GREEKRAGE

Ok people i started this thread so we can get some input on the new Driver set named 42.xx.

My opinion:

I didnt see any difference compared to the 41.09s
I seriously hope that this version isnt only a "bug fix" of the 41s.(better DX9 support)
I didnt notice the slight performance change or in the quality department for that mater.

I would also like some input on the 32.20s too cause i downloaded them but didnt get a chance to try em out yet.

"this message will self destruct in 5 seconds"........4....3....2....

GREEKRAGE

Ok i just tried the 32.20s and found these results.

I think this set would be one of the best of the 3x.xx series.

I saw performance that compared to the 41.09 in games 1 and 3
of 3dmark201 sec.
But when it came to game 2 and 4 it went down to the 3x.xx performance but then most of us know that the 4x.xx drivers are better performing in Game 4 especially.

I'm not sure but i think these would be good to try out on older cards gf256/gf2 etc.

Again i tried them on DX9 so maybe someone could try them on a DX8.1 setup (if theres still someone that hasnt updated )

Here are some 3dmarks:

32.20:
Game 1 Car Chase - Low Detail 142.6 FPS

Game 1 Car Chase - High Detail 56.7 FPS

Game 2 Dragothic - Low Detail 138.8 FPS

Game 2 Dragothic - High Detail 74.8 FPS

Game 3 Lobby - Low Detail 138.4 FPS

Game 3 Lobby - High Detail 65.5 FPS

Game 4 Nature 54.1 FPS
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Here compared to the 41.09s:

Note :the second score in each game is the 41.09s

3DMark Score
(3D marks) 9220

9979

Game 1 - Car Chase - Low Detail
(FPS) 142.6

143.5
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Game 1 - Car Chase - High Detail
(FPS) 56.7

56.2
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Game 2 - Dragothic - Low Detail
(FPS) 138.8

166.7
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Game 2 - Dragothic - High Detail
(FPS) 74.8

84.8
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Game 3 - Lobby - Low Detail
(FPS) 138.4

138.8
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Game 3 - Lobby - High Detail
(FPS) 65.5

65.0
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Game 4 - Nature
(FPS) 54.1

68.5
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As i wrote before you can see how close they performed to the 41.09s in the 2 games.
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Now here is the comparison of the 32.20 to the 41.40s that i got my alltime best score.
Again the second number is the the 41.40 score


3DMark Score
(3D marks) 9220

10065
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Game 1 - Car Chase - Low Detail
(FPS) 142.6

148.3
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Game 1 - Car Chase - High Detail
(FPS) 56.7

57.7
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Game 2 - Dragothic - Low Detail
(FPS) 138.8

168.3
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Game 2 - Dragothic - High Detail
(FPS) 74.8

84.9
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Game 3 - Lobby - Low Detail
(FPS) 138.4

142.5
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Game 3 - Lobby - High Detail
(FPS) 65.5

66.7
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Game 4 - Nature
(FPS) 54.1

64.4
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As you can see in my case my better driver has been the 41.40
that im going to switch to as soon as i finnish this post...hehehe

GREEKRAGE

Just ran a new bench(a few actually) but came up with this:

Allthough i did O/C my fsb to hell and thius with a locked 2100+.

check it out



Microsoft Windows 2000

DirectX Version 9.0

Mobo Manufacturer Chaintech

Mobo chipset Via VT8366-8233/5

AGP Rates (Current/Available) 4x / 1x 2x 4x



CPU AMD Athlon(tm) XP/MP/4 1898 MHz

FSB 146 MHz

Memory 256 MB



Graphics Chipset NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 500

Driver Name NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 500

Driver Version 6.14.01.4201

Video Memory 64 MB



Program Version 3DMark2001 SE

Resolution 1024x768 32bit

Texture Format Compressed

FSAA Disabled

Z-Buffer Depth 24bit

Frame Buffer Double

Rendering Pipeline D3D Pure Hardware T&L



Test Results
3DMark Score "10080 3D marks "



Game 1 Car Chase - Low Detail 146.9 FPS

Game 1 Car Chase - High Detail 56.6 FPS

Game 2 Dragothic - Low Detail 167.1 FPS

Game 2 Dragothic - High Detail 85.2 FPS

Game 3 Lobby - Low Detail 141.3 FPS

Game 3 Lobby - High Detail 65.8 FPS

Game 4 Nature 68.8 FPS


And dont forget that this is a Gf3 Ti500 64meg by MSI

DriveEuro

Yeah, back to the 41.09..... Personally since I bought nVidia I enjoy getting drivers.... But what is most annoying that most of the drivers don't seem to do much. And even besides that some of the drivers perform worse than previos drivers.

kinetic

I've gone from the 41.09's also and apart from a slight drop in 3dmark I can see no noticable difference.

DriveEuro

I frankly don't care about a 5-200 point drop in 3dmark.....as long as my games run fine and look fine. simple as that. It just when there isn't compatibility that I have to change drivers.

kinetic

I agree entirely! My games don't look any different either way so I guess I'll stick with the 42.01 for now.

Hellbent

I don't notice much difference with these drivers (had the 41.09's installed), except for this game. My FPS went from about 310 to about 120! Am on a Ti4200, Win XP Home, and XP1700+ Oh well, back to the 41.09's......

Chaos

Personally the 42.01 drivers work better than the 41.09, 41.04 scored my highest 3DMark 2001SE total but overall I am going to stay with the 41.09 because my games look sweet !!!!!

Serious Sam The Second Encounter with the new Beta 1.50 patch is soo smooth.

I installed Clive Barker's Undying and it looks amazing for an older title. Gonna check out Max Payne next...

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Mich

42.01?

another detonators that hangs with MECHWARRIOR 4: Mercenaries....

It seems that no 4x.xx will run ok with a GeForce 4400....

why?


anyway... I`m using Det 32.20
no problems in any game...