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SeXuaLSoYBeaN · 05-05-2003, 04:47 PM

I'm using a Gainward Geforce 4 Ti 4200, so I'm wondering where I should get my drivers from

The gainward site www.gainward.com

Or the official Nvidia site www.nvidia.com

?!??!?

Which one do you think I should get it from?

termnl · 05-05-2003, 06:07 PM

look for the point release. whichever is greater.

otherwise, I would suggest trying both and doing something like a ut23k benchmark on each to see which gets you better fps.

chodarama · 05-05-2003, 10:39 PM

the manufacturer's driver has the "potential" for greater performance because they tweak several things on the card. however, I usually just download the Nvidia divers because I'm lazy. do what termnl recommended though.

darkure · 05-06-2003, 03:36 AM

nVidia releases driver versions more often so I think you could probably get better drivers from there even without the card-specific tweaks.

AxByC · 05-06-2003, 06:50 AM

why would you not want to use nvidia's drivers? a great site for drivers official and beta can be found here: www.reactorcritical.com

bahula04 · 05-06-2003, 09:11 PM

if you're overclocking, gainward, if not, nvidia

AxByC · 05-07-2003, 02:30 AM

use riva tuner to overclock

crashoverride · 05-07-2003, 01:04 PM

like bahula04 said get gainward driver if you overclock your pc (their driver has excellent overclocking feature). if you don't overclock use detonator cuz it's always the newest version

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05-05-2003, 04:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
SeXuaLSoYBeaN Loser Location: Florida	Video Card Question I'm using a Gainward Geforce 4 Ti 4200, so I'm wondering where I should get my drivers from The gainward site www.gainward.com Or the official Nvidia site www.nvidia.com ?!??!? Which one do you think I should get it from?

05-05-2003, 06:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
termnl Tilted	look for the point release. whichever is greater. otherwise, I would suggest trying both and doing something like a ut23k benchmark on each to see which gets you better fps. __________________ Read the date on the outside of my cocoon. It specifies my release... but im running out of room.

05-06-2003, 03:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
darkure Addict Location: Dodging the ice pick	nVidia releases driver versions more often so I think you could probably get better drivers from there even without the card-specific tweaks. __________________ COYW

05-06-2003, 06:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
AxByC Insane	why would you not want to use nvidia's drivers? a great site for drivers official and beta can be found here: www.reactorcritical.com __________________ Not all drugs are good. Some of them are great. -Bill Hicks

05-05-2003, 10:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
chodarama Insane Location: a van, down by the river	the manufacturer's driver has the "potential" for greater performance because they tweak several things on the card. however, I usually just download the Nvidia divers because I'm lazy. do what termnl recommended though.

05-06-2003, 09:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
bahula04 Upright	if you're overclocking, gainward, if not, nvidia

05-07-2003, 02:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
AxByC Insane	use riva tuner to overclock __________________ Not all drugs are good. Some of them are great. -Bill Hicks

05-07-2003, 01:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
crashoverride Crazy	like bahula04 said get gainward driver if you overclock your pc (their driver has excellent overclocking feature). if you don't overclock use detonator cuz it's always the newest version