eVGA Nvidia ForceWare Driver 53.03
sjh4
fixes problem with compiler on 3dmark 2003 version 340 my 3d mark jumped from5898 to 6674!
neo-n
No they wont but if the compiler works in all games and doesnt affect IQ i dont think its a problem. Its ok to use it in 3dmark if it represents what happens in games. It the moment its doesnt quite and the IQ is still a little off. However even if it was perfect i still wouldnt get an FX. I paid for DX9 and a game not a compiler that does what it likes.
neo-n
I agree that no lawsuit will be possible. The FX is DX9 compliant. The fact that its half as fast as anyone else is not relevent. Even if it does DX9 at 1FPS it still does it. However if M$ stated that to be compliant it would have to do it at 30FPS at say 1024x768 32bit depth then you might have a case. If it was proved that the FX never uses DX9 but recompiles everthing to DX8 but still claims DX9 then you could have a case, not against the GPU but against its drivers. None of that changes the fact that the FX and its drivers are a poor package.
MagamiEiko
I agree, and I think that's where Nvidia agrees. It's in the sense that things are going to mix between the two for now, until *real* software packages come out to accomodate the hardware. By that time, the hardware should be capable of performing well with the software. I think this was Nvidia's way of trying to bridge the gap that exists between hardware and software rollout. We've had DX9 parts for well over a year now and I think we have maybe 2-3 actual DX9 games that use only few DX9 components. I think that there's going to be a big upturn in this in the latter half of 2004 and maybe early 2005, when games based on the HL2 and Doom 3 engines are released, even in small trickles. Of course, with < 1 year development time, these games might not be the best representations, but they'll work to help speed adoption. By that time? What? We ought to be somewhere close to R500/NV50 devices. Right now it's really just a matter of a PR war, quite honestly. The few voices that scream that they want the highest performance PS2.0 really are just that, a minority. I've got a friend who says that most people are playing FFXI with a GF4MX, which means they're quite comfortable even using DX7 hardware. Oh well, what can ya do, technology will get better :)
karlotta
hey stop the fud! 340 did nothing to the compiler. Nvidias partners just decided to cheat again, it was only going to take 3mins to change what the 340 did... these drivers will be not alowed for real scores.
karlotta
stop the fud! the compiler was not afected by the 340.
digitalwanderer
Could you post a compare URL to your most recent 3dm2k3 score with the 53.03 set please?
Juomaru
You are that NVIDIA hater (a.k.a. ATI fanboy/infiltrator) from the e-bastard site, right? If you are not helping in any industrial espionage thingy, we might reply to you.
neo-n
I dont care.. i paid for DX9 i want DX9 .. is that so wrong ??? I still maintain that the R3x0 is superior to the FX. In fact i have just ordered 12 9600s to replace some of my GF4 ti4200s. Quite simply i dont trust nvidias drivers will give me the best experience in the next year or so.
neo-n
Not sure what the COD problem is, i havent seen it yet despite having 'finished' it a few days ago on my 9800XT. No BF1942 problems either, but dont know about WC3. You are missing the point, If i pay for X i expect X not Y. If i bought a car that said it was a 5litre, but was actually a 2litre turbo i would complain, even if they had the same power. To me this is exactly the same. That is why many people who care about the choices they make are choosing ATI. If ATI had a low end DX9 part i believe nvidia would be in trouble.
neo-n
You know what, your dead right.
digitalwanderer
I'm just Dig pointing out that those scores that people are so happy about with these new drivers are inadmissable to the ORB. :)
neo-n
I know i didnt say it was.
MuffinMan
LOL! You really are a ***** retard, aren't you. LOL!
MuffinMan
ooops! I own a Radeon 9800 Pro. And I realise that it's not without its problems. You, however, have some serious problems and probably need some form of professional help. I fear though that your rabid idiocy is incurable.
Tuckwit
aw, leave poor supertroll alone, he probably needs some chocolate, maybe that help troll to make intelligent adult comments.
MuffinMan
No, I didn't formulate an opinion of you based on a 50-odd word post. Fortunately, you've been posting your inanities here for a long time which gives one ample evidence of your patheticness. It's actually kind of amusing to watch your rabid fanboyism (in the same way that it can be amusing to watch a baby smother shit on itself) but it's your parents I feel for. They must wish they'd gone with the abortion option. I feel their pain :(
MuffinMan
I greatly appreciate you going to all the trouble of finding that post for me to 'prove me wrong', though I must say I'm kinda suspicious of the timing of said post. I'd be somewhat more impressed if you could find me half a dozen or so of your posts (not in the last 20 minutes) where you praise Nvidia. But as I said, I appreciate it. Even better, I appreciate the fact that you've shown me not only are you a post-natal abortion, but a LYING post-natal abortion to boot. Only a few days ago you said, regarding an ATI driver bug and CoD: "The bug is a bunch of dumb ass n00bs running max detail & not having the brain power as well as the experience to know to turn down the details a bit. There is no freaking bug!!! The stinking readme even says that if you want to run max details then you need a 256 mb memory v-card....." and now? "The only issue I have had was with CoD" So you had an issue with a game where there's no driver bug? Or you were talking out of your ass before? Or is it that YOU are a dumb-ass n00b who has problems with the game (as there's no freaking bug!). Or are you just retarded? It's a hard call I know. I'm wavering toward the latter option though, as it seems to be the one that fits best at the moment. However, I wait for you to enlighten me.
neo-n
dont stop i was enjoying that !!
MuffinMan
Oh dear, did I upset you by calling you a fanboy? Truth hurts huh? Oh, and the CoD issue? I was/is an ATI bug fuckstain :)
