Question about Forceware Drivers

banjo · 05-05-08, 09:31 AM

I have never tried Forceware drivers but am aware of them. Do any of you NV owners use them, and if so, why? I have a 7600GS 500 mb card.

Thanks.

Quillan · 05-05-08, 09:43 AM

If you have a 7600, you're using Forceware drivers. That's the name of the official nVidia drivers. I'm running the current set, Forceware 169.21 WHQL.

DeepIron · 05-05-08, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Quillan

If you have a 7600, you're using Forceware drivers. That's the name of the official nVidia drivers. I'm running the current set, Forceware 169.21 WHQL.

I have the same card.... The 169.21 drivers are the last "official" drivers. You can also find a 174.xx series (beta) BUT while it helped DirectX, it broke some OpenGL stuff... I reverted back to 169.21....

If you want to tweak your card you could try Rivatuner: http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner

However, be VERY DAMN SURE you know what you're doing...

banjo · 05-05-08, 10:38 AM

Thanks. Interestingly, I had serious stability problems (stirations, blue screen of death, etc.) with the 169 drivers. Went back to the 168 (or whatever the previous set was) and all is well.

LukeFF · 05-06-08, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by DeepIron

I have the same card.... The 169.21 drivers are the last "official" drivers. You can also find a 174.xx series (beta) BUT while it helped DirectX, it broke some OpenGL stuff... I reverted back to 169.21....

Same here. The 174.74 drivers are great, but when combined with the 8800-series cards SH4 doesn't really like them (i.e., the game would crash without warning). Thankfully, the 169.21s work just fine with all the games I have on my system, including SH4.

Sirkam · 05-06-08, 03:51 AM

I have a 7600GT 256 Mb and i actually use the BETA drivers (Forceware).
If you want to overclok your graphic card, be caution (You can break the graphic card). I overclock my GF (600Mhz core) and i couldn't see any fps gain in SH4.

05-05-08, 09:31 AM	#1
banjo Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 762 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	Question about Forceware Drivers I have never tried Forceware drivers but am aware of them. Do any of you NV owners use them, and if so, why? I have a 7600GS 500 mb card. Thanks.

05-05-08, 09:43 AM	#2
Quillan Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 579 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	If you have a 7600, you're using Forceware drivers. That's the name of the official nVidia drivers. I'm running the current set, Forceware 169.21 WHQL. __________________ We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

05-06-08, 03:51 AM	#6
Sirkam Frogman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 289 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I have a 7600GT 256 Mb and i actually use the BETA drivers (Forceware). If you want to overclok your graphic card, be caution (You can break the graphic card). I overclock my GF (600Mhz core) and i couldn't see any fps gain in SH4. __________________

05-05-08, 10:38 AM	#4
banjo Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 762 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	Thanks. Interestingly, I had serious stability problems (stirations, blue screen of death, etc.) with the 169 drivers. Went back to the 168 (or whatever the previous set was) and all is well.