New Beta 3 180.84's Released

[L0uNGeR]

Nah it's weird about the version number.

I can confirm that it is infact a different driver, maybe Guru3D is poking around?

 

I can also confirm that Anti-Aliasing DOES NOT WORK.

 

 

You can force AA with these ones now

Pics or gtfo!!

Edited December 11, 2008 by L0uNGeR

[AMDdude]

so this is now the second re-release with the same version number

[Watinho]

How can I download these drivers?? I can't download them from Guru3d because it says "Forbidden" and I don't have access to the server.

[the hubster]

I'm pretty sure this is jsut guru3d being retarded, i think the only change from the 1st .84 is that this has multiple languages included.

[jaisonbass]

This is messed up. The file size is the same as the 2nd updated driver. I'll only download once Nvidia's site announces it.

[L0uNGeR]

There's already a topic about this

 

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=382402

 

The only difference seems to be SLI I think, I can't really follow the other thread.

 

Ow and these drivers are now on the Nvidia site, not just on nZone.

 

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_180.84_beta.html

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_180.84_beta.html

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_180.84_beta.html

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_180.84_beta.html

 

No word about GTA4 in the changelog, but again this "Blazing fast performance" upgrade for other games, which is old news.

Edited December 11, 2008 by L0uNGeR

[MaxAwesome]

I hope this one REALLY works...

 

I've tried the previous 2 betas and they did nothing. Still have all those missing textures.

 

And I don't want to try that cacheboost thingy... a game is supposed to run effectively without "third party" influence.

 

Screw that.

 

Downloadding them now.

[Rokz0r]

These drivers have the exact date stamp as the ones i posted on here yesterday http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=382402

[L0uNGeR]

 

These drivers have the exact date stamp as the ones i posted on here yesterday http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=382402

That's what I said.

Can anyone close this topic please? It's annoying to have topics scattered around about the same subject.

[savov]

IT WORKS!!!

 

I have 50% boost with this new beta, compered with the other two. From 19-20fps (on benchmark), now I get 30!!! Its much smoother and playble now.

[L0uNGeR]

IT WORKS!!!

 

I have 50% boost with this new beta, compered with the other two. From 19-20fps (on benchmark), now I get 30!!! Its much smoother and playble now.

Please state if you are talking about this specific revision or just about .84 in particular.

[AMDdude]

DO NOT INSTALL THESE DRIVERS (beta 3), the game starts fine indoors but crashes ever time I go outside, never happened before..

[miarkus]

I'm starting to fall in love with Nvidia though. Guys are really sticking up for their users.

It's because their logo is on gta iv cd package

[L0uNGeR]

DO NOT INSTALL THESE DRIVERS (beta 3), the game starts fine indoors but crashes ever time I go outside, never happened before..

STOP COMMANDING ANYONE.

They work just like the previous revision for me.

[WilderDK]

DO NOT INSTALL THESE DRIVERS (beta 3), the game starts fine indoors but crashes ever time I go outside, never happened before..

did update to this from beta 2, and played 1 hour, no lag, no missing texture, and that i could not before with beta 1 and 2. weird this. hmmmmm.

 

 

but seems allot more smooth and playable than before.

 

 

regards

 

 

 

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[zilvesta123]

Just installed the Beta 3 drivers, and they indeed improve FPS a bit. Unfortunately, the memory leak still occurs after 15 or 20 minutes of playing.

But hey, this is a step forward, at least some progress after a weeks wait.

/

However, its a crime that R* hasnt released a patch yet. I'm starting to dislike them.

[WilderDK]

180.84

 

Statistics

Average FPS: 18.13

Duration: 37.39 sec

CPU Usage: 91%

System memory usage: 60%

Video memory usage: 59%

 

Graphics Settings

Video Mode: 1152 x 864 (75 Hz)

Texture Quality: Medium

Render Quality: Very High

View Distance: 100

Detail Distance: 100

 

Hardware

Microsoft® Windows Vista" Home Premium

Service Pack 1

Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX

Video Driver version: 180.84

Audio Adapter: Højttalere (Creative SB X-Fi)

Intel® Core2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz

 

File ID: benchmark.cli

 

 

 

180.84 beta 3 even with higher res than the other :-)

 

 

Statistics

Average FPS: 29.58

Duration: 37.25 sec

CPU Usage: 80%

System memory usage: 62%

Video memory usage: 72%

 

Graphics Settings

Video Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)

Texture Quality: Medium

Render Quality: Very High

View Distance: 100

Detail Distance: 100

 

Hardware

Microsoft® Windows Vista" Home Premium

Service Pack 1

Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX

Video Driver version: 180.84

Audio Adapter: Højttalere (Creative SB X-Fi)

Intel® Core2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz

 

File ID: benchmark.cli

 

 

 

regards

 

 

 

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[sasa123]

how come that the drivers from the nZONE page is 73mb while the "new" beta is 102mb?

[VooDoo-Banjo]

how come that the drivers from the nZONE page is 73mb while the "new" beta is 102mb?

One might be international w/ additional language packs.

[GTAMonkey2012]

So can this be 100 percent confirmed its new but under same revision, both here and 3d guru has alot of talk about it but nothing I can see thats concrete?

 

Anyone like to step up and show / explain if this is worthy installing from the original 180.84 (not the sli beta2)?

[L0uNGeR]

 

So can this be 100 percent confirmed its new but under same revision, both here and 3d guru has alot of talk about it but nothing I can see thats concrete?

 

Anyone like to step up and show / explain if this is worthy installing from the original 180.84 (not the sli beta2)?

Who cares, just install it and sit back.

 

I'm ALWAYS installing latest Beta's.

[MaxAwesome]

installed the previous betas and they did nothing for me.

 

I installed 180.84 beta 3, and yeah... my game still looks like this:

 

 

When is this sh*t gonna be fixed?

 

I'm getting tired of trying everything to make this piece of crap run RIGHT!

 

[rwoodburn]

I wonder how people with sli are getting aa to work with this driver LOL.

 

R e l e a s e 1 8 0 G r a p h i c s D r i v e r V e r s i o n 1 8 0 . 8 4

Limitations in This Release

The following are features that are not currently supported or have limited support in

this driver release:

• NVIDIA SLI Antialiasing

• NVIDIA Control Panel Display Category

• The Graph tab on the Adjust Desktop Color Settings page is not available

 

[Rokz0r]

installed the previous betas and they did nothing for me.

 

I installed 180.84 beta 3, and yeah... my game still looks like this:

 

 

When is this sh*t gonna be fixed?

 

I'm getting tired of trying everything to make this piece of crap run RIGHT!

I don't get it your game looks like a web page?

[MaxAwesome]

Edited December 11, 2008 by MaxAwesome

[Rokz0r]

installed the previous betas and they did nothing for me.

 

I installed 180.84 beta 3, and yeah... my game still looks like this:

 

 

When is this sh*t gonna be fixed?

 

I'm getting tired of trying everything to make this piece of crap run RIGHT!

I don't get it your game looks like a web page?

Try it again

 

 

that's how my game looks

 

Any sugestion?

Oh now i see your game looks like 2 web pages?

[XeroToX]

!!!!!!

 

copy and paste the write link... we cant see the image

 

[tiedie]

If they are different

 

 

Old

 

Statistics

Average FPS: 27.13

Duration: 37.23 sec

CPU Usage: 89%

System memory usage: 30%

Video memory usage: 97%

 

Graphics Settings

Video Mode: 1024 x 768 (70 Hz)

Texture Quality: Low

Render Quality: Low

View Distance: 20

Detail Distance: 20

 

New

 

Statistics

Average FPS: 29.88

Duration: 37.24 sec

CPU Usage: 94%

System memory usage: 31%

Video memory usage: 99%

 

Graphics Settings

Video Mode: 1280 x 720 (60 Hz)

Texture Quality: Low

Render Quality: Low

View Distance: 20

Detail Distance: 20

 

 

 

Of course the benchmark is BS so I still get ~20FPS while actually playing the game so...zero change, Again I say back to Crysis where I get good frame rates at decent settings/resolutions

[MaxAwesome]

this is driving me crazy!

 

I post the forum codes from imageshack and it f*cks it up! I give up.

[techbeam]

here come my bench results.

 

--------FIRST RUN/OLD BETA-------

Statistics

Average FPS: 31.01

Duration: 37.18 sec

CPU Usage: 93%

System memory usage: 69%

Video memory usage: 100%

 

Graphics Settings

Video Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)

Texture Quality: Medium

Render Quality: Very High

View Distance: 23

Detail Distance: 51

 

Hardware

Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Service Pack 3

Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS

Video Driver version: 180.84

Audio Adapter: Realtek HD Audio output

Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz

 

--------SECOND RUN/NEW BETA-------

Statistics

Average FPS: 31.52

Duration: 37.15 sec

CPU Usage: 95%

System memory usage: 65%

Video memory usage: 100%

 

Graphics Settings

Video Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)

Texture Quality: Medium

Render Quality: Very High

View Distance: 23

Detail Distance: 51

 

Hardware

Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Service Pack 3

Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS

Video Driver version: 180.84

Audio Adapter: Realtek HD Audio output

Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz

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as u can see, no change. and in the game, too. flickering shadows, appearing textures, everything is in its place... damn.