nVidia 81.87 ForceWare drivers released! ... the 82.10 suck. they are actually older then the 81.85/87 drivers.

icy1007 · 10-28-2005, 02:50 AM

the 82.10 suck. they are actually older then the 81.85/87 drivers.

konfucius · 10-28-2005, 09:54 AM

Got 7339 3Dmark05 with Auto OC on...
6783 w/o, so that seens to work.

nixsie1 · 10-28-2005, 10:07 AM

I stuck the Auto OC on to got slightly better marks - but game play in fear with Auto OC was bad - turned off Auto all working - 81's for me.

|-007-| · 10-28-2005, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkwolf_1982

I am still running with the latest stock driver from DELL.
So people... tell me... will I notice FPS improvements in videogames?
Very nice and great and cool that you get higher scores in 3DMark and all... but I play games mostly on my machine and I hardly read any improvements except for the image quality.

I hope some people did some more testing except for 3Dmark in games with the 81.87 drivers.
If they give benefits over de the latest DELL stock drivers I'll give it a go as well.

No, you will not actually see (with your eyes) any difference at all.

The 6800 series has been out too long to get explosive improvements in performance just by installing new drivers. The new drivers may run a few games at 2-5 fps faster, but on the other hand, it may run a few games 2-5 fps slower. If you run drivers through an extensive test suite spanning a lot of games, you'll see that in the end, the average overall performance hasn't changed more than the margin of error. At this point in the 6800 series, new drivers only fix issues within games. Note that a big fix might drastically improve performance, but such a fix would concern only a single game title.

The 7800 series will definitely benefit more from newer drivers at this time, and it's possible that newer drivers substantially increase performance so that you could notice it in games. That's typical of new hardware, and it's really fun when you get a new driver that really brings performance up a notch. So 7800 people, I'd pay attention to new drivers, you might get a pleasant surprise.

But, if you're into 3dmark05, and "seeing a difference" means getting more 3dmarks, then you've got a lot of drivers to choose from...and I don't know which ones are the best for 3dmark. Nor do I care.

TheGatesofDeath · 10-29-2005, 06:20 AM

Will an advanced user explain how to apply the mod'd inf file...I have everything ready, but I dont want to begin until I know exactly what to do.

Johnmcl7 · 10-29-2005, 07:03 AM

All you need to do is place the modified inf in the place you've downloaded the drivers to and run the setup file - if the drivers install fine then the inf is working, if they don't the inf isn't in the right place.

John

charlesbo307 · 10-29-2005, 12:09 PM

not really a big deal if u mess up anyways, the inf just changes around a name so ur card is listed as supported. only thing that will happen if ur inf is wrong is that it wont install.

zoom_zoom · 10-29-2005, 05:41 PM

Anyone know what the difference is between the laptopvideo2go's 'NV', 'Performance', and 'Quality' drivers are?

PlayerPawn · 10-29-2005, 06:03 PM

P-M 2.13
2GB RAM
6800 Ultra GO
Win XP SP2
Just typical things in background, like AIM, TS, WinAmp Agent, Quickset...

Using BIOS with stock clock settings and 81.87 drivers with Auto Overclocking in use, stable CS:S, Fable, UT2k4, etc game playing, I scored a 3dmark05 score:

MonarchX · 10-29-2005, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by |-007-|

No, you will not actually see (with your eyes) any difference at all.

The 6800 series has been out too long to get explosive improvements in performance just by installing new drivers. The new drivers may run a few games at 2-5 fps faster, but on the other hand, it may run a few games 2-5 fps slower. If you run drivers through an extensive test suite spanning a lot of games, you'll see that in the end, the average overall performance hasn't changed more than the margin of error. At this point in the 6800 series, new drivers only fix issues within games. Note that a big fix might drastically improve performance, but such a fix would concern only a single game title.

The 7800 series will definitely benefit more from newer drivers at this time, and it's possible that newer drivers substantially increase performance so that you could notice it in games. That's typical of new hardware, and it's really fun when you get a new driver that really brings performance up a notch. So 7800 people, I'd pay attention to new drivers, you might get a pleasant surprise.

But, if you're into 3dmark05, and "seeing a difference" means getting more 3dmarks, then you've got a lot of drivers to choose from...and I don't know which ones are the best for 3dmark. Nor do I care.

Except that with 80.x set, even 6800 cards got like a 10fps improvement in CS:S stress test. I know I went fro 112 to 126fps by switching from 78.xx to 81.85 drivers and so did many others.

zoom_zoom · 10-29-2005, 11:44 PM

What's the difference between the nv, performance, and quality drivers on laptopvideo2go.com?

TheGatesofDeath · 10-30-2005, 07:12 AM

There are many advanced user, I see...
thx@Johnmcl7

smiles233 · 10-30-2005, 03:00 PM

i have the 82.10 drivers...i tried the 81.87 but it seemed worse in css dod source(the bottom frame rate dipped lower)...ist 81.85 better that the 82?

|-007-| · 10-30-2005, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonarchX

Except that with 80.x set, even 6800 cards got like a 10fps improvement in CS:S stress test. I know I went fro 112 to 126fps by switching from 78.xx to 81.85 drivers and so did many others.

The new drivers run the CS:S stress test 11% faster. Does that 11% increase occur across all image quality settings? Or perhaps only at certain settings? What about a recorded demo of actual gameplay?

Do any other games get better performance? Do any games lose a little performance?

Fidget · 10-30-2005, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smiles233

i have the 82.10 drivers...i tried the 81.87 but it seemed worse in css dod source(the bottom frame rate dipped lower)...ist 81.85 better that the 82?

my issue with the 82.10 drivers from dell is that when i tried them it actually bumped down my baseline 3dmark05 score to 6400....

10-28-2005, 02:50 AM	#31
icy1007 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 376 Credits: 44	the 82.10 suck. they are actually older then the 81.85/87 drivers. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86GHz\|2GB PC2-6400\|640MB GeForce 8800 GTS Last edited by icy1007; 10-28-2005 at 03:04 AM.

10-28-2005, 09:54 AM	#32
konfucius Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 23 Credits: -342	Got 7339 3Dmark05 with Auto OC on... 6783 w/o, so that seens to work. __________________ Dell XPS M170 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 780 2.26GHz 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7800 GTX 100GB 5.4k Hard Drive 8xCD/DVD burner(DVD+/-RW) GIGABYTE® GN-WIAG02 Wlan 802.11bg 108Mbit and Dell® 350 Bluetooth 2.0 Microsoft® Windows® XP Home 7339 in 3Dmark05 with Auto OC

10-29-2005, 06:20 AM	#35
TheGatesofDeath Lost City of USA Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Heaven Posts: 173 Credits: -297	Will an advanced user explain how to apply the mod'd inf file...I have everything ready, but I dont want to begin until I know exactly what to do. __________________ Dell M170 3Dmark05~7238

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Johnmcl7 Valiant XPS User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,952 Credits: 611	All you need to do is place the modified inf in the place you've downloaded the drivers to and run the setup file - if the drivers install fine then the inf is working, if they don't the inf isn't in the right place. John __________________ XPS M1710 - C2D 2.33Ghz, 2GB ram, GeForce 7950GTX 512MB, DVD+-RW, 250GB 5,400rpm HD, wi-fi + bluetooth Sony Vaio TX1HP, P-m ULV 1.1Ghz, 1.5GB ram, Intel GMA 915, DVD+-RW, 60GB 4,200rpm HD, Intel 2200 b/g and bluetooth Sony Vaio UX1XN, Core Solo 1.33Ghz, 1GB ram, 32GB SSD, wi-fi + bluetooth

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10-28-2005, 10:07 AM	#33
nixsie1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 45 Credits: -331	I stuck the Auto OC on to got slightly better marks - but game play in fear with Auto OC was bad - turned off Auto all working - 81's for me.

10-29-2005, 12:09 PM	#37
charlesbo307 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 363 Credits: -167	not really a big deal if u mess up anyways, the inf just changes around a name so ur card is listed as supported. only thing that will happen if ur inf is wrong is that it wont install.

10-29-2005, 05:41 PM	#38
zoom_zoom Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 205 Credits: -223	Anyone know what the difference is between the laptopvideo2go's 'NV', 'Performance', and 'Quality' drivers are?

10-29-2005, 06:03 PM	#39
PlayerPawn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 311 Credits: 492	P-M 2.13 2GB RAM 6800 Ultra GO Win XP SP2 Just typical things in background, like AIM, TS, WinAmp Agent, Quickset... Using BIOS with stock clock settings and 81.87 drivers with Auto Overclocking in use, stable CS:S, Fable, UT2k4, etc game playing, I scored a 3dmark05 score:

10-29-2005, 11:44 PM	#41
zoom_zoom Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 205 Credits: -223	What's the difference between the nv, performance, and quality drivers on laptopvideo2go.com?

10-30-2005, 03:00 PM	#43
smiles233 GAMER Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: holland patent NY Posts: 775 Credits: -152	i have the 82.10 drivers...i tried the 81.87 but it seemed worse in css dod source(the bottom frame rate dipped lower)...ist 81.85 better that the 82? __________________ dell 9300, 1.73, geforce 6800,1gb ram,WXGA+ DOD SOURCE!

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