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From: rms on 31 Jan 2010 23:04
> Didn't read the release notes, but I downloaded and installed 10.1 after
> first trying Mass Effect 2 with the last drivers. The graphics were
> terrible. Massive improvement with 10.1 drivers although AA is still not
> available for ME2. Just as well I can run in HD (1920x1080) :)

There is a 10.1 Hotfix driver specifically aimed at ME2:
http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33958894
is a thread on it, so you can see if it applies to you.

rms
From: Alanrco on 1 Feb 2010 12:20


"rms" <rsquiresMOO(a)MOOflashMOO.net> wrote in message
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>> Didn't read the release notes, but I downloaded and installed 10.1 after
>> first trying Mass Effect 2 with the last drivers. The graphics were
>> terrible. Massive improvement with 10.1 drivers although AA is still not
>> available for ME2. Just as well I can run in HD (1920x1080) :)
>
> There is a 10.1 Hotfix driver specifically aimed at ME2:
> http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33958894
> is a thread on it, so you can see if it applies to you.
>
> rms

Thanks rms but didn't need. As ME2 is based on UT3 engine, I just renamed
the ME 'exe' file to UT3.EXE and forced full AA and everything else maxed
out for my Radeon 5870. It simply looks gorgeous now and runs smooth as
silk.

Incidentally I think the hotfix is just for Crossfire.

Alan

From: First of One on 1 Feb 2010 22:08
Does AA stay on all the time for you? On my GTX285 system, renaming the main
executable to ut3.exe gets me AA for about one mission. A couple of load
screens later, AA is gone again.

--
"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."

"Alanrco" <alanrco(a)wd.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks rms but didn't need. As ME2 is based on UT3 engine, I just renamed
> the ME 'exe' file to UT3.EXE and forced full AA and everything else maxed
> out for my Radeon 5870. It simply looks gorgeous now and runs smooth as
> silk.
>
> Incidentally I think the hotfix is just for Crossfire.
>
> Alan


From: Rand Al'Thor on 2 Feb 2010 09:39

"First of One" <root(a)127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> Does AA stay on all the time for you? On my GTX285 system, renaming the
> main executable to ut3.exe gets me AA for about one mission. A couple of
> load screens later, AA is gone again.
>
hmmm, that's unfortunate. I have a ATI Radeon HD 5870 and no problems with
AA at all in ME2. Just changed over from Nvidia 8800GTX and glad I did as I
think Nvidia are currently losing the battle, what with higher power use and
being more noisy and ATI out-performing them. A marked difference to how
quiet my system is now.


From: First of One on 2 Feb 2010 18:57
"Rand Al'Thor" <randalthor(a)wheeloftime.ie> wrote in message
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> hmmm, that's unfortunate. I have a ATI Radeon HD 5870 and no problems with
> AA at all in ME2. Just changed over from Nvidia 8800GTX and glad I did as
> I think Nvidia are currently losing the battle, what with higher power use
> and being more noisy and ATI out-performing them. A marked difference to
> how quiet my system is now.

Interesting observation, because the 8800GTX is not known to have a loud
reference cooler (at least when compared to the HD2900XT back then). What
temps are you getting under load with your HD5870? I keep my GTX285 fan at
65% and temps plateau in the 70C range under load.

After some experimentation I remembered ME1 had AA working reliably.
Renaming the ME2 executable to masseffect.exe, AA now works well.

--
"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."


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