How to Make an 8600GT Card Faster
- 1). Right-click on your desktop, then select "Nvidia Control Panel."
- 2). Click "View" and then "Advanced." This displays all available options of the control panel.
- 3). Click "Manage 3D settings" on the left pane. This loads a list of all 3D settings in the right pane.
- 4). Change a setting for a feature by clicking in the "Setting" drop-down menu next to each "Feature" and then clicking the option. Turn the settings for "Ambient Occlusion" and all of the "Anisotropic" and "Antialiasing" features to "OFF."
- 5). Change the setting for "Texture Filtering Quality" to "High Performance." This changes the remaining performance related settings automatically for optimal performance.
- 6). Press the "Apply" button to save the changes.
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