Best driver for Gainward GF2 Ti450?

[RBC]

What's the best / most stable driver? Right now I'm using the driver installed using the windows update:

Provider: Nvidia
Date: 12/10/2001
Version: 2.3.1.2

How is this one different from the one on Nvidia's site? 23.11 only has a date of 12/03/2001.

Also should I updgrade the bios, my version is 3.15.0104, I can't tell from Gainward's site what would be a newer one.

Thanks!

 

[Rand]

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Also should I updgrade the bios, my version is 3.15.0104, I can't tell from Gainward's site what would be a newer one.

Thanks! >>


Unless your having specific problems with the card that you know will be fixed by the BIOS update I wouldnt bother, as BIOS updates on graphiccs cards can occasionally be a touchy affair.

As for the best driver, IMHO it's the nVidia reference beta drivers 21.81 or 27.10.

 

[Jeff7]

I've had good luck with the 27.xx drivers. Can't remember the last numbers offhand because my main system has been sitting dead lately - waiting for replacement HD. But I have the same video card, and I noticed a decent performance increase from those drivers in Win98SE.
In terms of the BIOS, I think there only is one version of it for the GTS-Ti series. I just used a program to hack the BIOS to enable Sideband Addressing, which just squeezes a wee bit more performance out of it.

 

[Mem]

The best driver IMHO is the 23.12 WHQL from Microsoft,so far I`ve had excellent stability and gaming has been fine .



<< Unless your having specific problems with the card that you know will be fixed by the BIOS update I wouldnt bother >>


Very wise words there from Rand.