Nvidia card users..

SilverOne · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 1:21 pm Post subject:

For all of you that update drivers when they come out for the Nvidia cards. New official detonator driver version 28.32 was released today.

get em at http://www.nvidia.com

(begins download)

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Whybkuul · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 1:33 pm Post subject:

i wait for all the bugs to be ironed out before i download. hey, how in the HELL did you make that awesome sig??

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hoaxie · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 3:23 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the tip and the link!

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Trigger Happy · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 3:36 pm Post subject:

Hey Silver I have a question or anyone in general?!? I'm going to purchase a computer for my own sake so I don't have to use Swift's computer with a GE 2 with 48 mem I think. When I purchase the darn thing will I need to download/update the drivers or is it already updated? Thanks.

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Lil-Yugi · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 4:11 pm Post subject:

What in the heck does that driver do.

hoaxie · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 4:31 pm Post subject:

Well, I just DLed the detonator. I have an nVidia GeForce 2 MX/MX 400. When I would bring up the TFC screens, they didn't fill my screen, oddly. Now they do. Everything in TFC is clearer and better proportioned.

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Goldom · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 4:40 pm Post subject:

Is detonator the driver for ALL their cards? I have GEforce 2 ultra.

hoaxie · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 4:49 pm Post subject:

They have DLs for all versions of Windows as well as for Mac. Just go through the links and you can choose what version of windows you are running.

And, they have the detenator for most of their cards, I believe, if not all. I seem to recall seeing something about the 2 Ultra.

It is an 8 meg DL. It took me a minute to DL, I have DSL. But for you modem users, be prepared for it to take a bit longer.

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ToRaK · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 5:54 pm Post subject:

Trigger, you always need to update the drives to all your hardware, exp. when you first buy it. It'll have working drivers, but you'll want to dload the latest and greatest drivers as to take full advantage of your hardware.

A driver is a sort of mediator that allows software to communicate properly with hardware. The reason you need to update your drivers (every month or two) is because the creators of the hardware are continually optimizing their hardware to work better/faster.

Detonator drivers are for most consumer cards produced by nVidia. Some professional video cards aren't support in the detonator drivers, but I doubt any card used for gaming from nVidia isn't covered.

Here's the link to the generic drivers from nVidia, go to your manf. page do download ones that'll take advantage of special features on your card. Try your manf. page first, then this link:
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=drivers

ToRaK

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Goldom · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 6:36 pm Post subject:

OMG THANK YOU!!!

My comp has been having issues, i have 512 ram, and its been at like 40% just on start up, meaning any program was causing it to be slow... once i installed this, it now starts up at over 65%! I don't know why this would fix that, but HEY!

Trigger Happy · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 6:43 pm Post subject:

Thanks Torak I'll make sure to do that once I get the darn thing.

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ROOFCUTTER · Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2002 11:13 pm Post subject:

I am smiling. they have improved my vision! Everthing seems crisper. You know how these things are though. Without having them next to each other its always hard to tell when the difference is slight.

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(+)ASSASSIN(+) · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2002 1:29 pm Post subject:

*wonders if this will allow me to run DOD in hardware mode instead of software, hmmmmmmm*

Thanks for the tip

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SilverOne · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2002 3:21 pm Post subject:

Im glad this has helped some of you guys.

Yes Trigger, it is always good to update your drivers from time to time like Torak said. It is also a good idea to run windows update here and there to make sure you have the latest updates for windows too. Defragging your drivers and running scandisk is also very important once in awile. Keeps that system running smooth.

Assassin : Do you use a geforce based card? Halflife is optimized for OpenGL. Hardware and software mode don't compare to OpenGL mode with this game.

Its much smoother and you also get graphics that you dont see in the other modes, like blood and gun powder stains on walls, etc. Many set the game in hardware thinking directX, but like many games that were made around that time.. OpenGL was way better. Try it

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(+)ASSASSIN(+) · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2002 3:43 pm Post subject:

Yeah its a geforce 400mx but unfortunatly I havent figured a way to use the OpenGL yet

and if I run in hardware mode then I get the crash to desktop problem everyone else has been having

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