Nvidia Omega Drivers v1.169.25 for Windows Vista

***Omegadrive*** · Dec 27, 2007, 05:17 AM

Honey, I'm home!!!
I'm back, been busy, read my front page, enjoy the new site, need... to... catch.. breath...

What's New in Omega Drivers?
v1.169.25

* Based on the Forceware 169.25 Official drivers.
+ Added resolutions not available on normal drivers and tweaked some that where.
* Added D3D/OGL tweaks.
+ My first Omega Drivers release for Windows Vista.

Known Issues:
Since this is my first nvidia driver's release for Vista and I have been working hard on the website, some features will not be available at the moment, like for example, laptop support, yeah, sorry, but I had to cut something out in order to make the release on time with the new website. Don't worry thou, laptop support will be added on next release for sure or in a possible re-release of the 169.25 drivers, that will depend on how fast nvidia releases their next WHQL set.

Get them here.

Enjoy!

[COLOR="Red"]UPDATE 01/07/08:[/COLOR]
Use this same thread for the new 64bit release, thanks.

Chaos · Dec 27, 2007, 07:14 AM

has anyone tried the Vista drivers yet?

janos666 · Dec 27, 2007, 08:37 AM

Will be there an x64 version?

kelston · Dec 27, 2007, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janos666

Will be there an x64 version?

Seconding this question. Would love to give em a run through but, x64.

Ampidire · Dec 27, 2007, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelston

Seconding this question. Would love to give em a run through but, x64.

Ditto, x64 is where it's at. I'd be willing to F8 at every boot for Omega drivers.

Ferret_Style · Dec 27, 2007, 04:45 PM

Will load them tonight... though i am using the nvidia 169.28s right now. FYI Omega since it has been a while for you with nvidia, laptopvideo2go.com usually has the latest drivers and are quick to get the newest ones up in case you where intrested in a source. I tend to watch them for my laptop but use main stream for the desktop.

ICPGr8Milenko · Dec 28, 2007, 03:33 AM

You guys aren't the only ones waitin' on the x64 set (if there's going to be one). I've been checking Omega's site about twice a month, in hopes that there'd be some kind of revival. This is good news. . . Very good news. Now, we just need him to get back into the swing of things. :-D

janos666 · Dec 28, 2007, 07:38 AM

I made my own 169.28 x64 version with copy-pasting the .inf tweaks.

ka713 · Dec 28, 2007, 09:41 AM

Tested these on a Q6600 clocked @ 3ghz, 2gig ram 8800GT and vista business 32.

Found that these gimme worse performance that wat I was using b4 (169.25 betas) I also tried the whql versions but those also seem to gimme worse performance. The game I tested is COD4 and with identical settings I can actually detect a lower frame rate (with my eyes, that the frame rate is dropping below smooth) with the omegas and whql version over the betas. What gives?

ICPGr8Milenko · Dec 28, 2007, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janos666

I made my own 169.28 x64 version with copy-pasting the .inf tweaks.

Wanna share your copy with me? ;-) I could probably do it. . . but you already did. lol

kelston · Dec 29, 2007, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ka713

Tested these on a Q6600 clocked @ 3ghz, 2gig ram 8800GT and vista business 32.

Found that these gimme worse performance that wat I was using b4 (169.25 betas) I also tried the whql versions but those also seem to gimme worse performance. The game I tested is COD4 and with identical settings I can actually detect a lower frame rate (with my eyes, that the frame rate is dropping below smooth) with the omegas and whql version over the betas. What gives?

Omega's drivers, from what i've always been led to believe, are not benchmark drivers.

Omega's goal with his drivers is to provide the best, optimal balance between performance and quality rather than straight up LEET FPS.

If you notice his tweaks, some are to up the image quality which, by default, will hurt performance, but are only applied if he feels that the improvement to quality is more than justified by the performance hit you would take.

Omega's drivers activate all image quality enhancers that provide minimal hits to your performance and all performance enhancers that provide minimal hits to your quality resulting in an ideal balance of speed and quality.

Overall, you will almost never see a noticeable FPS boost (at least, I never have) when using Omega's driver sets. What you will see, however, is similar or slightly lower FPS numbers with a marked improvement in image quality resulting basically in a much better looking game with no loss in playability and occasionally a gain in playability with some compatibility tweaks usually thrown in there as he is able to address some minor issues brought up after the official driver release.

mkk · Dec 29, 2007, 05:47 PM

It's great to see the new site and work on Vista.

Those punks at Microsoft has me using certified drivers for Vista x64, but perhaps in the future there will be a useable way to get around that.

Zoglog · Dec 29, 2007, 09:11 PM

Thanks for the Drivers Omega.
They don't fix what I was hoping for though. Stupid Nvidia Drivers broke Nvidia Scaling Since 169.04 beta drivers. Keep up the good work though.

=(

wiskerbizkit · Dec 29, 2007, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoglog

Thanks for the Drivers Omega.
They don't fix what I was hoping for though. Stupid Nvidia Drivers broke Nvidia Scaling Since 169.04 beta drivers. Keep up the good work though.

=(

I don't think it can be fixed correctly with a driver. i wound up getting a different TV to even get it to work. the fix nvidia gives isn't a real fix either.

ICPGr8Milenko · Dec 31, 2007, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkk

It's great to see the new site and work on Vista.

Those punks at Microsoft has me using certified drivers for Vista x64, but perhaps in the future there will be a useable way to get around that.

Start>Run>cmd (don't hit enter. It'll find the file, right click on it and run as administrator)

Enter the following:

Bcdedit.exe /set nointegritychecks ON

Now you'll also be able to install rivatuner. :-)

Zoglog · Dec 31, 2007, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiskerbizkit

I don't think it can be fixed correctly with a driver. i wound up getting a different TV to even get it to work. the fix nvidia gives isn't a real fix either.

Naw, i'm certain it can be fixed via driver, because it worked in 169.04 and before.

hjs · Jan 4, 2008, 06:08 AM

Great news, next some laptop support and i can use the omega drivers again

so please ad support for the 8600M GT

jfalvarez · Jan 7, 2008, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hjs

Great news, next some laptop support and i can use the omega drivers again

so please ad support for the 8600M GT

Yes!, laptop support please, I have a GeForce Go 7150M

.

ICPGr8Milenko · Jan 8, 2008, 07:16 PM

Omega. I can't thank you enough for releasing the 64bit version for vista. I've been looking forward to your driver releases for a couple years now (both ati and nvidia). It's good to see you back in the Nvidia game.

the_fear · Jan 9, 2008, 09:54 AM

this drivers work in laptop ?

NeoTechni · Jan 11, 2008, 04:35 AM

I installed the OmegaDrivers, and when I go to the Nvidia control panel, all I get is

Can someone how to get those flat panel scaling options, or how to select those added resolutions? All I want is to be able to run in 1600*1024 like I used to in XP

NeoTechni · Jan 11, 2008, 04:37 AM

Vista detects my HDTV as only being 1280*768 when it's capable of 1080i and everything in between and I need the extra real estate

Nitrius · Jan 14, 2008, 02:03 PM

Good to see Omega back.

Anyway, will these drivers work with nTune from Nvidia?

***Omegadrive*** · Jan 15, 2008, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nitrius

Good to see Omega back.

Anyway, will these drivers work with nTune from Nvidia?

Yep, in fact, to get OC working you need to install nTune since I didn't included any tweaking utilities yet.

Mike Boogie · Jan 25, 2008, 01:48 AM

wow great news I'm glad your back to making Nvidia drivers and thanks very much for the Vista x64 drivers.

COOLGOD · Jan 28, 2008, 02:15 AM

when i done cs1.6 ,there ar some halt in this game. pls tell me how to correct for remove the halt

Vehicon · Jan 30, 2008, 12:09 PM

Thanxs for the drivers, ill be trying them tonight!

DimensionWarped · Feb 2, 2008, 10:52 PM

I really must thank you. In fact, thanking you was my soul motivation for joining this board. To put it simply, NVidia's drivers are broken pieces of crap which, on a good day, will crash within ten minutes of starting any application involving DirectX 10, and on a bad day, within 10 seconds.

Finally got Hellgate London working in DX10 and Lost Planet no longer crashes 10 minutes in on DX10. In fact, you've resolved every DX10 related crash I have had so far that I can reproduce. So really, I'm grateful.

andrebrait · Feb 26, 2008, 03:49 AM

Currently, I'm not having any trouble. I'll give your drivers a try. In My Radeon I don't use them coz they cause some undesired effect in my TV

Sad... they rock in games.

I hope you make Omega based in 169.32! This is the best driver I found uot there. If you want, pick a International version with modded INFs in XFX's website. (If seems everybody, including XFX, noticed these drivers are the best drivers nVidia has ever released). They made Los PLanet's benchmark achieve 5fps average in DX10 mode. Maximum went up by 3 and minimum by 4!

And the game is smooth, very smooth.
Getting 15~37fps in Crysis (Medium, 1440x900) and, even at 15fps, the game doesn't seems to be at 15fps.

Anyway, I don't think XFX tweaked the driver. I downloaded it from nVidia's website (8800GS) and a modded INF and the results are the same.

So, please, make an omega based in 169.32

jack50 · Feb 26, 2008, 04:48 PM

Hi guys in new here!
Got some nooby questions

! Id use an acer 5920g Notebook with a Nvidia 8600m Gt on Vista Business x64. I have problems with the "suspend" and "hibernate" mode (dont really know if the modes are called like this in english) if the notebook is in these modes i cant get back to the system, the screen is black and i have to use the power off button. Can i solve the problem with an other driver (which one?) or what could be a solution?

Dec 27, 2007, 05:17 AM	#1
*Omegadrive* Drivers? What Drivers??? Join Date: May 2002 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,612 Rep Power: 59	Nvidia Omega Drivers v1.169.25 for Windows Vista Honey, I'm home!!! I'm back, been busy, read my front page, enjoy the new site, need... to... catch.. breath... What's New in Omega Drivers? v1.169.25 * Based on the Forceware 169.25 Official drivers. + Added resolutions not available on normal drivers and tweaked some that where. * Added D3D/OGL tweaks. + My first Omega Drivers release for Windows Vista. Known Issues: Since this is my first nvidia driver's release for Vista and I have been working hard on the website, some features will not be available at the moment, like for example, laptop support, yeah, sorry, but I had to cut something out in order to make the release on time with the new website. Don't worry thou, laptop support will be added on next release for sure or in a possible re-release of the 169.25 drivers, that will depend on how fast nvidia releases their next WHQL set. Get them here. Enjoy! [COLOR="Red"]UPDATE 01/07/08:[/COLOR] Use this same thread for the new 64bit release, thanks. __________________ DRIVERHEAVEN ADMINISTRATOR <<E-MAIL>> <<PC SPECS>> GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Dec 28, 2007, 03:33 AM	#7
ICPGr8Milenko DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	You guys aren't the only ones waitin' on the x64 set (if there's going to be one). I've been checking Omega's site about twice a month, in hopes that there'd be some kind of revival. This is good news. . . Very good news. Now, we just need him to get back into the swing of things. :-D __________________ Never argue with a retard. They bring you down to thier level and beat you with experience. Give a man a flame and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man aflame and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. Last edited by ICPGr8Milenko; Dec 28, 2007 at 04:08 AM.

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ka713 Deceased Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 291 Rep Power: 0	Tested these on a Q6600 clocked @ 3ghz, 2gig ram 8800GT and vista business 32. Found that these gimme worse performance that wat I was using b4 (169.25 betas) I also tried the whql versions but those also seem to gimme worse performance. The game I tested is COD4 and with identical settings I can actually detect a lower frame rate (with my eyes, that the frame rate is dropping below smooth) with the omegas and whql version over the betas. What gives? __________________ [color=Red]AMD[color=Red]64[/color][/color][color=Blue] Athlon 3500+[/color] [color=Red] MSI[/color] [color=Blue]K8N Neo4-FI[/color] [color=Red] Corsair[/color] [color=Blue]ValueSelect 1G DDR400[/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue]x 2[/color] [color=Red] Seagate[/color] [color=Blue]8M 200G SATA[/color] [color=Blue] 256M[/color] [color=Red]ASUS[/color] [color=Blue]X850PRO VIVO PCI-E[/color] [color=Red] D-Link[/color] [color=Blue]108M DWL-G520 PCI[/color] [color=Red] LG[/color] [color=Blue]GDR8164B DVD[/color] [color=Red] LITE-ON[/color] [color=Blue]SHW-1635S DVDRW[/color] [color=Blue] 1.44MB Floppy[/color] [color=Red] LG[/color] [color=Blue]17" 1750SQ-SN LCD[/color] [color=Red] Logitech[/color] [color=Blue]MX3100[/color] [color=Red] Creative[/color] [color=Blue]Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum[/color] [color=Red] Logitech[/color] [color=Blue]Z5300e THX[/color] [color=Red] Antec[/color] [color=Blue]Super Lanboy 350[/color] ____________________________

Dec 29, 2007, 09:11 PM	#13
Zoglog DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the Drivers Omega. They don't fix what I was hoping for though. Stupid Nvidia Drivers broke Nvidia Scaling Since 169.04 beta drivers. Keep up the good work though. =( Last edited by Zoglog; Dec 29, 2007 at 09:22 PM.

Jan 4, 2008, 06:08 AM	#17
hjs DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 60 Rep Power: 0	Great news, next some laptop support and i can use the omega drivers again so please ad support for the 8600M GT __________________ My PC

Dec 27, 2007, 07:14 AM	#2
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,178 Rep Power: 94 System Specs	has anyone tried the Vista drivers yet?

Dec 27, 2007, 08:37 AM	#3
janos666 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Will be there an x64 version?

Dec 28, 2007, 07:38 AM	#8
janos666 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I made my own 169.28 x64 version with copy-pasting the .inf tweaks.

Dec 29, 2007, 05:47 PM	#12
mkk cheap philanthropist Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 3,700 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	It's great to see the new site and work on Vista. Those punks at Microsoft has me using certified drivers for Vista x64, but perhaps in the future there will be a useable way to get around that.

Jan 8, 2008, 07:16 PM	#19
ICPGr8Milenko DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Omega. I can't thank you enough for releasing the 64bit version for vista. I've been looking forward to your driver releases for a couple years now (both ati and nvidia). It's good to see you back in the Nvidia game. __________________ Never argue with a retard. They bring you down to thier level and beat you with experience. Give a man a flame and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man aflame and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

Jan 9, 2008, 09:54 AM	#20
the_fear DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	this drivers work in laptop ?

Jan 11, 2008, 04:35 AM	#21
NeoTechni DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I installed the OmegaDrivers, and when I go to the Nvidia control panel, all I get is Can someone how to get those flat panel scaling options, or how to select those added resolutions? All I want is to be able to run in 1600*1024 like I used to in XP

Jan 11, 2008, 04:37 AM	#22
NeoTechni DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Vista detects my HDTV as only being 1280*768 when it's capable of 1080i and everything in between and I need the extra real estate

Jan 14, 2008, 02:03 PM	#23
Nitrius DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Good to see Omega back. Anyway, will these drivers work with nTune from Nvidia?

Jan 25, 2008, 01:48 AM	#25
Mike Boogie mm Pie!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Behind you Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	wow great news I'm glad your back to making Nvidia drivers and thanks very much for the Vista x64 drivers.

Jan 28, 2008, 02:15 AM	#26
COOLGOD DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	when i done cs1.6 ,there ar some halt in this game. pls tell me how to correct for remove the halt

Jan 30, 2008, 12:09 PM	#27
Vehicon The Cable Guy Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA IL. Posts: 454 Rep Power: 44 System Specs	Thanxs for the drivers, ill be trying them tonight! __________________

Feb 2, 2008, 10:52 PM	#28
DimensionWarped DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	I really must thank you. In fact, thanking you was my soul motivation for joining this board. To put it simply, NVidia's drivers are broken pieces of crap which, on a good day, will crash within ten minutes of starting any application involving DirectX 10, and on a bad day, within 10 seconds. Finally got Hellgate London working in DX10 and Lost Planet no longer crashes 10 minutes in on DX10. In fact, you've resolved every DX10 related crash I have had so far that I can reproduce. So really, I'm grateful.

Feb 26, 2008, 03:49 AM	#29
andrebrait DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Currently, I'm not having any trouble. I'll give your drivers a try. In My Radeon I don't use them coz they cause some undesired effect in my TV Sad... they rock in games. I hope you make Omega based in 169.32! This is the best driver I found uot there. If you want, pick a International version with modded INFs in XFX's website. (If seems everybody, including XFX, noticed these drivers are the best drivers nVidia has ever released). They made Los PLanet's benchmark achieve 5fps average in DX10 mode. Maximum went up by 3 and minimum by 4! And the game is smooth, very smooth. Getting 15~37fps in Crysis (Medium, 1440x900) and, even at 15fps, the game doesn't seems to be at 15fps. Anyway, I don't think XFX tweaked the driver. I downloaded it from nVidia's website (8800GS) and a modded INF and the results are the same. So, please, make an omega based in 169.32

Feb 26, 2008, 04:48 PM	#30
jack50 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Hi guys in new here! Got some nooby questions ! Id use an acer 5920g Notebook with a Nvidia 8600m Gt on Vista Business x64. I have problems with the "suspend" and "hibernate" mode (dont really know if the modes are called like this in english) if the notebook is in these modes i cant get back to the system, the screen is black and i have to use the power off button. Can i solve the problem with an other driver (which one?) or what could be a solution?

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