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"FX owners, in here!"

I'm pleased to announce (incase you aren't already aware) that nVidia has just today released the latest version of their Detonator drivers - v52.16!

Get them now at www.nvidia.com - file weighs in at around 18.5meg.

Having installed them myself, I am happy to report a massive improvement in performance in Halo - I'm now running the game at 1280x1024 with max graphical settings and, for the most part, the game runs smoothly! This is compared to before when the game absolutely crawled even in the smallest of fight sequences.

Not sure of how the drivers affect other games - think I read somewhere that it may even have a slightly adverse affect, but I can't confirm this for the time being - look forward to seeing how it handles Max Payne 2 tomorrow though! :D

in the UK, i meant.

UrkiE-UK wrote:
> i even
> looked on eBay to see how much i expected it to go for if i sold it,
> but there was *no* 5600's for sale. hmmm, i wonder why.....

Thats funny I just looked now and there are quite a few...

Cheers mate. I already had the driver from nvidia, but just wanted to see if the 18mb one Albert mentioned was different at all.

to round off my burst-posting-because-of-things-i-forgot-to-put-in spree, i wanna ask you, uncle albert, how you got such performance?

what FX do you have?

oh, and have you thought of looking at www.nvidia.com?

no?

they've got it there too.

ummm, the new detonators ARE 8mb. they're crunched down to 8mb by most sites.

www.guru3d.com has it somewhere...

oh, and i was having a long chat with one of my mates the other night, talking about the FX 5600. well, i was sniffing around nVidia's website, and there was no reference to the 5600, anywhere - instead it's been replaced with the 5700. could it be that, like the 5800, the 5600 is a total toss-up?. personally i'm outraged. nVidia will have to work HARD to get back on their feet after this. it says in a hardware article about nVidia FX, and it says "nVidia will tell you to wait for the 5700, but tell that to those who've already invested in the 5600 series".

do i need any more proof? it's all here in the physical evidence. Ati are the way to go right now, but that's too late for me. I already invested in the 5600, and although i got it at a *seriously* reduced price, it still matters - as i can't replenish that money. i even looked on eBay to see how much i expected it to go for if i sold it, but there was *no* 5600's for sale. hmmm, i wonder why.....

Apologies if someone has already mentioned it but the detonators are now rebranded as 'forceware' for some reason. And could you point me to a url to get that 18mb driver, because I can only find a standard 8mb one. Cheers.

Max Payne 2 arrived yesterday and won't run without the latest drivers, so I'm in for a treat tonight.

Forget Halo - Max Payne 2 is out now and is a far superior game! Go buy it, you saps! :)

however, i run Halo at 640x480 with everything but particles turned right down...