Oblivion: Impossible to max out at 1680x1050.

Kenshi · Post by **Kenshi** » 13 May 2006, 18:30

So my plans for buying a widescreen have definitely met an obstacle. This Anandtech article [/url] http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2746&p=3
Well, damn.

I was all set to buy a Viewsonic VX2025 next week, but now, if I can't run oblivion at that monitors native resolution, is there really a point to going widescreen?

Sorry if I'm missing some very obvious answers to this problem, but I'm just now learning all I need to know about monitors, widescreen or otherwise.

So, I guess my question is, is there any way I can still play oblivion, maxed out, on this monitor? How bad will things really look at a non-native res.?

Thanks for any advice,

Kenshi

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939
ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra
Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 RPM SATA
Powercolor X1900XT 512MB
Corsair XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR 400 (
Hiper Type-R 580W Modular PSU
Antec P180 Mid Tower">
came to the conclusion that "there isn't a single GPU or pair of GPUs today that will run Oblivion at 1600 x 1200 with everything turned on smoothly".

Well, damn.

I was all set to buy a Viewsonic VX2025 next week, but now, if I can't run oblivion at that monitors native resolution, is there really a point to going widescreen?

Sorry if I'm missing some very obvious answers to this problem, but I'm just now learning all I need to know about monitors, widescreen or otherwise.

So, I guess my question is, is there any way I can still play oblivion, maxed out, on this monitor? How bad will things really look at a non-native res.?

Thanks for any advice,

Kenshi

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939
ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra
Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 RPM SATA
Powercolor X1900XT 512MB
Corsair XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR 400 (
Hiper Type-R 580W Modular PSU
Antec P180 Mid Tower

Post by **Gilly** » 13 May 2006, 18:41

wtf, my XTX plays it fine... if you want 43281749812489724fps then by all means you will be diapointed, but 1680 is perfectly playable imo.

Zecht · Post by **Zecht** » 13 May 2006, 18:44

Dude i've got an x800xt, Athlon 64 3500+, and 1 gig of DDR3200, and i can run Oblivion at 1680x1050 with everything on, view distances at about 3/4 and get REALLY playable fps WITH 4xAA and 8xAF.

Your system is MUCH better than mine... you'll be fine.

FramerateUK · Post by **FramerateUK** » 13 May 2006, 20:05

Im playing Oblivion at 1920x1200 with everything maxed plus high res textures and some extra reg tweaks to improve image quality.

You'll have no probs ataining a playable framerate at that resolution.

As Gilly said, dont expect an insane rate, but i easily get 40fps with the setting above, and dropping to 20 in heavily wooded areas. IMO, that fine for a game such as Oblivion.

I am looking forward to how the next gen cards will cope with it though :)

Kenshi · Post by **Kenshi** » 13 May 2006, 20:36

Glad to hear it's more than playable. Can't wait to get my widescreen :P

I just built a new system, and the monitor is the last piece to upgrade. I'm running a 15" LCD right now...even if I have to turn a couple things down, anything will be an improvement over this pipsqueak display.

So, maybe I won't be able to crank up AA, but I've read that jaggies aren't as much of a problem at high resolutions, so AA isn't as necessary. In many of the benchmarks I've seen turning on anti-aliasing cuts the framerate almost in half.

Flashman · Post by **Flashman** » 13 May 2006, 20:43

If you don't use HDR you'll have a much better framerate in Oblivion. Bloom and AA work pretty well together. I run it at 1680x1050 with this monitor, and to be honest there was hardly a framerate drop from my old monitor and 1024x768 res.

FramerateUK · Post by **FramerateUK** » 13 May 2006, 20:44

I wouldnt worry about it at all mate, you'll easily max the settings out with that setup.

While was having problems with my X2, i switched it out for a Venice 3200+ and didnt chance my setttings in Oblivion at all, it still ran great.

The game is very GPU dependant, and your 1900XT will be able to run everything maxed out, heck i turn on 16xAF and 2xAA and it looks and runs great!

Kenshi · Post by **Kenshi** » 13 May 2006, 20:48

I wouldnt worry about it at all mate, you'll easily max the settings out with that setup.

:D Beautiful. 'cause I built this setup for oblivion...hadn't upgraded in years, and this is the game that made me finally step up my system.

So this game essentially cost, oh, $2000. But I try no to think about that. :lol:

MyrddinEmrys · Post by **MyrddinEmrys** » 13 May 2006, 21:59

wtf, my XTX plays it fine... if you want 43281749812489724fps then by all means you will be diapointed, but 1680 is perfectly playable imo.

I'd like to know where you came up with that number for FPS...that is exactly both of my children's social security numbers in order of birth. The Police are on their way to your house as we speak. I'll be watchin' you watchin you. Do not leave, do not attempt to run. Resistance is futile.

Flashman · Post by **Flashman** » 13 May 2006, 22:40

We've found IdentityTheftMan's secret hideout here at the WSGF!

Post by **Gilly** » 13 May 2006, 22:53

buttonbash FTW!

FramerateUK · Post by **FramerateUK** » 13 May 2006, 23:38

I'd like to know where you came up with that number for FPS...that is exactly both of my children's social security numbers in order of birth. The Police are on their way to your house as we speak. I'll be watchin' you watchin you. Do not leave, do not attempt to run. Resistance is futile.

:lol: :lol:

On another note, MyrddinEmrys... have you got Welsh connections? You appear to have a welsh name :)

Gabbo · Post by **Gabbo** » 14 May 2006, 00:48

So this game essentially cost, oh, $2000. But I try no to think about that. :lol:

lol...

I hear ya bro.

neoWidescreen · Post by **neoWidescreen** » 14 May 2006, 07:08

I'd like to know where you came up with that number for FPS...that is exactly both of my children's social security numbers in order of birth. The Police are on their way to your house as we speak. I'll be watchin' you watchin you. Do not leave, do not attempt to run. Resistance is futile.

This thread takes on a new twist. :lol:

"43281749812489724fps" happened to be the encrypted entry code for gate 4 of Area51 in the nevada desert -- around the time some important alien artifacts went missing. The NSA, FBI and other Government institutions with no name will be contacting you with the next 12hours to conduct an investigation. :wink:

I told you they'd find out eventually. :lol:

CodE-E · Post by **CodE-E** » 14 May 2006, 10:13

Kenshi, yeah, a X1900XT should let you play Oblivion without any problems. Maybe you'll need to turn a few badly-coded settings down a bit (such as bushes and flowers - they totally kill your framerates), but it'll still look great.

I've got a GeForce 6800GT and the game's choppy at 1680*1050, but just-about playable.

FramerateUK · Post by **FramerateUK** » 14 May 2006, 10:36

Kenshi, yeah, a X1900XT should let you play Oblivion without any problems. Maybe you'll need to turn a few badly-coded settings down a bit (such as bushes and flowers - they totally kill your framerates), but it'll still look great.

I've got a GeForce 6800GT and the game's choppy at 1680*1050, but just-about playable.

I acntually founded that turning those up made the game run snoother for me. I think the framerates dropped a little though, but it was less choppy.

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 14 May 2006, 21:44

I acntually founded that turning those up made the game run snoother for me. I think the framerates dropped a little though, but it was less choppy.

That's something I've experienced. Smoother gameplay with settings higher, but lower framerate. It's a balance. As long as I can keep fps above 25, I'm happy. Oblivion is still very playable at 25fps...

FramerateUK · Post by **FramerateUK** » 15 May 2006, 19:59

[quote]I acntually founded that turning those up made the game run snoother for me. I think the framerates dropped a little though, but it was less choppy.

That's something I've experienced. Smoother gameplay with settings higher, but lower framerate. It's a balance. As long as I can keep fps above 25, I'm happy. Oblivion is still very playable at 25fps...

Oh man my spelling was terrible on that post :)

Blatently, 9:36am is too early for me to make sense!

But yeah, id rather a consistant framerate (even if its not always super fast) than a high framerate followed by choppiness.

neoWidescreen · Post by **neoWidescreen** » 16 May 2006, 12:01

Oh man my spelling was terrible on that post :)

the best part is he quoted it, so there's NO WAY you can go back and change it. :P

FramerateUK · Post by **FramerateUK** » 16 May 2006, 20:10

[quote]Oh man my spelling was terrible on that post :)

the best part is he quoted it, so there's NO WAY you can go back and change it. :P

Yeah :)

Ah well i could have been worse, i could have written it all h4x0r :). It least my bad spelling makes a little sense ;)

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