21.83 with TNT2/Ultra? Nasty performance in HL

[IndyJaws]

I just upgraded my drivers from 21.81 to 21.83, and Half-Life performance stinks! Should I go back to 12.41 for this card for best performance? I'm running XP.

 

[sMashPiranha]

Yup, go back. Don't try to use new drivers on those older cards.

 

[BFG10K]

You're wasting your time with 7xx drivers or higher on pre-GeForce cards.

 

[optimistic]

No wonder it looked so bad when I updated to 21.83. Will the 12.41 work fine in XP?

 

[IndyJaws]

I installed 12.41 last night and it seemed to be better, but still a bit slow. Switching to OpenGL did seem to make quite a bit of difference, though. If you do install 12.41, be sure to d/l the non WHQL driver, per nVidia's site.

I would be interested in seeing how older drivers would perform. Where would I find them, as nVidia's site only goes back to 12.41?