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Software Installation
Direct 3D Display Properties
The Direct 3D properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings.
D3D Settings
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Wai t for vertical sync
allows you to lower the frame rate of full screen games. This will
reduce image tearing that can occur with higher frame rates.
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W-buffer support
allows you to enable or disable W-buffer support. It is recommend
that W-buffer support should be disabled for games that do not support this feature.
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Compressed texture format
allows you to enable support for DirectX compressed
texture formats. Some applications cannot handle too many texture formats. Disabling
compressed texture format the video driver ceases to support this feature.
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Alternate pixel center
may eliminate problems with some 3D games that displays
vertical and horizontal lines around textures or text that appears incorrect. However, this
setting should only be used if you are experiencing these symptoms, as it may cause
problems with other games.
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Z-buffer bit depths
allows you to set the Z-buffer bit rate. By default 16:24 (16 and 24)
selected to achieve optimum performance.
8-bit Stencil allows you to add 32-bit Z-buffer with 8 bits for stencil and 24 bits for the
Z-buffer.
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Anisotropic texture filtering
allows you to set a level of anisotropic texture
filtering. This will result in much higher quality textures with a negligible reduction
in performance.
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Level of Detail
allows you to set the level of mipmapped detail.
The
Sharp
setting is recommended for larger, more detailed, mipmapping scenes.
The
Fuzzy
setting is recommended for smaller, less detailed, mipmapping scenes.
