NVidia Detonator Driver Discussion

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.

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by ,


data/avatar/default/avatar29.webp

1778 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-01-18
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.
 
----------------------
 
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?
 
----------------------
 
For all of your Detonator Driver needs, Visit The-Ctrl-Alt-Del.com's Driver section at:
http://www.the-ctrl-alt-del.com/Drivers.htm

Participate on our website and join the conversation

You have already an account on our website? Use the link below to login.
Login
Create a new user account. Registration is free and takes only a few seconds.
Register
This topic is archived. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.

Responses to this topic


data/avatar/default/avatar05.webp

614 Posts
Location -
Joined 2001-02-25
ok whe you download thge drivers from ctrl-alt-del.com
there is no setup fdile so how do you install them?

data/avatar/default/avatar27.webp

130 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-04-26
Update the driver from the device manager. Then choose to manually search for the driver and point to where you extracted the driver files to and....Wa-Laaa.

data/avatar/default/avatar29.webp

1778 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-01-18
OP
just benched the 14.20's
 
i got a 120 3dmark gain in 3dmark 2000 v1.1

data/avatar/default/avatar29.webp

1778 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-01-18
OP
because they are digitally signed for Windows 2000, not for Windows XP.

data/avatar/default/avatar07.webp

21 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-05-04
I'm having problems with any Detonator drivers above 6.50 in windows 2000. They prevent me from running my refresh rate any higher than 75Hz
This is annoying, because at 75hz the screen is quite flickery and it gives me a headache.
so now im running XP build 2505, and that appears to come with the 12.41 drivers, and it still gives me the same sh*t. I reverted to the 6.50 drivers (i'm amazed it let me do it) and now i can run my desktop at 100hz (1280x1024)
does anyone have a fix for this prob? I took a look on www.geforcefaq.com but the solution provided there doesnt help me (they advise to uninstall the monitor drivers and use plug'n'play drivers)
any help is much appreciated.
 
thx

data/avatar/default/avatar07.webp

21 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-05-04
oh, and im not going to rip out the n°15 pin of my VGA connector
and i dont want to run a third-party app to set the refresh rate (i never liked PowerStrip)
I'm going to get a BNC cable if the problem can't be fixed easily.

data/avatar/default/avatar29.webp

1778 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-01-18
OP
the 12.41's that come with 2505 are sorta "bare-bones" drivers, i advise you upgrade to the real 12.41's for win2k, or better yet try the 12.90's or 14.20's, from what you're saying, you've only used the 12.41's that 2505 came with and the old 6.50's.....have you tried any other drivers? did you try using the PnP Monitor drivers?

data/avatar/default/avatar07.webp

21 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-05-04
in winXP i haven't tried any other drivers than the 6.50 ones and the ones that came with the OS. In windows 2000 however, i tried every conceivable driver, therefor i drew the conclusion that it would be the same in XP. I haven't checked what drivers are installed for my monitor, i'm assuming that it'll be the p&p monitor drivers. i'll try and install some of the latest detonator builds later when i get home.

data/avatar/default/avatar29.webp

1778 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-01-18
OP
XP is different than 2000.

data/avatar/default/avatar29.webp

1778 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-01-18
OP
does anyone have or know a place that i can aquire the SDK so i can make my own Detonator Drivers? is this possible?

data/avatar/default/avatar16.webp

1615 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-03-25
dude now wouldn't that be the sh1t
the most i have done is mixed and matched dlls and modified the infs

data/avatar/default/avatar29.webp

1778 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-01-18
OP
yea, i'd really like to make my own based on my GeForce 2 MX, and since you have problems with certain drivers for your TNT2 then it would work out well to have custom drivers. More people could release drivers, maybe better than those that are being released now, i've made my own monitor driver using powerstrip, but thats a monitor driver, nothing cool.

data/avatar/default/avatar16.webp

1615 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-03-25
8.03 drivers are the best ever for me in rc1 the performance is excelent but more importantly they are the most stable drivers i have ever come accross.

data/avatar/default/avatar29.webp

1778 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-01-18
OP
i still gotta go with the 12.41's. Aren't we due for some new drivers?

data/avatar/default/avatar37.webp

12 Posts
Location -
Joined 2001-01-20
Did someone tryed det 12.90? Cuz, I have read in other foruns about (at least 2505) running bettar than 12.41, wich I'm using right now (running faster than winme), but its slow only in 2D MArk 2001, with games 12.41 roxor!!!

data/avatar/default/avatar29.webp

1778 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-01-18
OP
i read on some 3dguru site that there were 12.90 WHQL's!! anyone else see this? Here's the site:
 
http://www.guru3d.com/
 
it said something else about 14.10's, but i'm guessing thats a typo.