I want to avoid re-installing XP since it has run wonderfully for an entire
year; if it ain't broke don't fix it. ;0) Any advice appreciated.
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Joe M.
> I want to avoid re-installing XP since it has run wonderfully for an
> entire
> year; if it ain't broke don't fix it. ;0) Any advice appreciated.
> --
> Joe M.
I think you'd really need to reinstall the 30.82's if you wanted to stick
with them anyway...but I did a similar swap (GF3 Ti200 to GF4 Ti4200) and I
installed the 40.52 drivers. I think there's a 40.7x out now that's
supposedly a WHQL candidate - but I've had zero problems with the 40.52 or
whatever it is.
Milhouse
I thought Detonator Destroyer was NOT for use on XP. That is unless they
updated it since the last time I checked.
MadDAWG
> > Find detonator destroyer on the net to remove the drivers, then plug the
> > card and install the same drivers again..
> I thought Detonator Destroyer was NOT for use on XP. That is unless they
> updated it since the last time I checked.
> MadDAWG
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Joe M.
I have not had any problems and I have tried alot of drivers including the
Omega ones. I just uninstall the ocurrent ones, and install the new ones.
MadDAWg
-Larry
Uninstall the drivers, shut down, swap cards start up, cancel the hardware
detection wizard, and then install the drivers. One more restart and you're
good to go.
-Larry
-Larry
> > Find detonator destroyer on the net to remove the drivers, then plug the
> > card and install the same drivers again..
> I thought Detonator Destroyer was NOT for use on XP. That is unless they
> updated it since the last time I checked.
> MadDAWG
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Joe M.
Hi,
Glad to hear of your success.
Is this a worthwhile upgrade? I like to have a substantial leap in
performance when I upgrade CPU, videocard, whatever.
Hardware is pretty expensive in South Africa, so I tend to upgrade in
nearly 2 year intervals.
Where is the biggest benefit in upgrading with regard to gameplay
issues, framerates etc. I don't mean benchmarks, but actual gameplay
benefits. People love to tell me what a card can do, but half the time
the features aren't enabled because of side effects.
Regards all,
istoff
> >Thanks to all. Installation was a breeze (knock on wood). Uninstalled
old
> >drivers, swapped cards, booted VGA, installed 30.82's and smooth sailing
so
> >far after testing CFS3, IL2, Tiger Woods 2003 Demo, and FS2002.
> Hi,
> Glad to hear of your success.
> Is this a worthwhile upgrade? I like to have a substantial leap in
> performance when I upgrade CPU, videocard, whatever.
> Hardware is pretty expensive in South Africa, so I tend to upgrade in
> nearly 2 year intervals.
> Where is the biggest benefit in upgrading with regard to gameplay
> issues, framerates etc. I don't mean benchmarks, but actual gameplay
> benefits. People love to tell me what a card can do, but half the time
> the features aren't enabled because of side effects.
The best part about this upgrade is decent FSAA for "free" (no performance
hit). I can now run IL2 at 1280x1024x32-bit 4xFSAA (S-mode, better than
std. 4x) with little loss in performance. It's nice but not THAT nice if I
had to buy the card (currently $200-230 US).
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Joe M.
It wasn't so much for a huge increase in fps (it was a good upgrade, but not
mind-blowing), but a much, much improved _stability_ in frame rate. In
other words, frame rates remained far more consistent in various conditions.
Although I've just recently started using it, nView was also a major bonus.
-Larry
> >Thanks to all. Installation was a breeze (knock on wood). Uninstalled
old
> >drivers, swapped cards, booted VGA, installed 30.82's and smooth sailing
so
> >far after testing CFS3, IL2, Tiger Woods 2003 Demo, and FS2002.
> Hi,
> Glad to hear of your success.
> Is this a worthwhile upgrade? I like to have a substantial leap in
> performance when I upgrade CPU, videocard, whatever.
> Hardware is pretty expensive in South Africa, so I tend to upgrade in
> nearly 2 year intervals.
> Where is the biggest benefit in upgrading with regard to gameplay
> issues, framerates etc. I don't mean benchmarks, but actual gameplay
> benefits. People love to tell me what a card can do, but half the time
> the features aren't enabled because of side effects.
> Regards all,
> istoff
> It wasn't so much for a huge increase in fps (it was a good upgrade, but
not
> mind-blowing), but a much, much improved _stability_ in frame rate. In
> other words, frame rates remained far more consistent in various
conditions.
> Although I've just recently started using it, nView was also a major
bonus.
> -Larry
> > >Thanks to all. Installation was a breeze (knock on wood). Uninstalled
> old
> > >drivers, swapped cards, booted VGA, installed 30.82's and smooth
sailing
> so
> > >far after testing CFS3, IL2, Tiger Woods 2003 Demo, and FS2002.
> > Hi,
> > Glad to hear of your success.
> > Is this a worthwhile upgrade? I like to have a substantial leap in
> > performance when I upgrade CPU, videocard, whatever.
> > Hardware is pretty expensive in South Africa, so I tend to upgrade in
> > nearly 2 year intervals.
> > Where is the biggest benefit in upgrading with regard to gameplay
> > issues, framerates etc. I don't mean benchmarks, but actual gameplay
> > benefits. People love to tell me what a card can do, but half the time
> > the features aren't enabled because of side effects.
> > Regards all,
> > istoff
