Colours have gone from crisp and sharp to dull and dirty

[Keith_K]

Same monitor but I can't remember which video card I had in the old machine. The details of the current one are shown below. Whether or not this is a "good" one is quite beyond my knowledge of such things.

But thank you for your suggestion. I have set the Final View render preference to 0% from the 80% that seems to have been the default and it has made quite a bit of difference except to the floors. The "natural oak plank" that I have used in some instances was much lighter in colour and clearer than what it is now.

I do realise that a lot of the differentiation is because of where the sun is (or some such) which is why one elevation is always sharper and brighter than the others. Can one turn off the sun?

[Kbird]

Hi Keith , had a quick look online , that ATI 5450 is a $30 videocard and NOT recommended for gaming ,which is what you need for any of the HD Products to accelerate the 3D views. You might want to see if the Computer Builder will swap it out for you since it is new , my guess is they weren't aware that you use 3D software , you may have said you don't do any Gaming if they asked ? so they put in a budget card good enough for the Net and watching movies etc only , a card like the NVidia 550ti would be ok I think. It may still be a settings issue and you can live with it ? perhaps your old card can be installed in the new Comp.? don't know how old it is though.

your current card
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages..._review,1.html

some 550ti pricing on Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/gtx-550-ti