Desktop Colour Depth --> Game Performance?

deKerf

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Desktop Colour Depth --> Game Performance?

8 November 1999, 21:52

Will the performance in games change at all depending on the colour depth of my windows desktop or any other things of note?

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Wombat

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9 November 1999, 00:25

Yes, sometimes.
Some games reference the desktop color depth before they go to work. Try turning down to 16-bit before you start the game. This is esp. true for Quake, QuakeII, possibly Half-Life....

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