Riva Tuner = alternative for NVMax (?)

Discussion in 'RivaTuner Advanced Discussion forum' started by NEChris, Jun 8, 2001.

  1. NEChris

    NEChris Member Guru

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    Hi Alex,<br>
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    THX 4 ur reply at NVmax forum.<br>
    I have to admit: Riva Tuner is (allmost) an alternative for NVMax. I did a clean install of the 12.41's, removed them as fast as the came after crashes in 3DMark2K (lock-ups in 1024x768x16 SW T&L; never seen!!!) and went back to the 6.50's. OK, they are not the newest or fastest, but for me the most stable, compatible and reliable. I also installed RivaTuner20RC41 along NVmax2094 and indeed it offers allmost the same functionality. However, compared to NVmax there are still a couple of options greyed out or missing. Since NVmax is no longer supported, can we expect a completion of RivaTuner in the next release? <IMG SRC="smileys/rolleyes.gif"> <br><br><i>This message was edited by NEChris on 08 Jun 2001 10:25 AM</i>
     
  2. Kakaru2

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    Did u use the power user page?<br>
    After u would do it u will understand why nvmax sucks compared with RivaTuner!<br>
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    About 12.41:<br>
    What card do u have?<br>
    For TNT 5.32 is best. (tried on my old TNT)<br>
    For TNT2 7.97 is best.(i.m using these so i know what i'm saying).<br>
    For GF3 12.60 is best.<br>
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    For GF2 ??? 6.50 for dx7, 12.41 for dx8.<br>
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  3. NEChris

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    THX for your reply. I had a look on the power user page, but it's rather (for me too) complicated: I've not enough knowledge of all the reg values. A little explanation with a "Help" function would really help. Will that be available in the next release?<br>
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    All my games, with NFS PU as favourite, use either DX5, 6 or 7, so looking back I didn't need to install DX8 (but the way back..... <IMG SRC="smileys/confused.gif"> ) and for the time being I don't need a DX8 optimised driver.<br>
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    I can't understand why the 12.41's locked-up in 3DMark2000 1024x768x16 SW T&L (Adventure medium detail); I used the same tweak settings as for the 6.50's. Maybe the 12.41 do not support FW and SBA? Well, what I read about the 12.41's on this and other forums is not too wonderfull <IMG SRC="smileys/dead.gif"> . NVidia did a really good job!!! <IMG SRC="smileys/suspect.gif"> <br>
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    <br><br><i>This message was edited by NEChris on 08 Jun 2001 03:28 PM</i>
     
  4. Unwinder

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    &gt; However, compared to NVmax there are still a couple of options greyed out or missing. <br>
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    1. Options are grayed when hardware/OS/drivers don't support em. NVMax doesn't check this options and always provide 'em (even if they are really not supported). For example, S3TC quality trick is enabled on GF/GF2/GF3 on Deonator 6.47 and older, automatic mipmapping settings are disabled on GF256 and higher (this GPUs don't support it)<br>
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    2. About missing options. AC adds options even if he doesn't know what do they really do. It's not my way.<br>
     

  5. Unwinder

    Unwinder Ancient Guru Staff Member

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    BTW, try to read FAQ (u can find it in RivaTuner's ReadMe.doc). It contain the answers on all questions, which u've already asked <IMG SRC="smileys/wink.gif">
     
  6. NEChris

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    Hey Alex, you're right again!! In the ReadMe (which I should have been reading before use <IMG SRC="smileys/rolleyes.gif"> ) I've found all the answers <IMG SRC="smileys/bounce.gif"> . Thanks... I also saved this page <A HREF="http://www.guru3d.com/forum/read_msg.php?tid=73&forumid=ubb11" TARGET=_blank>http://www.guru3d.com/forum/read_msg.php?tid=73&forumid=ubb11</A> to my hard disk for further study
     
  7. Sailan

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    <IMG SRC="smileys/wave.gif"> hey also 12.41 drivers are made for directx 8, if you install that your stability should be much better<br>
     
  8. NEChris

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    One question left: Texture filtering settings is greyed out. Does my card and/or driver not support this? In NVmax I could set at least "Off" or "8-Tap Bilinear, 16-Tap trilinear": <IMG SRC="smileys/frown.gif"> <br>
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    <br><br><i>This message was edited by NEChris on 13 Jun 2001 03:07 AM</i>
     
  9. Unwinder

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    U mean D3D settings? Anisotropic filtering in D3D can be forced on Detonator 10.xx and higher.
     
  10. NEChris

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    OK Alex,<br>
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    Thanks for the info (yes, I meant D3D)... <IMG SRC="smileys/wink.gif">
     

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