Forceware 71.24 WinXP & Win2k Driver (Beta)

**MIG-31** · Dec 30, 2004, 07:39 AM

Looks like the 71.24 driver has surfaced. Apparently this is the driver people have wanted and now you can download them. What's new and what's improved? No idea here. Be sure to leave feedback in the comments section once you tried these beta drivers.

WinXP & Win2k Beta Forceware Driver v71.24
Size: 27.71Mb
Date: Dec 29, 2004

Download: Here

Release Notes:
The drivers can be installed by using the setup.exe file provided
GeForce 6 series supported in this release
No word on compatibility or performance
Files are dated: December 15, 2004
WinZip Packaged
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Source: 3dchipset

MiDKnYtE · Dec 30, 2004, 08:14 AM

I saw a lot of people are getting "yellow water" in HL2. Looks like pee.

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread....0&pagenumber=1

PoopyTheJ · Dec 30, 2004, 08:09 PM

Hmmm, if I get the chance I'll paly around with these, currently liking the 66.97 drivers, except for no LOD Clamp....

realjessy · Dec 31, 2004, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiDKnYtE

I saw a lot of people are getting "yellow water" in HL2. Looks like pee.

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread....0&pagenumber=1

that is pee...hehe

PoopyTheJ · Dec 31, 2004, 06:38 PM

Hmmm, well I checked out these drivers and ran some benchmarks, performance is up across the board from the 66.97's however the water in HL2 does indeed look like pee. If you're playing HL2 I'd say stay away from these otherwise they're fantastic drivers
6697

7124

HL2 Benchmark
Coast - 6697 - 1280x1024 - 58fps 1600x1200 - 52.5fps
coast - 7124 - 1280 x 1024 - 56.5fps 1600x1200 - 55.2fps
Hardware OC d3c17 - 6697 1280x1024 - 50.5 1600x1200 - 39.9
Hardware OC d3c17 - 7124 1280 x 1024 - 50.5 1600x1200 - 46.3
Guru3d Test 5 - 6697 - 1280x1024 - 102.0 1600x1200 - 80.3
Guru3d Test 5 - 7124 - 1280x1024 - 104.9 1600x1200 - 91.6

Aquamark
6697 - 53942
7124 - 54767

3D Mark 05
6697 - 3951
7124 - 4573

All tests run with 4XAA and 8XAA enabled, at 420 Core and 1150 Ram on my 6800GT. Also mip Maps are forced to Trilinear and in the 7124 Negative LOD Bias is Clamped, 6697 doesn't have that option....

bug77 · Dec 31, 2004, 07:27 PM

Problems with my 6600GT (same as 71.20): blockiness with some lightsources in NFSU2 and on underwater plants in FarCry (v1.0 - unpatched). Also, some lightsources look much too bright.

Gonna try some official drivers and see if it makes a difference (I doubt it).

Nope, it doesn't.

mike2h · Dec 31, 2004, 07:28 PM

thx yet again pthej. have you had a chance to check out iq?

PoopyTheJ · Dec 31, 2004, 08:37 PM

IQ is quite nice, except like I said the yellow water..... I'm noticing no IQ difference between these and the 6697's just playing games, I haven't had a long time to seriously screw around with these but I do know that they're better than the 7120's or the 6702's as far as I can tell, my favorites so far are the 6697's, just force trilinear for mip maps and these, since I do like HL2 I'll be going back to the 6697's but if you're not playing hl2 I'd say go with these, unless I can figure out why the water looks like pee and can change it that is....

Unemuzerexer · Dec 31, 2004, 11:09 PM

The water is post to be there, as it was said it's polluted, and people have seen fresh water clean after and before that part. ?

PoopyTheJ · Jan 1, 2005, 06:23 AM

No all the water looks like pee as far as I can tell, everywhere... Anyways it doesn't look like polluted water it's really strange, very bright like.... it's not right...

mike2h · Jan 1, 2005, 07:03 PM

well, try peeing somewhere else.

pr0digal jenius · Jan 2, 2005, 07:41 PM

I'll try them out tonight

PoopyTheJ · Jan 4, 2005, 01:18 AM

Did you try these pj? What did you think? Except for the yellow water these things are damn nice....

pr0digal jenius · Jan 4, 2005, 01:54 AM

i have em, and they work well in benches, but I don't actually have any games loaded on here yet sicne my reformat

PoopyTheJ · Jan 4, 2005, 01:57 AM

I wish I knew why the water was yellow, I'm sure it's a shader instruction or something, maybe Omega or Killersneak could tell, cause if we could just change that these would be my drivers of choice....

Dec 30, 2004, 07:39 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,865 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Forceware 71.24 WinXP & Win2k Driver (Beta) Looks like the 71.24 driver has surfaced. Apparently this is the driver people have wanted and now you can download them. What's new and what's improved? No idea here. Be sure to leave feedback in the comments section once you tried these beta drivers. WinXP & Win2k Beta Forceware Driver v71.24 Size: 27.71Mb Date: Dec 29, 2004 Download: Here Release Notes: The drivers can be installed by using the setup.exe file provided GeForce 6 series supported in this release No word on compatibility or performance Files are dated: December 15, 2004 WinZip Packaged _______________ Source: 3dchipset __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Dec 30, 2004, 08:09 PM	#3
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	Hmmm, if I get the chance I'll paly around with these, currently liking the 66.97 drivers, except for no LOD Clamp.... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Dec 31, 2004, 06:38 PM	#5
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	Hmmm, well I checked out these drivers and ran some benchmarks, performance is up across the board from the 66.97's however the water in HL2 does indeed look like pee. If you're playing HL2 I'd say stay away from these otherwise they're fantastic drivers 6697 7124 HL2 Benchmark Coast - 6697 - 1280x1024 - 58fps 1600x1200 - 52.5fps coast - 7124 - 1280 x 1024 - 56.5fps 1600x1200 - 55.2fps Hardware OC d3c17 - 6697 1280x1024 - 50.5 1600x1200 - 39.9 Hardware OC d3c17 - 7124 1280 x 1024 - 50.5 1600x1200 - 46.3 Guru3d Test 5 - 6697 - 1280x1024 - 102.0 1600x1200 - 80.3 Guru3d Test 5 - 7124 - 1280x1024 - 104.9 1600x1200 - 91.6 Aquamark 6697 - 53942 7124 - 54767 3D Mark 05 6697 - 3951 7124 - 4573 All tests run with 4XAA and 8XAA enabled, at 420 Core and 1150 Ram on my 6800GT. Also mip Maps are forced to Trilinear and in the 7124 Negative LOD Bias is Clamped, 6697 doesn't have that option.... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Dec 31, 2004, 07:27 PM	#6
bug77 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: around Posts: 792 Rep Power: 0	Problems with my 6600GT (same as 71.20): blockiness with some lightsources in NFSU2 and on underwater plants in FarCry (v1.0 - unpatched). Also, some lightsources look much too bright. Gonna try some official drivers and see if it makes a difference (I doubt it). Nope, it doesn't. Last edited by bug77; Jan 1, 2005 at 07:23 PM. Reason: Added

Dec 31, 2004, 07:28 PM	#7
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	thx yet again pthej. have you had a chance to check out iq? __________________

Dec 30, 2004, 08:14 AM	#2
MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	I saw a lot of people are getting "yellow water" in HL2. Looks like pee. http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread....0&pagenumber=1

Dec 31, 2004, 08:37 PM	#8
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	IQ is quite nice, except like I said the yellow water..... I'm noticing no IQ difference between these and the 6697's just playing games, I haven't had a long time to seriously screw around with these but I do know that they're better than the 7120's or the 6702's as far as I can tell, my favorites so far are the 6697's, just force trilinear for mip maps and these, since I do like HL2 I'll be going back to the 6697's but if you're not playing hl2 I'd say go with these, unless I can figure out why the water looks like pee and can change it that is.... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR] Last edited by PoopyTheJ; Dec 31, 2004 at 08:48 PM.

Dec 31, 2004, 11:09 PM	#9
Unemuzerexer DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 47 Rep Power: 0	The water is post to be there, as it was said it's polluted, and people have seen fresh water clean after and before that part. ?

Jan 1, 2005, 06:23 AM	#10
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	No all the water looks like pee as far as I can tell, everywhere... Anyways it doesn't look like polluted water it's really strange, very bright like.... it's not right... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Jan 1, 2005, 07:03 PM	#11
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	well, try peeing somewhere else. __________________

Jan 2, 2005, 07:41 PM	#12
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	I'll try them out tonight

Jan 4, 2005, 01:18 AM	#13
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	Did you try these pj? What did you think? Except for the yellow water these things are damn nice.... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Jan 4, 2005, 01:54 AM	#14
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	i have em, and they work well in benches, but I don't actually have any games loaded on here yet sicne my reformat

Jan 4, 2005, 01:57 AM	#15
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	I wish I knew why the water was yellow, I'm sure it's a shader instruction or something, maybe Omega or Killersneak could tell, cause if we could just change that these would be my drivers of choice.... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]