8rda+ and GF3 drivers tested

[bmexline]

i ran 3dmark01 at default settings 3 times for each of these drivers.
each driver was set as follows:
aa: off
direct 3d:
anisotropic: 0
high image quality
open gl:
32bpp
buffer flipping: auto
vsync: off
anisotropic: disabled
on the newest drivers that have the application/blend/performance option i had it on blend.

each score is averaged and rounded

28.32- would not complete on 2 out of 3 runs
31.91- 7900
27.20- 7950
27.42- 7950
23.11- 8100
29.42- 8500
40.71- 8900
41.04- 9100
40.72- 9200
41.09- 9200

from a seat of the pants perspective i like 40.72. the visual quality is excellent, the frame rates are excellent and i like its interface the best.

hope this saves someone else the work