I'm having problems trying to select the highest resolution for playing
Oblivion/Stalker. My card is a Gigabyte GF8800GT 512MB (Turboforce Edition,
700MHz core); see sig for full system spec.
To begin with, my monitor was a 22" SGI GDM5411, which has a max res of
2048 x 1536. I was able to use this resolution just fine for both games with the
8800GT when I first upgraded. But as the monitor was getting old (too bright/green),
I decided to replace it. I bought a 22" Dell P1130 (same max res), but
by mistake was sent a P1110 which only has a max res of 1800 x 1440. At
this point I didn't know it was a P1110 (they look identical).
After connecting the new monitor, I realised something was wrong when
both games had switched down to a low res. Unable to see anything above
1800 x 1440 in the available modes, I checked the properties and saw
the P1110 name. Uh oh. So I checked the label on the back of the
monitor. Oh dear, it was indeed a P1110.
Eventually I was able to sort out a replacement and finally received
the P1130 a week later.
And now for the wierdness. No matter what I try, I am no longer able
to select any res above 1800 x 1440 in the games, even though the
monitor is definitely able to do 2048 x 1536. Renaming oblivion.ini
didn't help. Initially, I was able to set the desktop to 2K mode by
showing all available modes and switching to it manually, but this
didn't make the res available in the games.
Finally I tried removing and reinstalling the display drivers and
renaming the oblivion.ini, but not only didn't this work, now the
normal desktop modes don't show anything above 1800 x 1440 either!
What on earth is going on? Why am I unable to select the higher modes?
They've just vanished. It's as if somehow some part of the OS is
holding onto the old P1110 limits, even though the properties do show
the monitor to now be a P1130. I've tried both the Gigabyte site's
version of the drivers and NVIDIA's driver bundle, but no luck with
either.
Any ideas anyone? I really want to get back to playing these games at
2K; it was one of the reasons why I upgraded to an 8800GT (I run
Oblivion with no AA, but 16X AF and all detail settings maxed; Stalker
is just set to everything maxed). I have CoD4 waiting unopened and
really don't want to have to run that at less than 2K. Any advice is
most appreciated!
Note that I did try forcing 2048 x 1536 in user.ltx for Stalker, but it didn't
work. The game just starts up in VGA and still offers nothing above
1800 x 1440 in the modes list.
Cheers!
Ian.
[email protected]
Oblivion/Stalker. My card is a Gigabyte GF8800GT 512MB (Turboforce Edition,
700MHz core); see sig for full system spec.
To begin with, my monitor was a 22" SGI GDM5411, which has a max res of
2048 x 1536. I was able to use this resolution just fine for both games with the
8800GT when I first upgraded. But as the monitor was getting old (too bright/green),
I decided to replace it. I bought a 22" Dell P1130 (same max res), but
by mistake was sent a P1110 which only has a max res of 1800 x 1440. At
this point I didn't know it was a P1110 (they look identical).
After connecting the new monitor, I realised something was wrong when
both games had switched down to a low res. Unable to see anything above
1800 x 1440 in the available modes, I checked the properties and saw
the P1110 name. Uh oh. So I checked the label on the back of the
monitor. Oh dear, it was indeed a P1110.
Eventually I was able to sort out a replacement and finally received
the P1130 a week later.
And now for the wierdness. No matter what I try, I am no longer able
to select any res above 1800 x 1440 in the games, even though the
monitor is definitely able to do 2048 x 1536. Renaming oblivion.ini
didn't help. Initially, I was able to set the desktop to 2K mode by
showing all available modes and switching to it manually, but this
didn't make the res available in the games.
Finally I tried removing and reinstalling the display drivers and
renaming the oblivion.ini, but not only didn't this work, now the
normal desktop modes don't show anything above 1800 x 1440 either!
What on earth is going on? Why am I unable to select the higher modes?
They've just vanished. It's as if somehow some part of the OS is
holding onto the old P1110 limits, even though the properties do show
the monitor to now be a P1130. I've tried both the Gigabyte site's
version of the drivers and NVIDIA's driver bundle, but no luck with
either.
Any ideas anyone? I really want to get back to playing these games at
2K; it was one of the reasons why I upgraded to an 8800GT (I run
Oblivion with no AA, but 16X AF and all detail settings maxed; Stalker
is just set to everything maxed). I have CoD4 waiting unopened and
really don't want to have to run that at less than 2K. Any advice is
most appreciated!
Note that I did try forcing 2048 x 1536 in user.ltx for Stalker, but it didn't
work. The game just starts up in VGA and still offers nothing above
1800 x 1440 in the modes list.
Cheers!
Ian.
[email protected]