ForceWare 169.13

peahead · 5 Dec 2007 at 16:45

I going to try these in a bit according to people on guru3d forums theres definatly a improvement with these.

LoadsaMoney · 5 Dec 2007 at 17:08

Thanks for the heads up, will grab these and give em a go.

eyetrip · 5 Dec 2007 at 17:28

Was wondering why I could not find it on Nvidia site, but then noticed the files on Guru3D.

So might not be an indication that the patch is near ready yet. NVidia could easily just hold off on releasing these for weeks yet.

Will wait and see what other people get before I install them..

ergonomics · 5 Dec 2007 at 17:29

these do *seem* to help with a single GT in crysis, but i havent checked fps, so dont quote me on it. instantly seems a bit smoother @ 1680x1050

Drunzer · 5 Dec 2007 at 17:34

Thanks for the post, will give these a shot when I get home.

Greenboi · 5 Dec 2007 at 17:36

I did some benchies on crysis for you guys

169.09:

05/12/2007 17:23:36 - XP

Run #1- DX9 1280x1024 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 37.52

169.13:

05/12/2007 17:31:12 - XP

Run #1- DX9 1280x1024 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 37.515

Gonzo0 · 5 Dec 2007 at 17:38

Greenboi said:
I did some benchies on crysis for you guys

169.09:

05/12/2007 17:23:36 - XP

Run #1- DX9 1280x1024 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 37.52

169.13:

05/12/2007 17:31:12 - XP

Run #1- DX9 1280x1024 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 37.515

Slower

ergonomics · 5 Dec 2007 at 17:39

by 0.01 frame lol

willhub · 5 Dec 2007 at 17:49

ergonomics said:
is the performance that bad for you? i have a q6600 @ stock, and 2 GT's, however until i get this extra long sli bridge i can only use 1 of them (both has S1's on them). and the framerate, with a modded cfg, is definately always playable.

Its always playable right up untill the end but I would like the fps to be abit higher, I think everyone would.

Oh damn I aint getting these drivers its slower by 0.1 frame that sucks!

Baka^Ni · 5 Dec 2007 at 17:49

On my setup, with a custom profile. I gain a whopping .40 fps increase, mind blowing. I'll wait for the patch and bench again.

chrissss · 5 Dec 2007 at 17:53

I tested my fps on one map of crysis, then installed the new driver and I compared...

No difference whatsoever. Either I do something wrong, or you guys are just wishfull seeing.

edit: Greenboy has the facts.

I hope the crysis patch will give better fps and less bugs though.

willhub · 5 Dec 2007 at 17:59

chrissss said:
I tested my fps on one map of crysis, then installed the new driver and I compared...

No difference whatsoever. Either I do something wrong, or you guys are just wishfull seeing.

edit: Greenboy has the facts.

I hope the crysis patch will give better fps and less bugs though.

No one said there was improvements.

ergonomics · 5 Dec 2007 at 18:03

i did. but as he said, probably wishful seeing. that and a new cfg

Greenboi · 5 Dec 2007 at 18:12

id be interested to see if SLi users got much of an increase

willhub · 5 Dec 2007 at 18:14

ergonomics said:
i did. but as he said, probably wishful seeing. that and a new cfg

The CFG boost fps a lot considering that with CFG's you can run very high detail with the performance of high.

Dougsnake · 5 Dec 2007 at 18:37

47 points higher in 3dmark so ill take it as next to nothing increase in performance but at least they are not slower so carnt complain really.

Robert · 5 Dec 2007 at 18:39

willhub said:
The CFG boost fps a lot considering that with CFG's you can run very high detail with the performance of high.

Any links to this?

willhub · 5 Dec 2007 at 18:40

Robert said:
Any links to this?

No, its what I've seen on my PC, why not try the CFG for yourself? The current CFG I am using I dont think makes it look as good as very high, but its certainly quite abit better than high and also I get better performance than high.

peahead · 5 Dec 2007 at 18:44

The 169.13 drivers make no difference compared to 169.09 for crysis in sli for me
but we havent got the crysis patch yet so that might change.

Robert · 5 Dec 2007 at 18:48

willhub said:
No, its what I've seen on my PC, why not try the CFG for yourself? The current CFG I am using I dont think makes it look as good as very high, but its certainly quite abit better than high and also I get better performance than high.

I meant links to the config