169.17 betas released

Yeah it's a Vista related issue. I don't have any stuttering prob under WinXP too ^^
That's why I keep my dual boot... WinXP for some games, Vista for others, until they release proper Vista drivers :/

[EDIT]
I did some SLI Crysis benchies (169.09 vs 16.17):

1440x900 high
40.51 => 44.87
+11%

1440x900 very high
24.20 => 33.30
+38%

1680x1050 high
36.79 => 42.16
+15%

1680x1050 very high
19.15 => 26.19
+37%

1920x1200 high
30.52 => 35.99
+18%

1920x1200 very high
13.38 => 17.43
+30%

Very good performance boost with Very High settings! :cheers:
Keep the work up nVidia! And Crytek, where is your the damn patch? T_T

 

These drivers caused black triangles down the screen when playing nfs-pro street, back to 169.13.

Im using xp 32bit.

 

at what res and settings do you play crysis?
gee,what an oc you've got with tha 8800gts640!:gape:

 

Crysis?

 

Microsoft is bringing out a new patch for SLI quietly. That will also fix some SLI related issue's! The package will also be in SP1 of Vista Hope that helps you guys :banana:

 

I have Vista 64 and no stuttering in UT3 or Timeshift, so I guess it is no Vista problem, at least not one of the 64 bit version.

 

yeah!

 

is it possible to overclock with these?

 

i believe these(or at least the 169.13) are just suited for the oc;qith the 169.09 coudn't go higher than 620 of core clock with crysis,but with the 169.13 i'm pretty stable at 650/1500/2000!later i will try to go even higher!

 

with 163.13 I was not able to overclock my card (Rivatuner and ATI-Tool couldn't remind my). How did you do this?

 

I always use Powerstrip to overclock, anyway any release notes for this beast?

 

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=243945

 

Definite improvement in Crysis for me in Vista 64. SLI seems smoother than before but single card still seems more consistent and responsive. I'm finally enjoying this game a little bit. Running everything ultra high/ shaders high/ post processing medium (to get rid of blur) 1920x1200

 

Same here, Crysis runs much better @ 1920x1200 with everything set to VERY HIGH except POST PROCESSING which is set at HIGH.

For the first time I am able to play at that resolution happily, and I know it's down to these new drivers.

:roll: :arnie: :hatty:

BTW - I am not currently running SLi because one of my cards has been RMA'd for a replacement.

 

so these new drivers have improved even a single video card performance or only the SLi?

 

Well I did say my other card was borked

That leaves only one deduction Sherlock! :bang:

 

what fps avarage do you get with the new driver ?

 

At 1920x1200 I get 17-30 fps, usually averaging about 20 fps; which isn't bad in this game, and is quite playable. This hopefully will increase a little with the Crysis patch; fingers crossed.

 

sweet! thanks for the info! any improvements in UT3 with single card btw?

 

is it good for Nvidia Go 7600??
Has anyone used that for playing Counter Strike Source?