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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: THX on October 03, 2004, 02:21:14 AM

Title: nVidia users: Leaked Forceware drivers
Post by: THX on October 03, 2004, 02:21:14 AM: For some reason I only seem to use the official ones posted on their site but it\'s still at 61.77 and now there is 66.81 floating out there now. And apparently there is a noticeable difference:

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Taken from OSNN.net, tests w/6800U
Half-life 2 VST @ 1280x960 AA2 AF2:
61.77 - 45.345448 fps
66.02 - 72.021233 fps

Everyone sticking with the official releases? If not here\'s this:

http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=884
Title: nVidia users: Leaked Forceware drivers
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on October 03, 2004, 02:48:11 AM: I have to, don\'t get leaked stereo drivers...
Title: nVidia users: Leaked Forceware drivers
Post by: Knotter8 on October 03, 2004, 04:37:47 AM: Well, I am not switching from 61.77 until they officially release new drivers. The performance gain looks real good though :bounce:

I\'m sure around the time HL2 releases Nvidia will have drivers to download which\'ll prove the 6800\'s are good at more than just one game (Doom3).

Any new info about new games on the shadermodel3.0 list btw ?
Title: nVidia users: Leaked Forceware drivers
Post by: Living-In-Clip on October 03, 2004, 06:16:34 AM: I don\'t think Nvidia really needs to worry about proving anything for a few reasons.

(1) For the most part, the people excited about DOOM 3 are not the same group of gamers excited by HL2. They are both different FPS.

(2) I am sure with some better drivers released near HL2 it will be almost as good as ATI\'s. Probably not as quite due to Valve\'s love and dediction to ATI. (:D)

(3) The extra pipes and SM 3.0 will make Nvidia\'s newest card the more future proof one.

I will be buying a 6800Ultra come next week , I\'ll keep everyone posted on what I think of it.
Title: nVidia users: Leaked Forceware drivers
Post by: Samwise on October 03, 2004, 01:25:01 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
I will be buying a 6800Ultra come next week , I\'ll keep everyone posted on what I think of it.

Don\'t worry, we know what you\'ll think of it. :p
Title: nVidia users: Leaked Forceware drivers
Post by: Knotter8 on November 09, 2004, 12:18:55 PM: :D Official WHQL Forceware 66.93 on Nvidia\'s website !

get it here (http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_66.93)
Title: nVidia users: Leaked Forceware drivers
Post by: THX on November 09, 2004, 01:15:47 PM: hah thanks!
Title: nVidia users: Leaked Forceware drivers
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on November 09, 2004, 06:23:55 PM: again, no new stereo drivers = no download for me.
Title: nVidia users: Leaked Forceware drivers
Post by: JBean on November 09, 2004, 07:37:11 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
I will be buying a 6800Ultra come next week , I\'ll keep everyone posted on what I think of it.

Wow

Not happy with your vanilla 6800? Or was that just your hold over card? I\'m still getting a 6800 GT in a few weeks... although my funds are getting close to where an Ultra could be a possiblity. Which brand are you looking at?
Title: nVidia users: Leaked Forceware drivers
Post by: unknown on November 16, 2004, 04:18:53 PM: is everyone here a Nvidia fanboy? I\'m ATI all the way lol.
Title: nVidia users: Leaked Forceware drivers
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on November 16, 2004, 04:21:29 PM: no, we just tend to buy the best of what is available at the time of a buying.
Title: nVidia users: Leaked Forceware drivers
Post by: Blade on November 16, 2004, 05:49:31 PM: Your assertion that polarizes Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 fans as nVidia and ATi fans (respectively) is pretty silly, LiC.

Anybody in their right mind would want the best of both worlds, given that it\'s more about the API\'s than the games themselves.

Well, obviously. Hehe.. I just thought your comment was a little weird.