New Detonator 41.80s (creative?)

**Shadow Lady** · December 24th, 2002

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Just got word from "anonymous" that Creative Europe has released brand new drivers for their line of NVIDIA Graphics Cards. These latest drivers are of version 41.80 dating back to 27th of November 2002 (11/27/2002).

Their full version is 6.14.1.4180 (win2k/xp) - making them the first DX9 compliant drivers (?) as previous drivers' full versions were 6.13.1.4xxx. The DXDiag app in DirectX 9 also says it supports DDI 9 - whereas 41.09 for example only showed them as supporting DDI 8...

Click on Read More to find out what cards are supported and where to download them

UPDATE: Farge spotted in the 41.80 .zip file that a file called "modes.txt" says: Version 42.00, 12/10/2002 - so could this be the next version to come out? Time will tell...

NVidia.Nv4 = "3D Blaster RIVA TNT"
NVidia.Nv5 = "3D Blaster RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro"
NVidia.NvVanta = "3D Blaster Vanta/Vanta LT"
NVidia.NvUltra = "3D Blaster TNT2 Ultra"
NVidia.Nv5M64 = "3D Blaster TNT2 M64/M64 Pro"
NVidia.Nv10 = "3D Blaster GeForce 256"
NVidia.Nv10DDR = "3D Blaster GeForce Pro"
NVidia.Nv11 = "3D Blaster GeForce2 MX"
NVidia.Nv11DDR = "Creative GeForce2 MX200/MX400"
NVidia.Nv15 = "3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS/Pro"
NVidia.Nv15DDR = "3D Blaster GeForce2 Ti"
NVidia.Nv15BR = "3D Blaster GeForce2 Ultra"
NVidia.Nv17.1 = "3D Blaster 4 MX460"
NVidia.Nv17.2 = "3D Blaster 4 MX440"
NVidia.Nv17.3 = "3D Blaster 4 MX420"
NVidia.Nv17.4 = "3D Blaster4 MX440 SE"
NVidia.Nv18.2 = "3D Blaster4 MX440 with AGP8X"
NVidia.Nv18.3 = "3D Blaster4 MX440/440SE with AGP8X"
NVidia.Nv18.4 = "3D Blaster4 MX420 with AGP8X"
NVidia.Nv20 = "Creative GeForce3"
NVidia.Nv20.1 = "3D Blaster GeForce3 Ti 200"
NVidia.Nv20.2 = "3D Blaster GeForce3 Ti 500"
NVidia.Nv25.1 = "3D Blaster 4 Ti4600"
NVidia.Nv25.2 = "3D Blaster 4 Ti4400"
NVidia.Nv25.4 = "3D Blaster 4 Ti4200"
NVidia.Nv28.1 = "3D Blaster4 Ti4800"
NVidia.Nv28.2 = "3D Blaster4 Ti4200 with AGP8X"
NVidia.Nv28.3 = "3D Blaster4 Ti 4800 SE"

Please remember that these drivers are not generic and not official from NVIDIA so only try them out @ your own risk!!

You can download them from Creative Europe <a href=http://uk.europe.creative.com/support/drivers/latest.asp>HERE</a>. Mirrors will be added later as they are created.

First fast mirror for Win2k/XP drivers : <a href=http://www.mister.de/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=83&mode=&or der=0&thold=0>HERE</a>. Another one @ <a href=http://www.3dchipset.com/index.php#967>3dchipset (Thanks Solomon) </a>
Third fast mirror also @ <a href=http://www.xhw.dk/?menu=download&fgid=3>Xtreme HardWare</a>

I hope someone to say something good about this new drivers (even when they are creatives) before I download them

and dont worry, this drivers will work whit ur normal cards, just they will have those funny names :P

BTW I havent hear of Creative Dets drivers before, are they that good? :]

Phoenix · December 24th, 2002

Thanks SL, I'll wait for performance comments before installing them

Ali · December 25th, 2002

Grrr...I think I will have to download them, since both of U don't seem to do that.

**Shadow Lady** · December 25th, 2002

ok, I downloaded tested them, and I love them :P

its first time that whit nVIDIA drivers I have no probs whit my AGP for this mobo, and they are really great, at least they didnt dissapointed me (except on file size

) and they are faster than my old 41.04 drivers :P (at least on this GF4mx440

) I hope that the next omega drivers made something whit this drivers next release :P

Phoenix · December 25th, 2002

I've just installed them, seems to work fine, I haven't done any more test so far, I'll test them later but why the drivers doesn't detect that my system has DX9? I had DX9 installed.

**Shadow Lady** · December 25th, 2002

well... better than DirectX 8.1 is DirectX 9, isnt it?

December 26th, 2002

Phoenix, Shadow Lady is correct. By the drivers saying DX 8.1 or better, it is indicating that the drivers are detecting DX 9. Otherwise the drivers would probably be saying DX 8.1 installed.
The "or better" is referring to DX 9.
I am downloading them also. I'll test them as soon as I am able.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

Phoenix · December 26th, 2002

well, yes you're right, I was expecting directx 9.0 to be shown

Recca · December 26th, 2002

Are these Drivers 3d blaster cards only, or do they support all Nvida chipsets

**Raziel** · December 26th, 2002

Alll nvidia cards, I'm currently running them on my Hercules GF Pro

**Shadow Lady** · December 26th, 2002

all nVIDIA chips, but they will show ur card as 3d blaster (insert card name here

) you can change those names changing them in the NVCU.inf file :]

TalkingANUS · December 26th, 2002

Hmm.. I'm still not convinced.. Are these drivers better than normal dets? Should I download them? (I'm on 56k... )

**Shadow Lady** · December 26th, 2002

they are like normal dets, what whit IDD9 (last dets were IDD8) i think cauze of some DirectX9 features? :P

and the only real change is... dont know... the creative title? :P

BTW this are the first drivers that I can see they dont need refresh rate tools, its working perfectly here now :]

December 27th, 2002

TalkingANUS, no need to worry. These drivers are excellent and they are definately worth the download. Even though they are released by Creative, they work fine w/my Visiontek Xtasy GF4 TI 4600. I started out having a few problems w/OGL but I disabled Riva Tuner and got just as good performance with it disabled as I had when it was enabled and the OGL problems were gone. All because of these new drivers. I would say that due to their performance as well as being DX 9 compatible, they are a very worthwhile download.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

dhkimboa · December 27th, 2002

so,
in other words,
they're better than 41.09 ?

December 27th, 2002

dhkim, as far as I am concerned, yes they are better than the 41.09 Detonators (which I was using before I got these). I reccomend that you 'em a try. I don't think you'll regret it.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

dhkimboa · December 27th, 2002

thanks sxamiga
will get 'em

December 27th, 2002

Kinda embarrassing. How did you guys get them installed?

I tried manual update with the Ini File And there's no setup excecutable.

**Shadow Lady** · December 27th, 2002

Chrisray:
1. decompress the drivers to any folder
2. deinstall current drivers and restart
3. when windows is asking for install drivers for the card select manually looking for drivers
4. select the folder where u decompressed the drivers
5. select ur kind of card
6. enjoy

BTW the only bad thing I found about this drivers is that the are not 100% compatible whit rivatuner :/

but whit the drivers tweaks + coolbits, its working good for me :]

December 27th, 2002

Instead of making a post about it. But Nvidia 42.01 dets have been leaked. I've heard they are very good for benching. Dunno a whole lot about them honestly.

http://www.pc-extreme.de/downloads/

I honestly feel no need to try them currently.

December 25th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Ali CoLD InSiDE Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 2,613	Grrr...I think I will have to download them, since both of U don't seem to do that. __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2100 @ 1.75 Ghz Gigabyte GA-7VA.XP VIA K400 1.25GB PC3200 System Ram ChainTech GeForCe4 TI 4200 128MB Creative SB Live! 5.1 2x WD Caviar 120GBs and -Rom1 Maxtor 40GB LiteON 16x DVD-Rw WindowsXP Professional-SP2 & Mandrake Linux

December 25th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,898	ok, I downloaded tested them, and I love them :P its first time that whit nVIDIA drivers I have no probs whit my AGP for this mobo, and they are really great, at least they didnt dissapointed me (except on file size ) and they are faster than my old 41.04 drivers :P (at least on this GF4mx440 ) I hope that the next omega drivers made something whit this drivers next release :P __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.5GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 2GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP3 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

December 25th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,898	well... better than DirectX 8.1 is DirectX 9, isnt it? __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.5GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 2GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP3 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

December 26th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
Recca Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Where ever fate shall lead me. Posts: 3,946	Are these Drivers 3d blaster cards only, or do they support all Nvida chipsets __________________ この世に悪があるとすれば、それは人の心だ。エドワ-ド・D・モリスン

December 26th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Raziel Beta Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Nantes, France Posts: 6,150	Alll nvidia cards, I'm currently running them on my Hercules GF Pro __________________ System Specs: OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @4GHz Video Card: MSI GeForce 8800 GTX Motherboard: ASUS Maximus Formula SE RAM: 4GB OCZ XMS2 PC6400 Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS

December 24th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	Thanks SL, I'll wait for performance comments before installing them

December 26th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Phoenix, Shadow Lady is correct. By the drivers saying DX 8.1 or better, it is indicating that the drivers are detecting DX 9. Otherwise the drivers would probably be saying DX 8.1 installed. The "or better" is referring to DX 9. I am downloading them also. I'll test them as soon as I am able. sincerely, sx/amiga

December 26th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	well, yes you're right, I was expecting directx 9.0 to be shown

December 26th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,898	all nVIDIA chips, but they will show ur card as 3d blaster (insert card name here ) you can change those names changing them in the NVCU.inf file :] __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.5GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 2GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP3 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

December 26th, 2002	#12 (permalink)
TalkingANUS talks a lot of $hit Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NZ Posts: 742	Hmm.. I'm still not convinced.. Are these drivers better than normal dets? Should I download them? (I'm on 56k... ) __________________ .:System Specs:. ::Core 2 Duo E6400 \| 1GB RAM \| Radeon X1950 Pro:: Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die

December 26th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,898	they are like normal dets, what whit IDD9 (last dets were IDD8) i think cauze of some DirectX9 features? :P and the only real change is... dont know... the creative title? :P BTW this are the first drivers that I can see they dont need refresh rate tools, its working perfectly here now :] __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.5GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 2GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP3 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1 Last edited by Shadow Lady; December 27th, 2002 at 01:46.

December 27th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	TalkingANUS, no need to worry. These drivers are excellent and they are definately worth the download. Even though they are released by Creative, they work fine w/my Visiontek Xtasy GF4 TI 4600. I started out having a few problems w/OGL but I disabled Riva Tuner and got just as good performance with it disabled as I had when it was enabled and the OGL problems were gone. All because of these new drivers. I would say that due to their performance as well as being DX 9 compatible, they are a very worthwhile download. sincerely, sx/amiga

December 27th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
dhkimboa BOA Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,884	so, in other words, they're better than 41.09 ?

December 27th, 2002	#16 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	dhkim, as far as I am concerned, yes they are better than the 41.09 Detonators (which I was using before I got these). I reccomend that you 'em a try. I don't think you'll regret it. sincerely, sx/amiga

December 27th, 2002	#17 (permalink)
dhkimboa BOA Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,884	thanks sxamiga will get 'em

December 27th, 2002	#18 (permalink)
ChrisRay Guest Posts: n/a	Kinda embarrassing. How did you guys get them installed? I tried manual update with the Ini File And there's no setup excecutable.

December 27th, 2002	#19 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,898	Chrisray: 1. decompress the drivers to any folder 2. deinstall current drivers and restart 3. when windows is asking for install drivers for the card select manually looking for drivers 4. select the folder where u decompressed the drivers 5. select ur kind of card 6. enjoy BTW the only bad thing I found about this drivers is that the are not 100% compatible whit rivatuner :/ but whit the drivers tweaks + coolbits, its working good for me :] __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.5GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 2GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP3 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

December 27th, 2002	#20 (permalink)
ChrisRay Guest Posts: n/a	Instead of making a post about it. But Nvidia 42.01 dets have been leaked. I've heard they are very good for benching. Dunno a whole lot about them honestly. http://www.pc-extreme.de/downloads/ I honestly feel no need to try them currently. Last edited by ChrisRay; December 27th, 2002 at 19:51.

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