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Intel® 82G965 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)
Age of Empires III* game may experience low frame rates

Age of Empires III* game may experience low frame rates (FPS or frames per second).

To work around this issue on platforms with the Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset family, set the Shader Quality setting in the game to Medium or Low.

To resolve this issue on platforms with the Intel® G965 Express Chipset or the Mobile Intel® GM965 Express Chipset, use the suggested game setting values listed below and the latest version of the Intel® graphics driver.

Based on extensive testing, Intel suggests using the following game setting values for an optimal experience on this game:

Display Settings:

  • Windowed Mode Disabled
  • Video Resolution 1024x768
  • Bit Depth 16
  • Refresh Rate 75
  • Vsync Disabled
  • Anti-Alias Quality Off

Shader Settings:

  • Shader Quality Medium
  • Shadow Quality Off
  • Water Reflections Enabled
  • Bloom Effect Enabled

      Detail Settings:

      • High-Poly Models Disabled
      • Terrain Detail Objects Enabled
      • Particle Quality Normal
      • Tracer Effects Disabled
      • Obscured Unit Alpha 60
      • Footprints Enabled

      Texture Settings:

      • Terrain Texture Quality Low
      • Model Texture Quality Low
      • Texture Filter Quality Low

      Refer to the driver README file for driver installation instructions as needed.

    • This applies to:
      Intel® 82G965 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)
      Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset Family
      Mobile Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family

      Solution ID: CS-023080
      Date Created: 13-Jul-2006
      Last Modified: 21-Aug-2007