ForceWare 169.02 released

[Born_2_Kill_83]

Probably will be tommorow, or later

Are they for a 8800GTX or 8800GT then or doesnt it matteR?

 

[Duke]

Thanks for heads up, just noticed though the file size is different on the Nvidia site, so I cancelled the other site and started getting them from NV.

 

[HEADRAT]

Horrible stuttery performance with COH Opposing Forces

 

[VaderDSL]

Horrible stuttery performance with COH Opposing Forces

fine here with these

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Working great for me these, just as good as the 169.01's, could be the same, could be a bit better, either way they'll do me as i like to keep up to date.

 

[HEADRAT]

Went back to 163.69 and now no stuttering with COH

 

[gizmoy2k]

I had COH probs with the 01s couldn't even finish the bench, Also crysis crashed before the parachute scene, i went back to the 163.75s and crysis works albeit a slide show. Havent tried thes 02s yet

 

[CyZMyAssBaby]

cheers for the heads up will test later

 

[silversurfer]

These improved my 3dmark05 score over the cd drivers (Nightly build 03/07/2007) by 7%

http://service.futuremark.com/orb/resultanalyzer.jsp?projectType=12&XLID=0&UID=11819921


Amazingly, 06 has improved even more by 10%. Not ever seen this much change from installing new drivers on a gfx card before..


http://service.futuremark.com/orb/resultanalyzer.jsp?projectType=14&XLID=0&UID=11820212

Main Test Results
3DMark Score 5718 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 2353 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 2083 Marks
CPU Score 2777 Marks

Detailed Test Results

Graphics Tests
1 - Return to Proxycon 18.039 FPS
2 - Firefly Forest 21.18 FPS

CPU Tests
CPU1 - Red Valley 0.888 FPS
CPU2 - Red Valley 1.389 FPS

HDR Tests
1 - Canyon Flight (SM 3.0) 18.574 FPS
2 - Deep Freeze (SM 3.0) 23.094 FPS

Main Test Results
3DMark Score 6262 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 2555 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 2347 Marks
CPU Score 2862 Marks

Detailed Test Results

Graphics Tests
1 - Return to Proxycon 20.111 FPS
2 - Firefly Forest 22.47 FPS

CPU Tests
CPU1 - Red Valley 0.916 FPS
CPU2 - Red Valley 1.431 FPS

HDR Tests
1 - Canyon Flight (SM 3.0) 21.132 FPS
2 - Deep Freeze (SM 3.0) 25.806 FPS

Not sure why the cpu scores would go up especially but I guess it is drawing on the screen



Just adding that it seems to crash occasionally, still testing..

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Just thought I'd clarify this is a WHQL CANDIDATE and is still BETA dispite that website claiming it is full fat WHQL.

They are now full fat WHQL (as of yesterday the 31st at Nvidia), but only product supported is the 8800 GT, no mention of any other cards, so not sure if these will still work with all the 8 series like they did when they were beta.

 

[helmutcheese]

Nope, Nvidia not let you choose your actual card model, if you choose 8800GT you get the above driver, if you choose 8800GTX/Ultra you get 163.69.

Must be to give the 8800GT that new Transparent AA.

 

[silversurfer]

Nobody else had stability problems then I guess?