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Riko Jarman
Registered User
Join date: 2 Nov 2007
Posts: 68
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01-08-2008 09:33
I just put together a new system - Athalon X2 64 4400, 2GM RAM and an EVGA 8600 GT 256 graphics card. I can't believe the improvement. I was previously using a system that barely worked with SL. I probably looked like a drunken sailor trying navigate doorways and stairs  And I was probably one of those people accused of pushing because I couldn't move around very well. I use Windlight almost all the time now and am amazed at the visual affects. I never realized how populated my neighborhood was until I looked around with the draw distance turned up. The client is pretty stable even with most of the graphics options set near max. Very little lag, 25-40 FPS. One thing I still notice is in areas around the Imperial Forest I sometimes loose control of my AV. He'll walk away on his own including walking underground for a while, then resurfacing. My question is what causes the dark bands in the sky? I can move the sky slider back and forth and find a setting near the max the doesn't have them, but I 'm curious what causes them. Also what about installing the newest Nvidia 8 series driver (169.21)? I was ready to do this, but read of some problems with other games in the forums. Is anyone using it and are there problems? I tend to keep drivers updated, but this system is running well and if there's driver problems, I'll leave well enough alone. |
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Okiphia Anatine
Okiphia Rayna
Join date: 22 Nov 2007
Posts: 454
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01-08-2008 10:10
From: Riko Jarman I just put together a new system - Athalon X2 64 4400, 2GM RAM and an EVGA 8600 GT 256 graphics card. I can't believe the improvement. I was previously using a system that barely worked with SL. I probably looked like a drunken sailor trying navigate doorways and stairs And I was probably one of those people accused of pushing because I couldn't move around very well. I use Windlight almost all the time now and am amazed at the visual affects. I never realized how populated my neighborhood was until I looked around with the draw distance turned up. The client is pretty stable even with most of the graphics options set near max. Very little lag, 25-40 FPS. One thing I still notice is in areas around the Imperial Forest I sometimes loose control of my AV. He'll walk away on his own including walking underground for a while, then resurfacing. My question is what causes the dark bands in the sky? I can move the sky slider back and forth and find a setting near the max the doesn't have them, but I 'm curious what causes them. Also what about installing the newest Nvidia 8 series driver (169.21)? I was ready to do this, but read of some problems with other games in the forums. Is anyone using it and are there problems? I tend to keep drivers updated, but this system is running well and if there's driver problems, I'll leave well enough alone. Its part of the newest version of Windlight is all I know.. Dunno the technical reason for it, but I havent updated windlight so I haven't seen em =/
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In-world, I am Okiphia Rayna. This account is an alt, and is the only account I currently have with payment info on-file due to some account cracking that took place. This is a security measure at present, and I may return to the forums as Okiphia Rayna at a later date.
If you need to reach me, IM Okiphia Rayna, not Okiphia Anatine
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