DjmUK Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 ForceWare Release 80 Version: 81.98 Release Date: February 7, 2006 WHQL Certified * WHQL Certified * Adds support for GeForce 7800 GS AGP * Application compatibility fixes. For a full list of fixed and known issues please view the Release Notes. * Mixed vendor support for NVIDIA SLI. * TV-Out/HD-out support for NVIDIA SLI. * Added support for VSync on Direct3D games when running NVIDIA SLI. * Performance enhancements for dual-core CPUs. * PureVideo high definition MPEG-2 de-interlacing support. * Usability enhancements when connecting to an HDTV. * Microsoft? DirectX? 9.0c and OpenGL? 2.0 support Source / Download: nVIDIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Thanks for the heads up :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neonix1 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I've been using this driver for months now... And it is also WHQL certified. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Thanks for the heads up :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paixao Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I've been using this driver for months now... And it is also WHQL certified. Weird. True. And i downloaded it from www.nvidia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjmUK Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 Although Nvidia's site states this is their newest release. Maybe you've been using beta versions which then got updated, but as of 7th Feb. these are the latest WHQL official drivers from Nvidia. P.S. Why do people always exaggerate the word 'months'...anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesmithg Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 True. And i downloaded it from www.nvidia.com I know they had it in the beta section, yes I have been using it for 4 days, contrary to the date at nvidia.com Odd they dated it as yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phemo Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 P.S. Why do people always exaggerate the word 'months'...anyways. Because it is months. I downloaded it on my PC on the 21st of December. It seems they've only just decided to make it publicly available. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ficman Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Great... Thanks for the heads up... :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted February 8, 2006 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 8, 2006 eh? Like others on here I've been using it since the 21st December... ...well I'm on 82.12 now, but I used to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
requiem Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Is there any H.264 performance improvement on this release ?? Coz i had very poor performance when playing HD movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj6ross Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 P.S. Why do people always exaggerate the word 'months'...anyways. Were not. I got these on Dec. 21 I believe. Certified and everything. I would take a screenshot but it won't prove that I have had them since December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps89 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 So should I update it? The version number I've is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjmUK Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 Ah, so about 4-6 weeks, lol - whenever I see the word months, people usually mean 3-4 months. But yeah, now they're official and nvidia has updated their site (they took their time didn't they). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted February 8, 2006 Administrators Share Posted February 8, 2006 Cheers, posted :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekrosoft13 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Is there any H.264 performance improvement on this release ??Coz i had very poor performance when playing HD movies. thats comming in version 85 driver. it will be build in. not to long now. i been using 83.40 WHQL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperOfThePizza Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 is the 6800GS (AGP) supported?.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghoul2oo3 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 is the 6800GS (AGP) supported?.. Not yet unfortunately :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperOfThePizza Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 What the Crap. I'm mad. :l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedom77 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Whats the best way to update drivers, is it fine to just install them as they are, or do i need to do a bunch of other stuff?? edit: I already have these drivers too.. had them for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsinho Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 yep, thanks for the heads up (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker803 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 The 82.12 driver is the earliest driver to support the 6800GS AGP. When I saw the subject of this thread, I was like, "this has to be an old thread"... I was certain 81.98 has been out for a while. Apparently NVIDIA just simply refreshed the driver, adding a few fixes and such and then re-released it. There is another WHQL driver (83.40) for those who want stable 6800GS support. I use that one myself right now. It blows my mind how NVIDIA adds official support to the 7800GS AGP days after it's released but still no support for 6800GS AGP over a month after it first came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperOfThePizza Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 The 82.12 driver is the earliest driver to support the 6800GS AGP. When I saw the subject of this thread, I was like, "this has to be an old thread"... I was certain 81.98 has been out for a while. Apparently NVIDIA just simply refreshed the driver, adding a few fixes and such and then re-released it. There is another WHQL driver (83.40) for those who want stable 6800GS support. I use that one myself right now. It blows my mind how NVIDIA adds official support to the 7800GS AGP days after it's released but still no support for 6800GS AGP over a month after it first came out. I Couldn't agree more (Y).. Right now I'm using 82.12 they work fine and all but I'd like a Official Release.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grik Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ForceWare Release 80 Version: 81.98 Release Date: February 7, 2006 WHQL Certified http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_81.98.html X64 driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted February 8, 2006 Veteran Share Posted February 8, 2006 These are old and I do remember getting them from the nvidia site. Maybe they made a quick edit to them or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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