Which Drivers are Best?

DoRk cHoPs · May 24, 2004, 09:58 PM

Brand new to this forum so i dont even know if this post is in the right place...

Basically i wanna know what drivers would be best for my Aopen Ti4200 128Mb DDR 8xAGP

TIA

**MIG-31** · May 24, 2004, 10:10 PM

that is not an easy question to answer.

many of us have our preferred drivers,just depends on a couple of things if you benchmark allot or not bothered about doing so.

but i am currently using 60.85 whql drivers for xp on a fx5900 256mb,and am impressed with them.you will find them via this newspost i made just follow the link and scroll down the page.

there is also some 60.86 for win 98/ME as you have not said which os you use.

ps: welcome to dh.

DoRk cHoPs · May 24, 2004, 10:28 PM

Thanks for the welcome

Well basically what im trying to say is
which drivers are most stable on a Ti4200

Like if i install 44.03 drivers i have less problems than if i install say the newest Nvidia drivers which have alot of extra instructions for cards that i dont have

i dont really care about benchmarks
just stability

**MIG-31** · May 24, 2004, 10:32 PM

could also depend on who you install drivers.do you overwrite drivers or remove then install?

ps: i know what you asked,but most newer drivers do seem to lean towards the newer cards to date.testing and all that i mean.

been a long time since i had a ti4200.

DoRk cHoPs · May 24, 2004, 10:44 PM

i prefer to use driver cleaner to remove old then install new... never liked the idea of installing something over something that is still being used.

**MIG-31** · May 24, 2004, 10:53 PM

driver cleaner is a great bit of software.i don't trust overwriting drivers myself.

could be worth a try of those drivers i mentioned,or just give it some time to see what other advice is given,you will receive replies as this is a great forum.

DoRk cHoPs · May 24, 2004, 11:47 PM

the 60.85's really dont like my card. lots of artifacts and looks like its misdrawing textures and such...will try omega 44.03 drivers now.

Omega drivers working pretty well hoping to get some other responses...

DoRk cHoPs · May 26, 2004, 10:54 PM

no more comments? from this great forum?

**MIG-31** · May 27, 2004, 07:45 AM

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Originally posted by DoRk cHoPs
no more comments? from this great forum?

driverheaven is more ati based.so for nvidia it takes a little longer.

SpYDeR27 · May 27, 2004, 08:18 AM

im using regular 44.03 at the moment ... ill try the omegas probably soon as well

blast · Jun 1, 2004, 08:12 PM

56.72s work great for playing Far Cry, SOF2, and BF1942 for me. I think it mostly depends on what games your playing.

mcghee · Jun 4, 2004, 02:30 AM

I am new to this forum too and was wondering if someone could offer some help. I would like to get the best drivers for my graphics card but not sure which to use. I was directed to check out the Omega website drivers which led me to this website forum. Anyway I am playing a new game called Thief Deadly Shadows and had to buy a new graphics card. I bought a GeForce FX 5900 XT and it seems to be working nicely. However, now when I go to play my older Thief games the game loads like normal then nothing, a black screen. I was able to put a safe texture code fix in one of the games configuration files but only for Thief 2. Thief 1 still won't work.

I asked about this on the Eidos/Thief forums and that is how I ended up at Omega and then here. My problem is I don't know what driver I should use.

My specs:
Win XP Pro
AMD Athlon XP 1900+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.5GHz
512MB RAM
Chaintech NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 + MCP mobo
AOpen NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 XT 128MB

I notice A LOT of people use ATI cards over NVIDIA are they better cards over all? I was discouraged from buying one because of the history of problems associated with the drivers. Has that improved? I am now wondering if I should get an ATI Radeon card instead but I don't want problems.

Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated.

Wildman95gs-t · Jun 7, 2004, 04:36 AM

I would stay with the 44.03's Omega or nVidia the were the best performing and stable drivers i could find for my Ti4200

DoRk cHoPs · Jun 12, 2004, 09:56 PM

yeah i would have to agree with you wildman the 44.03s are the most stable i could find and the 4403 omegas give that little bit of performance boost while still staying stable

May 24, 2004, 09:58 PM	#1
DoRk cHoPs DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Which Drivers are Best? Brand new to this forum so i dont even know if this post is in the right place... Basically i wanna know what drivers would be best for my Aopen Ti4200 128Mb DDR 8xAGP TIA

May 24, 2004, 10:10 PM	#2
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,768 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	that is not an easy question to answer. many of us have our preferred drivers,just depends on a couple of things if you benchmark allot or not bothered about doing so. but i am currently using 60.85 whql drivers for xp on a fx5900 256mb,and am impressed with them.you will find them via this newspost i made just follow the link and scroll down the page. there is also some 60.86 for win 98/ME as you have not said which os you use. ps: welcome to dh. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

May 24, 2004, 10:32 PM	#4
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,768 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	could also depend on who you install drivers.do you overwrite drivers or remove then install? ps: i know what you asked,but most newer drivers do seem to lean towards the newer cards to date.testing and all that i mean. been a long time since i had a ti4200. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here Last edited by MIG-31; May 24, 2004 at 10:51 PM.

May 24, 2004, 10:53 PM	#6
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,768 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	driver cleaner is a great bit of software.i don't trust overwriting drivers myself. could be worth a try of those drivers i mentioned,or just give it some time to see what other advice is given,you will receive replies as this is a great forum. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

May 24, 2004, 11:47 PM	Thread Starter #7
DoRk cHoPs DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	the 60.85's really dont like my card. lots of artifacts and looks like its misdrawing textures and such...will try omega 44.03 drivers now. Omega drivers working pretty well hoping to get some other responses... Last edited by DoRk cHoPs; May 25, 2004 at 12:50 AM.

May 24, 2004, 10:28 PM	Thread Starter #3
DoRk cHoPs DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the welcome Well basically what im trying to say is which drivers are most stable on a Ti4200 Like if i install 44.03 drivers i have less problems than if i install say the newest Nvidia drivers which have alot of extra instructions for cards that i dont have i dont really care about benchmarks just stability

May 24, 2004, 10:44 PM	Thread Starter #5
DoRk cHoPs DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	i prefer to use driver cleaner to remove old then install new... never liked the idea of installing something over something that is still being used.

May 26, 2004, 10:54 PM	Thread Starter #8
DoRk cHoPs DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	no more comments? from this great forum?

May 27, 2004, 08:18 AM	#10
SpYDeR27 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	im using regular 44.03 at the moment ... ill try the omegas probably soon as well

Jun 1, 2004, 08:12 PM	#11
blast DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: USA Posts: 110 Rep Power: 0	56.72s work great for playing Far Cry, SOF2, and BF1942 for me. I think it mostly depends on what games your playing. __________________ P4 3.06 533\|1GIG PC800RDRam\|PNY 6800 128mb 16/6 360/780 78.05\|SBLive Value #CT4780-Using Audigy2ZS drivers\|WD Caviar SE 120 G HD\|Logitech MX518 mouse\|Logitech Z560 4.1 speakers\|Logitech Wingman Formula Force GP wheel\|17"Trinitron monitor\|Windows XP Home

Jun 4, 2004, 02:30 AM	#12
mcghee DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	I am new to this forum too and was wondering if someone could offer some help. I would like to get the best drivers for my graphics card but not sure which to use. I was directed to check out the Omega website drivers which led me to this website forum. Anyway I am playing a new game called Thief Deadly Shadows and had to buy a new graphics card. I bought a GeForce FX 5900 XT and it seems to be working nicely. However, now when I go to play my older Thief games the game loads like normal then nothing, a black screen. I was able to put a safe texture code fix in one of the games configuration files but only for Thief 2. Thief 1 still won't work. I asked about this on the Eidos/Thief forums and that is how I ended up at Omega and then here. My problem is I don't know what driver I should use. My specs: Win XP Pro AMD Athlon XP 1900+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.5GHz 512MB RAM Chaintech NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 + MCP mobo AOpen NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 XT 128MB I notice A LOT of people use ATI cards over NVIDIA are they better cards over all? I was discouraged from buying one because of the history of problems associated with the drivers. Has that improved? I am now wondering if I should get an ATI Radeon card instead but I don't want problems. Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated.

Jun 7, 2004, 04:36 AM	#13
Wildman95gs-t DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dothan, Alabama USA Posts: 224 Rep Power: 0	I would stay with the 44.03's Omega or nVidia the were the best performing and stable drivers i could find for my Ti4200 __________________ AMD Athlon XP3000+ Biostar nForce2 M7NCG 400 Windows XP Home Edition SP3 Albatron 6800GT 256mb 2x1gb G.Skill NS 400DDR in DC Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer WD 100Gb 7200 HD Samsung 16x/48x DVD Drive Samsung 40x/12x/40x CDRW Drive ENlight 420 Watt PSU

Jun 12, 2004, 09:56 PM	Thread Starter #14
DoRk cHoPs DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	yeah i would have to agree with you wildman the 44.03s are the most stable i could find and the 4403 omegas give that little bit of performance boost while still staying stable