Anyway to build a gaming pc and ensure it won't have temporal dithering? Gpu is the main concern right? On the Intel side detherig.exe should take care of dithering. Whats the best gpu can we use for latest gaming without it introducing dithering? I'm learning nvidias aren't safe anymore. Is there any hope?
Building a gaming pc
The latest known good nVidia series is the 7x0. Although it seems that much of the early run of 9x0 was also safe, it's difficult for us to determine if a card will or won't be until we see it.
If I had to get another card today for my gaming PC, I'd probably get a GeForce 670SC from EVGA. It's still beefy as hell, has 4GB of video RAM, and I know its output is flawless. I might order one anyway while I still can, from eBay.
JTL so how can I be sure not to use integrated graphics? Sorry I'm not well versed in the PC world. Aren't all desktops going to have integrated graphics? Is there a way to disable it? Or do I just run ditherig.exe? Once you start a game, does the dedicated graphics card take over so even if integrated is dithering there wouldn't be any dithering in game?
Would you be able to outline a ultimate dithering free gaming setup
Example
Intel is cpu
NVIDIA 6xx or 7xx gpu
Does any other hardware come into play for dithering? Does windows version matter? Will any gpu drivers be safe on nvidia 6xx or 7xx?
Link Aren't all desktops going to have integrated graphics?
With an Intel CPU and compatible motherboard, the integrated graphics chip is built into the CPU. And integrated graphics is too slow for gaming anyway.
Good news is just by using a PCIe video card, you completely 100% bypass the integrated graphics.
Link Once you start a game, does the dedicated graphics card take over so even if integrated is dithering there wouldn't be any dithering in game?
As long as your monitor is hooked up to the dedicated graphics card, it is on 100% of the time.
if you wanted to disable the integrated graphics card, that can be easily done in the BIOS.
Link Would you be able to outline a ultimate dithering free gaming
I can give some sugesstions
CPU: Irrelevant
Motherboard: as long as it's compatible in general with other parts, pick what you need.
GPU: Nvidia GTX 600/700 series GPU.
Monitor: native 8-bit monitor without dithering connected to DVI or DisplayPort.
Link Does any other hardware come into play for dithering?
Other than possibly the screen in the case of being 6+2 bits., nope.
Link Does windows version matter?
I do not know
Link Will any gpu drivers be safe on nvidia 6xx or 7xx?
I do not know with regards to dithering. What I can tell you is for a long time with GTX 500/600 series cards and WIndows 7 there was an issue where the computer would completely freeze up even the power button wouldn't turn it off, the last driver before crashing was 314.22 and it got fixed around the 337 series I think.
Does something like this look good
https://www.amazon.com/Dell-XPS8910-7020BLK-Desktop-Generation-GeForce/dp/B01LD5V8GKDoes it matter if it is msi evga etc
Would it run games at decent settings?
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degen Avoid problems like this, with certain NVIDIA drivers it's easy to fix, others not so.
http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-cards-dont-full-rgb-color-through-hdmiheres-a-fix/
Isn't there a way to disable dithering on AMD and NVIDIA through registry even on newer cards.