PC gaming options

[CaptQuakers]

Hey guys I have recently started gaming on a PC and coming from a console to PC I have no clue what half the options actually do, does anyone have a site that explains things in layman's terms.



Thanks

 

[AWAR]

Hey guys I have recently started gaming on a PC and coming from a console to PC I have no clue what half the options actually do, does anyone have a site that explains things in layman's terms.
Thanks

You mean the graphics options?
Not that hard, take a look at this.

 

[CaptQuakers]

Hey guys I have recently started gaming on a PC and coming from a console to PC I have no clue what half the options actually do, does anyone have a site that explains things in layman's terms.
Thanks

You mean the graphics options?
Not that hard, take a look at this.

Thanks.

 

[OneCatch]

AWAR's link basically sums it up. You'll get a feel for what settings suit you personally (for example I can't stand not having anti-aliasing, and would lower other settings in order to have it with a reasonable fps).

By the way, FPS is frames per second. You can measure it using Fraps. Generally upwards of 30fps is needed for decent gaming, 50-60 is optimum for fast paced games. Higher graphics settings will mean lower FPS, so if you get low framerates or juddering images, try lowering graphics settings to see if it improves. As mentioned in the article, Vsync issues can also cause juddering.

The best thing you can do to learn is to find a fairly intensive game with lost of graphics options, and then experiment.

 

[DoPo]

Not that hard, take a look at this.

That one is good, I hadn't seen it before.

I came here to post this one [http://www.tweakguides.com/Graphics_1.html] - it goes more in depth and covers more things. I think between the two of these, OP should know most of what is there to know.