Nvidea users

[BadDad]

New Video Drivers in time for the beta:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_163.69.html XP

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_163.69.html Vista

# Supports GeForce FX, 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs.
# Improved compatibility and performance for NVIDIA SLI™ technology on Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and OpenGL® 2.1 applications.
# Improved compatibility for The Way It’s Meant To Be Played™ game titles: BioShock, Crysis, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Hellgate: London, and World in Conflict.
# Added PureVideo™ HD decode acceleration for GeForce 8600, 8500 and 8400 series GPUs.
# Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.

[Dracil]

Good to know, but first I'm gonna check what people say about the driver on guru3d.com.

[Scapes]

Ooh, thanks for the linkage.

Moved to Tech Support.
-- Scapes

[Tirefire]

great info thanks for the info...

[Bells]

Only for 32bit, oh well the 64bit ones from july are still great.

[BadDad]

Only for 32bit, oh well the 64bit ones from july are still great.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_163.69.html XP 64 bit

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_163.69.html Vista 64 bit

;)

Remember these are Beta drivers. Their last few beta releases have been really good though.

[G-Mann]

Thanks for the link
I guess while I'm waiting I'll change out the drivers

[Tirefire]

New Video Drivers in time for the beta:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_163.69.html XP

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_163.69.html Vista

# Supports GeForce FX, 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs.
# Improved compatibility and performance for NVIDIA SLI™ technology on Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and OpenGL® 2.1 applications.
# Improved compatibility for The Way It’s Meant To Be Played™ game titles: BioShock, Crysis, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Hellgate: London, and World in Conflict.
# Added PureVideo™ HD decode acceleration for GeForce 8600, 8500 and 8400 series GPUs.
# Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.



i tried the xp version and my comp came back up in 4bit mode... so I reverted back to old driver...

[BadDad]

Holy Crap. Did you report that to Nvidea? I think they're going to WHQL drivers soon.

[BadDad]

It's official. Those drivers are no longer beta.

http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

[Bigdady92]

still don't work with laptops..haters.

[Sanjo]

still don't work with laptops..haters.

You can get it to work with a laptop, just download the modded NIF here:


http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?


I'm currently using it now on my laptop and desktop, it's an amazing driver. Note though, the reason it doesn't support laptops is because the laptop version has laptop features. For example, my screen doesn't shut off when I close the lid with this driver.

Are any of those features important? Well, maybe the power saving feature, if you're playing without a power cord somehow... but no, none of them are really needed.

I'm always trying new drivers out, and these are doing quite well for me atm. Time to test them on hellgate.

[Wobbley]

I pray to god these drivers fix TDR issues, and make gaming on vista better :(