Detonator 43.00!!!

Madgoat1979 · Mar 1, 2003, 05:51 PM

game play sucks.

Open gl BLOWS! with these drivers... I can hardly play Tribes with these things! My fps shoots down to the TEENS!

PLUS! these things dont even look that great. The 42.xx drivers looked a LOT better and played Nice as hell too!

whats up with these drivers? Am i useing them wrong? or are these just not ment for my card?

Anyhoo, im goin back to some good o'l OMEGA drivers for the time.....

Peace,
MG

-={420}=- · Mar 1, 2003, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by -={420}=-
I'll just stick with my 42.86's for now.

Looks like I made the right decision

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 2, 2003, 02:16 AM

ANYONE WHO WANTS IT JUST GIVE ME A PLACE TO UPLOAD IT to AND I'll put it there but be warned its 21mb!!!

Vehicon · Mar 2, 2003, 03:08 AM

These drivers are better for me then the 42.86 set.Ive had no problems, and an increase of FPS in all games.My score in 3dMark 2001 had an increase of 150 points, nothing big, BUT up is better then down.

ex_tep · Mar 2, 2003, 04:11 AM

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Originally posted by Vehicon
These drivers are better for me then the 42.86 set.Ive had no problems, and an increase of FPS in all games.My score in 3dMark 2001 had an increase of 150 points, nothing big, BUT up is better then down.

They are fast for me ! with an MSITi4200 and at last smooth gameplay for fifa2003!

-={420}=- · Mar 2, 2003, 04:58 AM

I don't think they would do much good on my GeForce2 MX400.
EDIT: Interestingly enough though, I noticed that my card is from PNY! Well, I'm still waiting for someone with a similar configuration to mine to post some feedback. I wanna make sure these weren't optimized for only the newest cards. Also, that whole bullet-disappearing thing is still plaguing these drivers. And, I just can't trust that back-stabbing shit nVidia is trying to pull with 3dmark03. They just want the scores to be higher so people will buy their cards.

Not a good way to gain customers nVidia!

Chaos · Mar 2, 2003, 06:04 AM

I prefer the 42.82 set.... very nice OpenGL and IQ

C0NAN · Mar 2, 2003, 10:33 AM

Well after reading all the negative comments here, I was surprised they worked pretty well for me! They're keepers for me! Really nice sharp images and colors, and they performed well in both new and old versions of 3D Mark.

-={420}=- · Mar 2, 2003, 11:04 AM

Would you mind posting your computer specs?

Veky · Mar 2, 2003, 12:24 PM

I finally got round to downloading and installing them. I lost 2000 3dmarks in 3dmark2k1, also lost 15 fps in UT2003 flyby. Haven't tried anything else, just got rid of them. Sticking with the 42.86.

Impulse · Mar 2, 2003, 01:27 PM

lol

ikon · Mar 2, 2003, 02:19 PM

id just like to know the best drivers to use to get the best possible return to castle wolfenstein FPS (quake 3 engine) thanks

my vid cards a gf4 4200 128mb if that helps there is a way i can get more fps than just over clocking *cheers*

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 2, 2003, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ex_tep
They are fast for me ! with an MSITi4200 and at last smooth gameplay for fifa2003!

thats funny they Ran SLOWER on my MSI ti4200 128MB... and lost alot of 3dmarks

Veky · Mar 2, 2003, 10:58 PM

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Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
thats funny they Ran SLOWER on my MSI ti4200 128MB... and lost alot of 3dmarks

Same as me.

Madgoat1979 · Mar 2, 2003, 11:04 PM

My Verto 4200 TI ran SLOW AS CRAP with these drivers.

(mine is the 64 mb version) Dont know if that would have anything to do with it..... But ehhhh

they suck if you ask me.... (it would be one thing if they sucked at frame rate and looked GOOD.... But they sucked on looks and Frame rate for me...... 42.86's work GREAT for me! )

Anyhoo.... anyone have a clue to why these things suck so bad? And Also why they dont improve visual??

Anyways,

Peace

MG:say:

ex_tep · Mar 2, 2003, 11:12 PM

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Originally posted by Veky
Same as me.

System specs AthlonXP1700+ 256DDR@266 MSIGFTi4200TD64 Dets 43.00 3dmark03 1357marks and 01->9550makrs(tha same as usual) WinXPsp1+Nothing OC.

Dont bench always drivers with 3dmark.3dmark means nothing for me...What matters the most is games perfrormance &IQ!Test drivers in games ..We dont play 3dmark do we?

Madgoat1979 · Mar 2, 2003, 11:13 PM

ok which is newer???

42.82 I THINK is newer.... But not sure.....

also why has no one talked about the 42.90's?

Which one do you guys think works best? Im using 42.86, mostly cuz the 43's suck and I thought that the 42.86's where the next step down....

But should I go to 42.90's? are they newer or are the 42.86's or 42.82's newer?

ok thanks....

MG

ex_tep · Mar 3, 2003, 12:55 AM

42.82 is a nice set of drivers..I havent tested 42.90 because i m happy with 43.00.The newest driver set is 43.00 ang after goes 42.90 42.82 ..I think so im not 100% sure..

C0NAN · Mar 3, 2003, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by -={420}=-
Would you mind posting your computer specs?

Leadtek Geforce 4 Ti 4400
P4 1.7
512RDRAM

-={420}=- · Mar 3, 2003, 02:13 AM

All u high-performance card owners are having problems so maybe my original theory is wrong. Maybe these drivers were meant for my GeForce2 MX 400. But, I really don't wanna mess up my current setup so I want to get some feedback from people who have a similar video card to mine. All u 4200, 4400 owners seem like these drivers are bad for your cards. Any GeForce2 owners out there care to share some feedback about these new drivers?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 3, 2003, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Madgoat1979
My Verto 4200 TI ran SLOW AS CRAP with these drivers.

(mine is the 64 mb version) Dont know if that would have anything to do with it..... But ehhhh

they suck if you ask me.... (it would be one thing if they sucked at frame rate and looked GOOD.... But they sucked on looks and Frame rate for me...... 42.86's work GREAT for me! )

Anyhoo.... anyone have a clue to why these things suck so bad? And Also why they dont improve visual??

Anyways,

Peace

MG:say:

mabe ATI's makeing them for nvidia LOL j/k..... nvida going is up in flames .... need improved drivers not worse

ikon · Mar 3, 2003, 08:58 AM

seems to be smarter to keep the 42.8x for various reasons Thanks for the help!

Madgoat1979 · Mar 3, 2003, 02:51 PM

these drivers blow...

I've tried just about every setting, and tweak.... but these driver just dont want to play. So I am using the 42.86's now.... Seem to work ok for me ... until another one comes out!

BUT... Im thinkin ... MAYBE, I've been testing these drivers in OpenGL... Could these be optimized for D3D? Just a thought...

Anyhoo, Im keeping an Eye out

for newer, "BETTER" ones. (

yeah... right...)

Peace,
MG

Hog54 · Mar 3, 2003, 05:41 PM

Work great for me!

Orlando · Mar 4, 2003, 02:58 AM

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Originally posted by Hog54
Work great for me!

Pudgygiant · Mar 4, 2003, 03:29 AM

Can I get a couple mirror direct links please? I use DAP and it isn't getting triggered by the other links.

WyreTheWolf · Mar 10, 2003, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pudgygiant
Can I get a couple mirror direct links please? I use DAP and it isn't getting triggered by the other links.

Firstly disable DAP... and you can get any driver that you could possibly want from here.

If you use a download accelerator your IP will be banned from the downloads server... and you will be unable to get a file at all. You have been warned. Single connection .. the dedicated server is fast ... so you wont need an accelerator anyways

good luck!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 12, 2003, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Madgoat1979
these drivers blow...

I've tried just about every setting, and tweak.... but these driver just dont want to play. So I am using the 42.86's now.... Seem to work ok for me ... until another one comes out!

BUT... Im thinkin ... MAYBE, I've been testing these drivers in OpenGL... Could these be optimized for D3D? Just a thought...

Anyhoo, Im keeping an Eye outfor newer, "BETTER" ones. ( yeah... right...)

Peace,
MG

the 42.74's are the fastest so far
but they released 43.30 lets see whee that takes us

Mar 1, 2003, 05:51 PM	#31
Madgoat1979 VTX NuTz!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 763 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	ehhhhhhhhhhhhh game play sucks. Open gl BLOWS! with these drivers... I can hardly play Tribes with these things! My fps shoots down to the TEENS! PLUS! these things dont even look that great. The 42.xx drivers looked a LOT better and played Nice as hell too! whats up with these drivers? Am i useing them wrong? or are these just not ment for my card? Anyhoo, im goin back to some good o'l OMEGA drivers for the time..... Peace, MG __________________

Mar 2, 2003, 02:16 AM	#33
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	ANYONE WHO WANTS IT JUST GIVE ME A PLACE TO UPLOAD IT to AND I'll put it there but be warned its 21mb!!! __________________

Mar 2, 2003, 03:08 AM	#34
Vehicon The Cable Guy Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA IL. Posts: 466 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	These drivers are better for me then the 42.86 set.Ive had no problems, and an increase of FPS in all games.My score in 3dMark 2001 had an increase of 150 points, nothing big, BUT up is better then down. __________________

Mar 2, 2003, 04:58 AM	#36
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	I don't think they would do much good on my GeForce2 MX400. EDIT: Interestingly enough though, I noticed that my card is from PNY! Well, I'm still waiting for someone with a similar configuration to mine to post some feedback. I wanna make sure these weren't optimized for only the newest cards. Also, that whole bullet-disappearing thing is still plaguing these drivers. And, I just can't trust that back-stabbing shit nVidia is trying to pull with 3dmark03. They just want the scores to be higher so people will buy their cards. Not a good way to gain customers nVidia! __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]

Mar 2, 2003, 06:04 AM	#37
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	I prefer the 42.82 set.... very nice OpenGL and IQ __________________

Mar 2, 2003, 10:33 AM	#38
C0NAN DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	Well after reading all the negative comments here, I was surprised they worked pretty well for me! They're keepers for me! Really nice sharp images and colors, and they performed well in both new and old versions of 3D Mark. __________________ Thermaltake Xaser III V1000D Case 7 Cooler Master LED Fans P4 3.0C HT 800mhz @ 3.3 Ghz Asus P4P800 Deluxe 1 Gig Geil Ultra Platinum DDR 500 Memory Timing = 2.5-4-4-7-8 @ 2.65 volts Sapphire 9800 Pro 128mb Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 9 160 Gig Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 9 80 Gig Enermax EG465P-VE Power Supply

Mar 2, 2003, 11:04 AM	#39
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	Would you mind posting your computer specs? __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]

Mar 2, 2003, 12:24 PM	#40
Veky DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 69 Rep Power: 0	I finally got round to downloading and installing them. I lost 2000 3dmarks in 3dmark2k1, also lost 15 fps in UT2003 flyby. Haven't tried anything else, just got rid of them. Sticking with the 42.86.

Mar 2, 2003, 01:27 PM	#41
Impulse l33t Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	lol

Mar 2, 2003, 02:19 PM	#42
ikon DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	id just like to know the best drivers to use to get the best possible return to castle wolfenstein FPS (quake 3 engine) thanks my vid cards a gf4 4200 128mb if that helps there is a way i can get more fps than just over clocking cheers

Mar 2, 2003, 11:04 PM	#45
Madgoat1979 VTX NuTz!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 763 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Same here!!! My Verto 4200 TI ran SLOW AS CRAP with these drivers. (mine is the 64 mb version) Dont know if that would have anything to do with it..... But ehhhh they suck if you ask me.... (it would be one thing if they sucked at frame rate and looked GOOD.... But they sucked on looks and Frame rate for me...... 42.86's work GREAT for me! ) Anyhoo.... anyone have a clue to why these things suck so bad? And Also why they dont improve visual?? Anyways, Peace MG:say: __________________

Mar 2, 2003, 11:13 PM	#47
Madgoat1979 VTX NuTz!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 763 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	42.90 42.86 42.82?? ok which is newer??? 42.82 I THINK is newer.... But not sure..... also why has no one talked about the 42.90's? Which one do you guys think works best? Im using 42.86, mostly cuz the 43's suck and I thought that the 42.86's where the next step down.... But should I go to 42.90's? are they newer or are the 42.86's or 42.82's newer? ok thanks.... MG __________________

Mar 3, 2003, 12:55 AM	#48
ex_tep DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	42.82 is a nice set of drivers..I havent tested 42.90 because i m happy with 43.00.The newest driver set is 43.00 ang after goes 42.90 42.82 ..I think so im not 100% sure..

Mar 3, 2003, 02:13 AM	#50
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	All u high-performance card owners are having problems so maybe my original theory is wrong. Maybe these drivers were meant for my GeForce2 MX 400. But, I really don't wanna mess up my current setup so I want to get some feedback from people who have a similar video card to mine. All u 4200, 4400 owners seem like these drivers are bad for your cards. Any GeForce2 owners out there care to share some feedback about these new drivers? __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]

Mar 3, 2003, 08:58 AM	#52
ikon DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	seems to be smarter to keep the 42.8x for various reasons Thanks for the help!

Mar 3, 2003, 02:51 PM	#53
Madgoat1979 VTX NuTz!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 763 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	yeah these drivers blow... I've tried just about every setting, and tweak.... but these driver just dont want to play. So I am using the 42.86's now.... Seem to work ok for me ... until another one comes out! BUT... Im thinkin ... MAYBE, I've been testing these drivers in OpenGL... Could these be optimized for D3D? Just a thought... Anyhoo, Im keeping an Eye outfor newer, "BETTER" ones. ( yeah... right...) Peace, MG __________________

Mar 3, 2003, 05:41 PM	#54
Hog54 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 164 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Work great for me! __________________ AMD PHENOM II 965 BE ASUS M3N72-D 4 GIGs GSKILL PC-8500 EVGA GTX460 SC 1GB WINDOWS 7 X64 Ultimate

Mar 4, 2003, 03:29 AM	#56
Pudgygiant DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Can I get a couple mirror direct links please? I use DAP and it isn't getting triggered by the other links. __________________ "A poem, by Hans Moleman: I think that I shall never see, my cataracts are blinding me."