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    laptopv2go 163.67 > 163.44 ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Orochimaru, Sep 13, 2007.

  1. Orochimaru

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    I have done research but I am still torn between the two. Does anyone have benchmarks on these 2 drivers? Tyvm
     
    Orochimaru, Sep 13, 2007
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    i'm also interested, played bioshock for a couple mins, seemed a little bit jittery compared to 44's
     
    Mimino, Sep 13, 2007
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    Alot of people saying the opposite, that Bioshock is either the same or better, but vast majority saying that Medal of Honor is seeing very noticable performance increase.
     
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    hmm... gots to try it again, maybe i had some stuff running in the background or something...
     
    Mimino, Sep 13, 2007
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    I noticed basically the same performance in the BioShock demo, maybe a slight increase at 1280x800 (seems more fluid now, though FRAPS still reports atrocious framerates). I don't have MoH:A on my laptop yet to check, maybe I'll try that later. CS:S had a slight (1-2 fps) drop in performance with AA, but gained about 1-2 fps without it.
     
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    Tiger Woods 08, Call of Duty 2, and Quake Wars Demo all seem better to me with the .67
     
    jb1007, Sep 13, 2007
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    My Bioshock experience improved considerably compared to the .44. I can now play the game with higher setting and it doesn't feel jittery at all unlike the .44.

    I would recommend this driver if you have an 8XXXm series card.
     
    DIGev, Sep 13, 2007
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  8. Orochimaru

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    Yeah check out my sig.. think I'll try out the .67 tonight
     
    Orochimaru, Sep 13, 2007
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    Exact same BenchMark results with both.. I had the 163.44 when the BioShock demo was released, now i have ugraded to 163.67 (which also supports BioShock). I recomend going with the 163.67 as they are newer. I have no idea what issues they have fixed, but again, as i noted earlier, exact same BenchMark results as the older 163.44.
     
    jnyvio, Sep 13, 2007
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  10. Dragonpet

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    I stand with you on the no change in bench scores, heck my droped 1 point. lol
    proof below.

    Left 163.44 and right newly installed 163.67.
    Nothing running besides 3dmark06, each test was run at beginning of each boot, @ 1280x800 default settings.
     

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  11. Mimino

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    i got the same exact result in 3dmark with these..
     
    Mimino, Sep 13, 2007
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    Which cards are you using?

    For 8x00M cards, me got 200+ boost in 3dmark06...
     
    planet, Sep 14, 2007
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    A performance in MoH:A huh? Finally. Just what I need.
     
    NateTheGreat503, Sep 14, 2007
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    i got a 8600m...games run good, i guess...but like i said, 3dmark didn't show anything spectacular, which i don't really care for...
     
    Mimino, Sep 14, 2007
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    my CSS stress test stayed the same on my 8600m gt
     
    benselby2a, Sep 14, 2007
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    where can I download the 163.67? I don't see it on laptopvideo2go
     
    minj, Sep 14, 2007
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    How overclocked is that 8400? Even considering that it's running 1280x800, a stock card should be pulling less than 2000 in 06...
     
    Ichigo, Sep 15, 2007
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    isnt v165.01 the latest version? Why arn't people downloading this driver?
     
    alkaeda, Sep 15, 2007
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    the 165.01 is a very old driver, look at the release date on it. It's the .xx that matters when it comes to lv2g drivers.
     
    manishd3, Sep 15, 2007
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