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Fiorella Rocco
Registered User
Join date: 11 Feb 2005
Posts: 14
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01-28-2009 08:45
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone knows if sl will run with the ATI Radeon 3200 HD ?? I already looked on the min requirements and this card is not listed BUT I dont know if HD makes a difference....thanks for your input!! Have a great day.
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Eri Xuanzang
Registered User
Join date: 3 Jan 2009
Posts: 10
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01-28-2009 09:10
As far as I'm concerned, the Radeon 3200 HD shouldn't have issues running SL. I don't know if the SL viewer will detect your card, but aside from that, the card itself should be sufficient.
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DMC Zsigmond
CEO, SCiENCE FiCTION
Join date: 30 Dec 2006
Posts: 28
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01-28-2009 17:22
Yes, it should run SL at around 25fps in unpopulated areas, and 10fps @ best in busy places with full-detail settings.
Make sure you set Enable OpenGL Vertex Buffer Object 'Off' or 'disabled' as this feature is not compatible with ATI graphics cards and will immediately degrade viewer performance.
If you want to use Anisotropic Filtering and/or Antialiasing, set these in your Catalyst Control Center, and not in SL itself, for best results.
Finally, any Catalyst Driver from version 8.7 to 8.11 will put you in good stead.
Kindly,
DMC Zsigmond
AMD Channel Partner, Brisbane Australia
Second Life Computer Test Setups:
AMD SPIDER & DRAGON PCs: 790FX
Tested Processors:
AMD Athlon X2, Phenom, & Phenom II
Tested Cards in SL:
ATI 1900XT
ATI 2900XT
ATI 3850
ATI 3870
ATI 4870
ATI 4870x2
CrossFireX Dual, Triple, Quad
CrossFireX Hybrid Modes
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Fiorella Rocco
Registered User
Join date: 11 Feb 2005
Posts: 14
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thanks!!
01-28-2009 18:26
thanks a lot for your advice, it was very helpful!!
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DMC Zsigmond
CEO, SCiENCE FiCTION
Join date: 30 Dec 2006
Posts: 28
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ATI Catalyst 8.11 Recommendation
01-29-2009 15:43
Just to add a quick recommendation:
...overall, with our testing of the latest SL Release Candidate (1.22.7) and the Shadow Draft Viewer for real-time shadows in Second Life, ATI Catalyst 8.7 or 8.11 appear to deliver the best results with Second Life.
And between 8.7 or 8.11, 8.11 would be our preference.
Currently reviewing ATI Catalyst 9.1.
DMC Zsigmond
AMD Channel Partner, Brisbane Australia
Second Life Computer Test Setups:
AMD SPIDER & DRAGON PCs: 790FX
Tested Processors:
AMD Athlon X2, Phenom, & Phenom II
Tested Cards in SL:
ATI 1900XT
ATI 2900XT
ATI 3850
ATI 3870
ATI 4870
ATI 4870x2
CrossFireX Dual, Triple, Quad
CrossFireX Hybrid Modes
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BustyDustee Sideshow
Bustys Place! Owner
Join date: 24 Dec 2008
Posts: 44
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01-29-2009 16:15
Make sure you set Enable OpenGL Vertex Buffer Object 'Off' or 'disabled' as this feature is not compatible with ATI graphics cards and will immediately degrade viewer performance
how do i do that?
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Shirley Marquez
Ethical SLut
Join date: 28 Oct 2005
Posts: 788
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01-30-2009 10:18
From: BustyDustee Sideshow Make sure you set Enable OpenGL Vertex Buffer Object 'Off' or 'disabled' as this feature is not compatible with ATI graphics cards and will immediately degrade viewer performance
how do i do that? Edit/Preferences. Go to the Graphics tab, then the Hardware Options button. Find the checkbox for Enable VBO and uncheck it. In my experience, though, it DOES work on some ATI cards. Try it both ways and see what works better for you. |