I think i see what's going on..7950gx2..

merlinxi · Feb 25, 2007, 03:25 PM

In the new display drivers for Vista there is no option to turn off or on Duel GPU support. That's why I think all of us with the 7950gx2 are getting low frame rates. Plus the fact i look in my device manager and one 7950gx2 is there and running properly, the other has an X through it. I tlooks like Vista is not installing the duel GPU support properly.

I know in XP there are two Gx2's listed there for the duel GPU support to work properly.

fobis · Feb 25, 2007, 06:29 PM

Yay for nVidia screwing more people over!

dipstick · Feb 25, 2007, 07:00 PM

There is no 6 or 7 series SLI support yet in Vista

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Quote:

Release Highlights:

* WHQL Certified driver for GeForce 8800, GeForce 7 series, and GeForce 6 series GPUs
* Beta driver for NVIDIA SLI™ support for GeForce 8800 GTX/GTS GPUs
* This driver supports the following features:
o Single GPU support
+ DirectX 9 support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
+ DirectX 10 support for GeForce 8800 GPUs
+ OpenGL support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
o NVIDIA SLI support
+ DirectX 9 support for GeForce 8800 GPUs
+ OpenGL support for GeForce 8800 GPUs
* DirectX 9 and OpenGL NVIDIA SLI support for GeForce 6 and 7 series GPUs and DirectX 10 NVIDIA SLI support for GeForce 8800 GPUs will be available in a future driver

smax · Feb 25, 2007, 07:12 PM

We know, they know, they're working on it.

Latest NVIDIA Windows Vista Driv

That gives quite a bit more info.

merlinxi · Feb 25, 2007, 08:42 PM

well that's good.

Seems they are only worried about there new video card and not the old ones.

merlinxi · Mar 1, 2007, 04:33 AM

Anyone know when they are going to release drivers for the Duel Core GPU support for the 7950gx2, any rumors?

dipstick · Mar 1, 2007, 05:32 AM

Got this email earlier today. Looks like it's coming soon

Quote:

Dear NVIDIA Customer,

On behalf of the NVIDIA Vista Quality Assurance team, we would like to thank you
for your participation and assistance in improving our products.

We are writing to let you know that there will be a new Windows Vista Beta driver release
available to download from NVIDIA in the next few days. This is a new driver which will support
GeForce 6, 7 and 8 series graphics boards; it does not support GeForce Go mobile GPUs.
Please continue to check with your notebook manufacturer for a new driver for GeForce Go GPUs.
GeForce FX users should continue to use the v96.85 driver.

The Vista Quality Assurance homepage has up to the date information on when the driver
will be available to download, so please continue to check this website:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/vistaqualityassurance.html.

Here is a summary of new features and bug fixes this new driver addresses:

New Features

-GeForce 7 series SLI support
-GeForce 6 series SLI support
-GeForce 7950 GX2 support (both GPUs are now operational)

Key Bug Fixes

-Improved OpenGL performance
-Improved NVIDIA SLI performance at high resolutions
-Brief corruption (flickering, boxes) on screen at Windows Vista login, CTR-ALT-DEL
(Task Manager), or other function that requires Vista User Account Control
-Playback issues when playing TV/DVD/video in Media Center with Aero enabled
-Outputting via TV-Out shows only a black and white display
-HDTV output does not keep HDTV resolution after restart
-Adjusting Video Color settings from the NVIDIA Control Panel are not getting applied.
-Change Flat Panel Scaling page does not correctly work in the NVIDIA Control Panel.
-Brightness, Contrast and Gamma values remain the same in Adjust Desktop Color
settings once closing and opening the NVIDIA Control Panel.
-Corruption on DVI monitor while going to hibernation from standby
-Call of Duty 2 has no performance gain when SLI is enabled
-Madden NFL 07 while playing the screen will freeze, but the game will continue to run
and you hear the in-game sounds.
-General application compatibility fixes

Products Supported
-GeForce 8800 GTX/GTS
-GeForce 7 series
-GeForce 6 series

When the driver is available, please view the driver Release Notes for a full list of bugs fixed,
known driver issues, products supported, and operating system and application limitations.
NVIDIA will continue to provide new drivers that will fix more known driver issues.

GutterPunk · Mar 1, 2007, 01:52 PM

Well thats always good to hear

Feb 25, 2007, 03:25 PM	#1
merlinxi The Paranoid Cook Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 655 Rep Power: 0	I think i see what's going on..7950gx2.. In the new display drivers for Vista there is no option to turn off or on Duel GPU support. That's why I think all of us with the 7950gx2 are getting low frame rates. Plus the fact i look in my device manager and one 7950gx2 is there and running properly, the other has an X through it. I tlooks like Vista is not installing the duel GPU support properly. I know in XP there are two Gx2's listed there for the duel GPU support to work properly. __________________ 700 Watt Toughpower Cable Management Power supply -- Asus P55 LE Motherboard -- Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHZ Quad Core -- 6Gb Dominator Ram DD3 8 Latency Timings -- Windows 7 64bit -- Gigabyte GTX470 Superclocked Video Card -- 1.5 TB Hard drive, 1TB hard drive, 250GB Hard drive, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Feb 25, 2007, 06:29 PM	#2
fobis DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 716 Rep Power: 49	Yay for nVidia screwing more people over! __________________ MacBook Pro Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz 2GB DDR2-677 ATi Mobility Radeon X1600 256MB 120GB 7200RPM SATA HDD

Feb 25, 2007, 08:42 PM	Thread Starter #5
merlinxi The Paranoid Cook Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 655 Rep Power: 0	well that's good. Seems they are only worried about there new video card and not the old ones. __________________ 700 Watt Toughpower Cable Management Power supply -- Asus P55 LE Motherboard -- Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHZ Quad Core -- 6Gb Dominator Ram DD3 8 Latency Timings -- Windows 7 64bit -- Gigabyte GTX470 Superclocked Video Card -- 1.5 TB Hard drive, 1TB hard drive, 250GB Hard drive, and a partridge in a pear tree. Last edited by merlinxi; Feb 26, 2007 at 03:19 PM.

Mar 1, 2007, 04:33 AM	Thread Starter #6
merlinxi The Paranoid Cook Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 655 Rep Power: 0	Anyone know when they are going to release drivers for the Duel Core GPU support for the 7950gx2, any rumors? __________________ 700 Watt Toughpower Cable Management Power supply -- Asus P55 LE Motherboard -- Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHZ Quad Core -- 6Gb Dominator Ram DD3 8 Latency Timings -- Windows 7 64bit -- Gigabyte GTX470 Superclocked Video Card -- 1.5 TB Hard drive, 1TB hard drive, 250GB Hard drive, and a partridge in a pear tree.

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Feb 25, 2007, 07:12 PM	#4
smax DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	We know, they know, they're working on it. Latest NVIDIA Windows Vista Driv That gives quite a bit more info.