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Shadow Warrior Downsampling Tutorial (Optimizing Textures & Picture Quality)

By Weeddrunken

This Guide shows you how to Downsample Shadow Warrior (play @2880x1620 resolution).

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Category: Modding or Configuration

Languages: English

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27 Sep, 2013 @ 3:46am

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

Tutorial

Comparison

Attention

Comments

Introduction

If you did the SLI Fix & you got some fps left (e.g. you got 90 fps and more), THIS GUIDE is for you!
Nevertheless, this Guide is also for people without an SLI System but who have a decent GPU.
So if you have some fps left & want to improve picture quality?! Try Downsampling!
----------Before (1920x1080 @1920x1080)-----------|----------After (2880x1620 @1920x1080)-----------

Tutorial

First of all it is pretty easy!
It took me about 2mins to set up 2880x1620 and another 5mins for 3840x2160.
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
& enjoy Shadow Warrior @2880x1620 / @3840x2160

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

Comparison

Before (1920x1080 @1920x1080)

After (2880x1620 @1920x1080)

Before (1920x1080 @1920x1080)

After (2880x1620 @1920x1080)

Before (1920x1080 @1920x1080)

After (2880x1620 @1920x1080)

Attention

Unfortunately after installing a new Nvidia Driver, you have to set your custom resolution again! (At least on some Systems...) Even with the "Express Installation".

Important Note: This Guide works for all Games! (which support high resolutions)
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11 Comments

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蛇蛇 Sir.Snake 14 Jan, 2015 @ 5:48am

I am using SLI 16x AA now(GTX 970 sli) ,way better then DSR

Schrodinger's Left Nut 28 Nov, 2014 @ 9:26am

It literally looks the same to me. Damn my old eyes.

Weeddrunken [author] 28 Sep, 2013 @ 2:25am

You're welcome! ;)
(PS: it's a shame that Nvidia lets you buy their Enthusiast stuff, but doesn't provide you with Mods / Tweaks / (SLI Profiles) / or simply "how to get the best out of your cards"...Had my 1st experience with this in 2006 on my 2 GTX 8800. xD :(

Spoonie 27 Sep, 2013 @ 8:18pm

Cheers for all the info man :)

Weeddrunken [author] 27 Sep, 2013 @ 6:57am

PS: The specs are per Single Monitor !

Weeddrunken [author] 27 Sep, 2013 @ 6:55am

GTX TITAN Display Support
Maximum Digital Resolution: 4096x2160 Link [www.geforce.com]
;) GOOD LUCK, I wish I had your rig :)

Weeddrunken [author] 27 Sep, 2013 @ 6:48am

Wow u got an awesome system mate!

--> 120hz is perfect!!!
The only thing i can tell you (...the following settings worked for others):
2.400 x 1.350 @ 93Hz | 2.880 x 1.620 @ 77Hz | 3.840 x 2.160 @ 60Hz

Spoonie 27 Sep, 2013 @ 6:43am

Thanks for the info I have 2 x titans but unsure if even that will be enough - my problem is I can create custom resulotions while in 5760 mode - only when I drop down to 1920. Also I see that you adjust the monitor refresh - I have 120 hz monitors would that have to be dropped to 60hz?

Weeddrunken [author] 27 Sep, 2013 @ 6:28am

xD wow, that's a good question.
Honestly I don't know the highest supported resolution of your GPU.
But if you got the GPU Power & the resolution is supported, give it a try...
100% resolution -----> 5760x1080 []
150% + resolution --> 8640x1620 []
200% + resolution --> 11520x2160 []
(PS: Maybe you have to multiply the pixel clock x3, but normally you have to stay beneath 165)
Good Luck

Spoonie 27 Sep, 2013 @ 5:58am

Is this possible with a multimonitor setup @ 5760x1080 already?

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