Nvidia Detonator 42.30 Windows 2000 / XP

Chaos · Jan 13, 2003, 04:53 PM

I see that Station Drivers is hosting Nvidia Drivers 42.30 for Win2K/XP. The readme file shows version 41.50 but the nv4_disp.inf shows build 42.30. I am at work and have not had a chance to install them so could someone verify which drivers they really are so when I get home I can grab them if needed........

~~garikfox~~ · Jan 13, 2003, 04:55 PM

im installing them now, be back later for details

~~garikfox~~ · Jan 13, 2003, 07:40 PM

All good installed them and yes these are newer, Driver version in Windows properties says version 4.2.3

**Spike** · Jan 13, 2003, 07:55 PM

Yes that cpanel says that, but if you install them over older drivers it gives an error that it says that there are divers copied that are older than the current ones and also it is dx8 so either nVidia went back to dx8 or someone has hacked them.

~~garikfox~~ · Jan 14, 2003, 01:42 AM

another thing is that Nvidia went to no DX9 support for these drivers, weird. Guess they thought they werent ready yet.

digitalwanderer · Jan 14, 2003, 01:53 AM

From what I've been hearing about these they sound like a real beta set for one developer to work out some issue with rather than the other kind; the pre-official release type of leak. (I like the second ones better, I'm steering clear of these until I hear someone screaming something good about 'em.

)

Chaos · Jan 14, 2003, 02:56 AM

ya i find it odd also that i have heard nothing about performance either good or bad

xdmadness · Jan 14, 2003, 03:36 AM

Very STRANGE

I found 1 set of drivers was 14,869 kb and the file name was 43.20-2kxpbeta.exe

Then I seen another set of drivers that were 17,144 kb and the file name was 4320-2kxp.exe

Im staying away until i know what the @#&&^* is going on with those drivers

Plus,I heard that the reason these were DX8 instead of DX9 is that they were having problems (alittle bit) but IDON"T THINK SO lol

digitalwanderer · Jan 14, 2003, 03:53 AM

I ain't playing guinia pig on this set, I have me GF3 in the wife's rig and she's currently relaxing from a loooong weekend of work with a soothing game of GTA3.

(Yes, I AM the luckiest geek on the planet!

)

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 14, 2003, 09:42 AM

From what I have heard Nvidia is not expected to provide new driver till right about geforce fx time..

Sniff Sniff .... I smell a hack ...

Mark_Fox · Jan 14, 2003, 07:10 PM

Just to clarify, this driver is a real one - not a hack - it’s a beta one so some people might have problems with them - but it’s a real driver.

As to readme.txt saying version 41.50 - that's a mistake on NVIDIA’s behalf - they forgot to update the version in the readme.txt file - happened before that...

Oh and yes, this driver is a 6.13.xx so technically it’s not a dx9 driver, I believe NVIDIA is still experimenting with 41.xx - 42.xx sets and some of them are 6.13.xx and some are 6.14.xx

Veky · Jan 14, 2003, 07:12 PM

I'm running them ATM and don't notice any performance increase or similar.

Chaos · Jan 14, 2003, 08:06 PM

just installed them and tried UT2003 and they were very comparible to 42.01, my frame rates are usually in the 40+ range @ High Detail so I can't honestly say I saw any image quality difference or performance drop. I have not yet done any benchies so I don't have actual numbers.

Hog54 · Jan 15, 2003, 02:10 AM

im downloading them now but their for asus cards. so i dont know what version you guys got?

Chaos · Jan 15, 2003, 02:21 AM

Ther is a version @ Station Drivers and a multi-language set @ Guru 3D

Kelsenellenelvian · Jan 15, 2003, 06:16 AM

They really szcrewed my system up.

digitalwanderer · Jan 15, 2003, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kelsenellenelvian
They really szcrewed my system up.

...thank you! I feel better about taking a pass on 'em.

Hope your system gets back on it's feet soon, best-o-luck!

MadTamski · Jan 17, 2003, 03:03 PM

Anyone else had any major probs with these drivers?

Rick Flair · Jan 17, 2003, 10:12 PM

I wonder if the FX which is uppose to ship in early mid feburary will ship with DX9 or DX8 drivers.

Would be funny if it didn't ship with DX9 drivers.

RF

Kelsenellenelvian · Jan 18, 2003, 04:55 AM

System restore can be a wonderful thingy!!

Falstaff · Jan 18, 2003, 06:38 AM

come on people, ATI is the way to go, your detonator drivers will detonate your product and your money as well, must be nice to have a disposable income, ha ha...you should all tweak some radeons for a change of pace they will appreciate your investment, beats downloading drivers every three days, ha ha....

Kelsenellenelvian · Jan 18, 2003, 07:10 AM

I have owned over 6 ati cards and they all Sucked!!!!! Kept causing system problems everywhere never had a probledm with Nvidia.

BWX · Jan 18, 2003, 07:36 AM

Geforce FX w/ an AMD 3000xp and an NFORCE motherboard

- who in their right mind would want anything else?

Zardon · Jan 18, 2003, 09:36 AM

both graphics card makers produce the goods, I think all this narrowminded fanboyism is really quite childish to be honest. certainly if you like a maker more than the other thats fine but to honestly say that the other "sucks" and produces cards that constantly crash systems is utter nonsense.

ive got quite a few cards from both makers and they all work fine. either those people saying this dont install the cards/drivers correctly or its simple narrowminded fanboy comments.

BWX · Jan 18, 2003, 09:50 AM

I wasn't trying to put down any other company (ATI), I just posted my last post to basicly defende Nvidia after fallange_jeff's remarks- I would take an ATI 9700 pro in a second.

Zardon · Jan 18, 2003, 11:00 AM

my comment BWX232 was not individually directed to you or in fact any single person on the board. im just getting a little frustrated with the amount of uneducated comments im reading on forums in general. In fact Driverheaven generally doesnt seem to attract as many fanboys as many forums I see which is a good thing.

I just like people to keep an open mind on hardware. after all if we didnt have competiition and market domination from a single company prices would rise and products would suffer in the long run.

Both Nvidia and ATI produce excellent products and regardless to what you might read, BOTH produce very good drivers. In my position I get to test quite a few cards and drivers. Its a healthy market at the minute.

BWX · Jan 18, 2003, 11:12 AM

I didn't think it was, I agree with you totaly- to each his own, that's what it's all about.

nz_skater · Jan 20, 2003, 04:15 AM

Back on topic. :P I installed these drivers and am having no problems at all. I'm currently running WinXP Pro with SP1 and DX9 and a Chaintech GF4Ti4200.

nheimler · Jan 21, 2003, 01:09 AM

i have to agree with nz_skater...no problems here. running winxpsp1 w/ abit ti4200.

skipparoo · Jan 21, 2003, 02:24 AM

i am not too keen on these drivers, and think i'll stick with 42.01

Jan 13, 2003, 04:53 PM	#1
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Nvidia Detonator 42.30 Windows 2000 / XP I see that Station Drivers is hosting Nvidia Drivers 42.30 for Win2K/XP. The readme file shows version 41.50 but the nv4_disp.inf shows build 42.30. I am at work and have not had a chance to install them so could someone verify which drivers they really are so when I get home I can grab them if needed........ __________________ Last edited by Chaos; Jan 13, 2003 at 05:02 PM.

Jan 13, 2003, 07:55 PM	#4
Spike Driver Cleaner Maker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,088 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Yes that cpanel says that, but if you install them over older drivers it gives an error that it says that there are divers copied that are older than the current ones and also it is dx8 so either nVidia went back to dx8 or someone has hacked them. __________________

Jan 14, 2003, 01:53 AM	#6
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	Me thoughts. From what I've been hearing about these they sound like a real beta set for one developer to work out some issue with rather than the other kind; the pre-official release type of leak. (I like the second ones better, I'm steering clear of these until I hear someone screaming something good about 'em. ) __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Jan 14, 2003, 02:56 AM	Thread Starter #7
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	ya i find it odd also that i have heard nothing about performance either good or bad __________________

Jan 14, 2003, 03:53 AM	#9
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	NOT IT! I ain't playing guinia pig on this set, I have me GF3 in the wife's rig and she's currently relaxing from a loooong weekend of work with a soothing game of GTA3. (Yes, I AM the luckiest geek on the planet! ) __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Jan 13, 2003, 04:55 PM	#2
~~garikfox~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: who cares. Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	im installing them now, be back later for details

Jan 13, 2003, 07:40 PM	#3
~~garikfox~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: who cares. Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	All good installed them and yes these are newer, Driver version in Windows properties says version 4.2.3

Jan 14, 2003, 01:42 AM	#5
~~garikfox~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: who cares. Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	another thing is that Nvidia went to no DX9 support for these drivers, weird. Guess they thought they werent ready yet.

Jan 14, 2003, 03:36 AM	#8
xdmadness DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Very STRANGE I found 1 set of drivers was 14,869 kb and the file name was 43.20-2kxpbeta.exe Then I seen another set of drivers that were 17,144 kb and the file name was 4320-2kxp.exe Im staying away until i know what the @#&&^* is going on with those drivers Plus,I heard that the reason these were DX8 instead of DX9 is that they were having problems (alittle bit) but IDON"T THINK SO lol

Jan 14, 2003, 09:42 AM	#10
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	From what I have heard Nvidia is not expected to provide new driver till right about geforce fx time.. Sniff Sniff .... I smell a hack ... __________________

Jan 14, 2003, 07:10 PM	#11
Mark_Fox RIP Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 308 Rep Power: 0	Just to clarify, this driver is a real one - not a hack - it’s a beta one so some people might have problems with them - but it’s a real driver. As to readme.txt saying version 41.50 - that's a mistake on NVIDIA’s behalf - they forgot to update the version in the readme.txt file - happened before that... Oh and yes, this driver is a 6.13.xx so technically it’s not a dx9 driver, I believe NVIDIA is still experimenting with 41.xx - 42.xx sets and some of them are 6.13.xx and some are 6.14.xx

Jan 14, 2003, 07:12 PM	#12
Veky DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 69 Rep Power: 0	I'm running them ATM and don't notice any performance increase or similar.

Jan 14, 2003, 08:06 PM	Thread Starter #13
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	just installed them and tried UT2003 and they were very comparible to 42.01, my frame rates are usually in the 40+ range @ High Detail so I can't honestly say I saw any image quality difference or performance drop. I have not yet done any benchies so I don't have actual numbers. __________________

Jan 15, 2003, 02:10 AM	#14
Hog54 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 164 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	im downloading them now but their for asus cards. so i dont know what version you guys got? __________________ AMD PHENOM II 965 BE ASUS M3N72-D 4 GIGs GSKILL PC-8500 EVGA GTX460 SC 1GB WINDOWS 7 X64 Ultimate

Jan 15, 2003, 02:21 AM	Thread Starter #15
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Ther is a version @ Station Drivers and a multi-language set @ Guru 3D __________________

Jan 15, 2003, 06:16 AM	#16
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	They really szcrewed my system up. __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Jan 18, 2003, 04:55 AM	#20
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	System restore can be a wonderful thingy!! __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Jan 17, 2003, 03:03 PM	#18
MadTamski DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	So any more details on these yet Anyone else had any major probs with these drivers?

Jan 17, 2003, 10:12 PM	#19
Rick Flair HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	I wonder if the FX which is uppose to ship in early mid feburary will ship with DX9 or DX8 drivers. Would be funny if it didn't ship with DX9 drivers. RF

Jan 18, 2003, 06:38 AM	#21
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	give up on Nvidia come on people, ATI is the way to go, your detonator drivers will detonate your product and your money as well, must be nice to have a disposable income, ha ha...you should all tweak some radeons for a change of pace they will appreciate your investment, beats downloading drivers every three days, ha ha.... __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jan 18, 2003, 07:10 AM	#22
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	I have owned over 6 ati cards and they all Sucked!!!!! Kept causing system problems everywhere never had a probledm with Nvidia. __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Jan 18, 2003, 07:36 AM	#23
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Geforce FX w/ an AMD 3000xp and an NFORCE motherboard - who in their right mind would want anything else? __________________

Jan 18, 2003, 09:36 AM	#24
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	both graphics card makers produce the goods, I think all this narrowminded fanboyism is really quite childish to be honest. certainly if you like a maker more than the other thats fine but to honestly say that the other "sucks" and produces cards that constantly crash systems is utter nonsense. ive got quite a few cards from both makers and they all work fine. either those people saying this dont install the cards/drivers correctly or its simple narrowminded fanboy comments.

Jan 18, 2003, 09:50 AM	#25
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	I wasn't trying to put down any other company (ATI), I just posted my last post to basicly defende Nvidia after fallange_jeff's remarks- I would take an ATI 9700 pro in a second. __________________

Jan 18, 2003, 11:00 AM	#26
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	my comment BWX232 was not individually directed to you or in fact any single person on the board. im just getting a little frustrated with the amount of uneducated comments im reading on forums in general. In fact Driverheaven generally doesnt seem to attract as many fanboys as many forums I see which is a good thing. I just like people to keep an open mind on hardware. after all if we didnt have competiition and market domination from a single company prices would rise and products would suffer in the long run. Both Nvidia and ATI produce excellent products and regardless to what you might read, BOTH produce very good drivers. In my position I get to test quite a few cards and drivers. Its a healthy market at the minute.

Jan 18, 2003, 11:12 AM	#27
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	I didn't think it was, I agree with you totaly- to each his own, that's what it's all about. __________________

Jan 20, 2003, 04:15 AM	#28
nz_skater DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NZ Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	Back on topic. :P I installed these drivers and am having no problems at all. I'm currently running WinXP Pro with SP1 and DX9 and a Chaintech GF4Ti4200.

Jan 21, 2003, 01:09 AM	#29
nheimler DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 201 Rep Power: 0	i have to agree with nz_skater...no problems here. running winxpsp1 w/ abit ti4200.

Jan 21, 2003, 02:24 AM	#30
skipparoo DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	i am not too keen on these drivers, and think i'll stick with 42.01