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Re: New Nvidia Video Drivers [message #150670] |
Wed, 20 April 2005 21:56   |
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ghostSWT
Messages: 262 Registered: December 2003
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Just cause they are new doesn't mean they are good/beter... I learned the hard way that my current drivers(61.76) are the best for my card, I tried over 10 drivers and ran a Benchmark after each, the best scores i go was with 61.76. I think anyone updating vid drivers should do a benchmark b4 and after and see what gives them a better score
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New Nvidia Video Drivers [message #150674] |
Wed, 20 April 2005 22:26   |
icedog90
Messages: 3483 Registered: April 2003
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I want to try the Omega drivers, I've heard they're better. Right now they don't support versions 70.xx and up, but soon they will and then I'll try them.
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New Nvidia Video Drivers [message #150680] |
Thu, 21 April 2005 03:16   |
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Walrus
Messages: 382 Registered: February 2003 Location: Good old England
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Does any one know if they fixed any of the problems with the fx56- the bloodything has been givingme jip since I bought it.
One Last Time
"England expects that every man will do his duty"
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New Nvidia Video Drivers [message #150692] |
Thu, 21 April 2005 05:49   |
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glyde51
Messages: 1827 Registered: August 2004 Location: Winnipeg
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Opalkilla | I found out the hard way too. I tried updating my drivers and it fucked something up badly. I had to do a system restore. (I am an ATI X300 SE owner).
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You're lucky, my parents were cheap when it came to hardware.
No. Seriously. No.
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New Nvidia Video Drivers [message #150697] |
Thu, 21 April 2005 06:17   |
Opalkilla
Messages: 262 Registered: September 2004 Location: USA
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Your facts are correct. ATI cards do run better on HL2 & CS:S. The new drivers just suck, I would stay with the default ones.

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New Nvidia Video Drivers [message #150835] |
Thu, 21 April 2005 20:30   |
icedog90
Messages: 3483 Registered: April 2003
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Opalkilla | Your facts are correct. ATI cards do run better on HL2 & CS:S. The new drivers just suck, I would stay with the default ones.
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If you're talking about sticking with Windows default drivers, then that is not a good idea. When I install the latest drivers over the default ones, I get around a 30 FPS increase and no more artifacts.
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New Nvidia Video Drivers [message #150878] |
Fri, 22 April 2005 08:36   |
Opalkilla
Messages: 262 Registered: September 2004 Location: USA
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icedog90 |
Opalkilla | Your facts are correct. ATI cards do run better on HL2 & CS:S. The new drivers just suck, I would stay with the default ones.
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If you're talking about sticking with Windows default drivers, then that is not a good idea. When I install the latest drivers over the default ones, I get around a 30 FPS increase and no more artifacts.
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I was talking about the drivers that come with the card. I'm just sticking with those because I had a bad history with updating the drivers.

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New Nvidia Video Drivers [message #150897] |
Fri, 22 April 2005 12:42   |
icedog90
Messages: 3483 Registered: April 2003
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Opalkilla |
icedog90 |
Opalkilla | Your facts are correct. ATI cards do run better on HL2 & CS:S. The new drivers just suck, I would stay with the default ones.
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If you're talking about sticking with Windows default drivers, then that is not a good idea. When I install the latest drivers over the default ones, I get around a 30 FPS increase and no more artifacts.
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I was talking about the drivers that come with the card. I'm just sticking with those because I had a bad history with updating the drivers.
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That I also meant. Upgrading from those drivers or the Windows default drivers is a huge increase in FPS overall.
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