Author Topic: FS X warning: FS X fiddles with video card drivers (Read 978 times)

Krusty · « **Reply #15 on:** January 21, 2007, 05:11:21 PM »

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Originally posted by Kev367th
try the DHZeropoint drivers -

http://www.driverheaven.net/showthread.php?t=120513

wilco

What's the best driver cleaner out there? Since I've been trying a couple recently, my FSAA stopped working, even though I reinstalled 84.66. I think I've got some leftover bits in there somewhere.

Kev367th · « **Reply #16 on:** January 21, 2007, 05:51:42 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
wilco

What's the best driver cleaner out there? Since I've been trying a couple recently, my FSAA stopped working, even though I reinstalled 84.66. I think I've got some leftover bits in there somewhere.

I use -

http://www.drivercleaner.net/

Just grab the free version.

[edit] Yikes it's gone payware.
Grab last version (free) from here

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Driver-Cleaner-Professional-Download-20706.html

Krusty · « **Reply #17 on:** January 21, 2007, 09:26:04 PM »

Many thanks, downloaded DCpro from the second link, will give it a go now.

SunKing · « **Reply #18 on:** January 22, 2007, 08:24:52 AM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
I wonder who the real culprit is though. Obviously a register change is being made by FS X, but is it a legitimate change which NVidia had mucked with and should not have?

The NVidia 9x.xx drivers are a pretty bad lot of drivers. Worst ones I have ever seen from NVidia.

Could explain a lot of issues I have seen with the 9x.xx driver family.

Which version do you suggest for AH2?

Kev367th · « **Reply #19 on:** January 22, 2007, 08:58:37 AM »

I'm using nVidia 93.81 on my 7800GS without any probs.

Before I change versions I always take a look at the driverheaven forums to see what the general feeling about the new ones are.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #20 on:** January 22, 2007, 08:59:23 AM »

Not just AH2 SunKing. The 9x.xx drivers for the 7000 series, and older cards are having troubles with many applications.

The 8x.xx family seems to be pretty stable. At least there are no serious memory leaks with them.

EDIT, Kev, aren't you running Windows 2000? Try running them on XP.

Keeler101 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 22, 2007, 09:14:32 AM »

I use 91.31 without any problems for a while now on my 7600gt On AH2 and FX running XPmc

Skuzzy · « **Reply #22 on:** January 22, 2007, 09:35:07 AM »

You are having problems, whether you know it or not. It cannot be helped.

Mustaine · « **Reply #23 on:** January 22, 2007, 09:48:40 AM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
You are having problems, whether you know it or not. It cannot be helped.

but then is it really a "problem" ?

Keeler101 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 22, 2007, 11:01:03 PM »

Well my drivers went to crap today when i had to take out my mb battery i couldnt even get into the new cp, so i switched to 84.66 ill try them out and see how they do, as of now im glad that nvida stuff dont load at startup

Has anyone tried NGO NVIDIA Optimized Driver v2.9792 ??

later I will switch back to 91.31 and c if there a diff
anything in pertickular i should look for ?

Krusty · « **Reply #25 on:** January 22, 2007, 11:54:49 PM »

The latest NGO drivers don't work for me. They install, and I restart the computer, and after a split second of showing my my desktop (with moving mouse, if I'm fast enough) it hangs or force-reboots. I've got a PCIe 7600GTS.

I'm trying DHZeropoints at the moment. The jury's still out. They *work*... but I think I'm getting less FPS than I used to, I've got an odd FSAA bug with screenshots, and some colors are off (the squad highlight is faint), as well as some things looking a little different.

I might go back to 84.66 in a bit, but I'm still testing them.