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Text issue in games
Rohan
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So, since upgrading from a Radeon 4870 to a 6870, the text in certain games is not as readable as it once was. In Crusader Kings, for example, or when I use the console in Black Ops. I've included a screenshot below to show you what I mean (spoilered for teh huge) -
Hmm... it doesn't actually look so bad when I zoom in, but their quality has definitely changed for the worst. They used to be perfectly legible; now they look somewhat blurred. I don't know if drivers are behind this (running Catalyst 11.2), but I suspect not as I was using the same drivers on my 4870 when I installed the 6870, but I've kept updating them since and there's been no change. I've tried re-installing the games, but no luck.
I've absolutely no idea how to solve this; it's not something that's absolutely necessary, but I find it very confusing. Changing resolution seems to do nothing, either (and there've been no changes to the graphic options in Black Ops since the upgrade).
Hmm... it doesn't actually look so bad when I zoom in, but their quality has definitely changed for the worst. They used to be perfectly legible; now they look somewhat blurred. I don't know if drivers are behind this (running Catalyst 11.2), but I suspect not as I was using the same drivers on my 4870 when I installed the 6870, but I've kept updating them since and there's been no change. I've tried re-installing the games, but no luck.
I've absolutely no idea how to solve this; it's not something that's absolutely necessary, but I find it very confusing. Changing resolution seems to do nothing, either (and there've been no changes to the graphic options in Black Ops since the upgrade).
...and I thought of how all those people died, and what a good death that is. That nobody can blame you for it, because everyone else died along with you, and it is the fault of none, save those who did the killing.
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I remember reading something about the DVI ports being different, why is one affecting text in this manner?
Edit - Actually, it's solved it for Jedi Academy, but Black Ops is the same. Hm.
Edit again - Disabling morphological filtering in Catalyst seems to have done it for Black Ops.
Nothing's forgotten, nothing is ever forgotten
I had a 4850X2 not 4 weeks ago that could have my monitor in any port without a problem. But as soon as I got my 6950 I had to use the "primary" port. If I use the secondary then sometimes my monitor boots up half-dim no matter how high my brightness is set.
The GTX 2xx series were notorious for port selction as well.
It's as if they like making our lives harder.