Hi guys
nVidia
Forgive the new thread for this, but nVidia have official released ForceWare 71.84, complete with lots of worthwhile improvements over the 66.93 drivers. Most notably amongst the improvements is full SLI support for over 60 games and the ability to tweak it for non-supported games too (hurray for Danya ). There are still a fair few open issues, but various improvements have been made, as noted in the release notes. The drivers are perhaps more orientated towards improving nVidia's latest cards, but should be worth getting for all users (expect modified versions soon ).
ATI
Also note that ATI have recently released their March update for their Catalyst 5.3 driver suite. Not only do these come with various fixes but also with various new features:
nVidia
Forgive the new thread for this, but nVidia have official released ForceWare 71.84, complete with lots of worthwhile improvements over the 66.93 drivers. Most notably amongst the improvements is full SLI support for over 60 games and the ability to tweak it for non-supported games too (hurray for Danya ). There are still a fair few open issues, but various improvements have been made, as noted in the release notes. The drivers are perhaps more orientated towards improving nVidia's latest cards, but should be worth getting for all users (expect modified versions soon ).
ATI
Also note that ATI have recently released their March update for their Catalyst 5.3 driver suite. Not only do these come with various fixes but also with various new features:
- OpenGL 2.0 Support
CATALYST 5.3 introduces OpenGL version 2.0 support. This version of OpenGL will be in line with the latest GL ARB approved specifications. New to this specification are GLSL, non-power-of-two-textures, separate stencil, multiple render targets, and point sprites (apparently ).
- OVERDRIVE 4
CATALYST 5.3 introduces the latest version of OVERDRIVE which includes a new 3D test and extra safety checks to ensure the best over-clocking experience - allowing manual over-clocking of both engine and memory while keeping the user's graphics card safe from any of the dangers associated with conventional over clocking utilities.
- eRecord
CATALYST 5.3 introduces a new feature named eRecord. This is the first error logging system used by the ATI RAEDON Software driver. The eRecord feature provides a mechanism for software components to output error messages. A new Systems Messages (Event Viewer) menu has been added to the CATALYST Control Center system tray. This launches the Event Viewer, providing a mechanism for users to view the error messages.
- Windows XP Media Center Edition Display Control Panel Extension
CATALYST 5.3 introduces enhanced capabilities of the display panel through a Windows Media Center Edition look-alike control panel. The control panel includes various fancy options.