Detonator 14.20 drivers available for Win2k and NT 4.0

[NFS4]

Win2k
WinNT 4.0

 

[fortega]

nice

 

[fortega]

hmm my question is ..why isnt the geforce 3 in the readme "Adapters supported" list ? :\

 

[NFS4]

<< hmm my question is ..why isnt the geforce 3 in the readme &quot;Adapters supported&quot; list ? :\ >>


It's listed in the driver file.

 

[Mem]

Yep!....

<< Release Notes:
- GeForce 3 is listed under the nv4_disp setup information file
- No word yet on performance or compatibility
- Files are dated: Jun 29, 2001 >>

 

[ledzepp98]

do these drivers still improe performance of the geforce2 cards? i am always up for a good driver update but does anyone know if these are better than the 12.60 (that's what i'm using) for a geforce2 ultra?

 

[billyjak]

That's sweet

 

[BCYL]

Did anyone get a performance boost from updating to 14.20?

I updated from 12.60 to 12.90 but did not get any performance gains while a lot of people have...

 

[fortega]

Using 3dmark2001

12.90 = 5697
14.20 = 5335

It looks like ill be reverting back to 12.90

 

[NFS4]

<< Using 3dmark2001

12.90 = 5697
14.20 = 5335

It looks like ill be reverting back to 12.90 >>


NE1 who bases driver performance on a meaningless benchmark like 3DMark needs to go back to Win95

 

[fortega]

Being that one of the main benchmarks people use as a reference...it seemed appropriate to use ...plus I'm seeing lower performance in all other benchmakrs/appz and so on...Why don?t you enlighten me and tell me what benchmark you would like to see used?

 

[NFS4]

<< Being that one of the main benchmarks people use as a reference...it seemed appropriate to use ...plus I'm seeing lower performance in all other benchmakrs/appz and so on...Why don?t you enlighten me and tell me what benchmark you would like to see used? >>


You didn't say all appz, you just stated 3DMark. Too many people rely on solely 3DMark like it is the Buddha of benchmarks. There's a reason why Anand never uses it.

 

[fortega]

Ya I agree ..but most ppl want to see 3dmarks scores :\ that's the main reason I used that benchmark.

 

[NFS4]

<< Ya I agree ..but most ppl want to see 3dmarks scores :\ that's the main reason I used that benchmark. >>


Understandable. Something like Quake 3 would probably be a more consistent performance indicator. I'm just saying that using soley 3DMark as a testimate of driver performance really doesn't give us the whole picture.

 

[nitrousninja]

1420 has an AGP control option now and knows if you are using sidebanding and fastwrites which I'm not. Any reason to use them? BTW I got a lower 3DMark score bt who cares.

 

[BatmanNate]

I noticed the AGP panel option as well, that's kinda a smooth tweak. Unfortunately, for some odd reason, when using FSB frequencies above 140 my motherboard reverts the AGP from 4x to 2x...

 

[Compuguru]

NFS4,

Q3 isnt very sensitive to driver changes. It differs be less than a fps between drivers. 3dmark is much more sensitive. I dont know where you get 3dmark being a useless synthetic bench as its the same as any game out, you just cant play it.

 

[AmdEmAll]

IMO 3dmark just looks good. It is good to figure out performance problems for getting around a certain average score but when your changing drivers, up or down 300 points doesnt mean anything. I have ran 3dmark many times one time after another and the scores are different every time. Not huge differences but still not enough for that program to be a good bench for this kind of thing. Q3 has to be the best that I know of.

 

[Courtland]

anyone else got some 3dmark scores or quakeIII or whatever?

 

[Compuguru]

My 3dmarks rose about 50 points from 12.40 to 14.20.

3000-3050 on a GF2 default clock 1050mhz Tbird.


Edit: Spelling.

 

[SUOrangeman]

I don't do benchmarks, but these drivers are HELLA more stable than the 12.41s and the 12.90s I've used over the past month (only own my GF2 card that long). Win2K + TwinView has been up and running nearly 90 minutes. This has to be a record by 60 minutes or more.

SCHWEET!

-SUO

 

[NesuD]

haven't got any 3dmark scores but i suddenly started getting very odd internet explorer crashes with the 14.20 drivers. i have never had these crashes until i installed that driver. I went back to 12.41 and no more crashes.