Former 8500 to Visiontek ti4600 with a pile of mods, what's the best driver?

Frodo301 · Sep 17, 2002, 04:32 AM

Please help a poor soul who has once again been seduced by the "dark side

" and traded his Radeon 8500 for a ti4600. Been about a year since I used my Geforce ddr-dvi, can someone point me towards a fast stable driver. Looked at the Nvidia web site and found the det3 and beta det4. Also noticed Omega's Nvidia drivers, always liked his set when I used the R8500. Since I run dual boot with Win 98se I need to know the best driver there too. If you guys could help me out or point me in the right direction, I would appreaciate it.

GravY · Sep 17, 2002, 06:27 AM

I just went from an 8500 to a Ti4200, I've been using 30.82 so far they are solid&stable.. 40.41 if you want to bench with 3dmark2k1se, but have many issues with games..

digitalwanderer · Sep 17, 2002, 02:07 PM

I like the newest leaked set the 31.00's, but they ain't the easiest to get to install on a GF3. (They're for GF4's though) Stay away from the 40.41 set for a few weeks, they AIN'T ready yet.

Chaos · Sep 17, 2002, 03:48 PM

I have not had any troubles with the 40.41 personally...... I am playing UT 2003 Demo with details maxed out and it looks and plays awesome!!! I can't comment on other games....

GravY · Sep 17, 2002, 03:54 PM

Diablo II locks up under the 40.41's.. BF1942 ground textures are blocky at about mid distance and a few other games I have show signs of graphical anomolies..

Frodo301 · Sep 18, 2002, 02:03 AM

So from the looks of things the det 4 40.41's are unstable, don't think I want to go there since I'm just adjusting to a Nvidia card again. Hey Dig, where can I find those 31.00s?

digitalwanderer · Sep 18, 2002, 02:44 AM

Well, the 31.00 dets for GF4 9x/me are here and the XP set is over here.

Both links pulled from a post by a real annoying jerk over here in this "whining for 40.41 9x/me drivers" thread from somewhere on the second page. The real credit goes to warp2search for the original find on them.

Frodo301 · Sep 18, 2002, 04:09 AM

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Originally posted by digitalwanderer
Well, the 31.00 dets for GF4 9x/me are here and the XP set is over here.

Both links pulled from a post by a real annoying jerk over here in this "whining for 40.41 9x/me drivers" thread from somewhere on the second page. The real credit goes to warp2search for the original find on them.

Thanks Dig. By the way some of the remarks I saw on that thread at nvnews reminded me of the same type of stuff I saw on the 8500 when I first received it back in Oct of last year. It almost seemed deja vu to hear someone reply to the thread and say they were dumping their GF4 for a 9700 due to bad drivers on Nvidia's part. Except in Oct 2001, it was the I'm dumping my 8500 for a GF3 threads and posts that we saw on forums. Give me a chuckle.

So-Unreal · Sep 20, 2002, 12:10 AM

Then 40.41 drivers suck for TV-out. And I also gave up my ATI 8500LE 128MB. Nvidia vs ATI...

I get the same IQ errors I got before. But Nvidia does win ONLY because of it Antialiasing.

But anyway I'm running the 30.82 drivers now.

Sep 17, 2002, 04:32 AM	#1
Frodo301 Outraged Join Date: May 2002 Location: The mountains Posts: 584 Rep Power: 0	Former 8500 to Visiontek ti4600 with a pile of mods, what's the best driver? Please help a poor soul who has once again been seduced by the "dark side " and traded his Radeon 8500 for a ti4600. Been about a year since I used my Geforce ddr-dvi, can someone point me towards a fast stable driver. Looked at the Nvidia web site and found the det3 and beta det4. Also noticed Omega's Nvidia drivers, always liked his set when I used the R8500. Since I run dual boot with Win 98se I need to know the best driver there too. If you guys could help me out or point me in the right direction, I would appreaciate it. __________________ The greatest thing you'll every learn is to love, and be loved in return.

Sep 17, 2002, 06:27 AM	#2
GravY Master Shake Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 199 Rep Power: 0	I just went from an 8500 to a Ti4200, I've been using 30.82 so far they are solid&stable.. 40.41 if you want to bench with 3dmark2k1se, but have many issues with games.. __________________ Amd 2400+ @ 2415mhz 11.5x210, Vantec Aeroflow, 512mb Pc3200 5-2-2-2, 9500np->9700 [color=red]17697[/color] 3dmark2k1 [color=red]5630[/color] 3dmark03, Epox 8rda+ Mobo, WD Special 8mb cache 80gig, Plex 48/24/48

Sep 17, 2002, 02:07 PM	#3
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	30.82 or 31.00 I like the newest leaked set the 31.00's, but they ain't the easiest to get to install on a GF3. (They're for GF4's though) Stay away from the 40.41 set for a few weeks, they AIN'T ready yet. __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Sep 17, 2002, 03:48 PM	#4
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	I have not had any troubles with the 40.41 personally...... I am playing UT 2003 Demo with details maxed out and it looks and plays awesome!!! I can't comment on other games.... __________________

Sep 17, 2002, 03:54 PM	#5
GravY Master Shake Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 199 Rep Power: 0	Diablo II locks up under the 40.41's.. BF1942 ground textures are blocky at about mid distance and a few other games I have show signs of graphical anomolies.. __________________ Amd 2400+ @ 2415mhz 11.5x210, Vantec Aeroflow, 512mb Pc3200 5-2-2-2, 9500np->9700 [color=red]17697[/color] 3dmark2k1 [color=red]5630[/color] 3dmark03, Epox 8rda+ Mobo, WD Special 8mb cache 80gig, Plex 48/24/48

Sep 18, 2002, 02:03 AM	Thread Starter #6
Frodo301 Outraged Join Date: May 2002 Location: The mountains Posts: 584 Rep Power: 0	So from the looks of things the det 4 40.41's are unstable, don't think I want to go there since I'm just adjusting to a Nvidia card again. Hey Dig, where can I find those 31.00s? __________________ The greatest thing you'll every learn is to love, and be loved in return.

Sep 18, 2002, 02:44 AM	#7
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	Well, the 31.00 dets for GF4 9x/me are here and the XP set is over here. Both links pulled from a post by a real annoying jerk over here in this "whining for 40.41 9x/me drivers" thread from somewhere on the second page. The real credit goes to warp2search for the original find on them. __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Sep 20, 2002, 12:10 AM	#9
So-Unreal DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 56 Rep Power: 0	Then 40.41 drivers suck for TV-out. And I also gave up my ATI 8500LE 128MB. Nvidia vs ATI... I get the same IQ errors I got before. But Nvidia does win ONLY because of it Antialiasing. But anyway I'm running the 30.82 drivers now.