New Detonator Drivers 43.51 Windows 2k/XP

Phoenix · April 12th, 2003

The archive's files are dated 2 April 2003 which makes this the newest set available. Furthoermore all NVIDIA graphics cards to date are compatible with these drivers which includes the new GeForceFX 5200, 5600 and 5800 series.

No word yet on any performance increases.

The archive includes a setup.exe for easy installing. Language files are removed for a smaller archive which makes these drivers visible in English only.

Download them(8.8MB) at http://download.guru3d.com/detonator/

I'm downloading & testing them. I'll let you know how they perform.

Galway no Sora · April 12th, 2003

Do this driver slower down on GeForce 3 Ti500?

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**Yeloazndevil** · April 12th, 2003

gonna test them out, I'll also give my test results of these drivers

here's the link

F-3582 · April 12th, 2003

"Uni-Magdeburg"...

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**Yeloazndevil** · April 12th, 2003

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Originally posted by F-3582
"Uni-Magdeburg"...

its Guru3d's Europe Server

**Yeloazndevil** · April 12th, 2003

okay just tried these drivers out, there one problem in these driver's I noticed in the Refresh Rate Override when I set 1280X1024 to 75 Hertz and start up a game in that resolution with that refesh rate my sceen just turns off everytime a minor problem, but the FSAA modes all work better now unlike in the 43.45 det driver's. performance is great in all games and emu's, I give these drivers a 8/10 and recommand them and Galway no Sora I tried them with my old GeForce3 Ti200 and there was no slowdown

and I'm still waiting for your test results Phoenix

Phoenix · April 13th, 2003

ok I was kind of busy but here's what I noticed about these drivers:

The refreh rate issue is still present in the GTA 3 game. FSAA modes and anisotropic filtering are almost the same performance for me, slightly faster and better quality . I noticed slightly speed increase in DirectX aplications(5%). In OGL a bit decrease in speed(5%-10%), but lighting/shadows effects looks better than 43.45's.
As for image quality some effects look s better, about 20% less vivid colors than the 43.45's but still the 43.45 have the best image quality.
What I noticed too is that the intellisample default option is set to "quality" not in "balanced" as the previous drivers, not much differences switching between them though.

Galway no Sora · April 13th, 2003

Thanks, yeloazndevil. I'm gonna try this driver by now. And, eh...about 3DMark is there anybody test it?

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April 14th, 2003

Nice job Phoenix. These sound like very nice drivers. By the time I give my daughter my TI 4600 card we might be seeing some very very good drivers. Thanks for the good reviews Phoenix and yeloazndevil, keep em coming.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

Phoenix · April 16th, 2003

Well sxamiga whether you decide to give the 43.45 and the 43.51 detonators drivers a try, don't use as a parameter the image quality and performance of your Radeon 9700 Pro

, but I'm sure you'll be amazed with these drivers quality/performance with your daughter machine.

April 16th, 2003

Thanks for the warning Phoenix, I'll remember that. But since you told me about the quality and performance that they do provide, I'll be interested to see just how well they do perform.
Thanks for the update.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

Phoenix · April 16th, 2003

no problem. I said what I said because after the comparision betwenn dhkim's Radeon 9700 Pro and the GeForce Ti 4600 there's a difference.
I'm sure you won't be disappointed with these

April 17th, 2003

That's right, I keep forgetting that dhkim now has a 9700 pro video card also. So you would definately be able to compare the two. May I ask one favor please? Could you continue to compare the two as more new drivers become available from Nvidia? That way we can see what the drivers are doing for the GF cards as compared to the 9700 and 9800 pro cards. That is if you don't mind doing this and as long as dhkim does not mind either. Thanks.

sincerely,
sx/amiga

Phoenix · April 17th, 2003

I don't mind as it is something that I enjoy doing, as for dhkim I think he wouldn't mind either but I can't speak for himself

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Mhh.... The results won't be so much comparable as I should have a GeForce FX in order to make the comparision more "competitive" in the drivers domain, although the hardware differences does actually mark the difference.
Don't worry I'll keep doing that, I hope yeloazndevil keeps testing the Nvidia's drivers as well.

dhkimboa · April 17th, 2003

someone's been talking about me huh?

yeah, we would love to test that nvidia with my brand new ati

nice to see you guys around

hey phoenix, I got splinter cell

April 18th, 2003

Great!!!:grin: Thanks guys. It will be nice to see how ATI and Nvidia "keep pace" with each other.
I agree w/you Phoenix, I too hope that yeloazndevil will keep on testing the Nvidia drivers as well and you also Phoenix. IMHO you both do an excellent job.
dhkim, nice to see you too. Is Splinter Cell good? I ask because I might consider getting it as well. How's the Nomad?

Still enjoying it I hope.:grin:
sincerely,
sx/amiga

dhkimboa · April 18th, 2003

hi there sxamiga

splinter cell is good but I might add that the game is short. Im playing it on hard mode but i gotta say that's been easy until now. But if you like stealth games this one is a must have. :grin: of course I m enjoying the nomad zen :rofl: I take that thing almost everywhere I go, like if it was my underwear :rofl:

April 18th, 2003

IMO Splinter Cell is good, at least, so far I've played it. I might play it more soon; I'm almost done with MGS2 (at least I think).

Drack · April 18th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Galway no Sora
Do this driver slower down on GeForce 3 Ti500?

Actully I've noticed a significant speed up with similar drivers (43.00 dets), mostly in UT2003. I can finally play the game maxed at 1024x780 with fps over 25, w00t

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dhkimboa · April 19th, 2003

how do you check fps on that game drack?

splinter cell is good but it lacks great characters like metal gear solid 2

April 12th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	New Detonator Drivers 43.51 Windows 2k/XP The archive's files are dated 2 April 2003 which makes this the newest set available. Furthoermore all NVIDIA graphics cards to date are compatible with these drivers which includes the new GeForceFX 5200, 5600 and 5800 series. No word yet on any performance increases. The archive includes a setup.exe for easy installing. Language files are removed for a smaller archive which makes these drivers visible in English only. Download them(8.8MB) at http://download.guru3d.com/detonator/ I'm downloading & testing them. I'll let you know how they perform.

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April 12th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Galway no Sora ~¤ PanZeR ¤~ idRO Thor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Valhalla, in Odin's throne Posts: 3,146	Do this driver slower down on GeForce 3 Ti500? __________________ Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz «» 2048MB DDR2 RAM «» 256MB onboard Graphic Onboard Realtek High Definition Soundcard «» 160 + 40 GB SATA HDD Pioneer DVD±RW «» 15.4" Widescreen LCD «» Windows Vista Ultimate Sucks ha? Yeah, that's a laptop for sure.

April 12th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,186	gonna test them out, I'll also give my test results of these drivers here's the link

April 12th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
F-3582 Back to regular business Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in Sachsen Posts: 3,246	"Uni-Magdeburg"... __________________ In a world without walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

April 12th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,186	okay just tried these drivers out, there one problem in these driver's I noticed in the Refresh Rate Override when I set 1280X1024 to 75 Hertz and start up a game in that resolution with that refesh rate my sceen just turns off everytime a minor problem, but the FSAA modes all work better now unlike in the 43.45 det driver's. performance is great in all games and emu's, I give these drivers a 8/10 and recommand them and Galway no Sora I tried them with my old GeForce3 Ti200 and there was no slowdown and I'm still waiting for your test results Phoenix

April 13th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	ok I was kind of busy but here's what I noticed about these drivers: The refreh rate issue is still present in the GTA 3 game. FSAA modes and anisotropic filtering are almost the same performance for me, slightly faster and better quality . I noticed slightly speed increase in DirectX aplications(5%). In OGL a bit decrease in speed(5%-10%), but lighting/shadows effects looks better than 43.45's. As for image quality some effects look s better, about 20% less vivid colors than the 43.45's but still the 43.45 have the best image quality. What I noticed too is that the intellisample default option is set to "quality" not in "balanced" as the previous drivers, not much differences switching between them though.

April 13th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
Galway no Sora ~¤ PanZeR ¤~ idRO Thor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Valhalla, in Odin's throne Posts: 3,146	Thanks, yeloazndevil. I'm gonna try this driver by now. And, eh...about 3DMark is there anybody test it? __________________ Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz «» 2048MB DDR2 RAM «» 256MB onboard Graphic Onboard Realtek High Definition Soundcard «» 160 + 40 GB SATA HDD Pioneer DVD±RW «» 15.4" Widescreen LCD «» Windows Vista Ultimate Sucks ha? Yeah, that's a laptop for sure.

April 14th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Nice job Phoenix. These sound like very nice drivers. By the time I give my daughter my TI 4600 card we might be seeing some very very good drivers. Thanks for the good reviews Phoenix and yeloazndevil, keep em coming. sincerely, sx/amiga

April 16th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	Well sxamiga whether you decide to give the 43.45 and the 43.51 detonators drivers a try, don't use as a parameter the image quality and performance of your Radeon 9700 Pro , but I'm sure you'll be amazed with these drivers quality/performance with your daughter machine.

April 16th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for the warning Phoenix, I'll remember that. But since you told me about the quality and performance that they do provide, I'll be interested to see just how well they do perform. Thanks for the update. sincerely, sx/amiga

April 16th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	no problem. I said what I said because after the comparision betwenn dhkim's Radeon 9700 Pro and the GeForce Ti 4600 there's a difference. I'm sure you won't be disappointed with these

April 17th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	That's right, I keep forgetting that dhkim now has a 9700 pro video card also. So you would definately be able to compare the two. May I ask one favor please? Could you continue to compare the two as more new drivers become available from Nvidia? That way we can see what the drivers are doing for the GF cards as compared to the 9700 and 9800 pro cards. That is if you don't mind doing this and as long as dhkim does not mind either. Thanks. sincerely, sx/amiga

April 17th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	I don't mind as it is something that I enjoy doing, as for dhkim I think he wouldn't mind either but I can't speak for himself . Mhh.... The results won't be so much comparable as I should have a GeForce FX in order to make the comparision more "competitive" in the drivers domain, although the hardware differences does actually mark the difference. Don't worry I'll keep doing that, I hope yeloazndevil keeps testing the Nvidia's drivers as well.

April 17th, 2003	#15 (permalink)
dhkimboa BOA Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,884	someone's been talking about me huh? yeah, we would love to test that nvidia with my brand new ati nice to see you guys around hey phoenix, I got splinter cell

April 18th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Great!!!:grin: Thanks guys. It will be nice to see how ATI and Nvidia "keep pace" with each other. I agree w/you Phoenix, I too hope that yeloazndevil will keep on testing the Nvidia drivers as well and you also Phoenix. IMHO you both do an excellent job. dhkim, nice to see you too. Is Splinter Cell good? I ask because I might consider getting it as well. How's the Nomad? Still enjoying it I hope.:grin: sincerely, sx/amiga

April 18th, 2003	#17 (permalink)
dhkimboa BOA Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,884	hi there sxamiga splinter cell is good but I might add that the game is short. Im playing it on hard mode but i gotta say that's been easy until now. But if you like stealth games this one is a must have. :grin: of course I m enjoying the nomad zen :rofl: I take that thing almost everywhere I go, like if it was my underwear :rofl:

April 18th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	IMO Splinter Cell is good, at least, so far I've played it. I might play it more soon; I'm almost done with MGS2 (at least I think).

April 19th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
dhkimboa BOA Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,884	how do you check fps on that game drack? splinter cell is good but it lacks great characters like metal gear solid 2