Screen resolution on 7700 ... http://www.widescreengamingforum.com This website can help with most games, however if your game is not listed just track down t ...

mecha_man · 08-30-2006, 05:29 PM

Is there any way possible to configure my AW 7700 to scale up the resolution but not strech, by black bars? I have the ATI Mobility X800 card and it's really annoying to play a game like starcraft only using a couple inches of a 17" widescreen and changing the aspect ratio is just out of the picture.

Also, since my warranty has expired I'm considering putting Artic Silver on the graphics card and processor, any hints for this procedure?

rhythm · 08-30-2006, 05:33 PM

check the sticky above for as5...
aaronjb's guide to ArcticSilver 5'ing your m9700's CPU and GPUs!

mecha_man · 08-30-2006, 08:46 PM

Ah, didn't see that at first.

Any help with the resolution though?

rhythm · 08-31-2006, 01:20 AM

i can't, but i'm sure someone else will be able to help

icweiner · 08-31-2006, 01:28 AM

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com

This website can help with most games, however if your game is not listed just track down the config file that controls the screen resolution and modify it (save a backup first) also most times the FOW and Aspect Ratio will be fine so long as the Res you use is the same as you screen/card/desktop, however some games like Quake and Doom III you can play around with all the settings. Hope this helps!

08-30-2006, 05:29 PM	#1
mecha_man Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: University Missouri Rolla Posts: 23 Credits: -342	Screen resolution on 7700 Is there any way possible to configure my AW 7700 to scale up the resolution but not strech, by black bars? I have the ATI Mobility X800 card and it's really annoying to play a game like starcraft only using a couple inches of a 17" widescreen and changing the aspect ratio is just out of the picture. Also, since my warranty has expired I'm considering putting Artic Silver on the graphics card and processor, any hints for this procedure? __________________ AW Area-51m 7700m P4 @3.0 2x1024 DDR2 Dual Channel Mobility Radeon X800 RAID 0 120gb NEC DVD+-RW DL

08-30-2006, 05:33 PM	#2
rhythm Safe Mode Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 361 Credits: -259	check the sticky above for as5... aaronjb's guide to ArcticSilver 5'ing your m9700's CPU and GPUs! __________________ MJ-12m 7700 Currently playing Half-Life 2, Ep. 1 on pc Prey and Oblivion on Xbox360 (TW '07 soon)

08-30-2006, 08:46 PM	#3
mecha_man Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: University Missouri Rolla Posts: 23 Credits: -342	Ah, didn't see that at first. Any help with the resolution though? __________________ AW Area-51m 7700m P4 @3.0 2x1024 DDR2 Dual Channel Mobility Radeon X800 RAID 0 120gb NEC DVD+-RW DL

08-31-2006, 01:20 AM	#4
rhythm Safe Mode Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 361 Credits: -259	i can't, but i'm sure someone else will be able to help __________________ MJ-12m 7700 Currently playing Half-Life 2, Ep. 1 on pc Prey and Oblivion on Xbox360 (TW '07 soon)

08-31-2006, 01:28 AM	#5
icweiner Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK Warrington Posts: 102 Credits: -316	http://www.widescreengamingforum.com This website can help with most games, however if your game is not listed just track down the config file that controls the screen resolution and modify it (save a backup first) also most times the FOW and Aspect Ratio will be fine so long as the Res you use is the same as you screen/card/desktop, however some games like Quake and Doom III you can play around with all the settings. Hope this helps! __________________ Regards ICW ARRIVED 16-August-06 Stage 10 Shipped 14-August-06 Stage 5 10-August-06 Stage 3 17-July-06 Alienware Aurora m7700 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 AMD Athlon 64 X2 - 4200+ Processor 2GB Dual Channel DDR NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900GTX Extreme Performance - RAID 0 - 120GB (60GB x 2) 5400 RPM SATA 8224 3DMARK05

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