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FlipMoeJack
Captain of the Guard
Joined: 23 Jun 2002
Posts: 176
Location: New York |
On nvidia.com there is a new Detonator-XP driver for Windows XP/2000 version 29.42
Anyone who has installed this on there Geforce 3 Ti 500(mine) or any other Geforce 2+ cards notice any differences in Morrowind? Do you think this increases FPS?
I'm not absolutly sure. _________________ (-[ApoK Forever]-) |
Sun Jun 23, 2002 6:24 pm |
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Mattias Kreku
Magister of the Light
Joined: 13 Jun 2002
Posts: 387
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It did nothing for me in Morrowind. But Gothic runs smoother than ever for some reason. |
Sun Jun 23, 2002 6:27 pm |
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Lordr31z
Captain of the Guard
Joined: 11 May 2002
Posts: 190
Location: United States of America |
That driver has been out for a while now. But ya it improves it a little bit. |
Sun Jun 23, 2002 6:36 pm |
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The Hurricane
Tempered Warlord
Joined: 01 Jun 2002
Posts: 299
Location: The Sword Coast |
I have a GeForce3 Ti 500 and I didn't notice any performance boost for Morrowind. _________________ = Member of The Nonflamers' Guild =
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"Stand back...there's a hurricane coming through..." |
Mon Jun 24, 2002 9:03 pm |
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Bigpapa
Stranger from north
Joined: 22 Oct 2001
Posts: 930
Location: Strange place. |
quote: Originally posted by The Hurricane
I have a GeForce3 Ti 500 and I didn't notice any performance boost for Morrowind.
Same here, but i do have a bit longer gameplay without crash
And it really seems that gothic looks like a bit faster, maybe just my imagination, how many others have that same feeling? _________________ I'll be back... |
Mon Jun 24, 2002 9:19 pm |
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sooth
Head Merchant
Joined: 20 Jun 2002
Posts: 55
Location: http://folksites.com/hollowpath/ |
yah, the new drivers dont make a big splash, they only add a control for anisotropic filtering for openGL games. maybe a better antialiasing filter, too, at least thats what i think. _________________ -puts pinky to lower lip and raises brow- |
Mon Jun 24, 2002 10:46 pm |
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I currently have a GeForce TI 500 with an Athlon 1800 CPU and am using the 23.11 drivers. What is the best setting for anisotropic filtering? Is it 2x, 4x or 8x or none. It is now set to the default which is none. Also what should anti aliasing be set at: 2x, 4x or the quincunx. It is set to let the application decide. |
Tue Jun 25, 2002 5:04 am |
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sooth
Head Merchant
Joined: 20 Jun 2002
Posts: 55
Location: http://folksites.com/hollowpath/ |
well, since you've got a good CPU and video card, i'd say 4x for both.
but its up to you really, just go with what your eyes like best. Also it will slow down games like Morrowind or medal of honor, but only slightly.
anisotropic is a step up from trilinear, it affects how a polygon gets rendered. Im no scientist, but if you play 3D games you can test this part out in the options of most games.
lets just say that anisotropic is more complex, therefore your game will look better and smoother-but run slower. this is where your preference comes in. same thing with antialiasing. this effect smoothes the edges of rendered polygons, making games look less like they are on a computer(less pixelated)and more lifelike.
so, your dilemna is as mine and everyone else's...faster performance, or better looking?
just make sure you have 256 megabytes DDR ram and at least 266mhz Front side bus on your motherboard. thats probably what you have, since you have an athlon 1800. cheers mate
if anyone wants to elaborate , please feel free _________________ -puts pinky to lower lip and raises brow- |
Tue Jun 25, 2002 6:30 am |
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