Post your game settings tweaks

[origamikitsune]

I'm on my laptop now so I can't post screenies; at the beach and won't be on the desktop for another couple days. Just the same...

General Draw Quality: 8
AA: 16xQ CSAA
Ambient Occlusion: Off
Everything Else: On/Max
Vertical Sync: Forced via Control Panel

Frame Rate: 45 FPS
In Combat (At BW): 40 FPS
In City: 30-45 FSP

The System:
i5 2.8ghz
4mb Ram
GTX460 768mb GDDR5
HDD: Haitachi 250GB (Don't know make/model)
1920x1280 (windowed)

So yeah. That's where I'm at. I can push better frame rates, but I don't see the point for various reasons, and it comes at a loss of quality. If I play full screen (which I sometimes do; I'll set hulu up on monitor #2 with a play list, and just leave it), I gain anywhere from 5-10 FPS, depending on if I leave my other monitor extended or not.

This setup is all stock, no special cooling elements of any kind, just an acrylic case that is wide open.

Edit:
Also, I have very little to no stuttering in the cities due to HDD issues. If I leave the game running a long time without closing it down, or if I go a few weeks without dumping the files, it will start to stutter everywhere. I've found however that a once a week wiping of everything but the user settings prevents 90% of the stuttering I would otherwise experience. I chalk part of that up to the HDD itself. Haitachis are beats. @.@