So I guess I just have to change theme then its all good in the hood? Or I could just close down explorer while gaming (:
So your saying that running in window xp on window 7 is illegal? Alright! I pretty much understand the Tnl bit now! Oh btw, anyway how to check my graphic card speed (400mhz etc)? Dont recommend GMABooster ^_^, as I wanna see if it works or not since my friends in real life tried it and they saw an 20+ fps increase on whatever game they played! On May 24, 9:33 pm, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, Aero is turned on by default if your card meets the requirements > of WDDM, has 128MB of vram, and something else I think. You could > change your theme to basic though, or even classic. So Aero isn't > forced, but it looks quite nice. > > User Mode drivers, they communitcate with your hardware indirectly. > Theres a technical description of it on Wikipedia, but pretty much, > Kernel Mode drivers directly communitcate with hardware, resulting in > faster performance, but if your graphics card recieves/performs an > illegal action, it will crash the entire system with a Blue screen of > death (BSOD). > > User mode drivers communicate with something else before going to the > hardware, and this stops BSOD's, but because it has to communicate > with something else, it also reduces performance. > > Windows 7 Modded drivers, theres 2 sets, Alpha and SIgma. Sigma is for > 965, Alpha is for 950GMA. 1 = 32-Bit OS, 2 = 64-Bit OS. > So for a 950GMA on a 32-Bit OS, you would need Alpha 1. Alpha 1 > enables the use of Software TnL, and whatever other features are > included in the 965 drivers (IncreasedFixedSegment, PipeOptimization, > etc) > > > > > > On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Philo <[email protected]> wrote: > > 1. The overclocking sounds like a good idea! But after a experience of > > overclocking my laptop and getting it fried, theres no way im going > > back to that experience again! Just in case, but thanks ^_^ > > > 2. I have though of getting the Window 7 Professional! But I don't > > know how to get rid of Aero Theme, unless you mean changing the theme > > into something else! User mode driver please explain as I didn't > > completely understand it such the BSOD and what happens then after my > > graphic driver crashes! > > Im sure tweaking should help me improve some of framerate like XP (: > > > 3. Modded 7 Driver? Explain please! & How to get modded 7 drivers? > > > Thanks, > > Philo > > > On May 24, 8:19 pm, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 1. Overclocking > >> SetFSB works the best. I can OC my 1.6Ghz to 1.8GHz and it works out ok. > > >> 2. Use XP graphics drivers in 7 > >> This works the best, and may even be the best solution for those who > >> want Windows 7, but want to play legacy games at XP speeds. You have > >> no Aero Theme or User Mode drivers however (so if you graphics driver > >> crashes, you get the BSOD instead of a graphics driver restart) You > >> may still get a slightly lower FPS in games when compared to XP though > >> because of other factors, but it would be nearly as fast. > > >> 3. If using Modded 7 Drivers, disable Software TnL > >> If your using a weaker CPU, SwTnL will make some legacy games go > >> slower (Unreal engine 1-2, Blizzard Entertainment games, GTA SA) > > >> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Philo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Is it possible to use any other programs for GTA SA to improve fps > >> > with Window 7, as I think its time to move on in the generation and > >> > just stick to the newer OS now! > > >> > On May 24, 11:04 am, "THEfog ." <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I meant rendering speed on 7 that is lol, i seriously need to read > >> >> through > >> >> my posts BEFORE I send them lol not after. > > >> >> THEfog > > >> >> On 24/05/2010 7:15 PM, "Espionage724" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> Without TnL emulation at all, WIndows XP would run CS:S better then > >> >> Windows 7. But only 7 can emulate TnL on the 950GMA. > > >> >> And GTA: SA runs way better on XP then 7. > > >> >> On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 5:14 PM, Philo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > RE-EDIT MY RUSHED POST! > > >> >> ... > >> >> -- > > >> >> Espionage724 Has A Signature... > > >> >> -- > >> >> 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > >> >> -- > >> >> 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > >> > -- > >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > >> -- > >> Espionage724 Has A Signature... > > >> -- > >> 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > -- > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > -- > Espionage724 Has A Signature... > > -- > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
