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Today PNY Technolgies has released a formerly unknown Detonator driver version 43.00 for all Windows Operating Systems (see our news story here. Nvidia did not release a reference driver since December 3rd, 2002. In the meantime Microsoft released DirectX 9 and Futuremark Corp., formerly known as MadOnion, has released 3DMark 03 a hybrid DirectX 8 / 9 benchmark. As version 43.xx marks another major revision step from 42.xx anticipation towards this release is high and being the only currently known download location PNY servers are hit hard and even broadband connected Nvidia fans may not finish their download as fast as they might wish. Warp2Search pulled the 2K / XP version before publishing the news article and we did some fast testing. Read more

NeoDaemon Junior Member Posts: 1 Joined: 2003-05-16

#41861 Posted on: 03/01/2003 02:56 AM Well, after 2:30 hours of downloading (SLOW PAIN) Unreal2 Work fine to me too. I noticed small improvements in speed overall in games, Tested: Splinter Cell, GTA3 and Unreal2(Unreal2 looks awe and more faster) System Here: XP1800+, Ti4200 128MB, 512 DDR333. NvRefreshTool 2.1a worked like a charm for refresh override. The BEST to me up to date.

muff99 Unregistered

#41863 Posted on: 03/01/2003 05:33 AM true true ... 0,67 k/s atm (30mbit, germany). :-( I had a few problems with my TV out on 4X drivers, i hope these will work now on my gf 4 4200

HSVer Unregistered

#41866 Posted on: 03/01/2003 06:43 AM hi, ftp://202.157.168.68/43.00_win2kxp.exe mfg H.S.V.er

Be-falcon Unregistered

#41870 Posted on: 03/01/2003 10:00 AM More mirrors available ??

Vik1dk Unregistered

#41872 Posted on: 03/01/2003 11:17 AM Could anyone share this on donkey? tryed all links and ftps all dead or almost dead;)

Cypox Unregistered

#41873 Posted on: 03/01/2003 12:31 PM ed2k://|file|Nvidia_Detonator_43.00_win2kxp.exe|22582832|faf5a8b68d399f47cfc3c2806db1a25f|/

Vik1dk Unregistered

#41877 Posted on: 03/01/2003 01:33 PM tnx m8

Yakumo Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2004-05-27

#41878 Posted on: 03/01/2003 03:10 PM Still a pile of s***, every driver since 42.01 brings a black flickery screen thats worse on your eyes than i'd imagine playing at 20hz would be, in Quake 3 if you ctrl-esc to another app (such as mirc in on top mode) or alt-enter to windowed then back. every single one ( I can't imagine this to JUST effect q3, surely at least all q3engine games ? if not many openGL ones. win xp geforece 3 ti-500 q3@800x600x32 vync off

Yakumo Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2004-05-27

#41879 Posted on: 03/01/2003 03:13 PM Still a pile of s***, every driver since 42.01 brings a black flickery screen thats worse on your eyes than i'd imagine playing at 20hz would be, in Quake 3 if you ctrl-esc to another app (such as mirc in on top mode) or alt-enter to windowed then back. every single one ( I can't imagine this to JUST effect q3, surely at least all q3engine games ? if not many openGL ones. win xp geforece 3 ti-500 q3@800x600x32 vync off ( oops, hadn't meant to post reply to an individual b4, jstu to the thread, soz, + can't see any way to delete it / )

Yakumo Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2004-05-27

#41880 Posted on: 03/01/2003 04:20 PM oops, lol, ok, i fixed it.... rah o/ r_swapinterval 1 or higher if it's 0 = black flickery stuff after ctrl-esc, alt-tab, windowed and back, whatever though, you only haveto set it to 1 immediately after it's gone screwey, you can go back to 0 again instantly and it's fine. still odd that it only ahppens with drivers since 42.01 settign it to 1 does not mean you've turned on vysnc either, it's meant to be the min delay between each frame posted IF vsync IS on from what i remember, so it seems really odd to have any effect with vsync off always.

KNIGHT Junior Member Posts: 1 Joined: 2007-08-13

#41881 Posted on: 03/01/2003 07:18 PM interesting. I've never had that problem. Maybe it's your card and not the drivers.

Comment Member Posts: 23 Joined: 2002-12-21

#41890 Posted on: 03/01/2003 11:03 PM I am not one to test every driver release/leak, but even 41.09 messed Return to Castle Wolfenstein up for me. The sky would flicker. Is this the kind of thing you are talking about? When will Nvidia get off their butts and get some new WORKING and CERTIFIED drivers out? They better show me something or I'm pouncing on the R350 the moment it ships.

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