WITHTEETH Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 The Inquirer Has an article about FEAR that tells how Nvidia's new drivers give it a major boost! Under the name 84.21, the new driver brings improvements in PureVideo codec (H.264 acceleration for GeForce 6/7) and serious improvement in performance in the favourite game of most nV execs - F.E.A.R. The performance increase is similar to the one ATI experienced back at the time of X1800 launch - with 84.21, you get around 30-40% when enabling anti aliasing. The most moderate performance improvement, 17% was noted on a 6600 DDR2 card, while 7800GTX 256MB now finally has a playable framerate when 4xAA is enabled, giving a 38% performance boost. Finally what i've been waiting for, ecvuse me now while I play it for the first time with these new drivers! Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musopticon? Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Ah, too bad Rome:Total Realism disagrees with the newest of Nvidia drivers line and I have a Pontic campaign going. Otherwise I might give'em a go. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 (edited) I've been using these excellent drivers for awhile now. It was great finally being able to play at 1680*1050. Sadly, no 4x aa at that res... BTW, an instant performance boost in FEAR is to turn off vsync. If you can't stand the tearing (like me), then leave vsync on, and download direct x tweaker to enable triple buffering. Edited March 18, 2006 by Bokishi Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowstrider Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 I've been using these excellent drivers for awhile now. It was great finally being able to play at 1680*1050. Sadly, no 4x aa at that res... BTW, an instant performance boost in FEAR is to turn off vsync. If you can't stand the tearing (like me), then leave vsync on, and download direct x tweaker to enable triple buffering. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The 84.21 drivers were just released March 17th, unless you're one of the fancy smancy BETA testers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Dude, the beta drivers are at the nzone website, anyone can download them. Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowstrider Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 unless you're one of the fancy smancy BETA testers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 What, you're afraid of using beta drivers? Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowstrider Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 What, you're afraid of using beta drivers? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Afraid? No. I'd just rather not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Not even if it speeds up your favorite game? Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITHTEETH Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 Well I've noticed a bit of a frame rate boost, but I still have the sound problem now. Maybe its time to get a new Sound card, I've had m Creative Sound Blaster:Live! Value edition for about 5 years now. Its making a popping noise through the whole game, like my speakers are warn out, but of course its not my speakers, its just the game. Maybe my sound card cannot handle it. I have the newest drivers for my sound card, the game, and video card. Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Sound cards are notoriously fiendish in the devious ways they can interfere with a game's normal operation. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 5 years? Get a new one. Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowstrider Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Not even if it speeds up your favorite game? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've never had this problem. My 7800 GT ran FEAR perfectly with the drivers released in February. Only issue I have is with my sound card, if I use a shotgun it has a very annoying sound lag. Other than that, it ran perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 My GTX ran FEAR perfectly too, it's just that more speed is always welcome, and that's what these drivers provide. Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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