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post #141 of 172
6/14/05 at 5:51pm
Has anyone tried Omega Drivers? For my crap ATI R9200 they improved perf. a lot, i don't know how well they work for nVid.
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post #142 of 172
6/14/05 at 6:36pm
Thanks for the info smilepak, now the driver installed fine.
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post #143 of 172
6/14/05 at 6:41pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by noot
Has anyone tried Omega Drivers? For my crap ATI R9200 they improved perf. a lot, i don't know how well they work for nVid.
Omega Drivers are really good actually. Sad though, the person in charge of it have been busy so he hasn't keep up with the revision of nVidia Forceware. His latest version is at least 3 or 4 version behind the latest out there.

The best I've seen for nVidia drivers outside from nVidia is Xtreme G.

They seems to keep up to date with it as close as possible. You could find discussion about them on forums.guru3d.com
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post #144 of 172
6/15/05 at 8:53pm
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UPDATED: 06/21/2005 - Upgrade to use XtremeG Mod Driver 77.62. Bench Result Below. From usage of this new driver, I seem to get better FPS vs nvidia stocked 77.62 driver! As you can see from the benchmark below, the O/C of this modd version yield better result in 3DMark05 than standard unmodded version!!!!!!!

Video Performance: All test based upon Asus Z71V nVidia GO 6600....

nVidia Driver v71.13 - Asus Stocked Video Driver
3D Mark 2005: 1720 (Stocked Setting)
3dMark 2005 2018 (275/563)

Using XtremeG nVidia Driver v71.84
3D Mark 2005: 1780 (Stocked Setting)
3D Mark 2005: 1970 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

By CMYK (his Asus Z71v - Driver: v76.44)
3DMark05: 1787 (Stocked Setting)

nVidia 77.30
3DMark05: 1813 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2060 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

nvidia 77.50
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2060 (300/500 OC Setting)

nVidia 77.62
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2055 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2120 (290/575 OC Setting)

Using XG 77.62-HD Type 2 nVidia Driver v77.62
3DMark05: 1820 (Stocked Setting)
3DMark05: 2074 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2169 (290/575 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2215(300/600 OC Setting)

XG 77.62-HD Type 1 with the org. Tweaks
http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?o...=224&Itemid=41
XG 77.62-HD Type 2 with that Tweaks what they're improve 4 best
http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?o...=225&Itemid=41


Additional Info:
nVidia Drivers could be found at:
www.guru3d.com
www.laptopvideo2go.com

How To Install:
1) Download the nvidia driver
2) Extract it to a directory
3) download the latest INF file from http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/ and save it
to the same directory you had extracted earlier.
4) Right click on the desktop and go to properties. This will take you
to the display control panel.
5) Click on the settings tab
6) Click on Advanced button
7) Click on Adapter tab
8) Click on Properties button
9) Click on Driver tab
10) Click on Update Driver button
11) Click on "No, Not this time" when asked "Can Windows Connect To Windows Update..."
12) Click on "Install from a list or specific location"
13) Click on "Don't Search, I will choose the driver to install"
14) Click on "Have Disk"
15) Browse to the location where you had saved the INF file earlier
16) Select the video card from the list, in Asus Z71V case it is nVidia GeForce Go 6600
17) Continue with install...

Reboot...you are done...

This will cost you $2.00, please submit paypal payment

--SPK
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post #145 of 172
6/25/05 at 2:44am
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UPDATED: 06/22/2005 - Official Release of nVidia 77.72 w/WHQL Stamp of Approval. Benchmark seems similar to the beta 77.62, however with a bit of better performance at higher clock speed of core and memory.

Video Performance: All test based upon Asus Z71V nVidia GO 6600....

nVidia Driver v71.13 - Asus Stocked Video Driver
3D Mark 2005: 1720 (Stocked Setting)
3dMark 2005 2018 (275/563)

Using XtremeG nVidia Driver v71.84
3D Mark 2005: 1780 (Stocked Setting)
3D Mark 2005: 1970 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

By CMYK (his Asus Z71v - Driver: v76.44)
3DMark05: 1787 (Stocked Setting)

nVidia 77.30
3DMark05: 1813 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2060 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

nvidia 77.50
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2060 (300/500 OC Setting)

nVidia 77.62
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2055 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2120 (290/575 OC Setting)

Using XG 77.62-HD Type 2 nVidia Driver v77.62
3DMark05: 1820 (Stocked Setting)
3DMark05: 2074 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2169 (290/575 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2215 (300/600 OC Setting)

XG 77.62-HD Type 1 with the org. Tweaks
http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?o...=224&Itemid=41
XG 77.62-HD Type 2 with that Tweaks what they're improve 4 best
http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?o...=225&Itemid=41

nVidia 77.72 Official WHQL Release
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2069 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2223 (300/600 OC Setting)

How To Install:
1) Download the nvidia driver
2) Extract it to a directory
3) download the latest INF file from http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/ and save it
to the same directory you had extracted earlier.
4) Right click on the desktop and go to properties. This will take you
to the display control panel.
5) Click on the settings tab
6) Click on Advanced button
7) Click on Adapter tab
8) Click on Properties button
9) Click on Driver tab
10) Click on Update Driver button
11) Click on "No, Not this time" when asked "Can Windows Connect To Windows Update..."
12) Click on "Install from a list or specific location"
13) Click on "Don't Search, I will choose the driver to install"
14) Click on "Have Disk"
15) Browse to the location where you had saved the INF file earlier
16) Select the video card from the list, in Asus Z71V case it is nVidia GeForce Go 6600
17) Continue with install...
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post #146 of 172
7/8/05 at 7:02pm
Thread Starter 
Video Performance: All test based upon Asus Z71V nVidia GO 6600....

nVidia Driver v71.13 - Asus Stocked Video Driver
3D Mark 2005: 1720 (Stocked Setting)
3dMark 2005 2018 (275/563)

Using XtremeG nVidia Driver v71.84
3D Mark 2005: 1780 (Stocked Setting)
3D Mark 2005: 1970 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

By CMYK (his Asus Z71v - Driver: v76.44)
3DMark05: 1787 (Stocked Setting)

nVidia 77.30
3DMark05: 1813 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2060 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

nvidia 77.50
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2060 (300/500 OC Setting)

nVidia 77.62
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2055 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2120 (290/575 OC Setting)

Using XG 77.62-HD Type 2 nVidia Driver v77.62
3DMark05: 1820 (Stocked Setting)
3DMark05: 2074 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2169 (290/575 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2215 (300/600 OC Setting)

XG 77.62-HD Type 1 with the org. Tweaks
http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?o...=224&Itemid=41
XG 77.62-HD Type 2 with that Tweaks what they're improve 4 best
http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?o...=225&Itemid=41

nVidia 77.72 Official WHQL Release
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2069 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2223 (300/600 OC Setting)

nVidia 80.40 Beta Leaked
3DMark05: 1811 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2121 (290/575 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2236 (300/600 OC Setting)

Discussion: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...showtopic=7427
Download: http://download.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/8040.exe
INF: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...ndex=0&mid=117


How To Install:
1) Download the nvidia driver
2) Extract it to a directory
3) download the latest INF file from http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/ and save it
to the same directory you had extracted earlier.
4) Right click on the desktop and go to properties. This will take you
to the display control panel.
5) Click on the settings tab
6) Click on Advanced button
7) Click on Adapter tab
8) Click on Properties button
9) Click on Driver tab
10) Click on Update Driver button
11) Click on "No, Not this time" when asked "Can Windows Connect To Windows Update..."
12) Click on "Install from a list or specific location"
13) Click on "Don't Search, I will choose the driver to install"
14) Click on "Have Disk"
15) Browse to the location where you had saved the INF file earlier
16) Select the video card from the list, in Asus Z71V case it is nVidia GeForce Go 6600
17) Continue with install...

*USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!*

--SPK
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post #147 of 172
7/8/05 at 8:29pm
I was waiting for you to do this.
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post #148 of 172
7/8/05 at 8:47pm
Thread Starter 
hehehe been busy...it was leaked a week ago hehe
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post #149 of 172
7/8/05 at 11:35pm
I just got my Z71V today, and im looking into updating my video drivers. I understand the whole deal with the .inf files. Im just wondering, should I uninstall my current video drivers (71.13) before attempting to install the latest driver?

I guess i just dont like the idea of uninstalling a videa driver then rebooting my machine. I was always under the impression that in order for any hardware to work you always needed a driver installed.

Any help would be appreciated.
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post #150 of 172
7/9/05 at 1:11am
Thread Starter 
You could uninstall or install over, both will work. The cleanest method is ofcourse uninstall.

After you uninstall and reboot your machine, windoes will do autodetect and ask you for location of the INF. You point it at that point to install the new one
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post #151 of 172
7/9/05 at 2:49am
Thanks for the help SMP, however once I figured it all out and finished installing and rebooted the machine, I checked the driver version, and it said 76.44??

What happened to the 77.72? I downloaded the driver right from the nvidia website and im sure its the 77.72, so how did i end up with 76.44?

My best guess is that i accidently downloaded the wrong inf file. Ive been having trouble with the laptopvideo2go website, so i downloaded the file from some other website.
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post #152 of 172
7/9/05 at 3:36am
Thread Starter 
Actually, it might be you didn't do a clean uninstall.

You could mix and match the INF file and it will install correctly. I've done it before where I've use an inf from 77.30 to install 77.72 and it worked fine.
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post #153 of 172
7/9/05 at 4:02am
hmm, ok so let me make sure i have this straight before i try again.

1) extract the nvidia files to a directory, in this case C:\NVIDIA\Win2kXP\77.72 and replace the .inf with the new modded .inf file.
2) Uninstall the last NVIDIA driver and reboot the machine.
3) When windows prompts me for the .inf file, i direct it to C:\NVIDIA\Win2kXP\77.72, where i continue the installation.

Im just not sure which point in your installation instructions ill be at that point...
Sorry for the dumb questions, just worried about F*&king up my brand new laptop, hehe

Thanks for all the help thus far
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post #154 of 172
7/9/05 at 1:24pm
Thread Starter 
Yup, that is correct....

Do exactly that..

To uninstall go to control panel, system, display adapater, adapter..click on uninstall drivers...
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post #155 of 172
7/13/05 at 10:52pm
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Official NVIDIA GO 6600 Website
http://www.nvidia.com/page/go_6600.html

Memory Interface 128-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GBps) 11.2 GBps
Fill Rate (pixels/sec.) 3 billion
Vertices/Second 300 million
RAMDACs 400 MHz



********************************************
nVidia GO 6600 GPU Performance Test
********************************************
*Note:
* All test based upon Asus Z71V nVidia GO 6600
* Asus Z71V STOCK SETTING IS: 250/500
* Toshiba used GO 6600 TC, which is slower
than one used in Asus Z71V

nVidia Driver v71.13
* Asus Stocked Video Driver
3D Mark 2005: 1720 (250/500 Stocked Setting)
3dMark 2005 2018 (275/563)

nVidia 80.40 Beta Leaked
* AA OFF, Resolution 1024x768
3DMark05: 1821 (250/500 stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2121 (290/575 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2236 (300/600 OC Setting)

* AA 2x, Resolution 1024x768
3DMark05: 1813 (250/500 stocked setting)
3DMark05: 1975 (290/575 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2072 (300/600 OC Setting)

* AA 4x, Resolution 1024x768
3DMark05: 1523 (250/500 stocked setting)
3DMark05: 1733 (290/575 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 1817 (300/600 OC Setting)


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OLDER VERSION OF NVIDIA DRIVERS
*********************************************
Using XtremeG nVidia Driver v71.84
3D Mark 2005: 1780 (Stocked Setting)
3D Mark 2005: 1970 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

By CMYK (his Asus Z71v - Driver: v76.44)
3DMark05: 1787 (Stocked Setting)

nVidia 77.30
3DMark05: 1813 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2060 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

nvidia 77.50
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2060 (300/500 OC Setting)

nVidia 77.62
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2055 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2120 (290/575 OC Setting)

Using XG 77.62-HD Type 2 nVidia Driver v77.62
3DMark05: 1820 (Stocked Setting)
3DMark05: 2074 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2169 (290/575 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2215 (300/600 OC Setting)

nVidia 77.72 Official WHQL Release
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2069 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2223 (300/600 OC Setting)

*********************************************
WHERE TO GET NVIDIA DRIVERS
*********************************************
* forums.guru3d.com
* www.laptopvideo2go.com/forums/
* www.nvidia.com
*
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How To Install
*********************************************
1) Download the nvidia driver
2) Extract it to a directory

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
3a) download the latest INF file from http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/ and save it
to the same directory you had extracted earlier.

-OR-

3b) Use the NVAM.INF file that came with the original Asus Z71V display driver. You could download
it from http://support.asus.com and extract out the NVAM.INF from there.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

4) Right click on the desktop and go to properties. This will take you
to the display control panel.
5) Click on the settings tab
6) Click on Advanced button
7) Click on Adapter tab
8) Click on Properties button
9) Click on Driver tab
10) Click on Update Driver button
11) Click on "No, Not this time" when asked "Can Windows Connect To Windows Update..."
12) Click on "Install from a list or specific location"
13) Click on "Don't Search, I will choose the driver to install"
14) Click on "Have Disk"
15) Browse to the location where you had saved the INF file earlier
16) Select the video card from the list, in Asus Z71V case it is nVidia GeForce Go 6600
17) Continue with install...

*USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!*
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post #156 of 172
7/13/05 at 11:16pm
I updated to 80.44 and while the visual performance was good, I still noticed alot of fan noise. The fan speed did slow down alot when i stopped playing however it was still spinning faster than it does right after start-up before i run any gpu taxing programs. I also noticed that the laptop did heat up noticably around the quicklaunch buttons above the F12 key.

This is my first laptop so the fan speed, noise and heat could be completely normal... still not sure though. Im wondering, would updating my bios and everything help the heat issue?
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post #157 of 172
7/13/05 at 11:50pm
Thread Starter 
No idea. I am using the 0208 which is the latest version. I know some people have a high pitch noise which the bios upgrade fixed.

But as the GPU fan, I am still trying to figure that out. I might go back to 77.30 and compare.

EDIT: I am testing out 77.70 and it seems to be pretty good. Fan still on though. It did resolved a few problem I saw in 80.40, one of which is incorrect clock speed detect.
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post #158 of 172
7/14/05 at 7:24pm
I did some reading and found that the cpu runs hotter while on AC power, thus causing the fans to work a little harder.

So i tried running the half life 2 stress test on battery power and found that the fans will kick in fast during the graphic test, and once finished and out of the program, they will slow down considerably. So im guessing that the louder fan response is due to the laptop being on ac power instead of battery.

I was going to use the flash program that came with the laptop however, it warned me not to unless i had problems. My fans arent giving a high pitched noise so i left the bios alone for now.
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post #159 of 172
7/14/05 at 8:09pm
Thread Starter 
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I did some reading and found that the cpu runs hotter while on AC power, thus causing the fans to work a little harder.

So i tried running the half life 2 stress test on battery power and found that the fans will kick in fast during the graphic test, and once finished and out of the program, they will slow down considerably. So im guessing that the louder fan response is due to the laptop being on ac power instead of battery.
There is a setting in the nvidia control panel that control this. WHen you are in battery mode, it will switch from full power down to battery mode. Which basically downclock your GPU to conserve battery.

But you are correct, if this is active when using on battery it is a perfect laptop heheh no heat, no fan, whatsoever LoL!!

I had no problem with my, but I just want the latest BIOS just for the heck of it. One sad part about Asus is they don't tell you want was fixed in each BIOS release. So I usually just flash it for the heck of it to see what changed.
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post #160 of 172
7/15/05 at 4:23am
Haha, no heat and no fan would be perfect. But, im more than sure at this point that i was just being paranoid. The fan speed and sound was probably completely in the normal range.

My friend brought his z71v over and we updated his drivers and played bf2. He was using his on his lap and when we were finished the laptop wasnt hot at all. Nor did the fan sound any different than mine did.

At this point im just going to consider my laptop is working correctly... I will start worrying wheni get blue screens and random restarts, lol.

Thanks for all the help Smile,
ill probably write a review in a few weeks, but thus far im more than happy with my z71v
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