New beta Nvidia drivers available

MonsieurEvil · October 2002

<div class="IPBDescription">For all Windows platforms</div>Nvidia has released new Beta Detonator drivers - v40.72. There are versions for Win9X/ME as well as Win2K/XP. As always with Beta drivers, I can't guarantee performance improvements, or ensure that they won't simply destroy your PC forever, and wash my hands of any responsibility. Be sure to note your old driver versions before installing to allow you to rollback to a previous version if this causes problems. See below for more info:

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Release Highlights:

<b>*Up to a 25% increase in performance(!!&#33<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'> </b>
*nView™ 2.0 multi-display technology increases productivity and provides the necessary tools to control the way users access and view applications.
*NVRotate™ enabling image rotation on today’s advanced flat panel displays.
*NVKeystone™ allows for real-time image correction on portable projectors and heads-up displays.
*Digital Vibrance Control™ allows users to adjust color controls to achieve accurate, bright colors under all conditions.
*New control panel streamlines user interface and enables faster and easier access to all video settings
*Robust Channels enables higher faster performance and better stability for all applications through fail-safe paths in the drivers
*NVIDIA’s patented Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) – supports all products in a single driver binary
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<a href="http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=win9x_40.72" target="_blank">Win9x/ME version here</a>
<a href="http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=winxp-2k_40.72" target="_blank">Win2000/XP version here</a>

coil · October 2002

Yay! I felt so left out when the last set of nVidia drivers were released only for XP/2k.

Skrift · October 2002

Yeah me too. I downloaded those drivers right when they came out though. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

pielemuis · October 2002

same here coil, and upgrading to XP.........../me looks at pII350 s:/

Kali · October 2002

I had to download the new drives + newest directx. UT2003 did not work with the old... <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>

Scythe · October 2002

I'll probably wait until these drivers get certified before I install them. I've had some serious problems with beta drivers in the past.

--Scythe--

pielemuis · October 2002

thank you so much for the link monsE, i tried them yesterday and they work fine (till now) and i DO notice a performance boost. (i'm using win98 (first edition))

TychoCelchuuu · October 2002

Hrm, I will stay away until tested. 25% increase sounds good to me though.

Merkaba · October 2002

Erk, these drivers don't work at all for me. I think it's possible that they're making my GFX card TOO fast, as my screen goes blank with some garbage being displayed...perhaps my card is overheating?

Pulse · October 2002

They dont work for me either but for a different reason. The file is corrupted! I downloaded it twice just to make sure, I'll try the other mirror, some time later I guess.

Nuketheplace · October 2002

Just to show my Noob is ness are the win 95 and 98 drivers the same thing. Thanks for answering

Pulse · October 2002

i'll tell ya if you post a direct link to the secondary mirror to the win9x drivers (cuz I'm lazy and all that) <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

MonsieurEvil · October 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Nukethepalce @ Oct. 10 2002,17:33)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Just to show my Noob is ness are the win 95 and 98 drivers the same thing. Thanks for answering</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Yes.

Pulse · October 2002

you told him! why? <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('> can I still have that link? <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

TychoCelchuuu · October 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Merkaba @ Oct. 10 2002,07:13)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Erk, these drivers don't work at all for me. I think it's possible that they're making my GFX card TOO fast, as my screen goes blank with some garbage being displayed...perhaps my card is overheating?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
I think that would be overclocking, no? That has to be done manually I thinkie.

Battousaix · October 2002

I installed em, and they solved my direct3d problem in hl, when many particles where on the screen or you where really near a wall it would lag....A lot, thx god this driver solved it =D

Sgt_Vejita · October 2002

NOOOOOOO....they really killed my games a lot (ect Half-life and any mod to it...) so i decided to look around, luckly i found that Win XP (perhaps also older sys) has a "cansel driver update" where it installs the normal driver again (older..) but...now it's all even more *this has been editet away by me, due to the fact that it was offensive for some peeps..i am sorry and i will try not to make it happen too much <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> * up! im running in 800x600 with 4 coulors...argh!

Windelkron · October 2002

I wonder if these will work

Windelkron · October 2002

GOLE FREAKING JOE PEICE OF ...

GG. Still running 10 fps in frontlineforce (with all details turned off). Staring into wall = 30 fps max.

Vsync is off, anistrtopic filtering is off, I'm running HL 800x600

Geforce2 64MB MX100/200 (is what it says in Properties although I <b>ordered</b> an mx400)

<b>WHYYYYYYY!!!!!!!<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>?<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>?<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>?<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>???!!!!!!!</b>

richard_of_richardland · October 2002

GF2 mx400 I don't think exists.

PS. what's your connection like? I know personally that I get low fps due to huge choke problems.

pps. Try the 16.xx range of drivers.

ppps. try gl_round_down and gl_picmip and gl_playermip

try cl_himodels 0
try lowering sound quality, I know that's another place where my PC sucks.

pppps. What processor/ram do you have?

ppppps. If you're gonna mention FLF at least <a href="http://www.flfmod.com" target="_blank">link it</a> <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

Windelkron · October 2002

Well, I did order a mx400.

Connection: cable so that's not a problem....

16.xx drivers... link me

titaniumroger · October 2002

This is awsome news, i've had some trouble with my graphics card lately though, so i don't know if it will work that well, oh well

Cuerzo · October 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (MonsieurEvil @ Oct. 08 2002,18:03)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><b>*Up to a 25% increase in performance(!!&#33<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'> </b></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
How much is the 25% of 0?

Skrift · October 2002

There <b>IS</b> a videocard named "Geforce 2 MX/MX 400". I used to own one myself. I think all the MX products suck though. I would get a Pro GTI if I were you (assuming you want a G2, not a 3 or 4).

Legionnaired · October 2002

IMO, the GeForce 3 Ti 200 gives you the absolute best bang for your buck...

I just wanted to throw that out.

Kusanagi · October 2002

<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>3--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (MonsieurEvil @ Oct. 08 2002,12<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>3)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Beta <b>Detonator</b> drivers</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
That word isn't to friendly when it comes to use with PCs.

TechnoSnail · October 2002

Im just going to D/L the 30.82 right now (I didn't check the nvidia site for 3 months plus) because I have the 29.xx version... and i'm going to wait 'till the 40.xx gets certified, cause I ain't taking any chances. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

SmokeMasta · October 2002

damn....evil drivers
dropped my HL framerate to....72 (from 100)
pure evil! do not use them for HL....however the DirectX for HL is muchzor nicer <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> (less shocks) and the openGL has now as much shocks to the FPS and sound as the old d3d

Nighpher · October 2002

while we are on the topic of video driver for Nvidia, can any tell me how to uninstall a set of Nvidia drivers so I can reinstall an older set?

thanks.

Nighpher · October 2002

becuse after I installed this set of drivers I got artifacting (or what ever its called) in some other games I use and that never happend before. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>

MonsieurEvil · October 2002

You can simply install the new ones over them, and when prompted that you are replacing files with older ones, say 'STFU Windows, I know what I'm doing!'. Err, just click 'Yes, install anway'...

<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

New beta Nvidia drivers available

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