ForceWare 56.55 Windows 2000/XP !

Phoenix · February 16th, 2004

Quite a bit without any new drivers, well a few words on them

Quote:

This is a Windows 2000/XP reference driver set that was found on Gainwards FTP. All NVIDIA graphics cards to date are supported with this new ForceWare/Detonator driver set and this is going to be one popular set to download ! The build date for this NVIDIA Display Driver version is 56.55, 01/29/2004

The driver control panel changed a lot. Performance seems at least slightly higher, and quality seems to be at least slightly higher in some games, along with bug fixes and new interface with new nifty profiles (settings per exe file is really awesome)

What's also quite interesting is that auto overclocking has been added as an option, a dynamic overclock ala ATI's Overdrive.

NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows 2000/XP version 56.55, 01/29/2004

Operating systems supported
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Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Oh and hey ..also some new graphics card entires can be found in this release:

NVIDIA_NV34.DEV_0326.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500"
NVIDIA_NV36.DEV_0343.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700LE"
NVIDIA_NV36.DEV_0344.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700VE"

Get them at Guru3d

Clements · February 16th, 2004

Holy crap! I'll update to these when I'm at home next! The overdrive rip-off sounds very promising!

Phoenix · February 16th, 2004

Yeah, seems that these ones worth the update...

**hushypushy** · February 16th, 2004

sounds awesome, right when my computer is down for the count

cutie · February 16th, 2004

Hi all. I was checking over at guru3d.com last night for new things and I found these drivers. I downloaded them and installed them and I noticed some immiediate improvements. Another nice thing is the auto overclocking feature, but it must be activated from a videocard driver adjustment program. I am using NVHard page. Also the videocard drivers are WHQL certifed. After I installed them I checked my Direct X panel and it said that the display driver was WHQL certifed. So I would also recommend these drivers.
cutie

RF · February 16th, 2004

The one thing ive always envied nvidia users about is the actual drivers supporting overclocking.

**hushypushy** · February 16th, 2004

but it's not a big deal because on the whole nvidia's drivers are too conservative. if you OC it a bit, it will give you a fail, while the same OC with rivatuner will pass and be stable too. oh well, i guess nvidia wants you to be safe.

GSDragoon · February 16th, 2004

Sounds good, have to get these.

**fivefeet8** · February 17th, 2004

These drivers have beta GLSL support. Although it's disabled. It can however be enabled with some registry tweaking.

There are LOTS of new options in these drivers. Time for some experimenting.

**Katsuya** · February 17th, 2004

What is GLSL?

GSDragoon · February 17th, 2004

Quote:

These drivers have beta GLSL support. Although it's disabled. It can however be enabled with some registry tweaking.

Care to tell use what to change or make a reg file?

Vahid · February 17th, 2004

wheer can i get these drivers? i tried the ftp and couldnt connect, so think you can post or or send em to me?

**Kane** · February 17th, 2004

The updated quicktweak and per game profiles are damn useful, not to mention the improved custom refresh rate support (now running 1280x960@95Hz)

**fivefeet8** · February 17th, 2004

>> Katsuya

GLSL = Graphics Library Shader Language. Another name for Open gl 2.0. Enables the use of Dx9 level pixel shaders in OGL.

>> GSDragoon

I took a few shots of some GLSL demos on my tripod member site(bandwidth sucks, but it's free). Pretty sweet. There is also a registry tweak there that will enable GLSL beta support on FX cards with these drivers. My FX5900u@5950 bios 540/1000 is now FULLY GLSL compliant.

Petes OGL 2 plugin GLSL shader effects should also work on FX cards now.

http://members.tripod.com/fivefeet8/GLSL.htm

GSDragoon · February 17th, 2004

OMG, thoes are awesome!! Don't suppose my GF4 could do that...

**fivefeet8** · February 17th, 2004

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Originally Posted by GSDragoon

OMG, thoes are awesome!! Don't suppose my GF4 could do that...

Not likely. YOu'd need a Dx9 compliant card with GLSL compliance.

Clements · February 17th, 2004

That's great news for me! I wanted to use the OpenGL 2.0 shaders with my card which didn't work! It's about time they added support.

So, all FX cards should be fully OpenGL 2.0 compliant right? Even the 5200? I suspose if a card can do DX9 Pixelshaders then it can do OpenGL 2.0 Pixelshaders as well.

Phoenix · February 19th, 2004

Even though these release is GF FX oriented I experimented better frame rates/IQ in OpenGL apps as well as in DX ones with my GF4 Ti4600.
The custom settings a la frontend(profiles) for each app is awesome.
Supposedly nvidia will be releasing the 56.56 forceware drivers by March.

ChaosBlade · February 20th, 2004

Clements, i thought the GF-FX line isnt even fully DX9 Complient ?

Clements · February 20th, 2004

The GeForceFX line has full DirectX 9.0 compliance ie. full DX9 Pixel & Vertex Shader support (2.0+ for vertex, 2.0+ for pixel). The GeForceFX line actually has more Pixel shader and Vertex instuctions than the r300. (Radeon 9700 Pro).

Source:

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1749&p=3

..and the next page after.

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cutie A new look Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Antelope, California USA Posts: 96	Hi all. I was checking over at guru3d.com last night for new things and I found these drivers. I downloaded them and installed them and I noticed some immiediate improvements. Another nice thing is the auto overclocking feature, but it must be activated from a videocard driver adjustment program. I am using NVHard page. Also the videocard drivers are WHQL certifed. After I installed them I checked my Direct X panel and it said that the display driver was WHQL certifed. So I would also recommend these drivers. cutie __________________ I am gone (the picture of me) for now.

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fivefeet8 &-)---\|--< Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Smallville Posts: 7,577	>> Katsuya GLSL = Graphics Library Shader Language. Another name for Open gl 2.0. Enables the use of Dx9 level pixel shaders in OGL. >> GSDragoon I took a few shots of some GLSL demos on my tripod member site(bandwidth sucks, but it's free). Pretty sweet. There is also a registry tweak there that will enable GLSL beta support on FX cards with these drivers. My FX5900u@5950 bios 540/1000 is now FULLY GLSL compliant. Petes OGL 2 plugin GLSL shader effects should also work on FX cards now. http://members.tripod.com/fivefeet8/GLSL.htm __________________ Play emulated games online Main Rig\|\|Intel Q6600@3.2 ghertz\|4x1gb DDR2 1066\|Asrock 1600sli 110db LGA 775\|EVGA 8800gtx@620/1450/975\|2x Seagate 160gb SATA150 Raid0\|250 gb Samsung SATA2 HD\|Seagate 7000.10 500gb HD\|NEC 3520 4x/8x DVD+R/RW DL burner\|Antec TP 650 watt\|40" Sony Bravia 1080p\|20.1" 5ms LCD 1680x1050 Native\|Logitec 5.1 Speaker System w/15" Sub\|Dual Boot Winows XP Pro/Vista 64bit\|\| 2nd Rig\|\|Athlon64 x2 3800+\|2x1 gig PC3200\|BFG Geforce 6800 Ultra OC @450/1250 agp\|60 gig Maxtor IDE HD 7200 RPM\|40 gig Maxtor IDE HD\|Asrock Dual SATA2\|Silver Aluminum ATX\|17" LCD\|\| 3rd Rig\|\|Athlon Xp 2800+\|1.5 gig PC2700\|BFG GeforceFx 5900 Ultra OC agp\|100 gig Maxtor SATA HD\|NF7-s rev2.0\|Nvidia Soundstorm MCP\|19" CRT\|\|

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February 17th, 2004	#17 (permalink)
Clements MMP-2 Dude Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,633	That's great news for me! I wanted to use the OpenGL 2.0 shaders with my card which didn't work! It's about time they added support. So, all FX cards should be fully OpenGL 2.0 compliant right? Even the 5200? I suspose if a card can do DX9 Pixelshaders then it can do OpenGL 2.0 Pixelshaders as well. __________________ PJ64 Homepage \| ZSNES Documentation Project \| bsnes Supporter

February 19th, 2004	#18 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	Even though these release is GF FX oriented I experimented better frame rates/IQ in OpenGL apps as well as in DX ones with my GF4 Ti4600. The custom settings a la frontend(profiles) for each app is awesome. Supposedly nvidia will be releasing the 56.56 forceware drivers by March.

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February 20th, 2004	#20 (permalink)
Clements MMP-2 Dude Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,633	The GeForceFX line has full DirectX 9.0 compliance ie. full DX9 Pixel & Vertex Shader support (2.0+ for vertex, 2.0+ for pixel). The GeForceFX line actually has more Pixel shader and Vertex instuctions than the r300. (Radeon 9700 Pro). Source: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1749&p=3 ..and the next page after. __________________ PJ64 Homepage \| ZSNES Documentation Project \| bsnes Supporter

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