Det 6.62 WHQL vs 7.17 and DX8???

[Mike Zamarocy 1]

We all know by now, that the 7.17 Det drivers for Win2K ARE DX8 compatable. But now a newer 6.62 driver (with a more recent file date) is out, and is even WHQL certified. Is this also DX8 aware too? Anyone try them? Cause I am having a lot of hesitation in Mechwarrior 4 and wonder if it might be the video drivers????

[miku 0]

I just tried them out,

 

Acutally they are great in gaming only.

 

I tested them on 3d Mark and the differnce is very big. I have a PIII 450 w/ Geforce 2 MX.

 

I usually get around 2400-2600, but this time i got 3278. It was very nice.

 

But I wont recommend it to any once since i reverted back to the original 6.31. Why?

 

The mouse becomes jerky on times. There is dos screen with a cursor blinking before 3d graphics start.

 

ARC

[APV_SAV 0]

I am happy with 7.17 and DX 8 because my ATI TV Wonder work happily with Creative Geforce 2 in W2K. Best driver yet for W2k IMHO

[DosFreak 2]

7.17's have graphics corruption in X-Isle/Sacrifice and still a *little* bit unstable in SMP.

 

6.67's are kinda flaky.

 

6.62's no graphics corruption, stable in SMP. Sweeeeettt. oh and a *little* bit faster than the 7.17's too.

[Mike Zamarocy 1]

But does anyone know if these new 6.62 are designed for DX8 as the 7.17 drivers are???