nVidia ForceWare 96.85

MEABeemer · Oct 17, 2006, 05:47 PM

Get the Windows Vista x86 International WHQL version here!

Get the Windows Vista x64 International WHQL version here!

C U L8R!!!

Chaos · Oct 17, 2006, 05:48 PM

they are listed also on the front page

**MIG-31** · Oct 17, 2006, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chaos

they are listed also on the front page

I've now diverted all discussion to this thread.

Chaos · Oct 17, 2006, 06:07 PM

I also posted the info in the Vista forums just to make sure we have it covered

MEABeemer · Oct 21, 2006, 01:42 PM

Working like a charm on my rig!

Less performance compared to Windows XP SP2! But hey! Ya can't have everything!

C U L8R!!!

petri1 · Nov 12, 2006, 04:47 PM

will DX9 cards and games work on vista since it is supposed to be a DX10 OS

so if i am gonna buy it then i guess i need a R600 or G80 card right?

Prince_Link · Nov 12, 2006, 06:29 PM

Dx9 cards and Games will work fine under Vista as it contains Dx9L ... apparently now called Dx9-EX

this API removes the fixed function calls and translates Dx7 and Dx8 fixed function calls to Programmable shader calls.

petri1 · Nov 12, 2006, 07:39 PM

ok so when is this DX9-EX available?

ok so one don´t need a DX 10 card nessecarily

then?

Prince_Link · Nov 12, 2006, 07:47 PM

Vista already has Dx9-EX in it

OmegaRED · Nov 15, 2006, 10:51 PM

I don't like these drivers one bit. When exiting BF2 the screen gets filled with corruption and I have to manually reboot. Anyone else had this problem in Vista?

[hobo]eclipse · Nov 19, 2006, 03:40 AM

i just got got dual boot up and goin with XP x64 and Vista x64, installed these but havent tried yet,(gaming) but im not expecting miracles as the RTM is dated Nov 2 and these are from Oct 17, must be as good as it gets for now.

Just wandering, should a performave increase be expected in games from just running Vista over XP?

ViP3RH3LL · Nov 19, 2006, 09:40 PM

You know, even though vista went gold, it still has so many holes it looks like swiss cheese... I hope these drivers dont melt your videocard do to overclocking bugs, I was proven right in my last post about the 93.71 drivers... It seems that nvidia cares more about releasing newer faster-longer hotter cards that sucks more juice then my entire system, then actually releasing drivers that make you want to throw more wasted money on there 500 to 1 KW watt cards.. good to know nvidia knows what there doing.. hahaha

Prince_Link · Nov 22, 2006, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [hobo]eclipse

i just got got dual boot up and goin with XP x64 and Vista x64, installed these but havent tried yet,(gaming) but im not expecting miracles as the RTM is dated Nov 2 and these are from Oct 17, must be as good as it gets for now.

Just wandering, should a performave increase be expected in games from just running Vista over XP?

no actually, quite the opposite.

becoz Dx7 and 8 games are converted to dx9 code, most of the currently released games will go slower (as there aren't any pure dx9 games out there)

any game that uses Eax and Aureal3d will get a performance hit due to Dsound no longer bering hardware accelerated.

and Aero glass being enabled can cause a 20% performance hit (i say can, as the jury is still out on this one)

Oct 17, 2006, 05:47 PM	#1
MEABeemer C-Groove StreetFighter Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 405 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	nVidia ForceWare 96.85 Get the Windows Vista x86 International WHQL version here! Get the Windows Vista x64 International WHQL version here! C U L8R!!! __________________ XBox360 Slim 250GB Last edited by MEABeemer; Oct 18, 2006 at 09:47 AM.

Oct 17, 2006, 05:48 PM	#2
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	they are listed also on the front page __________________

Oct 17, 2006, 06:07 PM	#4
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	I also posted the info in the Vista forums just to make sure we have it covered __________________

Oct 21, 2006, 01:42 PM	Thread Starter #5
MEABeemer C-Groove StreetFighter Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 405 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Working like a charm on my rig! Less performance compared to Windows XP SP2! But hey! Ya can't have everything! C U L8R!!! __________________ XBox360 Slim 250GB

Nov 12, 2006, 04:47 PM	#6
petri1 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 746 Rep Power: 0	will DX9 cards and games work on vista since it is supposed to be a DX10 OS so if i am gonna buy it then i guess i need a R600 or G80 card right? __________________ [COLOR=#232d35] [COLOR=Red]Intel Core 2 Quad 9450@2,66GHZ PowerColor Ati Radeon HD4870 512mb Gigabyte GaE-X38 4GB Kingston Hyper X [/COLOR] [/COLOR]

Nov 12, 2006, 06:29 PM	#7
Prince_Link HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 274 Rep Power: 0	Dx9 cards and Games will work fine under Vista as it contains Dx9L ... apparently now called Dx9-EX this API removes the fixed function calls and translates Dx7 and Dx8 fixed function calls to Programmable shader calls. __________________

Nov 12, 2006, 07:39 PM	#8
petri1 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 746 Rep Power: 0	ok so when is this DX9-EX available? ok so one don´t need a DX 10 card nessecarily then? __________________ [COLOR=#232d35] [COLOR=Red]Intel Core 2 Quad 9450@2,66GHZ PowerColor Ati Radeon HD4870 512mb Gigabyte GaE-X38 4GB Kingston Hyper X [/COLOR] [/COLOR]

Nov 12, 2006, 07:47 PM	#9
Prince_Link HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 274 Rep Power: 0	Vista already has Dx9-EX in it __________________

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OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	I don't like these drivers one bit. When exiting BF2 the screen gets filled with corruption and I have to manually reboot. Anyone else had this problem in Vista? __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Nov 19, 2006, 03:40 AM	#11
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	i just got got dual boot up and goin with XP x64 and Vista x64, installed these but havent tried yet,(gaming) but im not expecting miracles as the RTM is dated Nov 2 and these are from Oct 17, must be as good as it gets for now. Just wandering, should a performave increase be expected in games from just running Vista over XP?

Nov 19, 2006, 09:40 PM	#12
ViP3RH3LL DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: BF2142 Posts: 265 Rep Power: 0	You know, even though vista went gold, it still has so many holes it looks like swiss cheese... I hope these drivers dont melt your videocard do to overclocking bugs, I was proven right in my last post about the 93.71 drivers... It seems that nvidia cares more about releasing newer faster-longer hotter cards that sucks more juice then my entire system, then actually releasing drivers that make you want to throw more wasted money on there 500 to 1 KW watt cards.. good to know nvidia knows what there doing.. hahaha Last edited by ViP3RH3LL; Nov 20, 2006 at 06:16 AM.