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Thanks Dox! Everything installed well and looks good. The only problem I have had so far is that the flat panel scaling options in the nvidia control panel are all grayed out. I did not have this problem with your last release. Any idea how to fix this?
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 02:03 AM
Awesome !!! Will test shortly, probably on the weekend and post some results...
Frank did u test it yet, sicne I know u have 8600m gs
Any improvements for us ? 
Frank did u test it yet, sicne I know u have 8600m gs
Any improvements for us ?
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 02:19 AM
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not as good as 182.05 dox
182.06 : 6950 temp max 77
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182.05 DOX PERF : 7071 temp max : 80
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182.46 DOX : 6960 temp max : 79
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182.06 : 6950 temp max 77
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182.05 DOX PERF : 7071 temp max : 80
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182.46 DOX : 6960 temp max : 79
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lol
the old performance option will always have higher 3d marks scores than this driver.
Why? Becauase of visible drop in level of detail.
Thats one of the reason I dropped than setting.
This driver is tweaked for higher performance in real games (where I actually tested the new tweaks) with very minimal loss in IQ compared to 182.05 performance.
Compare real games and see performnce may be increased compared to the old 182.05 performance or is close to it with very very small drop in iQ.
If all you guys want to do is use 3d marks 06 to test drivers, then do yourself a favour and use another driver and not mine for best 3d marks now.
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thanks Dox, i need to test this week end . ^^ .
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 02:20 AM
antspimmer said:
Thanks Dox! Everything installed well and looks good. The only problem I have had so far is that the flat panel scaling options in the nvidia control panel are all grayed out. I did not have this problem with your last release. Any idea how to fix this?
strange I have mine all working, whats your laptop specs.
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 04:10 AM
To start, I want to say that I love the new icon and installer graphics, as well as the way you've implemented the entire package this time around. It is more professional and goof-proof. Great job, Dox! 
So, I've been playing a few games, and except for the noticeable drop in image quality (though not large, I definitely noticed it). Textures were blurrier and less detailed. I mostly fixed this by using a -0.5 LOD bias with RivaTuner. I also turned off vsync (YAY -- the settings STICK this time, unlike Dox's 182.05's). I DID notice with RivaTuner that you turned the quality sliders ALL THE WAY DOWN with OpenGL... Not that it matters, as I don't even play any OpenGL games...
Anyways, I didn't bother checking temperatures, as my usual overclock ran fine with no throttling or artifacting. I played a little CoD5:WaW, and things were definitely smoother -- especially when I encountered smoke, where the 182.47 stockers and Dox 182.05's would chug noticeably. With these drivers, the slowdowns weren't nearly as bad or as aggravating, and made for a much better experience.
I then put on Fallout 3, and to my complete and utter amazement, I was able to go from 1440x900 and 0xAA to 1680x1050 and 2xAA (both at "ultra quality" with even more quality tweaks in the INF's)!!! Overall the game ran only slightly slower and with a little more more pausing/slowdowns -- but not enough that it was unbearable. I could not run 1680x1050 or ANY antialiasing before with ANY previous driver -- Dox or not. The fact I could do BOTH now was amazing to me! Though like I said, the quality was noticeably worse that previous "balanced" and "quality" settings, and putting the LOD bias to -0.5 helped considerably in Fallout 3. I would have tested more games, but I was too hooked into the game to quit, LOL! I am now right at the end (for the first time playing it through), so I think you'll understand!
Moving along, I'm not sure if it was just me or something you did Dox, but there seemed to be less detail in the darkest shadows and lightest lights -- almost as if the contrast was ratcheted up a notch or two. I not, then certainly a more "intense" difference.
Overall, I am not too excited about the quality drop (however little it is, I have been testing and beta-testing drivers since 2005 and have a decently trained eye for spotting differences in releases). BUT, I LOVE the newfound smoothness these have over the past few releases! This is a rare time where I'll take that little quality drop for the extra oomph. I absolutely HATED your "performance" settings on previous releases, as I am the type to run at the fringe of playability (25 fps or so) in order to have as many settings as high as possible. But I'll let these slide for now... LOL!
Anyways, thank you for bringing these out for us, Dox!
I very much appreciate it!!! 
So, I've been playing a few games, and except for the noticeable drop in image quality (though not large, I definitely noticed it). Textures were blurrier and less detailed. I mostly fixed this by using a -0.5 LOD bias with RivaTuner. I also turned off vsync (YAY -- the settings STICK this time, unlike Dox's 182.05's). I DID notice with RivaTuner that you turned the quality sliders ALL THE WAY DOWN with OpenGL... Not that it matters, as I don't even play any OpenGL games...
Anyways, I didn't bother checking temperatures, as my usual overclock ran fine with no throttling or artifacting. I played a little CoD5:WaW, and things were definitely smoother -- especially when I encountered smoke, where the 182.47 stockers and Dox 182.05's would chug noticeably. With these drivers, the slowdowns weren't nearly as bad or as aggravating, and made for a much better experience.
I then put on Fallout 3, and to my complete and utter amazement, I was able to go from 1440x900 and 0xAA to 1680x1050 and 2xAA (both at "ultra quality" with even more quality tweaks in the INF's)!!! Overall the game ran only slightly slower and with a little more more pausing/slowdowns -- but not enough that it was unbearable. I could not run 1680x1050 or ANY antialiasing before with ANY previous driver -- Dox or not. The fact I could do BOTH now was amazing to me! Though like I said, the quality was noticeably worse that previous "balanced" and "quality" settings, and putting the LOD bias to -0.5 helped considerably in Fallout 3. I would have tested more games, but I was too hooked into the game to quit, LOL! I am now right at the end (for the first time playing it through), so I think you'll understand!
Moving along, I'm not sure if it was just me or something you did Dox, but there seemed to be less detail in the darkest shadows and lightest lights -- almost as if the contrast was ratcheted up a notch or two. I not, then certainly a more "intense" difference.
Overall, I am not too excited about the quality drop (however little it is, I have been testing and beta-testing drivers since 2005 and have a decently trained eye for spotting differences in releases). BUT, I LOVE the newfound smoothness these have over the past few releases! This is a rare time where I'll take that little quality drop for the extra oomph. I absolutely HATED your "performance" settings on previous releases, as I am the type to run at the fringe of playability (25 fps or so) in order to have as many settings as high as possible. But I'll let these slide for now... LOL!
Anyways, thank you for bringing these out for us, Dox!
I very much appreciate it!!!
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 04:31 AM
Like i said earlier the new driver setting is a mix of the old balance and performance with a few added extras
I'm not gonna lie a say there isn't an IQ drop, but it is very slight and not as bad of a drop as the old performance,
most users will not notice
I usually run games at High Quality tetxure filtering, clamp negative lOD, and force trilinear, due to the way I messed with the settings there wont be much of a performance drop compared to what I set in the nvidia control panel as my standard.
Well like I say, you cant have it all, performance usually comes at an IQ lost I'm afraid.
But most seem to like performance with "same" IQ, so thats what I've done.
I'm not gonna lie a say there isn't an IQ drop, but it is very slight and not as bad of a drop as the old performance,
most users will not notice
I usually run games at High Quality tetxure filtering, clamp negative lOD, and force trilinear, due to the way I messed with the settings there wont be much of a performance drop compared to what I set in the nvidia control panel as my standard.
Well like I say, you cant have it all, performance usually comes at an IQ lost I'm afraid.
But most seem to like performance with "same" IQ, so thats what I've done.
Regards,
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 05:21 AM
Thanks man. You're great!
I'll definitely try this and compare it to Dox 181.22 in 3Dmarks, temperatures, OC and GTA IV once I got time.
I'll definitely try this and compare it to Dox 181.22 in 3Dmarks, temperatures, OC and GTA IV once I got time.
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 07:22 AM
Dox, on Mar 27 2009, 09:19 AM, said:
lol
the old performance option will always have higher 3d marks scores than this driver.
Why? Becauase of visible drop in level of detail.
Thats one of the reason I dropped than setting.
This driver is tweaked for higher performance in real games (where I actually tested the new tweaks) with very minimal loss in IQ compared to 182.05 performance.
Compare real games and see performnce may be increased compared to the old 182.05 performance or is close to it with very very small drop in iQ.
If all you guys want to do is use 3d marks 06 to test drivers, then do yourself a favour and use another driver and not mine for best 3d marks now.
the old performance option will always have higher 3d marks scores than this driver.
Why? Becauase of visible drop in level of detail.
Thats one of the reason I dropped than setting.
This driver is tweaked for higher performance in real games (where I actually tested the new tweaks) with very minimal loss in IQ compared to 182.05 performance.
Compare real games and see performnce may be increased compared to the old 182.05 performance or is close to it with very very small drop in iQ.
If all you guys want to do is use 3d marks 06 to test drivers, then do yourself a favour and use another driver and not mine for best 3d marks now.
Strange, I "earned" (can we say that ? Sorry I'm french...) more than 200 points on 3DMark06 with an only one 8800M GTX. On the other hand, I earn nothing with SLI activated...
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 07:47 AM
dr0w, on Mar 26 2009, 04:26 PM, said:
what about the quadro cards dox?
will there be something for them anytime
will there be something for them anytime
Dox, on Mar 26 2009, 04:56 PM, said:
No more quadro support is planned.
I suggest you stick to quadro drivers from nvidia's site and install using the modded inf for best performance.
I suggest you stick to quadro drivers from nvidia's site and install using the modded inf for best performance.
First off thanks again for all your releases. I happen to be one of those guys that games on a company laptop and am stuck for now with a Quadro 135m. If your not going to do anymore releases for Quadro how would we use the modded inf best? Also what in your opinion Dox is the best driver out of yours to use for this chipset. I primarily play wow on it.
Thanks again!
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 10:14 AM
^nox, on Mar 27 2009, 02:03 AM, said:
Awesome !!! Will test shortly, probably on the weekend and post some results...
Frank did u test it yet, sicne I know u have 8600m gs Any improvements for us ?
Frank did u test it yet, sicne I know u have 8600m gs
Any improvements for us ? Actually, I am addicted to TF2 right now so that is the only game I've actually played with 182.46
But I did notice fps gain in drakensang! More details to follow when I have more time... maybe this weekend?
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 10:49 AM
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First off thanks again for all your releases. I happen to be one of those guys that games on a company laptop and am stuck for now with a Quadro 135m. If your not going to do anymore releases for Quadro how would we use the modded inf best? Also what in your opinion Dox is the best driver out of yours to use for this chipset. I primarily play wow on it.
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
You current one would be fine if you experience no problems and just play wow
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 10:55 AM
Hey Dox, any idea why these drivers would bring up the old "nvlddmkm.sys has stopped responding and has recovered" error?
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 11:12 AM
ca36gtp, on Mar 27 2009, 10:55 AM, said:
Hey Dox, any idea why these drivers would bring up the old "nvlddmkm.sys has stopped responding and has recovered" error?
Hi ca36gtp,
Did you do a clean install? You can check by following the steps I've screenshot'd for you. If you did do a clean install, then the nvlddmkm.sys should have a file version of 7.15.11.8246
Link to image is here.
Hope your error was just caused by the incorrect file version, then it's an easy fix.
Cheers,
Frank
PS. Haha, just realized you can see my wallpaper. Can you guys tell I'm a TF2 Addict?
PSS. Just realized that the screenshot alone may be hard to follow for some users, here is a detailed step by step.
1) Press WINKEY+R to open the run window
2) Type in "devmgmt.msc" and press enter without quotes to open device manager
3) Open "Display Adapters" branch
4) Double left-click on the "NVIDIA GEFORCE #### AA [Dox Optimised 182.46"
5) At the top of the new window, click on the "driver" tab. It is next to the "general" tab.
6) Click on "Driver Details"
7) Scroll down to view the file "nvlddmkm.sys"
8) Check the file version to make sure it is indeed a 182.46 file.
You can check this for the other files as well. Sometimes I forget a step during clean installs and this is an easy way to double check to make sure everything is in order.
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 11:17 AM
Thanks, I'll check when I can (not at my laptop). I did do a clean install, but I suppose anything is possible..
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 11:26 AM
Yeah, who knows? Probably an error from somewhere else, but who knows...
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 02:50 PM
Seems like the error only happens in Crysis, so I don't think it's an overclock issue, though I'll try that if all else fails.
The driver version is correct.
EDIT: Still no errors with Furmark, no errors with Doom 3. Think I'm chalking this one up to Crysis being Crysis and not the driver.
The driver version is correct.
EDIT: Still no errors with Furmark, no errors with Doom 3. Think I'm chalking this one up to Crysis being Crysis and not the driver.
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