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Taken from the bit-tech website.
The problem: that GeForce 8800 owners are so far yet to receive a stable driver that will run their games in Windows Vista. Having just spend hundreds of dollars/quids on their new cards, 8800 owners clearly aren’t too chuffed.
The situation is made more complex by the conflicting information coming out of various places. There is an NVIDIA driver out for GeForce 8800 on Vista, version 100.59, but it’s only in beta and SLI support is shaky at best. Gamers are reporting a lot of issues getting games running with this driver, including desktop crashes and random reboots. Not exactly the kind of thing you’re after in a gaming machine.
So when can we expect drivers that will allow 8800 owners to get to grips with Vista? Well, Ars Technica spoke to NVIDIA’s Derek Perez and reported that:
“While saying that driver development is “the highest priority” for NVIDIA, Perez refused to commit to a specific timeframe for shipping new drivers.
“We are working diligently to make sure we achieve and maintain the level of driver quality and reliability that NVIDIA is known for,” said Perez. “Over the coming weeks NVIDIA and our partners, along with the industry will continue to update Windows Vista drivers to ensure maximum performance on 3D applications and add feature support.”
All of which makes it sound like full, stable Vista support for GeForce 8800 owners is months, rather than days, away. This is a fact further compounded by some observations on the Inquirer, which points out that Dell’s pre-built systems with GeForce 8800’s aren’t shipping with Windows Vista at all, and don’t even have an availability date, suggesting that NVIDIA hasn’t been forthcoming to even its biggest commercial partners with an expected timeframe for a stable driver release.
Might be of interest to Lord Phartsbury who I think was having problems last night.
I think I’ll delay my install for a while yet – the Vista upgrade advisor says there could be problems with my Sims 2!!!! There were a few other things highlighted too, but none as important as the Sims.
@Lensman wrote:
Nvidia – Just Say No, Kids. 😉
It’s all a con, I tell ya….
Ive fixed it for ya,
Ohh Crossfire working spot-on with Vista ,thank you please 😀
gah!
i just bought a shed load of new hardware while i was in the states and this is just the sort of news that i dont want. mind you i doubt that it will be long before fixes are released.
Well, a brand new Windows and a brand new graphics card – and people are upset they don’t work straightaway. What the hell did they expect?
I’ve got a mate like this, has to have the best computer ever at all times. Of course, we all look up to him because of it as you can well imagine. It’s dead impressive having a flash computer after all.
But paying all that money for a graphics card just cos it’s got dx10 on it even though nothing actually uses it yet seems like a monumental waste of beer money to me.
I’ll get one when they’re a third of the price, and when they say ATI on them, and when they wrok proper. The last 2 Nividia cards I had never gave me anything but grief.
fair enough. im not complaining as i know it will be fixed.
as for waiting till the price drops thats cool, i saved £600 by buying my stuff in the states when i was there last week so im not bothered. and i am not one for buying top end hardware and this is the first time i have ever been able to afford it so the problems are too be expected.
as for nvidia i used them for 3 years till ati improved lots and used them for the last 3 and have never had a problem with either.
build time tonight 🙂
£600!! Good grief! Perhaps I should pop off to the states on an XDC buying trip… could ssave a fare few bob, and pay my way.
@TurksMeister wrote:
£600!! Good grief! Perhaps I should pop off to the states on an XDC buying trip… could ssave a fare few bob, and pay my way.
US Customs Agent: “Good day sir. Can you please tell me the reason for your visit to the United States?”
Turksmeister: “Certainly my good man. I am here on an XDC buying trip.”
*Three years later in a US prison*
Turksmeister: “Hmm… Maybe he thought I meant ecstasy?”
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