I spent several hours today researching and comparing and testing different anti-aliasing modes in No Man's Sky with this new RTX 5080 GPU.

I have been using TAA for years in NMS and am quite familiar with DLSS, having read about it over the years. But, today I discovered DLAA (Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing) and that NMS supports it.

And it's just awesome!

“NVIDIA DLAA (Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing) is an AI-based anti-aliasing technology for NVIDIA RTX GPUs that improves image quality at a game's native resolution, prioritizing visual fidelity over performance. Unlike DLSS, which uses AI to upscale a lower-resolution image for better performance, DLAA renders the game at full resolution and uses AI to create smoother, sharper, and more stable visuals with fewer jagged edges and artifacts, such as shimmering. It is ideal for players with a powerful GPU who have extra performance headroom and want the best possible image quality”

#NoMansSky #NMS #graphics #GPU #Nvidia #DLAA #DLSS #TAA #AA #antialiasing #gaming #games #gamers #PCgaming #PC #Steam #RTX5080 #tech #pctech #HelloGames

#RGB lighting, a feature that can be found on much of today’s #DDR memory—particularly those marketed toward #gamers—has the potential for creating burn marks on the backplates of #GPUs, permanently altering their appearance.

This is because some of the RGB lighting hasn’t gone through proper testing and may emit #UV lighting, it’s said. #PC #PCTech

#RGBLighting on #RAM Can Cause Permanent #BurnMarks on GPUs, Users Say
https://www.thefpsreview.com/2024/04/08/rgb-lighting-on-ram-can-cause-permanent-burn-marks-on-gpus-users-say/

The new #AMD chips are based on AMD’s #Zen4 architecture with some very important additions, namely AMD’s #XDNA #AI #NeuralProcessorUnit (#NPU), and AMD #RDNA3 integrated graphics, making the new chips a potentially formidable challenger to #Intel #MeteorLake’s hybrid, multi-chiplet module architecture built with Intel’s own NPU and integrated #IntelArc graphics. #PCTech

AMD drops new bargain-minded CPUs and GPU with an AI focus at CES 2024 | Tom's Guide
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/amd-drops-new-bargain-minded-cpus-and-gpu-with-an-ai-focus-at-ces-2024

So very sad to me. Maximum PC magazine (previously known as "boot") is no longer in print. Before I setup my gaming PC it kept a Mac user aware of the PC state of the art. Since building one, it was even more useful.

My thing was, I'd buy an issue at an airport every time I flew - a few issues a year. That was enough. They're all on the shelf, past 20 or so years. I looked in every mag stand in my Memphis trip we just finished - no one had it. Then, I searched on the issue. :-/

Online, but no print issues. #pcgaming #pc #tech #MaximumPC #pctech #magazines #computers

RT from https://hackers.town/@rgx/103317533135685592

My first one was an US Robotics Courier 2400 bps, internal model.

I had to learn VERY quickly of all the intricacies of IRQs, Com port addresses and default assigned IRQs, Jumper settings to change those.

And -- even when perfectly configured for a Com 2, IRQ 3 (I think it was, been a long time), it did not work well at all.

More troubleshooting, and it was the beginning of my learning of many aspects of PC technology. Fast forward 5 years and I was teaching a Computer Repairs class, all from what I learned on my own, struggling but persevering and getting things working in the end.

Loved it, specially when things were working well!

Turns out, the modem problem wasn't the modem, or any ports on the ISA expansion card this system had. It was the mouse, a Logitech bus mouse with its own ISA controller card, which had been set by jumpers to use IRQ 3, the one I wanted, default for Com2 serial ports.

Once I figured that, a Jumper change and it moved to IRQ 5; no more conflicts.

And my adventures in the BBS world started. Becoming an active member of FidoNet was the next phase.

Internet? that took about 4 years before I could get access, when joining a University. NO consumer internet existed at the time, it only became more common later, 1996-7 or so.

#modem #DialUp #networking #IRQ #ISA #Retro #Computing #hobby #PCtech

Blog Post coming soon... 😉

My first one was an US Robotics Courier 2400 bps, internal model.

I had to learn VERY quickly of all the intricacies of IRQs, Com port addresses and default assigned IRQs, Jumper settings to change those.

And -- even when perfectly configured for a Com 2, IRQ 3 (I think it was, been a long time), it did not work well at all.

More troubleshooting, and it was the beginning of my learning of many aspects of PC technology. Fast forward 5 years and I was teaching a Computer Repairs class, all from what I learned on my own, struggling but persevering and getting things working in the end.

Loved it, specially when things were working well!

Turns out, the modem problem wasn't the modem, or any ports on the ISA expansion card this system had. It was the mouse, a Logitech bus mouse with its own ISA controller card, which had been set by jumpers to use IRQ 3, the one I wanted, default for Com2 serial ports.

Once I figured that, a Jumper change and it moved to IRQ 5; no more conflicts.

And my adventures in the BBS world started. Becoming an active member of FidoNet was the next phase.

Internet? that took about 4 years before I could get access, when joining a University. NO consumer internet existed at the time, it only became more common later, 1996-7 or so.

#modem #DialUp #networking #IRQ #ISA #Retro #Computing #hobby #PCtech

Blog Post coming soon... 😉