
This option allows your monitor to sync each frame with your video card preventing visual artifacts or "screen tearing" to occur. Generally the lower you go, the more frames per second you'll gain.
Try setting it to "Tri-linear" or AF 2x or 4x. to the advanced anisotropic filter which re-samples each texture up to 16x in real-time preventing the occurrence of artifacts and improving the quality of textures. The range starts from simple bi-linear passes (2x). This option forces a specific method to render textures, each varying in quality and performance. Experiment between on/off and determine what's best for you. Note: On certain N-vidia cards you will actually get better FPS if you leave this option on at around 2x. If you're having performance problems or are using video hardware that is a few years old, I recommend turning this setting completely off. If you play at a higher resolution like 1680x1050, you may want to set this option to below 4x or even off. AA can create a huge performance hit depending on the power of your video card(s). Make sure to disable this setting if you don't have a multi-core cpu or processor, or it may cause stability/lag issues.ĭetailed Breakdown of Advanced Settings in Left 4 Dead Video OptionsĪA was created to counter the rendering of rough, jagged looking lines. They are quite noticeable in lower resolutions, especially on any diagonal lines. One very important option to note is "Multicore Rendering". Select Advanced Settings under your video options Tweaking your Left 4 Dead Video Optionsĭetailed below is my personal recommendation for most systems that are suffering from performance issues. Once you've selected that, go ahead and select " Advanced Settings" as per the image below. This will help provide us with a decent base to tweak your video settings from since I have no way personally of knowing exactly what computer hardware you're running with. Now, before tweaking any video settings manually, select the " Use Recommended Settings" option. Select: " Options" from the Left 4 Dead Menu then select " Video". Left 4 Dead Video OptionsĪlright, to get started you'll obviously need to run Left 4 dead. Tired of lag and poor frame rates? This Left 4 Dead performance guide goes over the "advanced video settings" you'll need to know to increase FPS in both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2.