4523a Omega Drivers

jonjay · 09-30-03, 07:05 AM

Has anyone used these? Are they worth the upgrade for Geforce4 ti4200?

YellowDart · 09-30-03, 12:02 PM

I've got those Omega's installed for my fx 5600. They do perform a little better (not really that noticable). I benchmarked before and after installing (just to see if they really are better). It upped my 3dmark03 scores by about 100. I had the performance setting selected in the install menu (you can go for performance or quality). Performance seemed to work pretty well. I'm happy with them... too bad there won't be any new versions of the Omega drivers for nVidia cards though.

jonjay · 09-30-03, 12:15 PM

Well these are pretty recent and in the documentation omega seem to be planning more releases.

YellowDart · 09-30-03, 12:26 PM

I read a forum thread (not in overclockers.com), from the guy who makes the Omega drivers. He said nVidia's lawyers tried coming after him for reverse engineering their software. I guess the charges couldn't stick, because those drivers are made using registry tweeks. I think they came back at him and made him remove their logo from his site (www.omegacorner.com). So aparently hes pretty mad, and is not developing any new Omegas for nVidia cards.

shiltz · 09-30-03, 12:53 PM

I remember reading that a while ago too, looks like he's still making Nvidia drivers though cause he just added the 45.23 drivers on the 20th of this month, was a good while before that when he said he wouldn't make anymore Nvidia drivers.

YellowDart · 09-30-03, 01:03 PM

hmm... I can't remember the date of that post either. I hope he's still intending to make Omegas from the the v51 drivers that come out in Nov!

Omega Drivers ROCK!!!

walldow · 09-30-03, 07:04 PM

i have the drivers installed on my 5600 ultra as well they gave me a 50 piont gain in 2003! on the ti 4200 i got better scores with the older 42.xx series drivers. i believe they optomizing the 45.xx and 51.xx drivers around the fx and dx9 interface. i mean yes they are backwards compatable with ti's. but the older drivers are tweeked around the g-faoce 4.

anyway you can give them a try and see. if you don't lik'em just uninstall them and reinstall youre old ones!

good luck

YellowDart · 10-01-03, 02:02 AM

I'll be looking forward to installing the v51-based Omega's for my card then! I wonder what happened with that whole nVidia vs Omega dealie??? Maybe nVidia changed their tune after ATi included him as one of their elite beta testers...

09-30-03, 07:05 AM	Thread Starter #1
jonjay Registered Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: London	4523a Omega Drivers Has anyone used these? Are they worth the upgrade for Geforce4 ti4200?
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09-30-03, 12:02 PM	#2
YellowDart Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mesa, AZ	I've got those Omega's installed for my fx 5600. They do perform a little better (not really that noticable). I benchmarked before and after installing (just to see if they really are better). It upped my 3dmark03 scores by about 100. I had the performance setting selected in the install menu (you can go for performance or quality). Performance seemed to work pretty well. I'm happy with them... too bad there won't be any new versions of the Omega drivers for nVidia cards though. __________________ XBL Gamertag: Cr0wN0 .:. Steam ID: yell0wdart Powdered Toast Man ~ p4 2.6c @ 3.3 ducted to TT SF2 .:. 1g corsiar xms 400mhz .:. DFI PS83-BL .:. (RIP)HIS 9800pro IceQ @ 425/370 (now running nV 7300 256) .:. SB Audigy MP3+ yell0wdart ~ Dell XPS 720 .:. Core 2 Duo 2.13g (@ 2.4) .:. 4g DDR2 677 .:. 2x 160g HDD .:. 7900 GS (@ 558/751) Heat
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09-30-03, 12:15 PM	Thread Starter #3
jonjay Registered Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: London	Well these are pretty recent and in the documentation omega seem to be planning more releases.
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09-30-03, 12:26 PM	#4
YellowDart Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mesa, AZ	I read a forum thread (not in overclockers.com), from the guy who makes the Omega drivers. He said nVidia's lawyers tried coming after him for reverse engineering their software. I guess the charges couldn't stick, because those drivers are made using registry tweeks. I think they came back at him and made him remove their logo from his site (www.omegacorner.com). So aparently hes pretty mad, and is not developing any new Omegas for nVidia cards. __________________ XBL Gamertag: Cr0wN0 .:. Steam ID: yell0wdart Powdered Toast Man ~ p4 2.6c @ 3.3 ducted to TT SF2 .:. 1g corsiar xms 400mhz .:. DFI PS83-BL .:. (RIP)HIS 9800pro IceQ @ 425/370 (now running nV 7300 256) .:. SB Audigy MP3+ yell0wdart ~ Dell XPS 720 .:. Core 2 Duo 2.13g (@ 2.4) .:. 4g DDR2 677 .:. 2x 160g HDD .:. 7900 GS (@ 558/751) Heat
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shiltz Member Join Date: May 2003	I remember reading that a while ago too, looks like he's still making Nvidia drivers though cause he just added the 45.23 drivers on the 20th of this month, was a good while before that when he said he wouldn't make anymore Nvidia drivers. __________________ *Main Rig* Athlon 64 X2 4200+ @2750Mhz 11X250Mhz 1.45V / Asus A8N-SLI Premium / 4X 1024mb OCZ Platinum, 3-4-4-8 @416Mhz Saphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 5770 1GB @925/1360 / Audigy 2 / Acer H233H 23" / Antec TruePower 2.0 TPII-550 WD Raptor 74GB / Segate Barracuda 500GB / Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Water Cooled: CPU Swiftech Storm / Danger Den Double Heater core / Eheim 1250
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09-30-03, 01:03 PM	#6
YellowDart Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mesa, AZ	hmm... I can't remember the date of that post either. I hope he's still intending to make Omegas from the the v51 drivers that come out in Nov! Omega Drivers ROCK!!! __________________ XBL Gamertag: Cr0wN0 .:. Steam ID: yell0wdart Powdered Toast Man ~ p4 2.6c @ 3.3 ducted to TT SF2 .:. 1g corsiar xms 400mhz .:. DFI PS83-BL .:. (RIP)HIS 9800pro IceQ @ 425/370 (now running nV 7300 256) .:. SB Audigy MP3+ yell0wdart ~ Dell XPS 720 .:. Core 2 Duo 2.13g (@ 2.4) .:. 4g DDR2 677 .:. 2x 160g HDD .:. 7900 GS (@ 558/751) Heat
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09-30-03, 07:04 PM	#7
walldow Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: the bluegrass state	i have the drivers installed on my 5600 ultra as well they gave me a 50 piont gain in 2003! on the ti 4200 i got better scores with the older 42.xx series drivers. i believe they optomizing the 45.xx and 51.xx drivers around the fx and dx9 interface. i mean yes they are backwards compatable with ti's. but the older drivers are tweeked around the g-faoce 4. anyway you can give them a try and see. if you don't lik'em just uninstall them and reinstall youre old ones! good luck __________________ MSI GD80 V2 (AMD 990FXA) AMD Phenom IIx6 1100T@14.5x280=4060Mhz/HT&NB 2800(5600Mhz) G-Skill Ripjaws F3-1700CL9D@933/1866Mhz 9-9-9-28 MSI N460GTX Cyclone x2-SLI@960/2160 System Air by Antec & Zalmann
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10-01-03, 02:02 AM	#8
YellowDart Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mesa, AZ	I'll be looking forward to installing the v51-based Omega's for my card then! I wonder what happened with that whole nVidia vs Omega dealie??? Maybe nVidia changed their tune after ATi included him as one of their elite beta testers... __________________ XBL Gamertag: Cr0wN0 .:. Steam ID: yell0wdart Powdered Toast Man ~ p4 2.6c @ 3.3 ducted to TT SF2 .:. 1g corsiar xms 400mhz .:. DFI PS83-BL .:. (RIP)HIS 9800pro IceQ @ 425/370 (now running nV 7300 256) .:. SB Audigy MP3+ yell0wdart ~ Dell XPS 720 .:. Core 2 Duo 2.13g (@ 2.4) .:. 4g DDR2 677 .:. 2x 160g HDD .:. 7900 GS (@ 558/751) Heat
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