Warning about Detonator 40.41 and UT2003

Gator · 09-15-02, 09:08 PM

I found this in the readme file for the demo! DOH!

NVIDIA 40.41 drivers
------------------------

The NVIDIA 40.41 drivers are known to have visual flaws and performance
problems (hitching) with the Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo which are not
present in the 30.82 drivers. The issue has been addressed by NVIDIA
and future drivers released by NVIDIA will contain the appropriate fixes.

If you are currently running the 40.41 drivers please either downgrade
to 30.82 or install newer drivers when available.

eliteone · 09-15-02, 09:35 PM

they work fine for me...

PCarr78 · 09-15-02, 09:54 PM

Didn't see any hitches, just consistently low framerate.

It's a hardware limitation for me

ExitWound · 09-15-02, 10:13 PM

Hitching? does this mean that the game will stutter every so often? if so, i don't have that.

PCarr78 · 09-15-02, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ExitWound
Hitching? does this mean that the game will stutter every so often? if so, i don't have that.

yea, like drop framerate every few seconds, not in a constant way

I dont have it either

LordVampyre · 09-15-02, 10:40 PM

I was running the 40.41 and the game didnt run well at all.. thought it might be time for an upgrade.. saw the faq.. did as it stated.. Im running now 12X10 every thing on max and the game flys.... so Im glad that I listened for once.

thcdru2k · 09-15-02, 10:59 PM

i'm really perplexed, i get better fps score in the benchmark with 40.41, and i actually notice hitching with 30.82. i don't know i want to use 30.82 as they say its faster but it isn't for me.

Kruno · 09-15-02, 11:29 PM

30.82 just seemed faster.

thcdru2k · 09-15-02, 11:30 PM

are they talking about the hitching that occurs like at the beginning of a map? i do get that.

Matthyahuw · 09-15-02, 11:39 PM

ah, so THAT's what my issues was!!!

I was kicking myself trying to find out what was up...just froze every so often for a sec at a time...piss me off!

And I was wondering why Linux ran it so much better

Zeno · 09-15-02, 11:47 PM

Thanks for the heads up. I was getting hiccups in the game and even on the menus and was wondering if it was something I had set up wrong. :P

-- Zeno

skipparoo · 09-16-02, 07:01 PM

I am gettting all kinds of freezes and reboots with this game, and I can only assume the Detonators are responsible. I'm serious, every kind of crash you can get, and at random times. I thought it might have been the slight overclocking I had applied to my CPU and GPU, but bringing the clocks down to the standard levels produced the same results.

Anyways, I guess there are really only 3 kinds of crashes. One is the classic reboot. Game instantly quits and system reboots. Then there's the freeze to a blank screen. Game crashes and presents a blank screen, forcing a reset. The other is the freeze frame. Game freezes and gameplay scenario is frozen in place, no blank screen, much like what happens when the GPU core clock is set too high, forcing a reset.

I think that's about it. The only other kind of crash I guess I'm not witnessing is a crash to the desktop, the one crash I would prefer over all others. I certainly hope these are strictly driver related, or at least related to the game and the way it runs with these drivers. Strange, at times I can play for hours at a time, and then sometimes I'll play for a mere 10 minutes or so and then, boom! We require your assistance nVIDIA :P

-Skippy

09-15-02, 09:08 PM	#1
Gator Unreal Tournament Gamer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 2,279	warning about det 40.41 + UT2k3 I found this in the readme file for the demo! DOH! NVIDIA 40.41 drivers ------------------------ The NVIDIA 40.41 drivers are known to have visual flaws and performance problems (hitching) with the Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo which are not present in the 30.82 drivers. The issue has been addressed by NVIDIA and future drivers released by NVIDIA will contain the appropriate fixes. If you are currently running the 40.41 drivers please either downgrade to 30.82 or install newer drivers when available. __________________ Athlon64 3200 Clawhammer / Asus K8N-E Deluxe / 1GB Crucial DDR400 / Geforce 6600GT 128MB AGP / Windows XP Pro Last edited by Gator; 09-17-02 at 09:17 PM.

09-15-02, 09:35 PM	#2
eliteone Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 45	they work fine for me... __________________ athlon xp 2700+@2.4GHZ (200FSB) Epox 8RDA+ 2*256MB Corsair pc3500 Sapphire 9700Pro (371/648) SB Audigy Plat Ex(modded to audigy 2) Linksys 10/100 for cable modem 120GB WD SE & 80GB GB Maxtor 16x Pioneer slot loaded DVD 24x Plexwriter

09-15-02, 10:13 PM	#4
ExitWound Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: State College, Pa Posts: 62	Hitching? does this mean that the game will stutter every so often? if so, i don't have that. __________________ "If you wanna kill the beast, You gotta be blessed from the man from the east. So why don't you get down on your knee and I will bless you with my Flying V? I'm the Heavy Metal Jesus. I'm the Heavy Metal Thunderstriking Jesus. "

09-15-02, 10:59 PM	#7
thcdru2k Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Milpitas, CA Posts: 1,142	i'm really perplexed, i get better fps score in the benchmark with 40.41, and i actually notice hitching with 30.82. i don't know i want to use 30.82 as they say its faster but it isn't for me. __________________ Athlon XP 1.58GHz \| MSI KT3 Ultra2 \| 256MB DDR PC-3000 \| GeForce 4 ti4200 64mb @ 310/533 \| IBM 120GXP 40.0GB \| Det. 41.09 \| DX 9 RC2 \| Win XP SP1 11118 3DMarks

09-15-02, 11:29 PM	#8
Kruno TypeDef's assistant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,641	30.82 just seemed faster. __________________ "Never before has any voice dared to utter the words of that tongue in Imladris, Mr. Anderson" - Elrond LOTR

09-15-02, 09:54 PM	#3
PCarr78 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 505	Didn't see any hitches, just consistently low framerate. It's a hardware limitation for me

09-15-02, 10:40 PM	#6
LordVampyre Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: My office Posts: 35	I was running the 40.41 and the game didnt run well at all.. thought it might be time for an upgrade.. saw the faq.. did as it stated.. Im running now 12X10 every thing on max and the game flys.... so Im glad that I listened for once.

09-15-02, 11:30 PM	#9
thcdru2k Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Milpitas, CA Posts: 1,142	are they talking about the hitching that occurs like at the beginning of a map? i do get that. __________________ Athlon XP 1.58GHz \| MSI KT3 Ultra2 \| 256MB DDR PC-3000 \| GeForce 4 ti4200 64mb @ 310/533 \| IBM 120GXP 40.0GB \| Det. 41.09 \| DX 9 RC2 \| Win XP SP1 11118 3DMarks

09-15-02, 11:39 PM	#10
Matthyahuw Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 919	ah, so THAT's what my issues was!!! I was kicking myself trying to find out what was up...just froze every so often for a sec at a time...piss me off! And I was wondering why Linux ran it so much better __________________ Shalom!

09-15-02, 11:47 PM	#11
Zeno Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 106	Thanks for the heads up. I was getting hiccups in the game and even on the menus and was wondering if it was something I had set up wrong. :P -- Zeno

09-16-02, 07:01 PM	#12
skipparoo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 120	I am gettting all kinds of freezes and reboots with this game, and I can only assume the Detonators are responsible. I'm serious, every kind of crash you can get, and at random times. I thought it might have been the slight overclocking I had applied to my CPU and GPU, but bringing the clocks down to the standard levels produced the same results. Anyways, I guess there are really only 3 kinds of crashes. One is the classic reboot. Game instantly quits and system reboots. Then there's the freeze to a blank screen. Game crashes and presents a blank screen, forcing a reset. The other is the freeze frame. Game freezes and gameplay scenario is frozen in place, no blank screen, much like what happens when the GPU core clock is set too high, forcing a reset. I think that's about it. The only other kind of crash I guess I'm not witnessing is a crash to the desktop, the one crash I would prefer over all others. I certainly hope these are strictly driver related, or at least related to the game and the way it runs with these drivers. Strange, at times I can play for hours at a time, and then sometimes I'll play for a mere 10 minutes or so and then, boom! We require your assistance nVIDIA :P -Skippy

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