Default Color Depth For Textures; Buffer Flipping Mode; Vertical Sync; Using System Memory For Textures In Pci Mode - Nvidia P128 - Quadro FX2000 Dual Graphic Card 8x 128MB Model OEM User Manual

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Default Color Depth for Textures

This option determines whether textures of a specific color depth should be used
by default in OpenGL applications.
• Use desktop color depth always uses textures of the color depth at which
your Windows desktop is currently running.
• The Always use 16 bpp and Always use 32 bpp options force the use of
textures of the specified color depth, regardless of your desktop settings.

Buffer Flipping Mode

Click the "down-arrow" to display the buffer-flipping modes for full-screen
OpenGL applications. You can select one of the following methods:
• Use Block Transfer is the block transfer method.
• Auto-select allows the driver to determine the best method based on your
hardware configuration.

Vertical Sync

Click to specify how vertical sync is handled in OpenGL.
• Always off. Always disables vertical sync in OpenGL applications.
• Off by default. Keeps vertical sync disabled unless an application
specifically requests that it be enabled.
• On by default. Keeps vertical sync enabled unless an application specifically
requests that it be disabled.

Using System Memory for Textures in PCI Mode

The option "Use up to _ MB of System Memory for Textures in PCI mode"
allows the graphics processor to utilize up to the specified amount of system
memory for texture storage (in addition to the memory installed on the display
adapter itself). This setting applies only to PCI display adapters, or AGP display
adapters running in PCI-compatibility mode.
Tip: The maximum amount of system memory that can be reserved for

Custom OpenGL Settings

This option shows a list of the custom settings (or "tweaks") you have saved.
Note: This option applies only to Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0.
To activate the setting:
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texture storage is calculated based on the amount of physical RAM
installed in your computer. The more system RAM, the higher the value
you will be able to set.
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