OK, BEST 6800gt drivers.

[Mr56k]

i have 66.93....is there a better driver set? if so which ones?

 

[leedog2007]

I think forceware 70 is out, check the nvidia website. Don't know about 3rd party drivers.

 

[gozulin]

i need an answer too. I'm downloading the 71.84 WHQL drivers (latest official ones) and i'd like to know if there are better alternatives out there

 

[JBT]

71.84's are the best I have used so far!!!

 

[Insidious]

Originally posted by: JBT
71.84's are the best I have used so far!!!

My favorites to date as well

-Sid

 

[foofoo]

the tech at bfg reccomended the 75.90 drivers available at guru3d when my 6800gt was acting up (before i did the rma).
they work great with the other nvidia cards i have and he said that over at bfg they like them the best so far.
fwiw

good luck

 

[xtknight]

I'm happy with the Xtreme G 71.84. Link at http://www.tweaksrus.com/. I can play Wolf: ET at 1280x1024 with 6xAF,16xAA on my 6800NU so I think that's pretty impressive. It's either the 71.84 or the Xtreme G tweaks but it used to be unplayable for some reason.

 

[AristoV300]

I am happy with the 71.84. Performance wise I have heard the 75.90 are a little better.

 

[akassasin]

I tried both the 71.84s and the 75.90s and experienced bad graphical performance in World of Warcraft with my 6800gt. So I reverted back to the 66's.

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: xtknight
I'm happy with the Xtreme G 71.84. Link at http://www.tweaksrus.com/. I can play Wolf: ET at 1280x1024 with 6xAF,16xAA on my 6800NU so I think that's pretty impressive. It's either the 71.84 or the Xtreme G tweaks but it used to be unplayable for some reason.

Nvidia cards do not support 6xAA so your likely using 0x

 

[ginfest]

I've used them all including the 75.xx/76.xx series and the 71.84 set are currebtly the best.


Mike G

 

[Fenuxx]

Originally posted by: Ginfest
I've used them all including the 75.xx/76.xx series and the 71.84 set are currebtly the best.


Mike G

I have too, and I think the same thing. The 71.84s are the most stable and the fastest performers IMHO. The only real "issue" with these drivers are that they report the wrong temp, but that is a minor problem to me.

 

[Yossairian]

Originally posted by: geforcetony

Originally posted by: Ginfest
I've used them all including the 75.xx/76.xx series and the 71.84 set are currebtly the best.


Mike G

I have too, and I think the same thing. The 71.84s are the most stable and the fastest performers IMHO. The only real "issue" with these drivers are that they report the wrong temp, but that is a minor problem to me.

With the temp thing.. Did anyone ever find out if it was acutally the temp increasing, or is it simply a problem with the software reporting? I remember hearing it may be caused by the drivers holding the chip at full speed during 2d, or slowing down the fan too much. Then others would say it was just software was calculating the temp wrong.

 

[JBT]

I've heard both from people who took actual readings so its hard to say.. Either way it doesn't really matter that much. OCing to 402 or above fixes the problem and if you don't want to OC then all that really matters is the load temps anyways, which don't go up any highier.

 

[Mr56k]

well i looked on the nvidia forums and everyone says the 71.84 are shizz. so why they say that and you guys say its the best?

 

[imverygifted]

Originally posted by: JBT
71.84's are the best I have used so far!!!

my favotites too

 

[VIAN]

nvidia.com

download drivers

 

[PG]

The temp problem is real for some because they have used thermal probes to measure the temperature of the cards. Some are reporting 10 C changes from previous drivers.
The overclocking to fix the issue works, but they say you only need to overclock the 2D.
See other forums such as the ones at guru3d.com for more details.

edit: That's up to a 10 C rise in temps at idle, it doesn't seem to change the load temp at all.

 

[Mr56k]

two more questions....how come when i change the clock settings:

1. everytime i start up my comp it goes back to the origional settings even if i check apply these settings at startup box.
2. the highest it goes before saying the settings are too high is 411mhz, 1.11ghz when my stepbrother who has the SAME exact setup as me and same drivers and same card can go up to 425mhz and 1.16ghz.....please help

 

[slash196]

There's a box in coolbits you have to check to apply settings at startup.

Different cards clock at different speeds. Remember, your card is only rated to run 350/1000. Anything extra is gravy.

 

[McArra]

Originally posted by: Mr56k
well i looked on the nvidia forums and everyone says the 71.84 are shizz. so why they say that and you guys say its the best?

:roll:

I have used allmost all the drivers out there an XG 71.84 are the way to go, they have the best IQ and great performance.

 

[rise]

Originally posted by: JBT
71.84's are the best I have used so far!!!