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Possible to lower resolution without stretching?

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Hashbrown
Profile Joined September 2015
10 Posts
September 02 2015 16:03 GMT
#1
Hi I have a 2560 1440 monitor. I figured it would be easier for me to play if I could lower the resolution so that the game takes up less of the screen. For now I can only do this in windowed mode. Is it possible to force the game to still run in full screen but say with black borders? Tried googling but couldn't find an answer. Thanks!
EngrishTeacher
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Canada1109 Posts
September 02 2015 16:13 GMT
#2
Sorry but why would you ever want to do this?

If you're running games at a lower resolution for performance reasons, make sure to ONLY use 16 resolutions so that the stretching is in the right aspect ratio. Then just move your monitor further away from you if the pixelation is bothering you, which is pretty much the same thing as what you're trying to do.

Move monitor further away = centering screen with black borders.

Also, you get a performance hit running games in windowed or windowed borderless modes. Try to always run demanding games in fullscreen.

I mean, you have an awsome QHD screen, probably decently sized too at 24" to 27". I would use the fuck out of it, instead of trying to artificially downgrade it into a 19" 1080p or 900p monitor.
butchji
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany1531 Posts
September 02 2015 16:35 GMT
#3
Go to Nvidia panel and adjust the scaling method to aspect ratio.
Hashbrown
Profile Joined September 2015
10 Posts
September 02 2015 16:49 GMT
#4
On September 03 2015 01:13 EngrishTeacher wrote:
Sorry but why would you ever want to do this?

If you're running games at a lower resolution for performance reasons, make sure to ONLY use 16 resolutions so that the stretching is in the right aspect ratio. Then just move your monitor further away from you if the pixelation is bothering you, which is pretty much the same thing as what you're trying to do.

Move monitor further away = centering screen with black borders.

Also, you get a performance hit running games in windowed or windowed borderless modes. Try to always run demanding games in fullscreen.

I mean, you have an awsome QHD screen, probably decently sized too at 24" to 27". I would use the fuck out of it, instead of trying to artificially downgrade it into a 19" 1080p or 900p monitor.

Thanks for the "putting more distance between myself and the screen" tip. It was just that having to have my eyes dart around my 27 inch screen all the time gave me tunnel vision both visually and psychologically.
Hashbrown
Profile Joined September 2015
10 Posts
September 02 2015 16:50 GMT
#5
On September 03 2015 01:35 butchji wrote:
Go to Nvidia panel and adjust the scaling method to aspect ratio.

I use AMD
WeddingEpisode
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States356 Posts
September 02 2015 17:28 GMT
#6
Hashbrown, try video card software.
www.amd.com
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TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10668 Posts
September 02 2015 17:31 GMT
#7
Try posting this in the Tech Support forum next time bro.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/tech-support/
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
varsovie
Profile Joined December 2013
Canada326 Posts
September 02 2015 17:42 GMT
#8
Try via your GPU drivers configuration, alternatively multiple screens has the options to scale the image full-screen on/off.
Hashbrown
Profile Joined September 2015
10 Posts
September 02 2015 23:56 GMT
#9
On September 03 2015 02:31 GGzerG wrote:
Try posting this in the Tech Support forum next time bro.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/tech-support/

Argh, sorry. Didn't see it while scrolling through the list of subforums.
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10668 Posts
September 03 2015 02:00 GMT
#10
No need to apologize I mean it may get more / better responses there, no worries!
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
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