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[PsychoBlonde]

Well, on the plus side, if I can't turn everything up to 11, I'll have something to look forward to when next I upgrade. This latest upgrade was a little weird, because I'd been playing all my games on max settings anyway.

[Kinthalis ThornBlade]

To summarize good peoples:

1. You need to download this if you plan on using the high resolution textures. It's not included in your preload, it's not included in your retail disc.

2. The 1 Gig video frame buffer pre-requisite is probably an educated guess on Bio's part. The video buffer holds EVERYTHING that is rendered on screen. So the lower the resolution, the lower the AA, the more you have to play with.

I don't know the technical details, but I'm guessing you'll need that gig if you are running at 1080p or higher. If you are running on a monitor with lower resolution (say 1680 x1050 or 1440x900) and your card only has 512 MB - 768 MB, I would still give it a try. Worst thing that will happen is your card may run out of buffer, in which case your FPS will drop drastically (most likely) or the game might crash (less likely). Either way, you can then just disable them and play as normal.

Modifié par Kinthalis ThornBlade, 07 mars 2011 - 07:33 .

[PsychoBlonde]

Kinthalis ThornBlade wrote...

The 1 Gig video frame buffer pre-requisite is probably a guess on Bio's part.

Well, maybe not *guess*.  It may be a tad over-generous to be on the safe side.

[Moaradin]

Finally I can use my GTX 460 to its full potential. The lack of DX11 games in this day and age is disturbing.

[Fabgino]

To actually get all of the benefits from the high-res pack, you HAVE to have DirectX 11.

"Most of the benefits from the Hi-resolution textures will only be seen if you are able to run the game in DirectX 11." - Quote from the website.

If you can't run DX11, there's no point to download it - in my opinion.

I'm really excited to see the changes myself.

[dypa40k]

I will receive my key on unlock day which is 11th so I can't post in PC tech support forum.
So please, someone who can ask about md5 for the file.
Thank you.

[Amioran]

PWMK2 wrote...
So, I should have said it this way: yes, in some applications, you might be able to use another card's VRAM to hold more textures for the first card to use. However, Dragon Age 2 will not do this.

It's not done by the game but by the drivers. Naturally if the game engine directly does it the transfer is faster, but it is not necessary to work.

[Shayera]

*sluuuurp*
Thanks for the download (and the info).

[Inverness Moon]

Great, I have a GeForce GTX 260 Core 216, and apparently I can't use this pack.

[Amioran]

PWMK2 wrote...
You'll still be able to play on high with a GTX 260. You just won't be able to use the high-res textures.

Also with less than 1024 MB you can use the high-res pack. It is probable you will encounter stuttering in some instances (the amount and frequency depending on how much less VRAM you have) but you can use them, at least if Bioware didn't include a specific check for the VRAM before using the textures, a thing I highly doubt since nobody does that.

For those with less VRAM I suggest you to don't use AA and vsync with triple buffer. Both eats VRAM and you need most of it for the textures. I think you will have to make a choice if you don't want the game to stutter all the time (or should, in theory, but this things are not set in stone).

Modifié par Amioran, 07 mars 2011 - 07:48 .

[Cataphract1014]

So when is the fan-made texture pack coming that doesn't require DX11.

My PC can run the JBtexture pack with all the bells and whistles at 1680x1050 with 8x AA with no slow down, but I don't have DX11 or a 1GB card.

[Moaradin]

JBtextures is not Dragon Age 2. The game is visually improved, and naturally, would require more GPU power.

Modifié par Moaradin, 07 mars 2011 - 07:45 .

[PaganOak]

woooooooooooooooooo NICE! 10 minutes ♥

[Hellosanta]

Umm ... gamers from korean community (mind you, they got the legitimate version unlocked a few hours ago) said, they were experiencing a drastic fall in FPS when they ran the game in "Very High".
One of them has a graphic card GTX460 and other has Radeon HD 6850.

[Amioran]

Inverness Moon wrote...

Great, I have a GeForce GTX 260 Core 216, and apparently I can't use this pack.

You can. Try it and see if the stutter is tolerable. For best results avoid using AA and Vsync with triple buffer and hope for the best ;-)

Having less VRAM doesn't mean you cannot use them. VRAM to use them is an indication (sort of like recomendation settings) not a must have. It's natural, however, that if you have, for example, only 512 MB of VRAM you will have a lot of problems and the game can either crash on certain circumstances.

Modifié par Amioran, 07 mars 2011 - 07:48 .

[krol146]

Nice, downloading now. Wont be able to use it until next week though

[Chaosje]

im a noob, would some1 pls answer some questions for me ? XD

1. i have a radeon 5770 vid card, does that qualify?
2. i need 1024 mb for it, where can i see if i have this ?
3. what is this pack supposed to do exactly ? up the graphics or somethin? :$

thx in advance ...

Modifié par Chaosje, 07 mars 2011 - 07:53 .

[mesmerizedish]

Chaosje wrote...

im a noob, would some1 pls answer some questions for me ? XD

1. i have a radeon 5770 vid card, does that qualify?
2. i need 1024 mb for it, where can i see if i have this ?
3. what is this pack supposed to do exactly ? up the graphics or somethin? :$

thx in advance ...

1. Yes.
2. You do.
3. It makes the textures more detailed.

[Chaosje]

[Savvie]

So is there any kind of benefit to download this if my vid card is DX10 not 11?

[DJBare]

So did anyone else get these textures to work with the demo?

[Inverness Moon]

Savvie wrote...

So is there any kind of benefit to download this if my vid card is DX10 not 11?

Isn't DirectX 11 a subset of 10?

[bluecapsule6]

Amioran wrote...

Inverness Moon wrote...

Great, I have a GeForce GTX 260 Core 216, and apparently I can't use this pack.

You can. Try it and see if the stutter is tolerable. For best results avoid using AA and Vsync with triple buffer and hope for the best ;-)

Having less VRAM doesn't mean you cannot use them. VRAM to use them is an indication (sort of like recomendation settings) not a must have. It's natural, however, that if you have, for example, only 512 MB of VRAM you will have a lot of problems and the game can either crash on certain circumstances.

Yeah this is true. The GTX260 216 only has 900MB of ram, but it is still WAY faster then a Geforce GTS250 w/ 1GB of ram. I'd be surprised if the textures don't work smoothly on a 260. 

[Spaghetti_Ninja]

Excellent, I was waiting for this.

[OHM_LO]

Thx for this bioware!

And all the people talking about shared unified memory with SLI and Crossfire needs to read up some on their knowledge about how the actual technology work.. 

Modifié par OHM_LO, 07 mars 2011 - 08:02 .