285.38 Discussion

[jjb8675309]

I noticed that new drivers were out today, 285.38 beta which is boasting 38% performance increase in BF3!? has anyone seen this or tried it in the BETA? Maybe it will not be as demanding as people think?

 

[Soma42]

I think it is.
http://www.gamersnexus.net/news-pc/612-players-dont-meet-bf3-recommended-spec

It may not be as optimized as it can be, as with most new releases, but the game itself most likely will bring many systems to their knees if they try to max it out.

Medium to high will still be a great experience, but the final release will tell for sure.

 

[Mousemonkey]

I'll install these in a bit but I am not in the Beta and I don't actually have any of the Battlefield games but I have had a brief go of BBC2 on my friends machine, does that count? :lol:

 

[jjb8675309]

^oh yeah mouse sounds like your a huge BF Fan

 

[Mousemonkey]

Ok so it's not the first thing on my mind right now (it never has been at all if I'm honest) but I do like a new driver to play with, who doesn't?

 

[jjb8675309]

yeah thats what I say and also 38% is a huge boost if it is truly optimized that much which I doubt

 

[Mousemonkey]

It might be that much, which just means that the previous driver didn't work very well.

 

[jjb8675309]

Yeah I guess manipulating that statistic to their advantage, hopefully the game is well optimized since I will surely be playing it...

 

[eyefinity]

Ok so it's not the first thing on my mind right now (it never has been at all if I'm honest) but I do like a new driver to play with, who doesn't?

All the people who lost their cards during the 196.75 fiasco, probably.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/warning-nvidia-19675-drivers-can-kill-your-graphics-card/7551

 

[jjb8675309]

^that sounds bad, good thing its far behind at this point

 

[Lyden]

It wasn't too bad. I just sent in the card for an RMA. They replaced it no problem 😀

 

[jjb8675309]

^you are a victim of this driver plight?

 

[Mousemonkey]

All the people who lost their cards during the 196.75 fiasco, probably.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/warning-nvidia-19675-drivers-can-kill-your-graphics-card/7551

Apart from the ones who got new cards out of it of course, at Nvidia's expense. I notice how you forgot to mention that bit, what a surprise. 😗

 

[Lyden]

Unfortunately I was. I always kept up-to-date on my drivers... still do even after that. Don't let that story scare you unless your warranty is expired.

 

[jjb8675309]

^yeah all in all not a bad deal if they had bought it a good deal prior to it craping out, im not scared, its one issue

 

[Lyden]

Yeah it was time for me to upgrade anyway. I sold it once I got the RMA back. Sold it as NEW 😀 😀

 

[Lyden]

Back on topic... I haven't seen any issues with the upgraded drivers yet. However, i'm not a Alpha tester either 🙁

 

[Mousemonkey]

It wasn't too bad. I just sent in the card for an RMA. They replaced it no problem 😀

Yeah, unlike ATi/AMD Nvidia were quick to put their hands up and admit they made a **** up, the GSOD issue that plagued the 5xxx series upon release however was rebuked, ignored and flat out denied as even existing until various websites got on the case and even then a 'fix' was very quietly rolled out some four months or so later.

 

[jjb8675309]

yeah me neither and Im hoping someone playing the Alpha and soon to be beta can let us know what performance is like with the new driver as compared to the old one, and possibly how their amd counterparts perform...

 

[eyefinity]

Apart from the ones who got new cards out of it of course, at Nvidia's expense. I notice how you forgot to mention that bit, what a surprise. 😗

Funny I remember Nvidia closing down lots of complaint threads and plenty of people getting told it was too late because their cards were out of warranty.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Funny I remember Nvidia closing down lots of complaint threads and plenty of people getting told it was too late because their cards were out of warranty.

And yet we have a poster on this thread who said that they got their card replaced.

 

[eyefinity]

Yeah, unlike ATi/AMD Nvidia were quick to put their hands up and admit they made a **** up, the GSOD issue that plagued the 5xxx series upon release however was rebuked, ignored and flat out denied as even existing until various websites got on the case and even then a 'fix' was very quietly rolled out some four months or so later.

Anyone who had a GSOD card could get a replacement easily. My mate got one of them, no problem replacing it. There were a lot of Nvidia owners with dead cards who didn't get a replacement.

You'd have to be pretty brave to trust Nvidia drivers after that, at least straight off the bat. I'd wait a few days to make sure they weren't killing cards again.

 

[eyefinity]

And yet we have a poster on this thread who said that they got their card replaced.

And it was also under warranty. What about the people who had one that wasn't under warranty?

 

[Mousemonkey]

And it was also under warranty. What about the people who had one that wasn't under warranty?

What about all the folk who were told that the GSOD/vertical lines issue didn't exist? From what I gather there were a lot of them, best to aviod ATi cards until they have some sort of reliable track record don't you think?

 

[eyefinity]

What about all the folk who were told that the GSOD/vertical lines issue didn't exist? From what I gather there were a lot of them, best to aviod ATi cards until they have some sort of reliable track record don't you think?

I'm not disagreeing that the GSOD problem was badly handled by AMD, it was a total fiasco as well, but at least people could get a replacement card due to them all being under warranty. The sad fact is, that Nvidia driver cost people their cards with no compensation.