GTX 960: Edges not smooth very rough similar to non anti-aliased games.

[AzoraFred]

The image on my screen is rough. It's 1920x1080 but if you look closely you can identity the little pixels and it looks pretty blocky. I was wondering if Nvidia had super resolution like AMD and if I could activate it so that it would seem more smooth.

This is my first time building with a Nvidia card so I am unfamiliar with it's settings.

If anyone has had this problem and knows a fix, one would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. I have changed cords through DVI-D, DVI-I, and HDMI. I am currently using an HDMI cable but the quality and picture still look rough and not smooth around the edges of windows and text.

 

[rmarier83]

You could try NVIDIA control Panel > 3D Settings > Adjust image settings with Preview. Then adjust it from there.
You could also try the "Manage 3D settings" under 3D settings. There are some Anti-Aliasing options in there too.

 

[photonboy]

1) DSR is for gaming, and is expensive in memory and processing. You don't want to use this usually. Stick with AA.

This is NOT the issue.

2) Text issues in 2D??

I've used HUNDREDS of graphics cards when building and they all look pretty much IDENTICAL to me. Make sure:

a) Windows resolution is native (i.e. 1920x1080 if that's the monitor resolution)

b) don't use DPI scaling

c) apply CLEARTYPE (affects different programs differently).

Other:
*It's not clear what your issue is, or if there's actually anything wrong.
a) Does the picture look better with a different computer?
b) Have you tried a Linux distro (can create a Linux DVD/Thumb drive and run from there)?

It may be the physical characteristic of the monitor you're using. Some larger monitors (i.e. 27") at lower resolutions have obvious pixels. You can't fix that with software, though you can move the monitor back a bit so you're eyes resolve the obvious physical pixels.

Is what you describe similar to walking up to a normal TV and seeing the individual pixels more clearly?

 

[AzoraFred]

1) DSR is for gaming, and is expensive in memory and processing. You don't want to use this usually. Stick with AA.

This is NOT the issue.

2) Text issues in 2D??

I've used HUNDREDS of graphics cards when building and they all look pretty much IDENTICAL to me. Make sure:

a) Windows resolution is native (i.e. 1920x1080 if that's the monitor resolution)

b) don't use DPI scaling

c) apply CLEARTYPE (affects different programs differently).

Other:
*It's not clear what your issue is, or if there's actually anything wrong.
a) Does the picture look better with a different computer?
b) Have you tried a Linux distro (can create a Linux DVD/Thumb drive and run from there)?

It may be the physical characteristic of the monitor you're using. Some larger monitors (i.e. 27") at lower resolutions have obvious pixels. You can't fix that with software, though you can move the monitor back a bit so you're eyes resolve the obvious physical pixels.

Is what you describe similar to walking up to a normal TV and seeing the individual pixels more clearly?

On a different computer, the image is fine (not a monitor problem)
It is very similar to walking close to a tv and seeing the individual pixels.

You know how if you use the zoom tool on windows and you zoom in, around the degs of text are similar color to help smooth the edges. The best way to describe it is that it lacks that smoothness around the edges of things. It's very blocky. Eveyrhting is running native resolution.