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NVIDIA ForceWare 84.20 BETA driver

post #1 of 7
3/9/06 at 7:04pm
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Issues Resolved in Version 84.20
The following are changes made and issues resolved since driver version 84.12:
• Added support for the following products:
• GeForce 7900 GTX/GT (PCI-E)
• GeForce 7600 GT (PCI-E)
• GeForce 6800 GS (AGP)
• GeForce 6800, Windows XP: Fixed–Hanger textures in space maps are not rendered in Star Wars Battlefront 2.
• Windows XP: Increased performance when playing F.E.A.R with antialiasing enabled.
http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_do...bit_84.20.html

Modded driver: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...showtopic=9033
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post #2 of 7
3/10/06 at 8:44am
So it really does nothing then for the 7800gTX in the XPS M170??
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post #3 of 7
3/10/06 at 10:28am
Other than increase performance in FEAR when using AA (under Windows XP) you mean? Worth it for that alone, IMHO.
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post #4 of 7
3/10/06 at 12:21pm
I've been using it for a week or so now and it seems to be a good one. I'm replaying HL2 and will install FEAR soon. I've watched some movies as well (Pure Video CODEC) and it all seems to look good.

-Doc
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post #5 of 7
3/10/06 at 1:09pm
No probs here either. I actually liked the 84.12 ones as well, but I reloaded FEAR again and these babies seem to help. I had the GPU overclocked, but I was able to turn everything up including soft shadows and it played well. I am going to try it again with stock settings and see how she plays.

Before with the 1.01 patch and older nVidia drivers I had problems with framerate with soft shadows and I had lots of artifacts when I overclocked. Those problems seem to be a thing of the past now.
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post #6 of 7
3/10/06 at 2:50pm
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Originally Posted by Ryotaro
No probs here either. I actually liked the 84.12 ones as well, but I reloaded FEAR again and these babies seem to help. I had the GPU overclocked, but I was able to turn everything up including soft shadows and it played well. I am going to try it again with stock settings and see how she plays.

Before with the 1.01 patch and older nVidia drivers I had problems with framerate with soft shadows and I had lots of artifacts when I overclocked. Those problems seem to be a thing of the past now.
I'd rather use FSAA than soft shadows in this game. The soft shadows look a little odd, and it just kills my performance.
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post #7 of 7
3/10/06 at 4:34pm
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Originally Posted by Doc.Caliban
I've been using it for a week or so now and it seems to be a good one. I'm replaying HL2 and will install FEAR soon. I've watched some movies as well (Pure Video CODEC) and it all seems to look good.

-Doc
How are you using 84.20s for a week? They have been released yesterday, and driver is dated wednesday.
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