Series 8 driver issues

ageha · 08-29-07, 06:39 AM

I heard about performance issues under Linux with Series 8 cards. Is it better to stay away from a Geforce 8x00 card at this point?

**Thunderbird** · 08-29-07, 07:18 AM

Yes Geforce8 cards don't perform optimal yet but the same problem existed on Windows. In case of Windows the latest 160.x driver fixed the problems but the Linux drivers are a bit older. Most likely new drivers will fix the problem and I guess they will come out soon (Xorg 7.3 at least requires new drivers).

I wouldn't stay away from Geforce8 cards the performance isn't optimal but they are usable though.

ageha · 08-29-07, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Thunderbird

Yes Geforce8 cards don't perform optimal yet but the same problem existed on Windows. In case of Windows the latest 160.x driver fixed the problems but the Linux drivers are a bit older. Most likely new drivers will fix the problem and I guess they will come out soon (Xorg 7.3 at least requires new drivers).

I wouldn't stay away from Geforce8 cards the performance isn't optimal but they are usable though.

I hope they will fix it and it's not related to a hardware design bug. I wonder how important that issue will be for nVidia after they released the G92 in a couple of months.

ThermalGrease · 08-29-07, 08:58 AM

huhu

well... the the driver might not be perfect for GeForce8 yet... but for me it outperforms everything I have tried... (including 7950).

No show stoppers for me but then I dont use berryl/compiz... never understood why to use it

The only thing crashing for me is TC:Elite with signal 11, but thats a bug in the et-2.60b patch I think, not using that everything is just peachy

btw... I have a 8800GTX

dpw2atox · 08-29-07, 09:29 AM

i have a geforce 8600 GTS and it actually performs better overall than my old geforce 7600, however while playing world of warcraft in cedega for example, i cant use vertex shaders or the game crashes and i have lots of random lagging that occurs for about 1-3s then everything speeds back up. I have 0 of these issues though with the same drivers on my laptops geforce 6150 so i really hope that this is fixed soon.

ageha · 08-29-07, 09:34 AM

I hope the drivers are at least better than ATI's offer.

08-29-07, 06:39 AM	#1
ageha X1300 Pro Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4	Series 8 driver issues I heard about performance issues under Linux with Series 8 cards. Is it better to stay away from a Geforce 8x00 card at this point?

08-29-07, 07:18 AM	#2
Thunderbird Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands, Europe Posts: 2,105	Re: Series 8 driver issues Yes Geforce8 cards don't perform optimal yet but the same problem existed on Windows. In case of Windows the latest 160.x driver fixed the problems but the Linux drivers are a bit older. Most likely new drivers will fix the problem and I guess they will come out soon (Xorg 7.3 at least requires new drivers). I wouldn't stay away from Geforce8 cards the performance isn't optimal but they are usable though.

08-29-07, 08:58 AM	#4
ThermalGrease Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 16	Re: Series 8 driver issues huhu well... the the driver might not be perfect for GeForce8 yet... but for me it outperforms everything I have tried... (including 7950). No show stoppers for me but then I dont use berryl/compiz... never understood why to use it The only thing crashing for me is TC:Elite with signal 11, but thats a bug in the et-2.60b patch I think, not using that everything is just peachy btw... I have a 8800GTX

08-29-07, 09:29 AM	#5
dpw2atox Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 170	Re: Series 8 driver issues i have a geforce 8600 GTS and it actually performs better overall than my old geforce 7600, however while playing world of warcraft in cedega for example, i cant use vertex shaders or the game crashes and i have lots of random lagging that occurs for about 1-3s then everything speeds back up. I have 0 of these issues though with the same drivers on my laptops geforce 6150 so i really hope that this is fixed soon.

08-29-07, 09:34 AM	#6
ageha X1300 Pro Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4	Re: Series 8 driver issues I hope the drivers are at least better than ATI's offer.

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