nVidia just released the 169.01 beta drivers to coincide with the release of the Crysis demo. SL now crashes upon login using any of the clients without any messages. So anyone with a GeForce looking to play the Crysis demo with the latest drivers, be warned.
Anyone willing to experiment should post their results.
Windows XP Home SP2
GeForce 7900GS 256MB
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Fox Absolute
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10-29-2007 10:38
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Strife Onizuka
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10-29-2007 16:35
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Osgeld Barmy
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10-29-2007 18:21
beta drivers? your lucky it plays anything
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Usagi Musashi
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10-29-2007 18:39
I too tried to use these drivers a few days ago. But my system never allowed them to be installed. 7900gtx extreme...... |
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Thili Playfair
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10-30-2007 03:57
Havnt tried them in winxp yet, but the vista one doesnt seem to have to much issues with 'em.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_169.01.html Crysis was kinda...meh , another farcry with new monsters and prettier graphic, but still the same dull fps genre, not really revolutionary , ill rather play Witcher \o Vista ultimate 64bit c2d 6850@3.0ghz 4 gig ram 8800 gt 640mb 1920x1200 27" |
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Strife Onizuka
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10-30-2007 23:28
There is a new beta driver, I haven't tested it yet (it's a hassle to uninstall drivers) .
32 Bit XP: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.04.html Vista: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_169.04.html _____________________
Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey |
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Tod69 Talamasca
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10-31-2007 00:01
Crysis was kinda...meh , another farcry with new monsters and prettier graphic, but still the same dull fps genre, not really revolutionary , ill rather play Witcher \o Not Revolutionary? LOL! You just "Run N Gun"? So far I think its how the FPS genre should be done. Trees collapse/break/take damage, bushes move when I brush against it, vehicle parts act as they should- tires flatten or burst, and quite a few other big improvements over the same-old-same-old. And Witcher looks good! So does Hellgate London! Didnt expect that one to be an RPG. Gonna pass on Quake Wars tho- Now THAT is just a typical FPS. _____________________
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Seigmancer Nino
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12-17-2007 10:56
beta drivers? your lucky it plays anything The Nvidia Beta drivers work excellent. EVERYTHING works. Only SL/WL seems to have an issue with the newest drivers after 163.75. |
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Kaiyo Izutsu
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12-17-2007 17:31
i have 163.75 installed and my sl froze too.........any reason behind this?
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Usagi Musashi
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12-17-2007 18:21
i have 163.75 installed and my sl froze too.........any reason behind this? Have these installed no problems. Had them for awhile now. Make sure you installed them correctly. |
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Usagi Musashi
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12-17-2007 18:23
The Nvidia Beta drivers work excellent. EVERYTHING works. Only SL/WL seems to have an issue with the newest drivers after 163.75. No not at al. As Osgeld Barmy said beta drivers are unstable and can cause even worse results. |
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Kathmandu Gilman
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12-18-2007 12:11
No not at al. As Osgeld Barmy said beta drivers are unstable and can cause even worse results. True, but historically speaking Nvidia betas have usually been trouble free for the most part until 169.x and when I first got my 8800gtx, beta drivers were the only drivers that worked at all. _____________________
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Usagi Musashi
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12-18-2007 18:41
True, but historically speaking Nvidia betas have usually been trouble free for the most part until 169.x and when I first got my 8800gtx, beta drivers were the only drivers that worked at all. Well i can`t install beta drivers for some reason and I using the proper language versers. Besides, drivers are only as good as the build itself. |