7.1 vista and stock wddm?

t0pD4wG · Feb 8, 2007, 12:20 PM

Well after being totally peeed off for the past couple of days I decided to uninstall the cat 7.1's for vista and try the stockk wddm from microsoft that comes with vista. I was having problems getting mid 20's bf2 frame rates with the 7.1's so i tryed the wddm's and wow massive jump to mid 60's fps. I am totally amaized at the performance gain and the graphics look just as good. Altho still stuck with the 60 mhz refresh bug atleast i can play bf2 again.

PS i get a 4.1 rating in vista only because of my processor but that will be getting upgraded to an fx 60 and a new asus mobo with a asus en8800gtx video card. Gonna go for the 800 or above power supply as well.

my system
amd athlon 64 3000
asus k8n-e mobo
pc 2700 memory 1.5gb
ati x850 platinum edition
80 gb maxtor hard drive
480 watt antec power supply

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 10, 2007, 06:57 PM

Try using compatibility mode for XP since BF2 and all other games have yet to be updated or programed "for vista".

FYI: Last I'd herd nvidia has far worse issues / poor drivers in vista

Dyre Straits · Feb 10, 2007, 08:05 PM

Yes, from everything I've read so far, nvidia owners are up in arms about poor support under Vista. I'd really step back and reconsider a move to nVidia cards at this time. In fact, I'd reconsider even using Vista at this time.

t0pD4wG · Feb 10, 2007, 10:46 PM

I tryed running in the xp compatability mode but it kept crashing to desktop when i would try to run it with the ati drivers. Since uninstalling them I am getting an avg 60 fps very much playable now and still looks very good.

Davva Mak · Feb 12, 2007, 03:33 AM

i had totally the opposite happen. i forgot to install the 7.1 vista drivers so i was running on the default wdm's, joint-ops and fear extraction point were badly laggy till i realised, now back at 60fps

Feb 8, 2007, 12:20 PM	#1
t0pD4wG DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: PA Posts: 124 Rep Power: 0	7.1 vista and stock wddm? Well after being totally peeed off for the past couple of days I decided to uninstall the cat 7.1's for vista and try the stockk wddm from microsoft that comes with vista. I was having problems getting mid 20's bf2 frame rates with the 7.1's so i tryed the wddm's and wow massive jump to mid 60's fps. I am totally amaized at the performance gain and the graphics look just as good. Altho still stuck with the 60 mhz refresh bug atleast i can play bf2 again. PS i get a 4.1 rating in vista only because of my processor but that will be getting upgraded to an fx 60 and a new asus mobo with a asus en8800gtx video card. Gonna go for the 800 or above power supply as well. my system amd athlon 64 3000 asus k8n-e mobo pc 2700 memory 1.5gb ati x850 platinum edition 80 gb maxtor hard drive 480 watt antec power supply Last edited by t0pD4wG; Feb 8, 2007 at 12:38 PM.

Feb 10, 2007, 06:57 PM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Try using compatibility mode for XP since BF2 and all other games have yet to be updated or programed "for vista". FYI: Last I'd herd nvidia has far worse issues / poor drivers in vista __________________

Feb 10, 2007, 10:46 PM	Thread Starter #4
t0pD4wG DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: PA Posts: 124 Rep Power: 0	I tryed running in the xp compatability mode but it kept crashing to desktop when i would try to run it with the ati drivers. Since uninstalling them I am getting an avg 60 fps very much playable now and still looks very good.

Feb 12, 2007, 03:33 AM	#5
Davva Mak HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i had totally the opposite happen. i forgot to install the 7.1 vista drivers so i was running on the default wdm's, joint-ops and fear extraction point were badly laggy till i realised, now back at 60fps