Hi guys. I'm having a strange issue with the latest World of Warcraft patch (5.0.4.) released last tuesday. I tried posting this on the official WoW forums, but my thread was swallowed and disappeared off the main page within 10 minutes!
So I thought Id come here, since you guys seem to really know your stuff.
First, the basics. My rig consists of:
Windows Vista Home Premium SP2
Intel Core i7 CPU 920@2.67 ghz
6.0GB ram
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 (dont know the exact driver, but i updated it probably in march this year)
Now, the issue:
Ever since the patch, when I try to tweak my system settings Im running into a really annoying issue.
I used to run everything at ULTRA settings (with the exception of shadows, because that seems to be a real drain for some reason).
Well, ever since the patch, now when I choose ULTRA, it sets my multisampling (Anti-aliasing) all the way down to 1x. It used to be 4x or 8x.
For those of you unfamiliar with what AA is, it basically smoothes edges out so they look better, rather than getting the dreaded "jaggies".
As long as I have water, sunshafts, or SSAO (not sure what that last one actually is) set to high or ultra, I HAVE to put AA at 1x. The options for 2x,4x, and 8x become grayed out and cannot be selected. I also get a message that says something to the effect of "some options are unavailable while sun shafts, liquid, are set to high".
So basically now I have to choose between shitty looking water and lighting effects, or shitty looking everything else.
I talked to my cousin, and he said hes not having this issue, although he uses an ATi video card.
If anyone has any idea whats going on, or is having a similar issue Id love to hear from you.
If any of this is unclear please let me know so I can try to clarify. Thanks in advance.
So I thought Id come here, since you guys seem to really know your stuff.
First, the basics. My rig consists of:
Windows Vista Home Premium SP2
Intel Core i7 CPU 920@2.67 ghz
6.0GB ram
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 (dont know the exact driver, but i updated it probably in march this year)
Now, the issue:
Ever since the patch, when I try to tweak my system settings Im running into a really annoying issue.
I used to run everything at ULTRA settings (with the exception of shadows, because that seems to be a real drain for some reason).
Well, ever since the patch, now when I choose ULTRA, it sets my multisampling (Anti-aliasing) all the way down to 1x. It used to be 4x or 8x.
For those of you unfamiliar with what AA is, it basically smoothes edges out so they look better, rather than getting the dreaded "jaggies".
As long as I have water, sunshafts, or SSAO (not sure what that last one actually is) set to high or ultra, I HAVE to put AA at 1x. The options for 2x,4x, and 8x become grayed out and cannot be selected. I also get a message that says something to the effect of "some options are unavailable while sun shafts, liquid, are set to high".
So basically now I have to choose between shitty looking water and lighting effects, or shitty looking everything else.
I talked to my cousin, and he said hes not having this issue, although he uses an ATi video card.
If anyone has any idea whats going on, or is having a similar issue Id love to hear from you.
If any of this is unclear please let me know so I can try to clarify. Thanks in advance.