lol..just wondering, is the 8series card still running on beta driver or the current driver from Nvidia is already matured, stable?

Nvidia has released a beta version 158.42 Vista driver for GeForce 8800-series graphics cards. The driver is available for both Windows Vista x86 and Windows Vista x64. Nvidia claims this driver adds support for SLI multi-GPU technology in DirectX 10 applications, improves both single-card and SLI performance, and brings compatibility fixes in numerous applications.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_158.42.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_158.42.html

this is pretty stupid lol. look at their DX10 test on Lost Planet. even 8800GTX Ultra CHOKE!!! hope they optimized the code before selling else. else, better go buyM$ powerpoint for slideshow...

158.43 is out

erm.. guys...

Wanna some exert advice. Between Galaxy and Gigabyte version of 8800GTS... which one is a better buy?? In your opinion??

i'd go for Galaxy... , actually, it all depends on you. some brand so generous give us quite a load stuff, like original pc games like Asus and MSI did, some like XFX and Galaxy, offer pretty much good overclocker board

gigabyte usually have silentpipe. but i doubt 8800+silentpipe

go for galaxy. good history of OC performance

Takkan.. 8800GTS 640MB got 16fps on 1280x960, 4xAA,8xAF that is so bad...

With many gamers now on 1280x1024 (19" panel) how to get good frames even on hi-end card (for now lah).

I think if use 8600GTS you can have slideshow oredi, better find the God Mode for Lost Planet or else you gonna get killed within 3 seconds of starting the game.

Meanwhile I will hunt for more benchies on this...

Wow... many likes Galaxy...

Then Galaxy too I guess

Thanks for the recommendation guys

And please share some here my friend.

The performance in Lost Planet is surely very disturbing...

Its still a demo. Most demo will have uncomplete/bad coding. So its still early to make any assumption.

This post has been edited by Hyde`fK: May 16 2007, 02:06 PM

2 Lost Planet screenies other ppl put up on nvnews forum

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread...065#post1255065

Looks like

1280x960 , 8800gtx, 16 FPS

1920x1200, SLI 8800 Ultra, 21 FPS

Quality settingunknown...


This post has been edited by vey99: May 16 2007, 02:13 PM

what the ...

for sure its the developers fault... nothing beats 88 Ultra... nothing as of now

Might be due to the problem with demo version...

think the x2900 beats the ultra right? (but overclocked lol)

Having gone through the nvnews thread the FPS isnt so bad after all. Depending on the quality settings (and considering that its the 1st dx10 demo) the demo is playable. Just like Oblivion which pwns current generation cards.

There is also the fact that you need to keep your DX10 updated in order to play. What I really interested is to see 8600GTS performance on this demo. Perhaps if the performance is not too far off from a 8800 we can assume that its the demo itsself that probably needs more work, rather than the fact that the GC is not good enough.

errr overclocked ultra how??
hmm having problem with running sli now on my rig...

8800 series card has not much difference in between brand actually, so any brand would do............ as all came from the same maker

so left down bundle software and some accessories only

MSI and EVGA does offer something better of OC version..........

Oblivion pwns current gen cards? Oblivion is peanuts already even on current gen cards. I max out all the gfx options, 2560x1600 resolution n still the most demanding outdoor areas r showing 40-50 FPS which is plenty good. The less demanding areas average 100+ FPS. Oblivion is no big deal for current gen cards.

hy there... i got a Q, this guys who bought my MSI NX8600GTS complains that he can't use the card on his system, he said that his Abit NF-M2S imcompatible with the card, can someone clarify on this? because, AFAIK, there's nothing wrong with motherboard compatiblelity... ... thanks in advance...

this is the board...
http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/produc...ies=1&model=332

This post has been edited by sniper69: May 16 2007, 03:39 PM

can elaborate more? what he means by cant using it? can't see any thing on screen / monitor blackout?

its very very rare for a mobo to reject a GC