I believe I started War3 on my ATI laptop in OpenGL mode with Aero turned on fine.
Also I thought D3D games only disabled Aero automatically when they were either programmed not to (hellgate london) or when the disable desktop composition option was checked/ On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 3:31 PM, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > Opengl games don't work with aero turned on at all, and direct3d also > switch to basic, so it's ok. > > On Jun 28, 8:20 pm, uncleferassi <[email protected]> wrote: >> So it's ok to leave transparent windows on 'cause i'll turn >> automatically while playing games? >> >> On Jun 28, 7:38 am, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > That guide is for changing aero snap/shake settings. >> >> > On Jun 28, 1:16 pm, Philo <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > Read Option 2 from this link, it should be alot easier to close Aero >> > > and Reopen it. >> >> > >http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3069-aero-snap-turn-off.html >> >> > > I however, has not tried this. >> >> > > On Jun 28, 12:08 pm, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > yes, but u can disable every effect that u want except transparent >> > > > windows... >> >> > > > although both desktop compo and aero enable, i noticed that playing >> > > > games at >> > > > full screen disable transparent windows automatically bit desktop compo >> > > > still on which allows windows GDI to work a best, Win GDI are >> > > > important to >> > > > some driver such as my V1.1 and V1.1E... >> >> > > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:29 AM, uncleferassi >> > > > <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> > > > > It seems like you have to leave desktop composition AND visual styles >> > > > > on or else desktop composition will just uncheck itself. >> >> > > > > On Jun 27, 7:41 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > > > I wonder, is the computational load of 3d always higher than 2d? >> >> > > > > > On Jun 28, 3:37 am, "THEfog ." <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > > > > Lol I actually know why this is so, GPU's have come such along >> > > > > > > way from >> > > > > the >> > > > > > > days of 2D that running 2D games on newer cards will often cause >> > > > > > > lag >> > > > > and bad >> > > > > > > fps even though these games could be played easily on computer >> > > > > > > 10-15 >> > > > > years >> > > > > > > ago, the same applies for aero, it actually takes more >> > > > > > > processing power >> > > > > > > (both CPU and GPU) to render a 2d environment because GPU's and >> > > > > > > Drivers >> > > > > are >> > > > > > > optimized for 3D nowadays and therfore fall short when it comes >> > > > > > > to 2D >> > > > > > > processing. So if you are running explorer.exe in non-aero you >> > > > > > > are >> > > > > > > effectively running it in 2D therefore creating extra load. On >> > > > > > > GPU and >> > > > > CPU >> > > > > > > functions, yes I know it Dosn't appear to make much sense but I >> > > > > > > find it >> > > > > > > kinda funny that something that is so trivial can prove >> > > > > > > detrimental to >> > > > > > > system performance, hope this helps. >> >> > > > > > > THEfog >> >> > > > > > > On 28/06/2010 12:03 PM, "tribaljet" <[email protected]> >> > > > > > > wrote: >> >> > > > > > > True, some games have graphical glitches with it on, while >> > > > > > > others will >> > > > > > > run awfully slow with it on too, sometimes it makes me wonder if >> > > > > > > there >> > > > > > > is actually a rule of thumb about performance only settings. But >> > > > > > > even >> > > > > > > though I like good performance, I won't have it if it means buggy >> > > > > > > graphics, and I'm not also using swiftshader for a sm3/4 game to >> > > > > > > run >> > > > > > > at 1fps. There has to be a balance for each hardware >> > > > > > > configuration. >> >> > > > > > > On Jun 28, 2:40 am, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > > > > > IMO the desktop composition is the k... >> > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 9:25 AM, uncleferassi >> > > > > > > > <[email protected] >> >> > > > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > > > > Do I just have to... >> >> > > > > -- >> > > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS >> >> > > -- > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > -- Espionage724 Has A Signature... -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
