NVidia Detonator Driver Discussion

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by EddiE314, 2001-07-10 23:13

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2001-07-11 01:13

Alot of people and newbie's to Windows XP have problems reguarding which Detonator Drivers are best to use. Post your comments about NVidia Drivers here. Feel free to also post 3DMark scores, Sandra scores, screenshots, computer specs/mods, and Pics of your computer.

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In my eXPerience using Windows XP, i have found that the Det. 12.41 WHQL's for Win2k seem to work the best. What are your thoughts?

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RattDawg

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#54768

2001-07-11 01:26

The 12.41 seem to kick @ss here. On RC1 I have tried 12.90 and really didnt see a big difference. I dont get into benchmarking as long as gameplay is smooth and the graphics are kickin'at 1024x768 then Im happy:D

EddiE314

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#54769

2001-07-11 03:45

i feel the same, in fact, as long as i can get 40-50fps in Q3A/TA and 35fps in UT, i am happy, 1024x768x32bpp@85Hz is my preferred resolution.

EddiE314

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#54770

2001-07-11 17:01

well, i upgraded to the 12.90's and i got a loss of only 3 3DMarks in 3DMark 2000. I rolled back my drivers to 12.41, they seem to be faster and more stable. gonna try the 8.03's later.

Kyguy

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#54771

2001-07-11 18:25

I use 12.90's because it looked like everyone liked them on the CAD forums. I see no performance loss so I guess I'll keep using them

Elin

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#54772

2001-07-11 19:24

I don't know what you Vid Card that you guys using but I am using TNT2 Ultra and the only WORKING version of Detonator Driver for my box is 6.5..12.41 definitely give my machine a big crash and a BSOD on the nv4_disp.dll Error..I don't really know why but it's pretty suck about it..

Kyguy

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#54773

2001-07-11 19:56

<-- GTS 64mb

EddiE314

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#54774

2001-07-11 19:59

i'm using a Hercules 3D Prophet II MX 32MB AGP (GeForce 2 MX), Overclocked:
Core: 215
Mem: 210
Drivers: Det. 12.41 Win2k WHQL
OS: Windows XPProfessional, Build 2481
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Strange, i have a TNT 1 in the other machine with the 12.90's and Win2k installed, they seem to work fine. You might want to try the 7.58's, they were really good.

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Here's some benchmarks done by Tweakers Asylum under Win2k with SP2:
http://www.tweakersasylum.com/Detonators/Win2k/detonator2k.html

RattDawg

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#54775

2001-07-12 00:12

Running Creative GeForce 2 GTS at defualt clock settings at 1024x768x32 (85Hz).
12.41 Nvidia drivers and XP pro 2505 and it all runs smoooth
I havn't had my games run this smooth since Win 98.

EddiE314

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#54776

2001-07-12 08:27

i tried the 12.90's and performance dropped by about 60 3dmarks in 3DMark 2000

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#54777

2001-07-12 15:51

Using the default drivers loaded during the install of XP,
I noticed a drop of about 1000 pts in 3dmark 2001 between
XP and Win2K. I assume the default is 12.40 dets for winxp

1024x768x32bpp = 2542 3dmarks XP
= 3460 3dmarks 2K

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#54778

2001-07-12 19:43

I use the 12.41 Drivers and think that´s only a problem with the benchmark. When playing (Gore, Q3, ..) I don´t see a difference between XP and Win2000 although 3DMark2001 scores me nearly 1000 Points down.
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Four and Twenty

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#54779

2001-07-12 20:36

Quote:
I don't know what you Vid Card that you guys using but I am using TNT2 Ultra and the only WORKING version of Detonator Driver for my box is 6.5..12.41 definitely give my machine a big crash and a BSOD on the nv4_disp.dll Error..I don't really know why but it's pretty suck about it..

i have a tnt m64 and any drivers past 11 with xp past 2469 gives me a BSOD

something about nv4-disp.dll and an infinte loop error
like your machine is stuck in an infinite loop and needs to restart now

it also seems to be strangely related to right clicking on items in the start panel although it will also happen randomly

the 7.51 drivers work great except the computer freezes after quitin ogl games so taht sux

the 10.40 drivers work great except that i get a little white square in the middle of my screen when i play d3d games

the 6 series drivers do not work properly with the alpha blending effects in xp

i basically switch drivers all the time and i have not found any that i am happy with in xp

Four and Twenty

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#54780

2001-07-12 21:01

interestin tidbit on nvidia's website about the 12.41 drivers

TNT2, Vanta, GeForce256, GeForce2**, GeForce3, Quadro, and Quadro2 family of graphic processors are supported through NVIDIA's Industry Standard Unified Driver Architecture (UDA). If you are using a TNT or TNT2 Ultra product, please download the non-WHQL driver.

they don't give an explaination for that last sentence there i wonder why they added that. Is the BSOD a known issue?

WTF?