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Posting Junkie
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Feb 9, 2005, 09:29 PM
 
Any improvements?

I got it last week, but I can't play it yet because my PB has a phantom monitor problem (check thread in PB-forum) which seriously messes the characters up in WoW for some reason.

I'm installing 10.3.8 now to see if that fixes it.

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Feb 10, 2005, 12:32 AM
 
Originally posted by - - e r i k - -:
Any improvements?

I got it last week, but I can't play it yet because my PB has a phantom monitor problem (check thread in PB-forum) which seriously messes the characters up in WoW for some reason.

I'm installing 10.3.8 now to see if that fixes it.
If you have a GeForce 4MX chipset - disable vertex animation shaders. They should not be enabled on that GPU, this is a bug of ours which will be fixed in the next patch.
     
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Feb 10, 2005, 08:09 AM
 
Originally posted by rbarris:
If you have a GeForce 4MX chipset - disable vertex animation shaders. They should not be enabled on that GPU, this is a bug of ours which will be fixed in the next patch.
I found that out by reading the other thread. I swear I tried that previously (turning everything off), but it works now... Great! I'm loving WoW

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Feb 10, 2005, 09:53 AM
 
Careful. Wow will destroy your life.

Rbarris, can I ask: do you recommend unchecking the Vertical Sync checkbox for a laptop or LCD monitor to improve performance?
     
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Feb 10, 2005, 06:57 PM
 
Oh, and while we're on the topic. Which would be the ultimate configuration for my rev a, 17" PB with GeForce Mx4. I want a nice balance between graphics and framerate. Right now it lags a bit when turning around.

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Feb 11, 2005, 01:06 AM
 


ummm, so are there any performance enhancements?
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Feb 18, 2005, 12:12 PM
 
I'm getting better FPS now with X.3.8 & the new WoW patch. where I once was getting 10-20FPS now im getting up to 30FPS. Im happy.
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Feb 18, 2005, 04:29 PM
 
I'm at the same frame rate, but it sure is prettier.
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Feb 20, 2005, 08:10 AM
 
My framerate definitly feels smoother with the new patch.

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Feb 22, 2005, 09:32 AM
 
The patch fixes issues with full screen glow. It should run faster with that on, but if that's off, it shouldn't matter.
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