CD v1.23 (GeForce GPU driver v197.13, NVIDIA 3D Vision driver v197.13) WH
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After trying the new drivers I am more impressed. I do have to say one thing though, At the moment, it seems Quad and 3-way SLI are still broken, and I know the last drivers only had "Beta" access to these, but I really think Nvidia has to step it up and get 3-way SLI working with 3D Vision, Playing BFBC 2 and Metro 2033 at 20-30 FPS is not fun, they sure look great just dont run great and after paying almost 1300+ dollars for GPU's I know new ones are coming out but theres no incentive to upgrade if SLI does not work with 3D Vision.

BTW I have 3 X GTX 280's and a i7 965 clocked at 4GHZ.
After trying the new drivers I am more impressed. I do have to say one thing though, At the moment, it seems Quad and 3-way SLI are still broken, and I know the last drivers only had "Beta" access to these, but I really think Nvidia has to step it up and get 3-way SLI working with 3D Vision, Playing BFBC 2 and Metro 2033 at 20-30 FPS is not fun, they sure look great just dont run great and after paying almost 1300+ dollars for GPU's I know new ones are coming out but theres no incentive to upgrade if SLI does not work with 3D Vision.



BTW I have 3 X GTX 280's and a i7 965 clocked at 4GHZ.

#61
Posted 03/23/2010 06:36 AM   
Looks like I am few days late to that party. Good to see new drivers, downloading now. Based on the comments Bioshock 2 and Bad Company 2 sound playable, how about Mass Effect 2? Should I bother re-downloading from steam to play in 3d?
Looks like I am few days late to that party. Good to see new drivers, downloading now. Based on the comments Bioshock 2 and Bad Company 2 sound playable, how about Mass Effect 2? Should I bother re-downloading from steam to play in 3d?

#62
Posted 03/23/2010 01:07 PM   
[quote name='zebie' post='1024692' date='Mar 22 2010, 02:37 PM']Are these drivers sli compatable as I have 2 gtx 295 sli?[/quote]


Any1 are they, and I mean with anything not just 1 game?
[quote name='zebie' post='1024692' date='Mar 22 2010, 02:37 PM']Are these drivers sli compatable as I have 2 gtx 295 sli?





Any1 are they, and I mean with anything not just 1 game?

PC Case: Coolermaster HAF 932

Case Fan: 3 x Quiet 120mm Fans

Power Supply: Quiet Xilence Modular 1000W SLI / XFire 6 PCI-E

Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz

Heatsink & CPU Fan: Noctua NH-U12P

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5

Memory: 12GB (3 x 4GB) OCZ PC10600 1333MHz DDR3

PCI-E Graphics: One Nvidia GTX 590

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium 7.1

1st Hard Drive: 1000GB 7200rpm SATA II

RAID Option: NO RAID

Main Optical Drive: LG Blu Ray Writer, HD DVD Reader & DVD +/- Rewriter

Secondary Optical Drive: Quiet 22x SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD +/- Rewriter

Network Adapter: Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps

Front USB Ports: 2 Front USB Ports

Back USB Ports: 6 Back USB Ports

Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit Version)

#63
Posted 03/23/2010 02:13 PM   
[quote name='zebie' post='1025373' date='Mar 23 2010, 08:13 AM']Any1 are they, and I mean with anything not just 1 game?[/quote]

The first time Quad SLI cranks on in DX9 titles and 3D vision as where it did not with the 196.21 WHQL bunch. However, it's as slow as christmas through the Irish bogs. I get about 10-15 frames per second in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 with QUAD SLI and 3D vision. With QUAD SLI off and 3D vision enabled, everything is fast. They still have A LOT of work to do there, but at least they're trying to get it going.
[quote name='zebie' post='1025373' date='Mar 23 2010, 08:13 AM']Any1 are they, and I mean with anything not just 1 game?



The first time Quad SLI cranks on in DX9 titles and 3D vision as where it did not with the 196.21 WHQL bunch. However, it's as slow as christmas through the Irish bogs. I get about 10-15 frames per second in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 with QUAD SLI and 3D vision. With QUAD SLI off and 3D vision enabled, everything is fast. They still have A LOT of work to do there, but at least they're trying to get it going.

#64
Posted 03/23/2010 02:22 PM   
[quote name='photios' post='1025375' date='Mar 23 2010, 02:22 PM']The first time Quad SLI cranks on in DX9 titles and 3D vision as where it did not with the 196.21 WHQL bunch. However, it's as slow as christmas through the Irish bogs. I get about 10-15 frames per second in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 with QUAD SLI and 3D vision. With QUAD SLI off and 3D vision enabled, everything is fast. They still have A LOT of work to do there, but at least they're trying to get it going.[/quote]

how do I tell if my cards are using sli (All I see is the option to turn it on/off in the nvidia control panel) performance wise, ie if they are doing anything to help performance.

thx for the help
[quote name='photios' post='1025375' date='Mar 23 2010, 02:22 PM']The first time Quad SLI cranks on in DX9 titles and 3D vision as where it did not with the 196.21 WHQL bunch. However, it's as slow as christmas through the Irish bogs. I get about 10-15 frames per second in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 with QUAD SLI and 3D vision. With QUAD SLI off and 3D vision enabled, everything is fast. They still have A LOT of work to do there, but at least they're trying to get it going.



how do I tell if my cards are using sli (All I see is the option to turn it on/off in the nvidia control panel) performance wise, ie if they are doing anything to help performance.



thx for the help

PC Case: Coolermaster HAF 932

Case Fan: 3 x Quiet 120mm Fans

Power Supply: Quiet Xilence Modular 1000W SLI / XFire 6 PCI-E

Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz

Heatsink & CPU Fan: Noctua NH-U12P

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5

Memory: 12GB (3 x 4GB) OCZ PC10600 1333MHz DDR3

PCI-E Graphics: One Nvidia GTX 590

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium 7.1

1st Hard Drive: 1000GB 7200rpm SATA II

RAID Option: NO RAID

Main Optical Drive: LG Blu Ray Writer, HD DVD Reader & DVD +/- Rewriter

Secondary Optical Drive: Quiet 22x SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD +/- Rewriter

Network Adapter: Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps

Front USB Ports: 2 Front USB Ports

Back USB Ports: 6 Back USB Ports

Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit Version)

#65
Posted 03/23/2010 03:04 PM   
[quote name='photios' post='1025375' date='Mar 23 2010, 02:22 PM']The first time Quad SLI cranks on in DX9 titles and 3D vision as where it did not with the 196.21 WHQL bunch. However, it's as slow as christmas through the Irish bogs. I get about 10-15 frames per second in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 with QUAD SLI and 3D vision. With QUAD SLI off and 3D vision enabled, everything is fast. They still have A LOT of work to do there, but at least they're trying to get it going.[/quote]

how do I tell if my cards are using sli (All I see is the option to turn it on/off in the nvidia control panel) performance wise, ie if they are doing anything to help performance.

thx for the help

ps if these drivers dont work with sli, what drivers do (do I go back to cd v1.20)
[quote name='photios' post='1025375' date='Mar 23 2010, 02:22 PM']The first time Quad SLI cranks on in DX9 titles and 3D vision as where it did not with the 196.21 WHQL bunch. However, it's as slow as christmas through the Irish bogs. I get about 10-15 frames per second in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 with QUAD SLI and 3D vision. With QUAD SLI off and 3D vision enabled, everything is fast. They still have A LOT of work to do there, but at least they're trying to get it going.



how do I tell if my cards are using sli (All I see is the option to turn it on/off in the nvidia control panel) performance wise, ie if they are doing anything to help performance.



thx for the help



ps if these drivers dont work with sli, what drivers do (do I go back to cd v1.20)

PC Case: Coolermaster HAF 932

Case Fan: 3 x Quiet 120mm Fans

Power Supply: Quiet Xilence Modular 1000W SLI / XFire 6 PCI-E

Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz

Heatsink & CPU Fan: Noctua NH-U12P

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5

Memory: 12GB (3 x 4GB) OCZ PC10600 1333MHz DDR3

PCI-E Graphics: One Nvidia GTX 590

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium 7.1

1st Hard Drive: 1000GB 7200rpm SATA II

RAID Option: NO RAID

Main Optical Drive: LG Blu Ray Writer, HD DVD Reader & DVD +/- Rewriter

Secondary Optical Drive: Quiet 22x SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD +/- Rewriter

Network Adapter: Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps

Front USB Ports: 2 Front USB Ports

Back USB Ports: 6 Back USB Ports

Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit Version)

#66
Posted 03/23/2010 03:04 PM   
double post my bad
double post my bad

PC Case: Coolermaster HAF 932

Case Fan: 3 x Quiet 120mm Fans

Power Supply: Quiet Xilence Modular 1000W SLI / XFire 6 PCI-E

Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz

Heatsink & CPU Fan: Noctua NH-U12P

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5

Memory: 12GB (3 x 4GB) OCZ PC10600 1333MHz DDR3

PCI-E Graphics: One Nvidia GTX 590

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium 7.1

1st Hard Drive: 1000GB 7200rpm SATA II

RAID Option: NO RAID

Main Optical Drive: LG Blu Ray Writer, HD DVD Reader & DVD +/- Rewriter

Secondary Optical Drive: Quiet 22x SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD +/- Rewriter

Network Adapter: Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps

Front USB Ports: 2 Front USB Ports

Back USB Ports: 6 Back USB Ports

Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit Version)

#67
Posted 03/23/2010 03:04 PM   
[quote name='zebie' post='1025401' date='Mar 23 2010, 09:04 AM']double post my bad[/quote]

You have to turn on the SLI Visual Indicator in the Control Panel.

I can only speak for QUAD SLI here. CD 1.23 is the first time I've seen Quad SLI work in DX9 titles, whereas QUAD SLI on came on in DX10 titles on CD 1.20. I can't speak for Regular SLI or 3-way SLI rigs on previous CD's.
[quote name='zebie' post='1025401' date='Mar 23 2010, 09:04 AM']double post my bad



You have to turn on the SLI Visual Indicator in the Control Panel.



I can only speak for QUAD SLI here. CD 1.23 is the first time I've seen Quad SLI work in DX9 titles, whereas QUAD SLI on came on in DX10 titles on CD 1.20. I can't speak for Regular SLI or 3-way SLI rigs on previous CD's.

#68
Posted 03/23/2010 06:04 PM   
[quote name='photios' post='1025521' date='Mar 23 2010, 10:04 AM']You have to turn on the SLI Visual Indicator in the Control Panel.

I can only speak for QUAD SLI here. CD 1.23 is the first time I've seen Quad SLI work in DX9 titles, whereas QUAD SLI on came on in DX10 titles on CD 1.20. I can't speak for Regular SLI or 3-way SLI rigs on previous CD's.[/quote]

SLI Indicator doesnt come on always even if you have SLI on, this is because 3D Vision doesnt work with SLI really. I have yet to see a game that works with SLI, I have tested it with Metro 2033 for example with SLI on and Off with the same performance.
[quote name='photios' post='1025521' date='Mar 23 2010, 10:04 AM']You have to turn on the SLI Visual Indicator in the Control Panel.



I can only speak for QUAD SLI here. CD 1.23 is the first time I've seen Quad SLI work in DX9 titles, whereas QUAD SLI on came on in DX10 titles on CD 1.20. I can't speak for Regular SLI or 3-way SLI rigs on previous CD's.



SLI Indicator doesnt come on always even if you have SLI on, this is because 3D Vision doesnt work with SLI really. I have yet to see a game that works with SLI, I have tested it with Metro 2033 for example with SLI on and Off with the same performance.

#69
Posted 03/23/2010 08:59 PM   
This Driver appears to have increased ghosting on my Acer gd245hq. Not sure if it is my imagination, but i even get ghosting on the 3d test...
This Driver appears to have increased ghosting on my Acer gd245hq. Not sure if it is my imagination, but i even get ghosting on the 3d test...

#70
Posted 03/23/2010 11:25 PM   
So today, I decided to do some tests with 3D Vision and SLI or rather 3-way SLI.

It seems quite a few games dont even register 3-way SLI, and some games like Fallout 3 get an increase in FPS but have major glitches and anytime you shoot a certain weapon you will always get a major stutter.

It's better to play without SLI on those games. But Fallout 3 is one game where:

Without 3D Vision and no SLI = 44-60 Fps

Without 3D Vision and With 3-way SLI = 80-120 FPS

With 3D Vision and With 3-way SLI (albiet major stuttering) = 40-60FPS

With 3D Vision with no SLI and no stuttering from shots (by stuttering I mean no major dips in which you get a freeze for a second)= 30-35 FPS.

So in fallout 3 3-way SLI is registering but there are side effects which cause the game to freeze anytime you use certain weapons.

Another game, Metro 2033:

Without 3D Vision and no SLI = 40-60 FPS avg with all settings maxed out and AAA on.

Without 3D vision and with 3-way SLI = 85-110 FPS avg with all settings maxed out and AAA on.

With 3D Vision and with 3-way SLI = 20-40 FPS avg with all settings maxed out and AAA on.

With 3D Vision and no SLI = 10-20 FPS avg with all settings maxed out and AAA on.

So as you can see 3D Vision hinders performance a bit too much with Metro 2033 but that being said, 3-way SLI seems to be not registering properly as the performance bump is very small from about 15 FPS avg with it OFF and about 25 FPS avg with it on. 2 extra GPU's gets you barely any more performance.



Please note something when I state NO 3D Vision I am testing on a 2560X1600 monitor and when I say 3D Vision is on I am using a 1920X1080 monitor.

Just some small specs and inside look into some games and SLI. I know Nvidia has not stated that performance is where it should be, but with new GPU's coming out, it's time to get SLI working with 3D Vision, were missing out on being able to play these games. Many of us have 2 GTX 295s and 2 or 3 GTX 280/285's.
So today, I decided to do some tests with 3D Vision and SLI or rather 3-way SLI.



It seems quite a few games dont even register 3-way SLI, and some games like Fallout 3 get an increase in FPS but have major glitches and anytime you shoot a certain weapon you will always get a major stutter.



It's better to play without SLI on those games. But Fallout 3 is one game where:



Without 3D Vision and no SLI = 44-60 Fps



Without 3D Vision and With 3-way SLI = 80-120 FPS



With 3D Vision and With 3-way SLI (albiet major stuttering) = 40-60FPS



With 3D Vision with no SLI and no stuttering from shots (by stuttering I mean no major dips in which you get a freeze for a second)= 30-35 FPS.



So in fallout 3 3-way SLI is registering but there are side effects which cause the game to freeze anytime you use certain weapons.



Another game, Metro 2033:



Without 3D Vision and no SLI = 40-60 FPS avg with all settings maxed out and AAA on.



Without 3D vision and with 3-way SLI = 85-110 FPS avg with all settings maxed out and AAA on.



With 3D Vision and with 3-way SLI = 20-40 FPS avg with all settings maxed out and AAA on.



With 3D Vision and no SLI = 10-20 FPS avg with all settings maxed out and AAA on.



So as you can see 3D Vision hinders performance a bit too much with Metro 2033 but that being said, 3-way SLI seems to be not registering properly as the performance bump is very small from about 15 FPS avg with it OFF and about 25 FPS avg with it on. 2 extra GPU's gets you barely any more performance.







Please note something when I state NO 3D Vision I am testing on a 2560X1600 monitor and when I say 3D Vision is on I am using a 1920X1080 monitor.



Just some small specs and inside look into some games and SLI. I know Nvidia has not stated that performance is where it should be, but with new GPU's coming out, it's time to get SLI working with 3D Vision, were missing out on being able to play these games. Many of us have 2 GTX 295s and 2 or 3 GTX 280/285's.

#71
Posted 03/24/2010 12:27 AM   
more testing of quad sli on this thread..
[url="http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=163273"]http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=163273[/url]
needless to say= quad sli and 3d sucks....
more testing of quad sli on this thread..

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=163273

needless to say= quad sli and 3d sucks....

System:

Intel I7 920 overclocked to 4ghz

Asus Rampage Extreme II

2 Ge-force 480 in SLI

GTX 295 PhysX Card

12gb ddr3 2000mhz ram

Intel SSD in RAID 0

BR RW

1000w Sony surround sound

NVIDIA 3D Vision



3d displays tested:



Mitsubishi 65" DLP 3d HDTV (good old 1080p checkerboard since 2007!!!)

Panasonic VT25 (nice 2d but I returned it due to cross talk)

Acer H5360 720p on 130" screen (the best 3d)

23" Acer LCD monitor (horrible cross talk- sold it)

Samsung 65D8000

#72
Posted 03/24/2010 07:06 AM   
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