Have you ever thought about how to set up a video card so as not to be content with the uncompromising “if only it worked”, but to get the most out of this component of any computer system? Whatever the answer, this article is for you.
If you, dear reader, yourself are a great specialist in this field, then, quite possibly, you will learn something new. Well, if you can hardly imagine what is at stake, you can expand your knowledge in computer technology.
So, a video card is one of the components of a computer that converts some intra-system data streams into signals that control the electronic circuits of the monitor. In other words, the screen displays exactly what the video adapter transmits to it. Modern video cards have acquired their own high-performance processors, learned how to calculate physics in games, but their main purpose remains the same - to form and display an image. Like any other technical solution, the video adapter allows you to adjust some of its characteristics. In computers, for this there is no need to solder and twist something (although this is possible) - just make changes to the control program driver.
That is, knowing how to configure a video card, you can completely “legitimate” way to influence the logic of work.
Now on the market these products are represented by several major "players" - companies NVidia, AMD (ATI) and Intel. Other solutions are niche, therefore they are used to a limited extent. The Ati video card has always been distinguished by the support of more advanced technologies (which is the solution that allows the shader to perform four operations per cycle at once, though with proper optimization). In addition, after the story of the NVidia chip dump due to violation of BGA-soldering, many computer owners began to prefer AMD products when buying. Knowing how to configure the Ati graphics card, you can improve the quality of the displayed image and increase productivity in three-dimensional applications. In addition, if the aim is to reduce the noise of the cooling fan or to reduce power consumption, then this is also possible.
How to
set up a graphics card? We have already indicated above that the adjustment is carried out through the driver, so first you need to download this program from the device manufacturer’s website and install it in the system. By the way, the “.Net Framework” package is required - without it, for example, access to the Ati map parameters will be impossible.
After that, right-click on any free area of ​​the desktop and proceed to the Catalyst or NVidia control panel. For performance in three-dimensional programs, the “3D Parameters” item is responsible. You can use the slider to select predefined settings. However, those who know how to configure a video card are more likely to choose manual mode. Pointing to any item, you can read the tooltip. It is difficult to recommend anything here, since it is not known what goals the user is pursuing - to increase productivity or improve quality. For example, if speed is important, then the use of a vertical clock must be prohibited; triple buffering enable; all possible optimizations should be included; set all anti-aliasing to “Off” mode.
Other menu items allow you to adjust the color channels for both the desktop and applications that work with the video stream. By the way, choosing to process by means of a video card, and not a player, it is possible to reduce the load on the central processor when playing video.