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Antigravity   07-28-2007 at 12:33:32 AM

As the topic asks...

I just got my rig built today and I am trying to decide what drivers are best for my setup...

E6750 @ 2.66Mhz
8800GTS 320Mb
2g Memory
Windows XP 32-Bit


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emp   07-28-2007 at 12:57:09 AM
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I'm using Vista 64 Ultimate with forceware beta 162.22 with my 8800GTS. Why? Because it's performing on par with XP.

Now if you're asking for XP, then the drivers to get are probably the Forceware beta 162.18 (I think that's the one for XP 32-bit). Why? Because they allow you to play Lost Planet without crashing.

Note: If there are newer drivers than those, then I stand corrected, because I haven't checked the Beta drivers download center in a few days.

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trialsking   07-28-2007 at 01:13:32 AM
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I have an 8800 GTS 640 with XP and I am using 162.18 beta drivers. IMHO they work great.
Going from 158.22(?) drivers I also doubled my fps on STALKER (45 to 90+) and I was able to max out every setting. In Oblivion I gained about 20+ fps outdoors, from 35 to 55+. Finally I was able to max out Dark Messiah multiplayer with the Ntune override AA 16Q and still run 50 + fps. I also improve my 3Dmark06 score by about 150 points


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Antigravity   07-28-2007 at 01:15:17 AM
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You can play Lost Planet with XP? I thought that was a DX10 game...

so is it good with 8800GTS?

Just to give you an idea of the only other two graphics cards I have ever owned....ATI AIW 9700Pro, and the ATI x1300 AGP...yes, I have had sucky video cards...I can't wait to game the way its meant to be played...;)

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Silver Graphics badge TheGreatGrapeApe   07-28-2007 at 01:21:47 AM
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You call the AIW 9700Pro Sucky? :heink:

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Xazax310   07-28-2007 at 01:24:57 AM
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Um i use Vista and Nvidia because i hate myself ;)

 

BTW get the new 162.22 drivers for Vista/XP omfg improvements threw the roof! WIC was FINALLY getting 60 FPS on DX10 where as the BETA drivers were getting me 30+ and i noticed some gains(1-5FPS) in COH and BF 2.

 

Got an EVGA 8800GTX BTW


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Antigravity   07-28-2007 at 01:25:31 AM
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It was whenever you got it a year and a half after it came out...lol

I've never dropped some cash on a machine before. This was my first big one. It was out of need. Compliling code takes forever on a P4 3.0....

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kpo6969   07-28-2007 at 09:16:02 AM
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emp wrote :

I'm using Vista 64 Ultimate with forceware beta 162.22 with my 8800GTS. Why? Because it's performing on par with XP.

Now if you're asking for XP, then the drivers to get are probably the Forceware beta 162.18 (I think that's the one for XP 32-bit). Why? Because they allow you to play Lost Planet without crashing.

Note: If there are newer drivers than those, then I stand corrected, because I haven't checked the Beta drivers download center in a few days.


They are both WHQL as of 6/27/07(yesterday).

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jaydeejohn   07-28-2007 at 11:44:05 AM
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I went from the 158s to the 162s because I didnt see much improvement for the one in between. So far sp good using my 8800gts320

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emp   07-28-2007 at 05:07:12 PM
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kpo6969 wrote :

They are both WHQL as of 6/27/07(yesterday).



Hopefully you mean 7/27/2007, or else I've been away for a month without noticing... :P

Also, is there any difference between the beta and WHQL?


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