Palit gt 240- in-game shadow problems

[jMvillszz]

Hi im using a palit gt 240 1gb ddr3....
im playing games like cod black ops,bf bad company 2, but when theres a cinematic is noticed that the shadows are not in high quality but my settings in-game are set to high..is this a driver problem?

 

[rolli59]

This could as well be not enough GPU power problem. What resolution are you gaming at?

 

[iam2thecrowe]

i wouldnt reccommend setting details to high on that GPU.

 

[jMvillszz]

i play at 1360x768 all high with aa and af on...
why is it bad to play high settings on this card?

 

[rolli59]

Your resolution is not high but then again the card is not very powerful little lower setting in game might give you a better experience. Those games need powerful GPU's to run at their max.

 

[jMvillszz]

k...so how do i fix the saw like shadows....thnx

 

[Tamz_msc]

You can have high settings enabled on COD, but not on bad Company 2.

 

[jMvillszz]

ive tried it in bad company2 and cod black ops in high settings and res at 1360x768 it was playable, around 35 fps i think..pls i need help w/ the saw like shadows which i already set in high..

 

[iam2thecrowe]

+1 to malmental. i have a card that will outperform that gt240 (8800gts OC) and its going on 4 years old now, and it wasnt a top end card (about the 3rd fastest card) when i bought it. That tells you something about the level of that gt240.

 

[Anik8]

^ what the OP is saying is that he/she is experiencing weird shadows at playable framerates.So I won't say itz coz of a low-end card but yes a card may come faulty netym.
So for a suggestion I agree with rolli59 (power shortage) i.e. the PSU also needs to be taken into account or a possible RMA if thrz smthn with d card.A 400-450W PSU will be perfect to contain both the card nd watevr can b thr in OP's system

 

[iam2thecrowe]

maybe the card doesnt support the feature to enable high quality shadows even if they are enabled? I dont think bad shadows are a psu issue......

 

[jMvillszz]

what is RMA?..heheheh

 

[Anik8]

^ report card back if turns out faulty(within warranty period) for a proper replacement
*return material authorization

maybe the card doesnt support the feature to enable high quality shadows even if they are enabled? I dont think bad shadows are a psu issue......

but I've found it supports ambient occlusion.If this feature is supported then providing high quality shadows shouldn't be a problem least not in the healthy environment(system).

 

[jMvillszz]

my rig:
amd athlon II x2 245 2.9ghz
2gb ddr3 ram
palit gt 240 1gb ddr3

regarding the rma will it replace it with the same card or could i choose a different one?..

another question what would be the better gaming os for my rig, xp or vista?

i found the ambient occlusion on the nvidia control panel should i try turning it on?

 

[Anik8]

1) same
2) I hav trashed vista.I only use XP(work) and win 7(gaming n multimedia)
3)No.Never ur card is already not a low end one but lowest card of it own series(i.e. DDR3 instead of GDDR3/GDDR5).Ambient occlusion is best suited for cards lyk GTX 460 nd abv.

 

[jMvillszz]

so i cant fix this shadow problem?

 

[jMvillszz]

ive tried playing with medium settings but the problem is still there..

 

[iam2thecrowe]

just live with it. its not a faulty card but a fault with the game, drivers or just a limitation of that card.

 

[jMvillszz]

k,so its the card...btw, what is this card's equivalent to 9xxx or 8xxx series?

 

[iam2thecrowe]

9600gt is slightly faster than gt240, 8800gts (640mb) is about the same as a 9600gt. 8800GT is faster than all these cards.

 

[jMvillszz]

has anyone used any of the cards u mentioned? do u also experience this shadow problem on new games such as cod black ops and bf bad company 2?

 

[rolli59]

8800GT 512Mb = 9800GT 512MB, it was only nvidias first re-branding of the g92 core.

 

[rolli59]

First introduction of g92 was 8800gt in 256 and 512mb versions along with 8800GTS in 512mb. The 8800gt became 9800gt and 8800gts became 9800GTX (with a slight clock increase). Then when nvidia had a die shrink they introduced the 9800GTX+ (with a slight clock increase from 9800GTX) which later was re-branded into GTS250 making the g92 one of the longest living GPU core ever.

 

[iam2thecrowe]

i think there are some clock speed differences between the 8800gt, 9800gt, gts250. The gt240 is different chip though and slower than all the above. @op I have an 8800gts which would be similar performance. Im trying to figure out how to get a 8gb iso onto 2 dvd's. when i figure that out, ill install black ops and check shadows, not that the iso has anything to do with black ops......just some work i need to do before its play time....Do you have a screenshot of what the "bad shadows" look like so i can compare??

 

[jMvillszz]

k ill try try uploading some screenshots...