169.01 not that great?

previously, i was using 163.44, it was working exceptionally with bioshock and crisis.

but when i upgraded to 169.01, i noticed lag, not game breaking, but just so bad that it was annoying, like tiny pauses between footsteps and what not.

i reverted back and now everything is great. anyone know if i did anything wrong? i hear 169.01 is sopposed to be da ****

 

Both game work fine here.Actually BioShock works great better than 163.44

 

the difference in halo 2 vista is amazing for me ,im getting 10-15 more fps

 

I had 163.75 with no issues (didnt try bioshock on those I had 163.45 I think and those were fine for bioshock) updated to these and I amd d/l crysis now but so far see no issues with these. Temps are WAY down due to powermiser working now, they allow overclocking the easy way right there in the nvidia control panel, and they are supposed to be a huge leap in performance for crysis vs older drivers and have been reported by several users on the forums to do just that.

They are definitly a staple in my setup.

I have no vista score loss or lag with aero like some others reported eather.

My machine is a different monster than most notebooks tho. So they can effect everybody diffrently. Make sure you followed proper uninstall/install methods tho before you blame the drivers for anything.

 

163.44 here works great.

 

You can try 169.02 WHQL Driver (Exclusive 8800GT release)

Now available @ LV2Go.com

 

Just tried both 169.01 & 169.02 on my Go7950GTX on Windows XP from laptopvideo2go and both crashed and gave me BSODs in CoHOF... Back to 163.75 again.

 

LV2GO inf is not good for me .I modded original inf my self(No mobile features but it never fail me)

 

169.01 works great on my G1S on every game.
In bioshock i had a fps increase...

 

Hmm I never thought about it until now, but I had a blue screen crash after instaling the new drivers. I'm not sure if there is a connection and there isn't any continuing problem, but maybe it's linked.

 

by the way:
www.laptopvideo2go.com/ is down?
I can't open the site :s
EDIT:
Works again

 

When I went from 169.27 to 169.01 I didnt notice a great differnce as many people were reporting albeit it did improve a bit. Now with 169.02 I see a good difference and am quite happy.


Before with same settings at same location my fps would be 25 with 169.01...now its 30 with 169.02



(click on the pic)

 

I will go to a place now in the Crysis demo and will look at the fps then i will install the 169.02 driver and look if there is an fps increase

I will post what i get

 

169.04 is out don't bother. We will probably get it on laptopvideo2go tonight.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_169.04.html

 

ThanX for the news

BTW it's real pain to try new drivers everyday

but what to do! they improve performance

 

^ Yeah these are are supposed to be mainly anotehr crysis driver.

 

Definitely, under release log:

It is now recommended, and not just increase compatibility.