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Wicked Klown
11-27-01, 12:46 AM
Ok I was told that the XP 21.83 was the newest. I found a web site that has the 21.85, 21.88 and the 22.50. What`s the best the last three are beta`s so should I just stick with what I have now.
wildone
11-27-01, 02:55 AM
I got the 2280's and I think they are really good ,I came from the 2183's but havent tried the in between ones yet.

wildone
asmodean
11-27-01, 02:57 AM
For me, 22.80 works best (you can grab it from http://www.guru3d.com). 22.50 gave a nice 300 3dmark2k1 boost when compared to 21.88, on my GF2MX. Had to reinstall Windows at one point and decided to install the 22.80 drivers.

I think 21.83 (or .85?) is still the latest official WHQL-certified drivers, the rest are leaked.
oc jason
11-27-01, 07:29 AM
just start installing one after the other and run a derault benchmark, for me the 2250 was the best. depends on yous system
Zeke009
11-27-01, 09:23 AM
the 22.80's worked great for me in the way of performance, but when I would get home from work and wake my monitor... all I had was a white screen and had to reboot. There was a post here about others having similar issues, but most said the performance gain was worth it!

A little testing never hurt anyone... give em a shot!
Wam
11-27-01, 09:59 AM
The 22.80 gave me a 8% increase over the 21.83 with my Geforce2 GTS... nuff said.
jbslow
11-27-01, 04:21 PM
The 22.50 beta drivers gave me 400+ points or about 10% over the 21.83 det drivers. I have the 22.80 downloaded but I have yet to try them maybe after this next wu is finished I'll give them a try.
jbslow
11-27-01, 09:57 PM
Alright I've done some testing and it seems as far as pure 3dmark points the 22.80 beta drivers are better.

22.50

3d00 - 10424
3d01 - 5484
Q3 demo 1 - 178.6fps

22.80

3d00 - 10635
3d01 - 5510
Q3 demo 1 - 176.8fps
Myself and I
11-28-01, 07:51 AM
I can not seem to get open gl to work in this game


Unreal t looks dark and gloomy
wolfsid
11-28-01, 08:36 AM
Originally posted by Myself and I
I can not seem to get open gl to work in this game


Unreal t looks dark and gloomy


try installing the newest drivers for videocard if not that then get some updates for the game...
Wa11y
11-28-01, 09:01 AM
I upgraded to XP, and ran 3dmark2K1 with the 12.80, 14.10, and 22.80 drivers. The 22.80 got more than 200 points than the other two with my GF2MX400 at stock. So yeah, I'd go with the 12.80s. Unfortunately, in XP, they don't give you an option to OC in the drivers.:(
wolfsid
11-28-01, 09:34 AM
Originally posted by Wa11y
I upgraded to XP, and ran 3dmark2K1 with the 12.80, 14.10, and 22.80 drivers. The 22.80 got more than 200 points than the other two with my GF2MX400 at stock. So yeah, I'd go with the 12.80s. Unfortunately, in XP, they don't give you an option to OC in the drivers.:(


just get the coolbits and installing it allows you to overclock

http://www.guru3d.com/files/
also i get the geforce tweaker i try 22.40 they work great for mt gf3 ti overclocked 250/495

hack the planet...
asmodean
11-28-01, 10:24 AM
There's a new version on detonators again, 23.10 - I just downloaded them from Guru3D & installed them. Got 3027 in 3DMark2k1 with 22.80 and 3129 with the 23.10 drivers. I think I'll stick with the newer ones.
wolfsid
11-28-01, 11:01 AM
Originally posted by asmodean
There's a new version on detonators again, 23.10 - I just downloaded them from Guru3D & installed them. Got 3027 in 3DMark2k1 with 22.80 and 3129 with the 23.10 drivers. I think I'll stick with the newer ones.


Different driver work for different videocards and systems that is Why i am tell U to try out different drivers cuz everone is different...


Hack the planet..
wildone
11-28-01, 02:43 PM
Originally posted by asmodean
There's a new version on detonators again, 23.10 - I just downloaded them from Guru3D & installed them. Got 3027 in 3DMark2k1 with 22.80 and 3129 with the 23.10 drivers. I think I'll stick with the newer ones.

Where did you get the new drivers ,I wanna try them.
thanks
wildone
Wa11y
11-28-01, 02:45 PM
www.guru3d.com
wildone
11-28-01, 02:48 PM
Originally posted by Wa11y
www.guru3d.com

Thank you

wildone
Fightingpiper
11-28-01, 03:47 PM
I just got a GF3Ti200 and the monitor wouldn't wake out of sleep mode. The only driver that fixed it was the 22. 80. so Im gonna stick with that one for a while.
Wa11y
11-28-01, 03:53 PM
Originally posted by Fightingpiper
I just got a GF3Ti200 and the monitor wouldn't wake out of sleep mode. The only driver that fixed it was the 22. 80. so Im gonna stick with that one for a while.

If it works, stick with it. Don't be afraid to update, just keep the a copy of the version that works, in the event you have to roll back to it.
wolfsid
02-08-02, 11:32 AM
Originally posted by Wa11y


If it works, stick with it. Don't be afraid to update, just keep the a copy of the version that works, in the event you have to roll back to it.

This POST is Made to find out what is The BEST NVIDIA driver Out up to date and for what OS...Thanks ALL..:cool:
Zeke009
02-08-02, 12:05 PM
Originally posted by wolfsid
This POST is Made to find out what is The BEST NVIDIA driver Out up to date and for what OS...Thanks ALL..:cool:

Along those lines then...

Windows XP Professional and a GeForce3 work perfectly fine with the 27.20 beta drivers. I have not noticed any weird effects, I average about 140fps in Quake 3 Team Arena in 1024x768 with the other visual options turned up (i cant look so don't blast me for not knowing the settings/options by heart ;) ).

The max fps I have seen with these drivers is 255.
Soyo Boy
02-08-02, 12:48 PM
is there a program that tells u how many fps youre game is running? i know 3dmark has it cuz it benchmarks, but i want one where it tells me frames per second on any game i run. thanks
wolfsid
02-08-02, 01:19 PM
Originally posted by Soyo Boy
is there a program that tells u how many fps youre game is running? i know 3dmark has it cuz it benchmarks, but i want one where it tells me frames per second on any game i run. thanks


what game most game you just change it in the config...
Zeke009
02-08-02, 01:38 PM
Originally posted by wolfsid
what game most game you just change it in the config...

For some reason that little "sentence" gave me a headache, it's been a long week... what can I say except It's Friday!!! :beer:

For Quake 3 Arena and any Quake 3 Arena mod, as well as Return to Castle Wolfenstein the command line is: cg_drawfps 1
For more Q3A command lines, go here (http://www.planetquake.net/q3console/).
Cowboy X
02-08-02, 08:42 PM
So far 23.11 and 23.12 have been the best and most stable for me i've had 27.30 for one day and am now downloading 27.42 if anyone beat me to the chase can you tell me how this performs ?