Ugly Betty Base Items

Computer A: iBuyPower Gamer 536AE Desktop; AMD Phenom Q9600 Quad Core Processor, 3 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 512MB, Vista Premium

Computer B: Gateway FX7026 Desktop; Quad Core 9300, Nvidia 8800 GT (o/c removed), 4 GB RAM, Vista Home Premium

Computer C: Custom Built; Athalon 64x2 3600+, Nvidia GEforce 7300 GT, 2 GB RAM, updated Windows XP


Using Comp.A as the "control" with UM settings on and off, Comp.B with UM settings on, and Comp.C with no UM settings.

Baseline: Most base items look fine, some even better with UM...

Comp.A. UM settings ON:




Comp.B. UM settings ON:





Comp.A. UM settings OFF:




Comp.C. UM settings OFF:




However, Some base items have been severely UGLIFIED:

Comp.A. UM settings ON




Comp.B. UM settings ON




Comp.A. UM settings OFF




Comp.C. UM settings OFF



If, at this point, you're saying to yourself, "But those pictures don't really seem all THAT much different from each other"... well, that's exactly my point.

I'm not talking about the sharpness of the images, or the crappy jpeg resolution, or even basic differences in camera angles... I'm talking about the pixelization and lack of shadings.

No matter the rig/setup or graphics settings... Certain base items look absolutely hideous now.

Just for a quick comparison, here is what the crystals used to look like:




Other angles:

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3...extdeskuy1.jpg
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2...placed2pl0.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/389...loatingvb2.jpg