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Downsampling Tutorial (NVIDIA)

By Weeddrunken

This guide shows you how to downsample Wargame: Red Dragon (& all Games which support high resolutions)!
As a result you'll achieve a much clearer & sharper picture quality.

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

Tutorial

Screenshots (@2880x1620)

Attention

Comments

Introduction

First of all it is pretty easy!
It takes you only 2mins to set up 2880x1620 and therefor you achieve a far more crisp picture!

Tutorial

Everything is set & configured in the Nvidia Control Panel (as shown below)...

1. Go to Display ->Adjust desktop size & position ||| 1.1 Go to Display -> Change Resolution

1. Set everything as shown above and click Apply.
1.1 Select your native resolution and click Customize.
=> There you tick Enable resolutions not exposed by the display & press Create Custom Resolution.
2. Create your custom resolution:

It is important that you set the timings "Manual" as shown above.
(The Pixel Clock should not go above 165MHZ!)
2.1 click TEST
If you set everything correct, your Desktop will be shown in the resolution you chose!
(It is important: that you click Yes if you see your Desktop in the desired resolution.
=> This is for adding the resolution and not for setting it up for your desktop.)
3. Set your custom resolution ingame

Note: @3840x2160
Some monitors do not go beneath 56Hz, even if they are able to! That is driver related & can be fixed!
(My 24" Samsung e.g. needs the EDID Monitor Hz FIX[www.oc-burner.de] for 3840x2160 @54Hz, to work properly!)

Screenshots (@2880x1620)

Attention

Unfortunately after installing a new Nvidia Driver, you might have to set your custom resolution again. Even with the "Express Installation". (on some systems)
Note: This Guide works for all Games! (which support high resolutions)

please "Rate", if you like... :)

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youseekyoda2 11 Jul, 2014 @ 1:17pm

@Weeddrunken:
I'm only trying to understand the forces at work here you don't have to burn me for it

I did a lot of googling and I think I understand it now. The game is being rendered in an higher resolution, which the graphics card then downsamples and outputs to your monitor's native resolution in a similar fashion that photoshop would sharpen an image when you shrink its physical size. The monitor didn't magically gain pixels, its just getting sharper information.

Weeddrunken [author] 11 Jul, 2014 @ 3:09am

@lukeduke2222:
PLZ google the topic and inform yourself , correctly...

Before stating false pretences without any proof.
You just don't know downsampling, accept that & inform yourself about it if you don't "believe" this guide.

Google it [www.giyf.com] / TRY THE GUIDE

youseekyoda2 11 Jul, 2014 @ 12:47am

Ghost I agree this doesnt seem to be possible; a monitor that has 1920x1080 can't physically display a higher resolution right?

jpinard 31 Mar, 2014 @ 9:08pm

Hmmm I cannot get this to work. Is it because I have a large 30" native 2560x1600 display?

Stone 21 Mar, 2014 @ 7:21pm

works, i had to turn the graphics settings down a tad but i got it to run on 2880x1620 no problem

Gost Gajol 20 Mar, 2014 @ 4:43pm

Weeddrunken - why am i affraid that il be burning my screen ? It can't be healty for a phillips full HD 40 inch TV (used as a monitor) to go above the 1920x1080 resolution. Still wonder if im getting the full picture here :-P

JDeezNutz 20 Mar, 2014 @ 2:06pm

This is....interesting. Probably going to give it a try.

Weeddrunken [author] 20 Mar, 2014 @ 3:09am

@ Gost Gajol:
1. YES. But you do not have to use this resolution on your desktop, you just set it up...!
2. After that start your game and now you can set 2880x1620 in-game.
=> No damage/harm for your monitor!

3. "I mean youre screen is actually showing 2880x1620..."
=> Exactly, this is downsampling. You render 2880x1620 on a 1920x1080 Screen.
But it's basically your GPU which renders and calculates the picture in the higher resolution.

Gost Gajol 19 Mar, 2014 @ 7:45pm

Hey, not sure i understood this, however here goes.

By setting a custom resolution in the nvidia panel, you trick the monitor/screen into showing 2880x1620 on the windows desktop, and then start the game and run it in 2880x1620? Will it not damage the monitor/screen?

I mean youre screen is actually showing 2880x1620 (outside the specifications of youre monitor/screen, that would normally stop at FULL HD resolution 1920x1080.

I'm interrested so do tell what??

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