NVIDIA DRIVER PROBLOMS

Ark-Angel-04 · 03-23-2005, 10:21 PM

:P hay all just woundering have said before could be ram or drivers not sure
dats y im on heres.

i have trouble playing games like half life2 and farcry on max settings i would like to no what r the best drivers out there
it can run sluggish sometimes but not all though hl2 always runs crap.

doom3 runs fine even on max settings i think i might need more ram but not sure yet again ummm HELP PLEASE.

amd64-3500 winchester(939) @2400mhz
asus av8 deluxe rev 2 bios 1009
2x256mb corsairxl @2522
xfx geforce 6800gt 256mb @420/1130 drivers 71-90
amg plus 1000 5 case fans keeps it very cool so no over heatting probs.
seagate 80gb harddrive 7200rpm 2meg catch/8.5 seek time IDE
sound blaster audigy2 zs
plextor 16x dvd rom
ideazon zboard and mx logiteck 500 mouse
benq fp7ig analog 17" tft 12ms

aquamark3 72356
3dmark03 13268
3dmark05 5364

good scores all round but still will not run hl2 well i dont care so much about that game anymore its crap anyways
all this time to come out and its boring as hell cant wait for stalker.

03-24-2005, 05:08 AM

Drivers are ok :thumbup:

Ram is probably at it's limit when gamig might be worth getting another 512Mb :thumbup:

Get rid of the old first though, then you can get a paired 1Gb

:thumbup:

SprigganX · 03-24-2005, 05:15 AM

Yea get a gig, im guessing you stutter a lot in games like hl2 and far cry while setting textures at high. That is because you dont have enough ram.

loserII · 03-24-2005, 07:03 AM

you can't run hl2 at max because it's an ATI bias game

mart · 03-24-2005, 07:34 AM

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Originally posted by loserII@Mar 24 2005, 07:03 AM
you can't run hl2 at max because it's an ATI bias game

stupid!

Just buy 2 x 512 MB Ram or use the 2 x 256 + 1 x 512 MB Ram modul

If i can run HL 2 in highest detail, u should do it without any problems.
Checked if u have a virus, checked if u have spyware? --> can make speed problems as well

03-24-2005, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mart@Mar 24 2005, 08:34 AM
Just buy 2 x 512 MB Ram or use the 2 x 256 + 1 x 512 MB Ram modul

Only do this if you get the same speed, otherwise the ram will run at the speed of the slowest stick.........i would try and get a paired 1Gb :thumbup:

embracedeath · 03-24-2005, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by loserII@Mar 24 2005, 07:03 AM
you can't run hl2 at max because it's an ATI bias game

Good advice

. You need more RAM 512 is not alot anymore. If your serious about gaming on your PC, get more memory. At the least 1 gig.

Ark-Angel-04 · 03-25-2005, 08:02 PM

thanks to every 1 here i would like to get 2x512 but cant at the mo
i could get another 512 but would that really slow it down cos i got a matched pair already

the ram i brought is quite new and i gave like 100 for it and its very fast and all being corsairxl
so i cant really afford to buy a new set.

i had a choice of 1gb or a new tft monitor and 512 so i went with that
im not dis with what i done cos my tft rocks.

12ms and really good for games 17" 2 so no probs there.

r there any better drivers out than the 1s i got. :thumbup:

mart · 03-26-2005, 07:55 AM

In my opinion, u wouldn't loose much perf if u use 2x 256 and 1x 512 Ram modules.
Just input the 2x 256 modules in one memory bank (not physical, so the 2 near each other, f.e. 1 & 2) and the 512 MB module in bank 3! u only loose 2 or 4 % performance, but u win a not crapying game.