Driver Question, Overclocking, and Best Drivers for FX 5900XT

Terrium · Nov 12, 2004, 07:11 PM

Alright, I've been wondering this awhile. I know of many drivers available for my recently purchased Leadtek GeForce FX 5900XT. The nVidia official drivers, the drivers that came with the card, Guru3D drivers, Omega Drivers, and Starstorm or something. I just want to know this:
What are the best drivers for gaming for this card, that are official, not prone to errors/bugs, and have advanced features like overclockability. All I hear about my card is that it's easily overclockable, so I just want to bump it up a few mhz but I want good reliable drivers behind it.

What should I get? Omega? Guru3D? Official?

Thanks for any help

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MiDKnYtE · Nov 12, 2004, 09:52 PM

There are so many betas out there, that I don't think the modders can keep up. You should stick to the 66.93 officials or one of the better betas like the 66.81 or 66.70.

to get overclocking, all you need to use is coolbits or rivatuner. no need to have it built into the drivers.
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=815
http://www.guru3d.com/rivatuner/

MortenDK · Nov 15, 2004, 11:03 PM

I have the Chaintech version of the 5900xt card and the driver that gives me the best performance is the Omega drivers 56.72, and easy OC!!.
But I would tryout a few Drivers first and see which performs best on your PC

BWX · Nov 15, 2004, 11:22 PM

It is a good bet to go with the latest official drivers on Nvidia's website. When I had an Nvidia card I did that or used the latest Omega's and never had any problems.

Fudoki · Nov 16, 2004, 04:26 AM

lol i tried to OC my Asus PCI-E 5900 and it actually decreases its speed! i boosted up the clock speed and it dosent improve anything.. just makes things slower

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BWX · Nov 16, 2004, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Fudoki

lol i tried to OC my Asus PCI-E 5900 and it actually decreases its speed! i boosted up the clock speed and it dosent improve anything.. just makes things slower

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Just to let you know your sig is too big.

Fudoki · Nov 16, 2004, 03:28 PM

My sig is too big? To big for what?

MiDKnYtE · Nov 16, 2004, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fudoki

lol i tried to OC my Asus PCI-E 5900 and it actually decreases its speed! i boosted up the clock speed and it dosent improve anything.. just makes things slower

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If you overclock too much, then the chip will throttle down. try a smaller OC, then build from there.

Fudoki · Nov 16, 2004, 09:15 PM

Yah I thought about that and tried again but the same thing happened.... So i read a review on my card and it says he got the Clock speeds perfectly stable but it produces negitave effects. Says that Asus might have already put it at the Optimal speed or something... Its wierd... Soooo.. No OCing for me

BWX · Nov 17, 2004, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Fudoki

My sig is too big? To big for what?

Oh, the limit for a pic in sig is 400 wide by 100 high.. Just trying to save a mod the trouble of telling you or removing it. (which they will if you don't change it) I see it is twice as big now, LOL.

It's in the forum rules, I always forget where exactly they are though.

I don't blame you for not knowing, I can't find the rules thread anywhere- I thought it was a sticky in the off topic, but I didn't see it there. There is no "forum rules" link on the front page either (at least not that I can see)..

Maybe I will put a request for a big [COLOR=Lime]"FORUM RULES"[/COLOR] link on the front page somewhere if I have time.

Fudoki · Nov 17, 2004, 09:31 PM

AW BUT ITS SO COOL! Damn..... I'll have to find another... Ummm Why the Limit though? Its not that big.

Nov 12, 2004, 07:11 PM	#1
Terrium DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Driver Question, Overclocking, and Best Drivers for FX 5900XT Alright, I've been wondering this awhile. I know of many drivers available for my recently purchased Leadtek GeForce FX 5900XT. The nVidia official drivers, the drivers that came with the card, Guru3D drivers, Omega Drivers, and Starstorm or something. I just want to know this: What are the best drivers for gaming for this card, that are official, not prone to errors/bugs, and have advanced features like overclockability. All I hear about my card is that it's easily overclockable, so I just want to bump it up a few mhz but I want good reliable drivers behind it. What should I get? Omega? Guru3D? Official? Thanks for any help !

Nov 15, 2004, 11:22 PM	#4
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	It is a good bet to go with the latest official drivers on Nvidia's website. When I had an Nvidia card I did that or used the latest Omega's and never had any problems. __________________

Nov 16, 2004, 04:26 AM	#5
Fudoki DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	lol i tried to OC my Asus PCI-E 5900 and it actually decreases its speed! i boosted up the clock speed and it dosent improve anything.. just makes things slower ... __________________ FOR THE EMPORER AND FOR THE LION! GLORY TO THE DARK ANGELS!

Nov 16, 2004, 03:28 PM	#7
Fudoki DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	My sig is too big? To big for what? __________________ FOR THE EMPORER AND FOR THE LION! GLORY TO THE DARK ANGELS!

Nov 16, 2004, 09:15 PM	#9
Fudoki DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	Yah I thought about that and tried again but the same thing happened.... So i read a review on my card and it says he got the Clock speeds perfectly stable but it produces negitave effects. Says that Asus might have already put it at the Optimal speed or something... Its wierd... Soooo.. No OCing for me __________________ FOR THE EMPORER AND FOR THE LION! GLORY TO THE DARK ANGELS!

Nov 12, 2004, 09:52 PM	#2
MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	There are so many betas out there, that I don't think the modders can keep up. You should stick to the 66.93 officials or one of the better betas like the 66.81 or 66.70. to get overclocking, all you need to use is coolbits or rivatuner. no need to have it built into the drivers. http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=815 http://www.guru3d.com/rivatuner/

Nov 15, 2004, 11:03 PM	#3
MortenDK DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Denmark Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	I have the Chaintech version of the 5900xt card and the driver that gives me the best performance is the Omega drivers 56.72, and easy OC!!. But I would tryout a few Drivers first and see which performs best on your PC

Nov 17, 2004, 09:31 PM	#11
Fudoki DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	AW BUT ITS SO COOL! Damn..... I'll have to find another... Ummm Why the Limit though? Its not that big. __________________ FOR THE EMPORER AND FOR THE LION! GLORY TO THE DARK ANGELS!