LSudlow Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 66.31 (both WHQL and Non-WHQL versions) and 66.32 are nearly identical drivers. Each is stable and consistent with recent releases 65.73 and 65.90, which means they are very good drivers. Changes are minor and are limited to specific hardware support and bug fixes. The problem I reported with version 66.00, where 3DMark01 looped continuously, is now fixed. To customize the appearance and performance of games, you now must create an application profile with the settings you want for each game, including things like brightness, contrast, digital vibrance, anistropy, antialiasing, etc. Creating a new profile isn't particularly intuitive, so we'll post a set of directions on our FAQ page soon. Since this set should be fully compatible with both SP2 and DX9c, and since they knock out some bugs without losing speed, all three are definitely worth a look. Driver..........3DMark01..............3DMark03 53.03............6963.....................1335 53.04............6965.....................1332 53.06............6976.....................1333 53.30............6940.....................1335 53.81............6943.....................1337 54.01............6833.....................1307 56.55............6744.....................1306 56.56............6731.....................1304 56.64............6661.....................1277 56.72............6822.....................1308 56.82............6591.....................1271 58.21............6803.....................1308 60.60............6536.....................1190 60.72............6826.....................1253 60.80............6484.....................1186 61.11............6446.....................1186 61.12............6639.....................1215 61.21............6620.....................1213 61.40............6697.....................1269 61.80............6702.....................1271 62.01............6896.....................1308 62.11............6897.....................1308 62.20............6890.....................1307 65.62............6776.....................1301 65.73............6806.....................1307 65.90............6806.....................1308 66.00............****.....................1309 66.31............6782.....................1308 66.32............6782.....................1305 NOTE: I use a home-grown inf, which can be found here. Pieter's version may perform quite differently. Machine: Dell Inspirion 5150 BIOS: A35 CPU: 3.06 GHz Pentium 4M (Non HyperThreading) RAM: 512MB GPU: Nvidia FX Go5200 w/ 64MB RAM OS: XP Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fame Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 only 1261 points for me.. with the 65.73 i got 1315.. not as good i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSudlow Posted September 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Your score is only down 3.5% from mine, which is about right for your machine. I have the 3.06 GHz CPU, which accounts for the difference. Also, make sure you are running in Single Display mode and not Clone Mode. Clone Mode takes a small bite out of performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Machine: Acer Inspire 1712 CPU: 3.0 P4 HT RAM: 1024MB DDR PC2700 GPU: Nvidia FX Go5700 w/ 128 RAM OS: XP HOME SP2 I have not tried these drivers yet, and the reason why is I am afraid to change anything in my system. I have been tweaking it for days and was able to score the following: 3D Mark 03 Main Test Results 3DMark Score 3668 3DMarks CPU Score 644.0 CPUMarks Aqua Mark # 1 AquaMark Score: 31713 (CPU: 8572, GFX: 3891) Acer Aspire 1712 - GeForce FX Go5700 Should I try new drivers or just never change a thing hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSudlow Posted September 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Benchmark results updated to include version 66.32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Does anybody know what was changed from 66.31 to 66.32? I might want to upgrade. (even though there is no reason) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSudlow Posted September 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 I've updated the benchmark post to clarify the use of Application Profiles, which are now needed to apply settings like Digital Vibrance, brightness, contrast, gamma, anisotropic filtering and antialiasing to games. There is virtually no difference between 66.31 and 66.32. 66.32 simply added support for a new card. There's no point in upgrading from 66.31. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 I would just like to mention here that when I setup a profile digtial vibrance worked just fine for me, the 66.31 driver is great. Edit: Ha, I found these drivers over at Gainward, obviously for an upcoming new card for them.ftp://gainward-ftp.de/driver/nvidia/v6632/' target="_blank"> John give up on DV, take Larry's word for it that nVidia have stepped down a darker path (oh, I kill me) First, that is funny, second, I bet anyone here a beer :) that Nvidia's next official driver release on their site will be a 66.3x or 66.4x driver....Wait, I can't buy beer legally... :) Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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