well, it IS, but not properly...

dont think that this is because of my tweak that i posted... ive had this problem for a fair while... since i got my card actually...

my tweak fixes 20% of the problems, but some of them are still there...

ill post some screenies..

my specs:

amd athlon XP 2600+
MSI RX 9800 pro 128mb
Asus-A7N8X-X

BWX · Jan 24, 2005, 09:01 AM

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/windows-xp-radeon-display-drivers/66631-insane-amounts-aa.html

After playing in the registry you seriously wonder why it isn't working?

Duranix · Jan 24, 2005, 09:16 AM

Dont think that this was because i was stuffing around in the registry... i had this problem wayyy before i started going in the reg...
i actualy started editing my registry stuff to try and get it working... As i said, the tweak helps and fixes about 20% of the stuff, but its still there, and as annoying as hell.

anyways, here are the screenies.

All were done at 1024x768 32bit colour, 6xAA.

http://img184.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img184&image=11fa.jpg
http://img198.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img198&image=23ln.jpg
http://img183.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img183&image=39ct.jpg
http://img197.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img197&image=41dw.jpg
http://img200.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img200&image=50rd.jpg

Also, even though AA doesnt work, The performance impact is still there, so if you play at 6xAA, it will be exactly the same a 0xAA.

BWX · Jan 24, 2005, 09:32 AM

AA is working in those shots. What you are seeing is the "shimmering" that the new DX9 lighting affects causes.

Try 4x with your card- you will get much better performance. Or go to a higher resolution and use 2x AA.

Nothing can be done about that shimmering affect you are seeing.

There is a thread around here somewhere about that.

Duranix · Jan 24, 2005, 10:07 AM

so theres no way to get rid of shimmering?

IvanV · Jan 24, 2005, 12:18 PM

There was some game that annoyed me with the same thing, and turning AF on solved it, but it doesn't work for HL2. Maybe it's because AF is angle-dependant on all todays cards and theese pipes are vertical.

Duranix · Jan 24, 2005, 01:09 PM

for me, hl2 has the worst shimmering... but every game i have has it. it never used to be like this until about 2 weeks ago...

ive tried turning AF on on all the different settings, but nothing seems to work. Also, i wanna try uniAN drivers, is there an english site?

BWX · Jan 24, 2005, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duranix

for me, hl2 has the worst shimmering... but every game i have has it. it never used to be like this until about 2 weeks ago...

ive tried turning AF on on all the different settings, but nothing seems to work. Also, i wanna try uniAN drivers, is there an english site?

Yes it was man, there is no way to get rid of it, and there must be some other changes to your system or something. It isn't a driver issue- it is a directX9 issue.

When you think you "fix" it, take some screenshots- it will look the same as the screenshots you just gave, the only way to really help it is to use a higher resolution.

I think maybe you just started noticing it??

Duranix · Jan 25, 2005, 02:28 AM

wait. your right... i had it wayyy before then, but back then i had a 19" moniter and i ran stuff at 1600x1200.. that broke down, and theyve been fixing it for about 2 months now, so im stuck on 1 10"... which is like an ATM screen.

i only started noticing it when i used the DNA drivers. That made it worse.

ive also formatted 3 times in the last 4 months, so i've had to re-install direct X a few times, but shimmering was never this bad. it was barely noticable untill i used DNA drivers. THEN it went real bad.

Jan 24, 2005, 08:56 AM	#1
Duranix DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 614 Rep Power: 0	AA not working hey, for some reason, AA isnt working... well, it IS, but not properly... dont think that this is because of my tweak that i posted... ive had this problem for a fair while... since i got my card actually... my tweak fixes 20% of the problems, but some of them are still there... ill post some screenies.. my specs: amd athlon XP 2600+ MSI RX 9800 pro 128mb Asus-A7N8X-X

Jan 24, 2005, 09:01 AM	#2
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	http://www.hardwareheaven.com/windows-xp-radeon-display-drivers/66631-insane-amounts-aa.html After playing in the registry you seriously wonder why it isn't working? __________________

Jan 24, 2005, 09:16 AM	Thread Starter #3
Duranix DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 614 Rep Power: 0	Dont think that this was because i was stuffing around in the registry... i had this problem wayyy before i started going in the reg... i actualy started editing my registry stuff to try and get it working... As i said, the tweak helps and fixes about 20% of the stuff, but its still there, and as annoying as hell. anyways, here are the screenies. All were done at 1024x768 32bit colour, 6xAA. http://img184.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img184&image=11fa.jpg http://img198.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img198&image=23ln.jpg http://img183.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img183&image=39ct.jpg http://img197.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img197&image=41dw.jpg http://img200.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img200&image=50rd.jpg Also, even though AA doesnt work, The performance impact is still there, so if you play at 6xAA, it will be exactly the same a 0xAA. Last edited by Duranix; Jan 24, 2005 at 09:24 AM.

Jan 24, 2005, 09:32 AM	#4
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	AA is working in those shots. What you are seeing is the "shimmering" that the new DX9 lighting affects causes. Try 4x with your card- you will get much better performance. Or go to a higher resolution and use 2x AA. Nothing can be done about that shimmering affect you are seeing. There is a thread around here somewhere about that. __________________

Jan 24, 2005, 12:18 PM	#6
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,655 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	No... There was some game that annoyed me with the same thing, and turning AF on solved it, but it doesn't work for HL2. Maybe it's because AF is angle-dependant on all todays cards and theese pipes are vertical.

Jan 24, 2005, 10:07 AM	Thread Starter #5
Duranix DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 614 Rep Power: 0	so theres no way to get rid of shimmering?

Jan 24, 2005, 01:09 PM	Thread Starter #7
Duranix DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 614 Rep Power: 0	for me, hl2 has the worst shimmering... but every game i have has it. it never used to be like this until about 2 weeks ago... ive tried turning AF on on all the different settings, but nothing seems to work. Also, i wanna try uniAN drivers, is there an english site?

Jan 25, 2005, 02:28 AM	Thread Starter #9
Duranix DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 614 Rep Power: 0	wait. your right... i had it wayyy before then, but back then i had a 19" moniter and i ran stuff at 1600x1200.. that broke down, and theyve been fixing it for about 2 months now, so im stuck on 1 10"... which is like an ATM screen. i only started noticing it when i used the DNA drivers. That made it worse. ive also formatted 3 times in the last 4 months, so i've had to re-install direct X a few times, but shimmering was never this bad. it was barely noticable untill i used DNA drivers. THEN it went real bad. Last edited by Duranix; Jan 25, 2005 at 02:30 AM. Reason: thought of more