Recommended for top of the range machines only.

Very High: See all eye candy at the cost of performance.

Auto Detect: Set the video options to match your machine’s individual capabilities.

Render Mode: Select one of the supported render styles (Normal, Cold, Paradise, and Cartoon).

Vertical Synch: Check this to synch display rate to monitor's refresh rate.

Full Screen: Check this to play in full screen mode.

Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma Sliders: Adjust your display device properties (Monitor/ TFT/ TV).

Anti Aliasing: Turn full screen anti-aliasing on or off (different quality settings are possible).

Resolution: Choose from a list of all available resolutions.

Here's a list of settings the game offers in case you're not familiar with it: In what order will you start dealing with these settings to reach the desired FPS and play smoothly but sacrificing as less graphic detail? I know by lowering AA & AF I can reach my desired frames per second to play smoothly, but I like what they do and as soon as I lower them I start noticing the saw effect in polygons.

After previewing the game with all video options maxed out, I want to play smoothly but loosing detail as less as possible!!! by maxed out I mean all video at Very High setting, video display 1024x768 plus AA & AF at their top!. I'm not able to play FarCry with all options maxed out in my system (AMD2700XP, 512mb DDR 333, FX5900 LX 128mb 2.8ns, SB Audigy 2, WD80Gb HD). I think I'm going to sit this one out and leave it to the true experts.

Far cry 2 not full screen