Driver AA and AF Question(s)

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legendz411

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On the nVidia CP, will forcing 4/8 AA/AF through the driver control panel make ALL games run at 4/8 AA/AF? Or only games that CAN run at 4aa/8af? It makes it so ingame settigns are completly overridden, correct?


Also, is 4xAA beter then 2xQAA? I read some articles that say that the 2xQ setting offers 4xAA quality at a 2xAA performance hit. Is it worth it?
 
Forcing AA/AF in the control panel applies the selected setting in all games it will work with.

4xAA will do better on eliminating jaggies on polygonal objects, but 2xQAA will reduce jaggies on the inside of textures with transparent sections(like fences, etc.) as well. 4xAA generally looks better overall, but has a slightly higher performance impact.
 
So running at 4xAA would be the better option if I can take the hit. Thanks much.

Also, the reason for the CP question was this one; If you force AA/AF through the CP, then when you run a benchmark that says it is running at 4xAA/0xAF, its not really running that, yes?
 
legendz411 said:
So running at 4xAA would be the better option if I can take the hit. Thanks much.

Also, the reason for the CP question was this one; If you force AA/AF through the CP, then when you run a benchmark that says it is running at 4xAA/0xAF, its not really running that, yes?
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Correct. The CP overrides software settings.
 
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