New Driver improves ghosting!
Ok, so I have been running the new driver since it came out, for The Witcher 2. I get the same performance issue with indoor zones as everyone else, so hopefully that gets fixed soon. However, the 'synch' fix listed in the driver notes aswell, i'm pretty sure, has near enough eliminated my ghosting.

Seriously, almost gone. I say almost, because where it used to be severely bad, the absolute worst cases of ghosting I could get, its now down to a point where you actually have to really try to notice it, maybe even know beforehand exactly what you are even looking for. So, not entirely gone, but reduced something like at least 90% for myself. I noticed something to do with a 3D Vision USB Controller being installed with the driver, not sure if this was part of it before, but I know ghosting and USB have been related in a lot of cases, including someone in my house whose ghosting I fixed with the USB trick.

I'm pretty happy with my ghosting now. Other than installing the new beta driver I changed nothing. All my previous screenshots I kept as bad cases of ghosting, reduced to no visible ghosting in most cases. I even checked the guys Mirrors Edge screenshots in another post, no ghosting at all!

So, if you have bad ghosting, and don't have the new driver, give it a try, its on the beta page for downloads on the main nvidia page.
Ok, so I have been running the new driver since it came out, for The Witcher 2. I get the same performance issue with indoor zones as everyone else, so hopefully that gets fixed soon. However, the 'synch' fix listed in the driver notes aswell, i'm pretty sure, has near enough eliminated my ghosting.



Seriously, almost gone. I say almost, because where it used to be severely bad, the absolute worst cases of ghosting I could get, its now down to a point where you actually have to really try to notice it, maybe even know beforehand exactly what you are even looking for. So, not entirely gone, but reduced something like at least 90% for myself. I noticed something to do with a 3D Vision USB Controller being installed with the driver, not sure if this was part of it before, but I know ghosting and USB have been related in a lot of cases, including someone in my house whose ghosting I fixed with the USB trick.



I'm pretty happy with my ghosting now. Other than installing the new beta driver I changed nothing. All my previous screenshots I kept as bad cases of ghosting, reduced to no visible ghosting in most cases. I even checked the guys Mirrors Edge screenshots in another post, no ghosting at all!



So, if you have bad ghosting, and don't have the new driver, give it a try, its on the beta page for downloads on the main nvidia page.

#1
Posted 05/18/2011 11:11 PM   
what monitor/tv are you running?
what monitor/tv are you running?

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#2
Posted 05/19/2011 12:35 AM   
im using the asus VG236H 120hz 3d monitor and i agree the ghosting is nearly nonexistant now (and thats with my contrast set to 90 out of 100)

also a pro-tip is that you can get rid of those final glimpses of ghosting if you want, by lowering the contrast (less "pixel travel" the better chance of the pixel switching all the way for its frame)

all in all these drivers =
[img]http://www.indianainternnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ps_0469_charlie_winning.jpg[/img]
im using the asus VG236H 120hz 3d monitor and i agree the ghosting is nearly nonexistant now (and thats with my contrast set to 90 out of 100)



also a pro-tip is that you can get rid of those final glimpses of ghosting if you want, by lowering the contrast (less "pixel travel" the better chance of the pixel switching all the way for its frame)



all in all these drivers =

Image

#3
Posted 05/19/2011 01:50 AM   
[quote name='SWAGLENUTS' date='19 May 2011 - 02:50 AM' timestamp='1305769825' post='1239325']
im using the asus VG236H 120hz 3d monitor and i agree the ghosting is nearly nonexistant now (and thats with my contrast set to 90 out of 100)

also a pro-tip is that you can get rid of those final glimpses of ghosting if you want, by lowering the contrast (less "pixel travel" the better chance of the pixel switching all the way for its frame)

all in all these drivers =
[img]http://www.indianainternnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ps_0469_charlie_winning.jpg[/img]
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Same monitor as Swaglenuts i'm pretty sure. You do still get some ghosting if you don't look straight at the screen, and i get some slight ghosting on the nvidia 3d test, but other than that, its pretty much gone. Slight bit now and then, nothing severe like I would get before.
[quote name='SWAGLENUTS' date='19 May 2011 - 02:50 AM' timestamp='1305769825' post='1239325']

im using the asus VG236H 120hz 3d monitor and i agree the ghosting is nearly nonexistant now (and thats with my contrast set to 90 out of 100)



also a pro-tip is that you can get rid of those final glimpses of ghosting if you want, by lowering the contrast (less "pixel travel" the better chance of the pixel switching all the way for its frame)



all in all these drivers =

Image







Same monitor as Swaglenuts i'm pretty sure. You do still get some ghosting if you don't look straight at the screen, and i get some slight ghosting on the nvidia 3d test, but other than that, its pretty much gone. Slight bit now and then, nothing severe like I would get before.

#4
Posted 05/19/2011 01:53 AM   
I've got the same kind of monitor and that's what I've been seeing for a long time now. I don't think this is a monitor thing, it's got more to do with how the drivers handle the USB ports. If the old drivers liked your USB ports you got little ghosting. If the drivers hated the ports, you had horrible ghosting.
I've got the same kind of monitor and that's what I've been seeing for a long time now. I don't think this is a monitor thing, it's got more to do with how the drivers handle the USB ports. If the old drivers liked your USB ports you got little ghosting. If the drivers hated the ports, you had horrible ghosting.

#5
Posted 05/19/2011 04:04 AM   
This sounds really good as I have an older CRT based system that still has issues.

Which new driver should I use though - could you give driver number?
This sounds really good as I have an older CRT based system that still has issues.



Which new driver should I use though - could you give driver number?

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#6
Posted 05/19/2011 08:40 AM   
Would like to say I agree with the above posters, but I can't
Ghosting on my monitor is no better with the new drivers, was very bad to start with and is still very bad.
I have the Samsung 2233rz monitor.

Obviously the drivers don't like my usb ports (intel x58 motherboard)
Shame, I was really hoping for some imporvement with the new driver
Would like to say I agree with the above posters, but I can't

Ghosting on my monitor is no better with the new drivers, was very bad to start with and is still very bad.

I have the Samsung 2233rz monitor.



Obviously the drivers don't like my usb ports (intel x58 motherboard)

Shame, I was really hoping for some imporvement with the new driver

#7
Posted 05/19/2011 04:09 PM   
I don't know what to say. I mean, my ghosting wasn't TOO severe before, but now its practically gone. Only when it was at its most severe before, is it actually noticeable now. I can see it pretty plain on the nvidia test but in games, I just don't see it bad anymore apparently even on mirrors edge...

So, their synch fix has obviously done SOMETHING, which is a step in the right direction for others right? I mean, I still don't really understand why they don't allow us to change shutter speeds/synch ourselves, i've seen a lot of people asking for it. Perhaps if I could tweak my synch another 0.01 of a second or something it might even eliminate the ghosting entirely.

On the plus side, you can definately put the ghosting down to being the driver and not the monitor, because these drivers most definately almost removed it for me. Perhaps they just improved synch for certain brands or models of motherboards / monitors so far?

As for which driver it is, just go to the beta drivers page from the main nvidia site.
I don't know what to say. I mean, my ghosting wasn't TOO severe before, but now its practically gone. Only when it was at its most severe before, is it actually noticeable now. I can see it pretty plain on the nvidia test but in games, I just don't see it bad anymore apparently even on mirrors edge...



So, their synch fix has obviously done SOMETHING, which is a step in the right direction for others right? I mean, I still don't really understand why they don't allow us to change shutter speeds/synch ourselves, i've seen a lot of people asking for it. Perhaps if I could tweak my synch another 0.01 of a second or something it might even eliminate the ghosting entirely.



On the plus side, you can definately put the ghosting down to being the driver and not the monitor, because these drivers most definately almost removed it for me. Perhaps they just improved synch for certain brands or models of motherboards / monitors so far?



As for which driver it is, just go to the beta drivers page from the main nvidia site.

#8
Posted 05/20/2011 12:14 AM   
Agreed, just had a look at the nvidia test program and even on my 1st gen monitor ghosting has never been this faint.

Nice
Agreed, just had a look at the nvidia test program and even on my 1st gen monitor ghosting has never been this faint.



Nice

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#9
Posted 05/21/2011 02:31 PM   
Out of curiousity, what hz are you guys running at? Because I heard you get less ghosting at 100hz, so I though maybe that might make a difference. I'd check myself, but I just made a new computer so I'm not sure if there is a difference and if there was, what it was caused by.
Out of curiousity, what hz are you guys running at? Because I heard you get less ghosting at 100hz, so I though maybe that might make a difference. I'd check myself, but I just made a new computer so I'm not sure if there is a difference and if there was, what it was caused by.

#10
Posted 05/22/2011 02:13 AM   
Yea, I can't report any improvement with my sammy 2233rz.

Still as distracting as ever.
Yea, I can't report any improvement with my sammy 2233rz.



Still as distracting as ever.

#11
Posted 05/22/2011 02:44 AM   
120hz Acer monitor. Maybe the timing fixes in the drivers are specific to certain monitors they have tested so far? I did notice a bit on the witcher 2, but so far its pretty reduced in most places.
120hz Acer monitor. Maybe the timing fixes in the drivers are specific to certain monitors they have tested so far? I did notice a bit on the witcher 2, but so far its pretty reduced in most places.

#12
Posted 05/25/2011 02:07 PM   
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