New V5 driver benchmarks

[Deeko]

Ok I ran a few tests with the new drivers. Have fun.

1.04.00
Q3 - 1024x768 all settings maxed: 74.2
Q3 - 1024x768x4x FSAA all maxed : 15.8
Q3 - 640x480 fastest: 103
Q3 - 640x480x4x FSAA fastest: 100
UT(glide) - 1024x768 - 36.76
3DMark defualt - 3934
3DMark 32bit - 3520

new drivers
Q3 - 1024x768 all settings maxed: 75.6
Q3 - 1024x768x4x FSAA all maxed : 16.9
Q3 - 640x480 fastest: 102.6
Q3 - 640x480x4x FSAA fastest: 95.1
UT(glide) - 1024x768 - 36.98
3DMark defualt - 4033
3DMark 32bit - 3620

Q3(1024x768 all max)
HSR tests

conservative
0x FSAA - 81.1
4x FSAA - 24.9(unplayable)

aggressive
0x FSAA - 85.5
4x FSAA - 69.8(unplayable)

 

[Dark4ng3l]

I went from 50.3 fps to 50.6 fps in demo001 800x600 highly tweaked config.

 

[han888]

hey.. is it the driver update for win 2k or win 98?

 

[Dark4ng3l]

For me it was the win 98 v3 drivers

 

[Deeko]

I think there are 2K drivers, but I got the drivers for 98/ME

 

[velferdskiller]

Yo!
In win2k i got heavy graphical errors in some games (NFSPU, Rally masters, Giants citizen kabuto etc), and some ran perfectly with the latest betas.
I have changed one file in the new drivers (dont know what it does exactly) with another one (beta too), so now it works perfectly.
Those who get errors in win2k in some games, download from here:

http://home.online.no/~joarings/win2kv3_1.07betafix.zip

Doubleclick driversetup.exe.
Hope it works for you too
Otherwise, try and exchange the 3dfxvs.dll with another late version. (in the system32 directory).
Reboot for the changes to take effect.

Velf

 

[velferdskiller]

I forgot, and if you are lazy click here for the drivers

 

[Actaeon]

Not bad, suprised x3dfx released drivers.. will they continue to do so?

As Deeko said, "the current drivers are awesome."

Seems like the new ones are better!

 

[DaveB3D]

Compare MDK2 with T&L with the new drivers to the old.. if the went off of TOT OGL it should be a lot faster..

 

[MrGrim]

1024x768x32x2FSAA Concervative Tiling (no visual artifacts) NEVER below 40fps. (I don't know what the maximum is because I have the max fps caped to 40)

 

[Deeko]

Dave, is there an MDK2 demo I can download to test? Cause I don't have the game.

 

[AdamK47]

Off topic time:

98*, "My Everything" = Gack!

 

[Deeko]

Dude, that song is sooo good. #3 on my current top 20. I think it has potential to be a lasting slow song, along the lines of "God Must Have Spent" by NSync.

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

Deeko, while you may have a respected opinion around here when it comes to hardware talk, anybody that not only listens to bsb and nsync but puts their song lyrics in their profile is GAY. Seriously you are GAY.

 

[Deeko]

Hmm...gonna go with no on that one You have to realize that I am a future pop superstar...I already released a CD of cover songs, and I'm currently working on some of my own songs :Q

 

[ahfung]

"Off topic time:

98*, "My Everything" = Gack!"

I mistook it for "Windoze 98, "Me" = gay" for 30 seconds.

I need to get a life.

 

[pen^2]

G A Y

 

[BFG10K]

LOL! Yet again Deeko's in trouble with the Anandtech music police!

 

[DaveB3D]

sure.. just get it from 3dfiles.com or something..

 

[TravisBickle]

hahahahahaha poor Deeko. don't know who the hell those artists are tho.

 

[Sunner]

Deeko, get help will ya, something's seriously fscked up in your brain

 

[RoboTECH]

Deeko, I like your choice of graphics adapters, but your taste in music....resembles my 5-year old daughters.

No offense, of course.

 

[miniMUNCH]

BSB and NSYNC are made bands...they have no musical talent. Most all of the their songs were and are written for them. My brother works for Crescendo studios in San Francisco and used to work at Russia Hill studios...he has heard numerous stories, audio engineer to audio engineer, from guys who have done recording for BSB and NSYNC. They can't sing...can't read music...don't know anything about music theory or history...THEY ARE MADE. Trained, educated singers have to sing all the pieces for them like millitary drill until they start singing it right.

My brother has heard that sessions with these guys are what make audio engineers quit their jobs.

This is just what I've heard... so this could be blown out of proportion. But besides that... with all the truly talented musicians and bands out there, why BSB and NSYNC...WHY??!!! Why not try to copy Harry Connick Jr. or something? You know, Harry plays an absolutely viscious electric guitar...he's a truly amazing musician

BTW, my brother did the audio engineering and mixing for the bud light "WHAT ARE YOU DOING??!" commercial. He does most of the bud light commercial sound actually, I just don't know which ones. He did most all of the chameleon bud light commercials... I loved those!!!

 

[Deeko]

If you mean that they were manufactured and did not form on their own by "they are made", you are completely wrong, no offense. They can sing...you'd have a hard time finding someone in the music industry(I'm talking like music like rock/pop/rap/everything, not like "profesional singers&quot that has a better voice than Brian Littrel of BSB. They do write many of their songs, they didn't on their old CDs, but they do on the new ones. I'm sure they can read music if they can write songs. I don't know or care about music theory, do you think any popular musician today does?

 

[BW]

I dont like the BSB but they all can sing.Its not that i dont like them its just not my kind of music.They all have great voices.I wish i could sing like them.