Nvidia Geforce/TNT drivers 3.81
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Saw it on voodooextreme. I'm going to try it out later.
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I've been using them for about 30 minutes now and no lockups like I was getting with any of the drivers after 3.66. That doesn't mean anything though. The lockups were pretty much always random and I could go for a couple of hours or just a couple of seconds. Here's to hoping though!
Pete
Pete
EXCELLENT!!! I'm off to give em a whirl!
Since I've posted that last message, I've yet to have a SINGLE lockup. At this point, it looks like Nvidia fixed the problem.
Pete
Pete
Works oh so well
Nothing else to say
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God gave me life, the AwP gives me the strength !
So let me shoot them all,
and let God sort them out !
Nothing else to say
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God gave me life, the AwP gives me the strength !
So let me shoot them all,
and let God sort them out !
How about general performance? Did you guys notice any significant improvement over 3.78 for example? I'm just wondering whether I should install the new drivers.
Does anyone know exactly what is different about the new drivers... are they faster/better looking, or are they just fixin lockups? also is there any way to make fsaa or s3tc work with these drivers.
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Amd k7 500 w/ 3dnow and mmx. :: 192 mb sd100 ram.
Biostar m7mka mobo. :: 32x toshieba cd rom. :: 2x write 4x read phillips cdr w/ adaptec scsi. :: Winfast nvidia geforce 256 ddr 32mb w/ tv out. :: Diamond monster mx 300 Sound. :: Standard Floppy. :: 5 speakers including a subwoofer. :: Us robotics external 56k modem x2 v.90. :: Intellimouse explorer. ::
Standard gateway keyboard. :: 17 inch gateway ev700 monitor. :: Epson stylus color 600 printer. :: Info scaner. :: D-link 10/100 mbit ethernet lan card. dfe-530tx+ w/ wol. :: Windows 2000 Professional.
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Amd k7 500 w/ 3dnow and mmx. :: 192 mb sd100 ram.
Biostar m7mka mobo. :: 32x toshieba cd rom. :: 2x write 4x read phillips cdr w/ adaptec scsi. :: Winfast nvidia geforce 256 ddr 32mb w/ tv out. :: Diamond monster mx 300 Sound. :: Standard Floppy. :: 5 speakers including a subwoofer. :: Us robotics external 56k modem x2 v.90. :: Intellimouse explorer. ::
Standard gateway keyboard. :: 17 inch gateway ev700 monitor. :: Epson stylus color 600 printer. :: Info scaner. :: D-link 10/100 mbit ethernet lan card. dfe-530tx+ w/ wol. :: Windows 2000 Professional.
Is the TV-Out available now???
The only way ya gonna find our if it works for you is to try them!
That's right elkstreme
Doh - just posted this in the games forum
They're fine, it seems - games performance has been good when I've played Q3 - and (so far, touch wood) no random lock-ups.
The one "BIG" pain though, is that some drop-down, etc menus are invisible when selected - and don't appear until you move the mouse over where they would be....annoying to say the least.
Exorcist
They're fine, it seems - games performance has been good when I've played Q3 - and (so far, touch wood) no random lock-ups.
The one "BIG" pain though, is that some drop-down, etc menus are invisible when selected - and don't appear until you move the mouse over where they would be....annoying to say the least.
Exorcist
Since i installed the 3.81 drivers i couldn't change any video settings in Quake3 and halflife would periodically give an error while exitting. when i rolled back to the 3.78 drivers everything worked fine again. maybe none of that is happening with you guys but i am going to hold off until a official release!
Where do you get the drivers?
OK
Loaded new drivers and all is well.
But what about tweaking my card with software?
Plus I am unable to change my monitor type any where I assumed this was due to DDR not being present in the NVidia driver?
TIA
Ned
Loaded new drivers and all is well.
But what about tweaking my card with software?
Plus I am unable to change my monitor type any where I assumed this was due to DDR not being present in the NVidia driver?
TIA
Ned
These new drivers kick ass!
So hows this for improvement?
188 FPS quake2 640x480 3dnow!OpenGL 3.81 drivers
160 FPS quake2 640x480 3dnow!OpenGL 3.78 drivers and the same scores with 3.78/3.66 mini.sys combo.
Sound quality was high.
Athlon 650
Geforce SDR 3D Prophet not OC'd
256Megs Crucial PC133 cas2
K7Pro MB
SB Live!
Raid 0 2x13.6 7200rpm
blah blah blah.
So hows this for improvement?
188 FPS quake2 640x480 3dnow!OpenGL 3.81 drivers
160 FPS quake2 640x480 3dnow!OpenGL 3.78 drivers and the same scores with 3.78/3.66 mini.sys combo.
Sound quality was high.
Athlon 650
Geforce SDR 3D Prophet not OC'd
256Megs Crucial PC133 cas2
K7Pro MB
SB Live!
Raid 0 2x13.6 7200rpm
blah blah blah.
Yes, these drivers rox! Before w/ the 3.78 in the level q3dm1 of q3, when u see the big tongue, the game was slow (and not in win9x)... Then after I have installed the 3.81, q3 was very smooth!! Like Win9x...!
My geforce bites in win2k.
I have used every driver but to no avail.
****ty frame rates etc.
Some tests using 3dmark 2000 dont even run.
The highest score I have gained is a bog standard 789.
WTF!!!.
Any Ideas?.
My system.
shuttle hot591p (via)
k6-2 500
64mb
leadtek geforce sdr (cheap and nasty)
13 gig udma
sblive
36x cd
I have used every driver but to no avail.
****ty frame rates etc.
Some tests using 3dmark 2000 dont even run.
The highest score I have gained is a bog standard 789.
WTF!!!.
Any Ideas?.
My system.
shuttle hot591p (via)
k6-2 500
64mb
leadtek geforce sdr (cheap and nasty)
13 gig udma
sblive
36x cd
You need at least another 128 megs of ram =)
Allegory,
For Win2k to have similar performance in a machine that was running Windows 98, you need almost double the RAM. So a system with 64meg may be fine in 98, but in Win2k, needs 128.
My PC was running 98 with 128meg, when I upgrade to Win2k, it was a little sluggish in some things. Upgrading to 256, made it faster than 98, even in games. Windows NT and 2000 need more RAM than their Windows 9x counterparts.
BTW, these drivers seem to enable AGP in Quake 3 (openGL). Quake 3 always said Geforce/SSE/PCI, now it says Geforce/SSE/AGP. These drivers are definitely a big improvement, and I think starting with 3.79, video out should work. You have to plug in your video cable first before booting.
Mike
For Win2k to have similar performance in a machine that was running Windows 98, you need almost double the RAM. So a system with 64meg may be fine in 98, but in Win2k, needs 128.
My PC was running 98 with 128meg, when I upgrade to Win2k, it was a little sluggish in some things. Upgrading to 256, made it faster than 98, even in games. Windows NT and 2000 need more RAM than their Windows 9x counterparts.
BTW, these drivers seem to enable AGP in Quake 3 (openGL). Quake 3 always said Geforce/SSE/PCI, now it says Geforce/SSE/AGP. These drivers are definitely a big improvement, and I think starting with 3.79, video out should work. You have to plug in your video cable first before booting.
Mike
Everything you say about the double of RAM, you mean for every program or in games only ?
On my system with a GeForce, I think that Quake 3 (OpenGL) is working fine, but I have a lot of slowdowns when playing UT (Direct3D).
Maybe the drivers are not good yet in D3D ?
By the way, do you know how to access the GeForce control panel on W2k ?
Thanx
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Athlon 500
Asus K7M
GeForce SDR 32Mo 3D Prophet
128 Mo RAM
SBLive! 1024
On my system with a GeForce, I think that Quake 3 (OpenGL) is working fine, but I have a lot of slowdowns when playing UT (Direct3D).
Maybe the drivers are not good yet in D3D ?
By the way, do you know how to access the GeForce control panel on W2k ?
Thanx
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Athlon 500
Asus K7M
GeForce SDR 32Mo 3D Prophet
128 Mo RAM
SBLive! 1024
