Which Detonator Driver should I use

nartac · Oct 10, 2002, 12:07 PM

Dudes, I just upgraded my ATI 8500 to VisionTek Ti 4200. Give me suggestions if I should use the 30.82 wqhl drivers or should I use the beta 40.72 Driver? Thanks for your inputs

Chaos · Oct 10, 2002, 06:37 PM

I like the 40.72 here on the MSI Ti4200

RIV@NVX · Oct 10, 2002, 09:23 PM

Maybe omega's 1.1.82 isn't bad idea...

BTW, I think you downgraded.
Which 8500 was it?

nartac · Oct 11, 2002, 08:05 PM

it's retail 64mb radeon 8500. got the 128mb visiontek ti 4200 and games working fine with no crashing. I'm using 40.72 by the way. correct me if i'm wrong but radeon 9000 is faster than radeon 8500 and ti 4200 is faster than 9000. Only radeon 9700 is king now.

RIV@NVX · Oct 11, 2002, 09:17 PM

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Originally posted by nartac
it's retail 64mb radeon 8500. got the 128mb visiontek ti 4200 and games working fine with no crashing. I'm using 40.72 by the way. correct me if i'm wrong but radeon 9000 is faster than radeon 8500 and ti 4200 is faster than 9000. Only radeon 9700 is king now.

9000 is SLOWER than 8500 (even LE is faster than 9000 PRO).

9000 is ATI's marketing, it has no hardware TruForm support. Only two high end cards from ATI are 8500 (lower highend) and 9700 (higher highend).

9000 is low end.
9000 Pro is mid end.

Ti4200 128MB should be near by preformerance to ATI 8500LE 128MB (because they both run at 250/250). Other depends on drivers.

But I don't really care, I am ATI fan. I was NVIDIA fan when NVIDIA was second to 3dfx, now I am ATI fan when ATI is second to NVIDIA.

Psycam · Oct 15, 2002, 04:11 AM

I think you made the right decision to move to NVidia. There are much more software support and goals driven to help support the line of NVidia cards than there are for ATI. No offense to ATI, really, but from today's market, you just have to go with the NVidias for better compatibility with most programs.

Really, I'm ok with ATI. Really.

Kelsenellenelvian · Oct 15, 2002, 05:07 AM

40.72 Here I always get the new ones so far 40.72 has been the best.

RIV@NVX · Oct 15, 2002, 11:02 AM

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Originally posted by Kelsenellenelvian
40.72 Here I always get the new ones so far 40.72 has been the best.

40.72 have best 3Dmark 2k1 SE preformerance, but 1.1.82 from omega are best for games.

Psycam · Oct 16, 2002, 04:37 AM

I see better performance and quality increase with NVidia 40.72

But that's just my opinion.

Chalnoth · Oct 17, 2002, 04:04 PM

The Omega's are crap. The massively-adjusted LOD settings just look terrible if you actually want have any motion at all in your games. Sure, they look good for screenshots, but try moving for once.

Oct 10, 2002, 12:07 PM	#1
nartac DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	Which Detonator Driver should I use Dudes, I just upgraded my ATI 8500 to VisionTek Ti 4200. Give me suggestions if I should use the 30.82 wqhl drivers or should I use the beta 40.72 Driver? Thanks for your inputs

Oct 10, 2002, 06:37 PM	#2
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	I like the 40.72 here on the MSI Ti4200 __________________

Oct 10, 2002, 09:23 PM	#3
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Maybe omega's 1.1.82 isn't bad idea... BTW, I think you downgraded. Which 8500 was it? __________________ -- Vedran

Oct 15, 2002, 04:11 AM	#6
Psycam Hey You! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: IMSA, IL Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	I think you made the right decision to move to NVidia. There are much more software support and goals driven to help support the line of NVidia cards than there are for ATI. No offense to ATI, really, but from today's market, you just have to go with the NVidias for better compatibility with most programs. Really, I'm ok with ATI. Really. __________________

Oct 15, 2002, 05:07 AM	#7
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	40.72 Here I always get the new ones so far 40.72 has been the best. __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Oct 11, 2002, 08:05 PM	Thread Starter #4
nartac DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	it's retail 64mb radeon 8500. got the 128mb visiontek ti 4200 and games working fine with no crashing. I'm using 40.72 by the way. correct me if i'm wrong but radeon 9000 is faster than radeon 8500 and ti 4200 is faster than 9000. Only radeon 9700 is king now.

Oct 16, 2002, 04:37 AM	#9
Psycam Hey You! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: IMSA, IL Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	I see better performance and quality increase with NVidia 40.72 But that's just my opinion. __________________

Oct 17, 2002, 04:04 PM	#10
Chalnoth DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	The Omega's are crap. The massively-adjusted LOD settings just look terrible if you actually want have any motion at all in your games. Sure, they look good for screenshots, but try moving for once.