Forceware 83.62 - Quadro

[Wreckage]

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_83.62.html

 

[DeathReborn]

Those are for Quadro Cards not GeForce Cards.

 

[Ronin]

Yup, but that doesn't mean people here don't use Quadros.

Product Support List Windows XP 32-bit ? 83.62

Quadro FX 3450 SDI
Quadro FX 4000
Quadro FX 4000 SDI
Quadro FX 4400
Quadro FX 4500

 

[Wreckage]

Originally posted by: DeathReborn
Those are for Quadro Cards not GeForce Cards.

No they are for GeForce cards as well. Go to the NVIDIA website and click on the GeForce drivers and that's the page you go to.

 

[Gstanfor]

Here is the driver with a modded .inf to allow most cards to work.

 

[Gstanfor]

FW83.90 is out and about. I highly reccomend this set. Great performance, great IQ and the farcry shadow fix nVidia promised Rollo is present and working.

Download here

 

[BFG10K]

Go to the NVIDIA website and click on the GeForce drivers and that's the page you go to.

Nope, the GeForce/TNT2 option still takes you to 81.98.

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: Gstanfor
FW83.90 is out and about. I highly reccomend this set. Great performance, great IQ and the farcry shadow fix nVidia promised Rollo is present and working.

Download here

Would you recommend these over the 79.11's? I haven't been able to use any other driver version due to the shimmering in Guild Wars. I took your recommendation on the 79.11's, and they were awesome.

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

Originally posted by: Gstanfor
FW83.90 is out and about. I highly reccomend this set. Great performance, great IQ and the farcry shadow fix nVidia promised Rollo is present and working.

Download here

I just installed the 83.90's, but I still have blocky shadows in Far Cry. What gives?

 

[Gstanfor]

Originally posted by: Avalon

Originally posted by: Gstanfor
FW83.90 is out and about. I highly reccomend this set. Great performance, great IQ and the farcry shadow fix nVidia promised Rollo is present and working.

Download here

Would you recommend these over the 79.11's? I haven't been able to use any other driver version due to the shimmering in Guild Wars. I took your recommendation on the 79.11's, and they were awesome.

I'd have to specifically look at shimmering when I get back home to answer that one. I know there is a ton of Moire on the mesh bridge in 3Dmark06 but I'm pretty sure that was the case with 79.11 also.

About the blocky shadow problem, I can't see any blocky shadows anywhere in farcry with these drivers, not on the gun or the ground. If you want I 'll post screenies later.

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

Originally posted by: Gstanfor

Originally posted by: Avalon

Originally posted by: Gstanfor
FW83.90 is out and about. I highly reccomend this set. Great performance, great IQ and the farcry shadow fix nVidia promised Rollo is present and working.

Download here

Would you recommend these over the 79.11's? I haven't been able to use any other driver version due to the shimmering in Guild Wars. I took your recommendation on the 79.11's, and they were awesome.

I'd have to specifically look at shimmering when I get back home to answer that one. I know there is a ton of Moire on the mesh bridge in 3Dmark06 but I'm pretty sure that was the case with 79.11 also.

About the blocky shadow problem, I can't see any blocky shadows anywhere in farcry with these drivers, not on the gun or the ground. If you want I 'll post screenies later.

Yes, screenies would be good.

 

[Madellga]

Originally posted by: Avalon

Originally posted by: Gstanfor
FW83.90 is out and about. I highly reccomend this set. Great performance, great IQ and the farcry shadow fix nVidia promised Rollo is present and working.

Download here

Would you recommend these over the 79.11's? I haven't been able to use any other driver version due to the shimmering in Guild Wars. I took your recommendation on the 79.11's, and they were awesome.

Avalon, I am also one of the shimmering haters. I also play GW and using the latest driver 81.98, set to AA 4x AF8 and Transp. AA for Supers., clamp, high quality - I can confirm shimmering is not an issue.

I can tell you also that I tried the X1900XT and shimmering was much worse (just like the X1800, which I tried also). The transp. AA implementation on Nvidia is much better - the ATI solution causes shimmering on the gates and fences, like on Ascalon city.

ATI might have better IQ quality, but I personally prefer the transp. from Nvidia and no shimmering (textures or fences, trees, etc).

 

[Gstanfor]

I can't see any shimmering happening in the games I tested.

Here are some sample pics of the shadowing. I think it's a big improvement over previous drivers. You need to see the game in motion, not in still shots though, just like shimmering IMO. pic 1 pic 2 pic 3

 

[fliguy84]

Originally posted by: Gstanfor
I can't see any shimmering happening in the games I tested.

Here are some sample pics of the shadowing. I think it's a big improvement over previous drivers. You need to see the game in motion, not in still shots though, just like shimmering IMO. pic 1 pic 2 pic 3

dug must see this

 

[toyota]

Originally posted by: Wreckage

Originally posted by: DeathReborn
Those are for Quadro Cards not GeForce Cards.

No they are for GeForce cards as well. Go to the NVIDIA website and click on the GeForce drivers and that's the page you go to.

what are you talking about? when i click on geforce drivers it goes to 81.98.

 

[DeathReborn]

Originally posted by: toyota

Originally posted by: Wreckage

Originally posted by: DeathReborn
Those are for Quadro Cards not GeForce Cards.

No they are for GeForce cards as well. Go to the NVIDIA website and click on the GeForce drivers and that's the page you go to.

what are you talking about? when i click on geforce drivers it goes to 81.98.

It was a glitch on the site I suspect. Those drivers were intended for Quadro cards NOT GeForce cards, as the modified INI file points out. Yes it's just 1 file but the fact you have to modify it tells you it's not explicitly designed for GeForce cards.

 

[rise]

Originally posted by: Gstanfor
I can't see any shimmering happening in the games I tested.

Here are some sample pics of the shadowing. I think it's a big improvement over previous drivers. You need to see the game in motion, not in still shots though, just like shimmering IMO. pic 1 pic 2 pic 3

thanks Gstanfor.

maybe i'll give 'em a try. the 83.90 from guru left a bad taste in my mouth so i figured i'd stay with the 81.98 but these sound pretty good.

 

[CP5670]

Do these drivers bring anything new in terms of vsync support in SLI?

Originally posted by: Gstanfor
I can't see any shimmering happening in the games I tested.

Here are some sample pics of the shadowing. I think it's a big improvement over previous drivers. You need to see the game in motion, not in still shots though, just like shimmering IMO. pic 1 pic 2 pic 3

I think I can see the blocky shadows in those shots, actually. Although I'll need to try them out if Nvidia have actually mentioned this in the resolved issues list.

 

[Wreckage]

Originally posted by: toyota

Originally posted by: Wreckage

Originally posted by: DeathReborn
Those are for Quadro Cards not GeForce Cards.

No they are for GeForce cards as well. Go to the NVIDIA website and click on the GeForce drivers and that's the page you go to.

what are you talking about? when i click on geforce drivers it goes to 81.98.

They changed it. I will edit my post

 

[Gstanfor]

Originally posted by: CP5670
Do these drivers bring anything new in terms of vsync support in SLI?

Originally posted by: Gstanfor
I can't see any shimmering happening in the games I tested.

Here are some sample pics of the shadowing. I think it's a big improvement over previous drivers. You need to see the game in motion, not in still shots though, just like shimmering IMO. pic 1 pic 2 pic 3

I think I can see the blocky shadows in those shots, actually. Although I'll need to try them out if Nvidia have actually mentioned this in the resolved issues list.

No, nVidia haven't mentioned farcry shadow improvements in release notes so far as I know. As I said above, I noticed a difference in shadow quality from previous drivers. I still think for a total fix the shadow problem will need a developer patch not a driver fix.

 

[Crescent13]

That driver is for quadro? LOL No wonder I couldn't install it for my 7800GT this morning. For a while I thought my computer was b0rked.

 

[Gstanfor]

Use the driver from www.tweaksrus.com I linked further up the thread. I stay far away from Guru3D drivers, don't like the mods and .inf's they use.

 

[firewolfsm]

the 83.90 has great performance increases, raised my 06 score from 4003 to 4127

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: firewolfsm
the 83.90 has great performance increases, raised my 06 score from 4003 to 4127

Which could just as easily be a 3dmark06 specific optimization. Try some games.

Anywho, I'll give these a try Gstanfor. You've done me good so far...wait, that didn't sound right

 

[rise]

Originally posted by: Avalon

Originally posted by: firewolfsm
the 83.90 has great performance increases, raised my 06 score from 4003 to 4127

Which could just as easily be a 3dmark06 specific optimization. Try some games.

Anywho, I'll give these a try Gstanfor. You've done me good so far...wait, that didn't sound right

yep, borked civ4 on me i need my civ4