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What settings should I use for quake 4 on an m1710 with 7900 gtx?

post #1 of 17
7/16/06 at 11:33pm
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i know its not one of the newer games out there, but i never got around to finishing it with my old xps generation one... and now that i have a much better rig, i want to see what should i be setting my settings for the ebst overall game enjoyment.

I know i could try all settings myself, but i jsut want to know what you gusy recomend. Currently my settings are:

High detail
1280x1024
All advanced options enabled except vertical sync and anti aliasing.


By the way, my rig is an m1710 t2500
1gb ram
80gig HD
7900gtx card



Thanks again
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post #2 of 17
7/17/06 at 12:01am
Ehh... it should run smoothy maxxed out in 1920x1200...
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post #3 of 17
7/17/06 at 12:05am
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Originally Posted by Spanknasty
Ehh... it should run smoothy maxxed out in 1920x1200...
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post #4 of 17
7/17/06 at 12:29am
I play at 1920x1200 max details and 2xAA.
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post #5 of 17
7/17/06 at 1:04am

settings

k i have a xps m1710 as well:

- 2.16 duo core
-100 bg 7200 rpm hardrive
-2 gb ram
-512 mb 7900 GTX (dell drivers w/ switched compatibility)
-advanced sound card

and most maxed out settings

I run it on ultra full with 1920 * 1200 and its fine, i turnd vsync off and all the antialiasing is full xpet for antistropic which is 8x and its running anywhere from 45 - 60 (its capped at 60 fps) and its smooth and beautiful. Plus I have some hdr lighting going on.
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post #6 of 17
7/17/06 at 10:58am
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damn, for some reason, i cant get it to run at those settings. First i was only able to get resolutions up to 1600x1200. For some reason, nothing higher is listed. Also, i do nto see an option for HDR.
Second, if i run it at ultra settings, the game and intro movie are choppy to teh exteme... basically unplayable. I am wondering if i shoulf do a gaming profile and disable most of the non essential services..

Any ideas are welcomed
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post #7 of 17
7/17/06 at 11:41am
Did you set your screen to 16x10?
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post #8 of 17
7/17/06 at 12:14pm
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this is wierd. The max resolution i have is 1600x1200 and the aspect ratio options are only the default one and 16x9 (there is no 16x10).

What could be going on?
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post #9 of 17
7/17/06 at 12:22pm
i just had to uninstall mine to due some punkbuster stuff finding out my quake 4 wuz not "original" lets leave it at that.

when i reinstall it ill benchmark etc and tell you what
I get, give me a couple of days. i suggest you run it at max settings with no antialiasing v sync or antistropic and youll be more than fine alright. if you want slowly raise the antialiasing and antistropic stuff until you reach your preferred frame rate, I suggest you stay away from v sync though.

dont forget my system is a little better than yours with the more ram etc.
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post #10 of 17
7/17/06 at 3:14pm
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Thanks, and please let me know whne you get a chance, how to enable the 16x10, the 1920x1600, the HDR (dont see an option there), and what results you get... thanks
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post #11 of 17
7/17/06 at 9:29pm
Just out of curiosity, what driver set are you using?
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post #12 of 17
7/17/06 at 9:37pm
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i am using Video: nVidia GeForce Go 7900 GS, GeForce Go 7900 GTX, Driver, Windows XP, Multi Language, Inspiron MP061, XPS MXG061, v.84.69, A01 from the dell website.

I did notice what i am able to select the 1920x1200 on other games like counter strike source and guild wars... so perhaps its my version of quake 4.
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post #13 of 17
7/17/06 at 10:47pm
d00d i duno when im gonna get around to installing and benchmarking this stuf so i suggest run it on MAX EVERYTHING. and then slowly lower the antistropic antialiasing and turn off vsync until your at a comfortable frame rate.
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post #14 of 17
7/17/06 at 11:53pm
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Ok, i fixed it. It turns out I needed to download the 1.2 patch that enables duo core support and the 19:10 video.

Now i am able to do most settings, yet it is still impossible for me to have a playable game at ultra high settings and 1920x1200.

So basically i settled for 1920x1200 all high detail, all setting on, except anti aliasing nor vsync.

plays smooth as butter.
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post #15 of 17
7/18/06 at 12:38am
I'd suspect the 1GB of RAM is keeping you from getting a playable game out of the Ultra settings. If you slapped another gig of ram in there you should be fine.
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post #16 of 17
7/18/06 at 1:44pm

gj

good job man.
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post #17 of 17
7/19/06 at 2:46pm
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thank guys.

I still have a bit of envy about not being able to do ultra high settings, but hopefully i am not missing out on much.

Laterz
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