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    nVidia Forceware 77.77 w/Triple Buffering Feature

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by smilepak, Aug 2, 2005.

  1. smilepak

    smilepak Notebook Deity

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    Official NVIDIA GO 6600 Website
    http://www.nvidia.com/page/go_6600.html

    Memory Interface 128-bit
    Memory Bandwidth (GBps) 11.2 GBps
    Fill Rate (pixels/sec.) 3 billion
    Vertices/Second 300 million
    RAMDACs 400 MHz

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    ********************************************
    nVidia GO 6600 GPU Performance Test
    ********************************************
    *Note:
    * All test based upon Asus Z71V nVidia GO 6600
    * Asus Z71V STOCK SETTING IS: 250/500
    * Toshiba used GO 6600 TC, which is slower
    than one used in Asus Z71V

    nVidia Driver v71.13
    * Asus Stocked Video Driver
    3DMark05: 1720 (250/500 Stocked Setting)
    3DMark05: 2018 (275/563)

    nVidia Driver v77.77
    Driver: http://download.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/7777.exe
    INF: http://laptopvideo2go.com/infs/7777inf/nv4_disp.inf
    Triple Buffer: http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=99001
    3DMark05: 1816 (250/500 stocked) -> Triple Buffering DISABLED
    3DMark05: 1835 (250/500 stocked) -> Triple Buffering ENABLED
    3DMark05: 2156 (290/575 overclocked) -> Triple Buffering ENABLED
    3DMark05: 2236 (300/600 overclocked) -> Triple Buffering ENABLED

    * Note: It seems to be with this new release of the nvidia driver, the modification of
    adding the triple buffer improved performance! Actual result of course will vary on each machine.

    *********************************************
    OLDER VERSION OF NVIDIA DRIVERS
    *********************************************
    Using XtremeG nVidia Driver v71.84
    3DMark05: 1780 (Stocked Setting)
    3DMark05: 1970 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

    By CMYK (his Asus Z71v - Driver: v76.44)
    3DMark05: 1787 (Stocked Setting)

    nVidia 77.30
    3DMark05: 1813 (stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 2060 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

    nvidia 77.50
    3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 2060 (300/500 OC Setting)

    nVidia 77.62
    3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 2055 (300/500 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 2120 (290/575 OC Setting)

    XG 77.62-HD Type 2 nVidia Driver v77.62
    3DMark05: 1820 (Stocked Setting)
    3DMark05: 2074 (300/500 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 2169 (290/575 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 2215 (300/600 OC Setting)

    nVidia 77.72 Official WHQL Release
    3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 2069 (300/500 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 2223 (300/600 OC Setting)

    nVidia 80.40 Beta Leaked
    * AA OFF, Resolution 1024x768
    3DMark05: 1821 (250/500 stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 2121 (290/575 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 2236 (300/600 OC Setting)

    * AA 2x, Resolution 1024x768
    3DMark05: 1813 (250/500 stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 1975 (290/575 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 2072 (300/600 OC Setting)

    * AA 4x, Resolution 1024x768
    3DMark05: 1523 (250/500 stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 1733 (290/575 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 1817 (300/600 OC Setting)

    *********************************************
    WHERE TO GET NVIDIA DRIVERS
    *********************************************
    * http://forums.guru3d.com
    * http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forums/
    * http://www.nvidia.com
    *
    *********************************************
    How To Install
    *********************************************
    1) Download the nvidia driver
    2) Extract it to a directory

    -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
    3a) download the latest INF file from http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/ and save it
    to the same directory you had extracted earlier.

    -OR-

    3b) Use the NVAM.INF file that came with the original Asus Z71V display driver. You could download
    it from http://support.asus.com and extract out the NVAM.INF from there.
    -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

    4) Right click on the desktop and go to properties. This will take you
    to the display control panel.
    5) Click on the settings tab
    6) Click on Advanced button
    7) Click on Adapter tab
    8) Click on Properties button
    9) Click on Driver tab
    10) Click on Update Driver button
    11) Click on "No, Not this time" when asked "Can Windows Connect To Windows Update..."
    12) Click on "Install from a list or specific location"
    13) Click on "Don't Search, I will choose the driver to install"
    14) Click on "Have Disk"
    15) Browse to the location where you had saved the INF file earlier
    16) Select the video card from the list, in Asus Z71V case it is nVidia GeForce Go 6600
    17) Continue with install...

    *USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!*
     
  2. flaxx

    flaxx Notebook Evangelist

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    Nice submission! Thanks.
     
  3. bawa911

    bawa911 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey...if anybody reads this...i would like to know what forceware i should get for my laptop...i have a toshiba satellite m40 x with geforce go 6600 and it already has forceware 71.70 i need to upgrade it and i downloaded 78.70 and 81.01 or something but it says that you do not have a current version that can be upgraded .
     
  4. Jumper

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    Uninstall your old drivers, reboot, and then install the latest drivers off the nVIDIA website - 91.47 for the Go 6600.
     
  5. djembe

    djembe drum while you work

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  6. Jumper

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    I don't usually recommend beta or Omega drivers, just out of habit.. Less problems to answer for that way ;)
     
  7. RogueMonk

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    Do these drivers support powersaving features of the stock (OEM) drivers?
     
  8. Jumper

    Jumper Notebook Deity

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    Based on a quick Google and this thread, it seems that nV doesn't release unified drivers for their laptop parts. It is up to the manufacturer to update and release the drivers, with resources provided by nV..... Stupid, since manufacturers rarely update drives.

    A group of people over at http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/ have edited the INFs in the default nV drivers to enable the support for laptop GPUs.
     
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    Thanks. I know that, but I'm wondering if these will still support the power saving features.