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Originally Posted by dsio There is actually a method for installing them that you have to go through, else you get issues like that.
You need to uninstall the old drivers, reboot into safe mode, run drivercleaner, install new drivers and reboot. What happens if you don't is the previous drivers conflict with the newer version, and cause issues like you have experienced. I should have told you about that.
Overclocked, you will get more performance from the newer ones, if you do the proper installation. With the improved overclocking on the 91.33s, you should definitely get better scores. |
hy there,
i've spent the last 4 hours doing benchmarks and tests, using your installation technique, and here are my results, if anyone is interested:
system: nvidia geforce 6800gs agp 512mb nv42 core, 77mhz agp bus, athlonxp @ 3100mhz and 2*512mb dualchannel
ram @ 380mhz fsb (400 is not stable with my msi k7n2 nforce2 mainboard, prime95 tested)
3dmark standard settings (1024x768, no AA, optimal filtering, vs3.0, ps3.0)
results:
not overclocked (1200mhz gpu bus, 450mhz gpu core)
official driver: 5299
beta driver: 5307
xtreme driver: 5287
overclocked (1300mhz gpu bus, 474mhz gpu core)
official driver: 5532
beta driver: 5549
xtreme driver: 5545
using oblivion as a "real world" test program:
1280*1024, hdr on, no aa, all details high except shadows(all off) and grass distance set to 50%:
it looks the same with all drivers, and i get the same fps with all drivers. ~25 in cities, way more than 30 in dungeons, and around 11-16 in forests and open areas with lots of grass. changing various detail settings or screen resolutions had nearly no impact (~1frame), except the grass distance and tree shadow settings. also quite noticeable was the fact that overclocking didn't change the frame rate in a noticeable way. it seems oblivion is a) pretty
cpu intensive and mine is too old for this game and b) the engine is far away from an optimized and performance enhanced state.
so my resume is that with my system it doesn't really matter which driver i use, especially when playing oblivion.
i'm off now, byebye... :=)