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OK, after a few minutes of searching it seems that indeed transparency AA is problematic with some games, for example, Crysis: http://www.incrysis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=365324#p365324. So yeah, the question is answered. :)

Thanks for replying. What does the game engine have to do with it? Are you saying that some engines won't allow transparency AA to be applied even though AA is enabled in-game and transparency AA enabled in Nvidia CP? Btw, if a game does not support AA and AA is set to Application Controlled...

If I set "Antialiasing - Transparency" option to Multisampling or Supersampling, when exactly does it apply? 1. Game does not support AA or AA is turned off in-game. AA forced in Nvidia control panel. 2. AA turned on in-game. AA is set to "Application Controlled" in Nvidia control panel...

Indeed, I've heard of similar experiences from other people, but somehow I was a little sceptic about that, so I decided to ask here. I'm wondering that maybe the screen is not refreshed identically each time which makes the picture more blurry with higher refresh rates since the "imperfections"...

Just to emphasize - I'm interested about the effect of different refresh rates for the same resolution, not different resolutions. Say, 1280x960@85Hz vs 1280x960@120Hz.

Do higher refresh rates always produce blurrier picture than lower ones (at least in theory)? For example, does 85Hz produce sharper picture than, say, 120Hz? I'm not talking about color sharpness/vividness/contrast, I'm talking about general, "pixel" sharpness.

Thanks, I'll just hope it's the transformer :)

My CRT monitor (21'' Viewsonic P227fb, still a great one, one of the last good CRTs made) sometimes (very rarely) squeels (emits high-pitch noise) during the time its resolution changes (that is, while it's not displaying anything) but only when the system is cold booted and for a very short...

I haven't either, that's why I'm asking about it. I hate manuals that don't explain ALL the options. No luck trying to find any useful info in the Intel docs either. Edit: http://club.myce.com/f87/problem-dvr-212-sata-hangs-halts-every-5sec-224346/#post1853957 - the guy "Discoboy" does say the...

Options to disable individual SATA ports are available elsewhere (that is, outside of "AHCI Configuration" section). The "AHCI Configuration" section appears ONLY when SATA is set to AHCI operation mode, otherwise it's unavailable. I doubt you could disable the same port in two different...

When SATA is set to AHCI mode ("Configure SATA as [AHCI]"), is there a way to disable AHCI individually for each SATA port? I see that in "AHCI Configuration" section, there are 6 subsections (AHCI Port1 - AHCI Port6), each of which contain a corresponding SATA PortX option which can be set to...

I have the latest official driver version from Creative for my X-Fi Titanium Fatality Pro sound card. However, I'm still getting the "WDM driver for Creative X-Fi Audio Processor" update offer in Windows Update under Hardware section. Why? Is it normal? Has anyone else noticed that? I myself can...

When I set SATA to AHCI mode, my SATA DVD drive generates "ATAPI Incompatible" error during POST. However, the drive is functioning absolutely fine in OS environment and BIOS detects it correctly. This error is not displayed if SATA mode is set to IDE. I assume this error is not really a...

Nice explanation!

I'm just looking for an answer/comments on something I have observed - that performance sometime differs noticeably (even if the difference is small). No, the user has no effect here. What effect could they possibly have on the time of completion of some long-running HDD diagnostic procedure...

During my time spent working with multiple machines, I have noticed that performance of the same machine doing the same tasks in the same order differs and sometimes the difference is big enough to be noticeable. This applies to all the machines I've owned and/or maintained (old and modern)...

Hello, I have a few questions regarding the Samsung HD321KJ SATA drive I have and the ESTOOL. The drive is running in SATA IDE mode. 1. In my BIOS setup under UDMA selection for this drive, I can only select UDMA5 max. I was a little surprised seeing this, because for the drive in my...

I've got an A-DATA 2x1GB DDR2 1066MHz kit. By default (1.8V) it runs in 800MHz mode. To run it in 1066MHz, I need to up the voltage, however the voltage requirements differ somewhat (depends on where you look). 1. A-DATA website states 2.1 - 2.3V. 2. The PDF reference states this: Timing...

Are there any potential problems associated with switching the PSU off when the PC is off as well? This will probably drain the CMOS battery more (since no stand by power will be supplied to the motherboard), but besides this minor issue, is there anything else I should know about? I myself have...

My board (ASUS Rampage Formula, X48) has a CLR CMOS button on the back panel. Pressing it is supposed to clear CMOS. I was wondering if it REALLY is reliable and REALLY clears ALL CMOS settings as well as RTC clock. Or should I just use the age-old method of removing the battery for some time...

It is adviced to always clear CMOS settings after even minor hardware updates (or BIOS updates). CMOS stores your hardware configuration and if something changes, the changes may not be detected unless the settings are cleared and reapplied.

Thanks for answering. But besides the nicer GUI, there's no extra functionality, right?

I have a couple of questions regarding a PCI Express X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro sound card running on Win XP Pro SP3 x86: 1. What additional features does Creative Console Launcher have compared to the creative audio control panel that is installed with the driver automatically? It seems that...

I doubt this will help. I am having problems with 0902 myself (CPU detection errors and temperature errors which are completely false). After numerous reflashes I can only say 0902 is a buggy BIOS release. 0803 (the previous official release) works fine, though.

Hello, My question is related to this thread, but to make things short, I'll ask it in a new one. I have a Rampage Formula and I have problems with the latest BIOS version 0902 (I get the "BIOS update recommended" and "CPU overtemperature" startup errors which are completely bogus). I DO...

Well, the update program checks the file before flashing - I'm pretty sure BIOS .roms have checksum data stored in them. If there was a read error or the file was damaged, EZ Flash would have errored out. But then again, as I mentioned, it froze once during the file checking process... so it...

Hello, I have been experiencing very odd behavior with my board's BIOS update process. I own an ASUS Rampage Formula (X48) which came with 0408 (or 0410, I don't remember for sure) factory installed BIOS. It worked fine, no problems at all, however, since the latest at this time is 0902...

Hello, I'm considering replacing the ODD (Matshita UJ870QJ) that came with my Asus F5RL laptop with a new one (Pioneer DVR-KD08). As far as I know, the Pioneer is a CSEL drive, but I'm not sure what type of ODD my laptop expects. I took the physical Matshita drive out and there is absolutely...

Just wanted to report the same - my Asus Rampage Formula also has the fingertips on the CMOS battery and the NIC ports. The accessory bag was not sealed either. However, I'm pretty sure that's how it came from the factory. All the other accessories that were packaged in separate bags were...

Hello, What are the differences between X-Fi Titanium Pro and Titanium Champ versions? Anything else besides the I/O front panel? Does the panel have a headphone amplifier? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

I know how to find the info via software. I was just interested if it's printed/stickied on motherboards themselves.

Does Asus print the manufacturing date on their motherboards anywhere? Or the bios version? Just curiuos.

Hm... Some guy at occ seems to be very impressed with the Fatal1ty headset (notice the gold award!). How come? Headphone reviewers can't be deaf, can they? :)

Btw, spaceman, are there any other Koss products comparable to A700 in terms of suitability for gaming? You don't seem tor recommend any other Koss headphones besides the sb40.

Baaah, I can't find SB40 anywhere locally, only SB45. I can't believe it, no A700s here either. Anyone could recommend any online stores that ship internationally (I'm in Lithuania, Europe)? Audiocubes don't ship to my country unfortunately...

I wonder why there's no mention of Creative Fatal1ty Pro Headset anywhere here? Is it that bad? How does it compare with the SB40 recommended in the "Which headphones?" thread?