Yahooooo.. Bioshock Demo running great on my 5920G!!!

Man what a tough demo to get to run!! Kept crashing and would not run until i did the following;

First go here, then download and install Windows KB940105 hot fix for vista 32. "Do Not" get the drivers from this nvidia site!! Use the link below this link to get them at laptop2go, because laptop2go modifies the driver & .inf, not just the .inf!!

http://www.nvidia.com/object/windows_vista_hotfixes.html


Now Go here and get the vista 32 163.44 Bioshock drivers, and modified .inf file that goes into it. (Trust me, get the Bioshock 163.44 drivers and don't mess around with your old ones!!) They will not work, or work a little then crash!!

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=14562


After the driver install, restart your computer.. Then download, install, and run the Bioshock demo (just make sure that during the install you uncheck the nvidia driver download box in the demo's install menu, as it won't install because it's for a desktop video card).

The demo/game will now run great, no crashing, no skipping, just smooth game play, and i have the 1.5ghz 5920G!! I read all of the nightmare problems going on with this demo... but you guys can relax now.. Bioshock plays great on the 5920G!!

*The demo does have longer loading times though... So wait!!

*Also.. after the driver installation i had to go-> Into the nvidia control panel-> Then to Display-> Then to Change flat panel scaling-> and then select "use nvidia scaling".. So 1024x764 etc. applications would fill the screen and not have the black side bars.

 

Drivers directly from nvidia site works fine. Only thing you need is modding your inf.I'm not using laptopvideo2go drivers .I'm use drivers direct from nvidia & i modded the inf my self.

 

i have no trouble in bioshock, i have been using 163.44 just for bioshock.

 

163.44 the best drivers. A majority on laptopvideo2go including myself only have good things to say about these. They are perfect.
The 163.44 drivers from laptopvideo2go ARE the drivers from the Nvidia international site Bigspin

 

There was a mention on the laptopvideo2go site that the drivers were also tweaked, and that's why there's a differance in MB size.. Reguardless, i would get both, the driver & .inf from the laptopvideo2go site.

It is also recomended to do the hotfix. You guys do what you want, i'm just passing the information on. The hotfix made several games run much better.

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=14745

 

these people are evil they will make u ruin your laptop dont do what they say!!!!!!

bioshock isnt worth it! .....honest!

 

>163.44 the best drivers.

I agree, Definantly, very stable. The Best ones to date. Bioshock is a great looking, fun game. I'm sure these drivers will benifit other future games as well.

 

I have a question about the 164.44 drivers.. i'm using them too, but some one posted on laptopvideo2go that their 5920's hddvd drive stopped working,

"if i use the acer driver i cant play bioshock and i can watch HD DVDs. If i use this driver i can play Bioshock but not HD DVDs. I get a message that tells me that the content is protected (HDCP support gone)."

Has any1 tested a hddvd with the drivers?

 

No problems here.... But i updated my HD-DVD firmware to the latest version, and everything is playing/starting just great. I recomend that you do the same.

You can get the firmware here;

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...-1&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3442974&os=2093

You can read more about it here;

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=159677

 

i got bioshock on my xbox360 .........whats it like on the pc,i heard it looks a lot better depending on the hardware! ....so does it look nice on the 5920g!

 

Never saw the 360 version.. The PC version plays silky smooth, and the water/lighting effects are great.. Same for the character/background details. I'm sure there probably about the same, i bet it would be hard to tell them apart... One cool feature in the demo is the option to use a 360 controller.

Yes... It also depends what kind of PC you have.. Where all set with the 5920G, but a lesser PC and video card would probably not be better than the the 360 version.

 

Hey i found Windows Vista Services Guide...It's really nice & have all info about Vista Services .Try it & tweak your PC

Windows Vista Services Guide

 

>Hey i found Windows Vista Services Guide...

Good find.

 

can you post your idle cpu temp? After the new bios ( 3708)update mine (T7300) Idle @ 50-52c & hit 90c with ORTHOS Stress test(Ambiant temp 26c).

I never got that prob with old BIOS( 3706-Idle 46-48c & Max temp with ORTHOS is 86C)

 

I don't have any software to monitor it at the moment, as i deleted it.. But, i was wondering that if maybe your running hotter because the cpu is picking up some extra heat off of the video card being clocked up.

 

No I chk it.VGA temp same as earlier (I mean before the OC my VGA idle @ 55c and it never change after the OC )