As far as WinFX and Graphics Cards go...

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For better WindowFX performance, what is better? More memory on your graphics card or a faster CPU on your graphics card.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Um can't answer exactly... but what I do know is that NVidia based cards have some issues with the drivers. I just installed 41.03 today and it has made a world of difference in using transitions (Fall back mode). From what I have heard on the news groups the ATI cards run the best. So you know I'm running GeoForce 2 32mb card on a 1gigPIII system with 256mb of ram.

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None of the above. Drivers, all the way. We've a P3-350 test box with a Matrox G400 which is consistently one of the best at the transitions. It's a little slower with shadows, but not so's you would notice.

The 41.03 detonators are generally ok, provided you disable shadows. Radeon 8500 and 9000 are as well, though the 9700 appears to have a busted driver still. And all the G400 or later Matrox boards. This is with Best mode. Alternative should be "adequate" (as far as it goes) with any of the above.
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Thanks for the info guys.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Who cares about FX hehe. My P4 2.66 / GeForceTi4200 runs UT2003 with everything switched on flat out smooth as anything as well as Quake III showing totally obscene frame rates.

/me says forget FX - get fraggin'...

Hearing the words "HEADSHOT" and "MONSTER KILL" are much more satisfying than some fancy shadow effects.

p.s. the above games run better on the 30.82 drivers

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