Gigabyte AP64D-H user manual Direct 3D Display Properties

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nAnisotropic texture filtering allows you to set a level of anisotropic texture filtering. This will result in much higher quality textures with a negligible reduction

in performance.

nLevel of Detail allows you to set the level of mipmapped detail.

The Sharp setting is recommended for larger, more detailed, mipmapping scenes. The Fuzzy setting is recommended for smaller, less detailed, mipmapping scenes.

Direct 3D Display Properties

The Direct 3D properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings.

D3D Settings

nWai t for vertical sync allows you to lower the frame rate of full screen games. This will reduce image tearing that can occur with higher frame rates.

nW-buffer support allows you to enable or disable W-buffer support. It is recommend that W-buffer support should be disabled for games that do not support this feature.

nCompressed texture format allows you to enable support for DirectX compressed texture formats. Some applications cannot handle too many texture formats. Disabling compressed texture format the video driver ceases to support this feature.

nAlternate pixel center may eliminate problems with some 3D games that displays vertical and horizontal lines around textures or text that appears incorrect. However, this setting should only be used if you are experiencing these symptoms, as it may cause problems with other games.

nZ-buffer bit depths allows you to set the Z-buffer bit rate. By default 16:24 (16 and 24) selected to achieve optimum performance.

8-bit Stencil allows you to add 32-bit Z-buffer with 8 bits for stencil and 24 bits for the Z-buffer.

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Contents Upgrade your Life User’s Manual Table of Contents Preface KEY FeaturesUnpacking Hardware InstallationAP64D/AP64D-H 4Mx16 64MB DDR Board LayoutHardware Installation AP64D/A P64D -H Graphics card AGP Slot Operating system requirement Software InstallationDirectX Installation Then the DirectX 8.1 installation is completed Update Device Driver Wizard Finish System Setting ChangeNew Hardware Found Driver Setup Click Finishicon to restart computer Taskbar Icon Utilities on driver CDTuner Hardware monitor and overclock Utility VGA Info Color AdjustUsing Single Display Quick Setting Setting Resolutions and Color depth for windows Display Property pagesOptions Properties Optimization Preference OpenGL PropertiesDirect 3D Display Properties Color Properties Display Properties Connecting your graphics card to a TV or VCROverlay Properties Windows NT 4.0 Driver Installation Bios Flash Utility Windows 2000 Driver InstallationTroubleshooting Tips Appendix Appendixt Resolutions and Color Depth Table 1600x1200 1792x1344