The real difference between low and high settings?

TheTitan164 · Dec 15, 2013

Hi there, m looking to play my games on a PC in 1080p and I've done a lot of research.

I'm sure I must be missing something but looking at a whole variety of sources it seems that the difference between high and low settings is simply little things like detail on trees, guns, buildings and very small things related mainly to texture?

Yet for this very small difference you have to spend quite a large amount more on a gpu, in games such as arma and battliefield how will this difference benefit you other than aesthetic satisfaction?

egilbe · Dec 15, 2013

I found enemies were easier to see the higher the detail. I hate being shot by a pixel blob that turns out to be someone hiding under a bush or blended into the background.

2x4b · Dec 15, 2013

Yup, you got it.
I ran a cheap low end card on Battlefield 3 for quite a while and just upgraded to a fairly high end card. The biggest differences between the high and low settings are the leaves on the trees and the temperature of the room (it seems a lot warmer in here since upgrading the GPU)

I always had an enjoyable gaming experience on low settings and a minimal resolution. And I can appreciate the fine detail available now, but the higher end card hasn't improved my skill one little bit.

Z1NONLY · Dec 15, 2013

It really depends on the particular game.

The primary advantage of high settings in video games is supposed to be an increase in general "realism".

However, you are generally better of playing at the highest settings that sill yield smooth game play. "Pretty" is no fun when it looks like a slide show.

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