Nvidia adds SLI support for Darkfall

[Ramjesty]

Nvidia has added SLI support specifically for Darkfall in their new beta drivers.

To get them go to this page (http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us) and select 'beta' in the options, your graphics card, your OS and use the search option.

For Windows7 / Vista 32bit you can get them here (http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista_32bit_191.03_beta.html)

Please note that these are beta drivers, however we've cooperated with Nvidia on this, and we've tested them in-house and they work for our configurations.

UPDATE: The drivers have now been released officially (http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=216915)

[Wyverex]

that's nice! :)

btw, any news on ATI CrossfireX support?

[Daarco]

Nice, what does it mean?

[Solvito]

these are good news :)

[Wyverex]

Nice, what does it mean?SLI is Nvidia's technology for more than GPU to work at the same time. Having multiple cheap graphics cards usually gives better performance per money than single powerful GPU, but the main downside (besides power consumption) is that the game you plan to play has to support it (either through drivers or coded inside the game, and the 2nd option is very rare)

more on SLI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Link_Interface)

CrossfireX is very similar, but it's for ATI graphics cards.

[Ander]

Nvidia has added SLI support specifically for Darkfall in their new beta drivers.

To get them go to this page (http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us) and select 'beta' in the options, your graphics card, your OS and use the search option.

For Windows7 / Vista 32bit you can get them here (http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista_32bit_191.03_beta.html)

Please note that these are beta drivers, however we've cooperated with Nvidia on this, and we've tested them in-house and they work for our configurations.

Thank you, this made me a happy gamer this morning.

Just gave it a try with my 9800GX2. I m getting 70-120 FPS with Shadows on High and everything else maxed in 1920x1200.

Granted, I didn't explore much, but so far, its seems like a very good improvement, game was not playable with shadows on before for me.

I still seem to get a lot of shadow flickering in the distance while moving though even with shadow smoothing on. Anything I can do to improve that?

Whats next? Anti aliasing? X-Fi hardware sound support?
:D

[moocat]

Anyone tested it? I'm considering buying a SLI setup.

[nick larking]

To bad this is an useless update for me :(

[miyagisan]

nice :)

[spool]

Sweeet!

[galahorn]

I got an old computer, 3 years, but decided at the time to go SLI (it was brand new tech those days). With that driver on, I get around 20-30 fps more. Incredible!!! I guess those drivers must have more impact on old machines, where every little gain of performance makes a big difference. Now, my FPS is averaging 100-130, in most situation with lows going to 40-70 (when lag spike). Yes I got all graphic options down but u know, with a 6800 GS, u can't try playing with shades and stuff.
I say, if u have SLI, use that driver, it definitively helps.

[Slaker]

Nice, I might buy a second GTX 275 superclocked edition then!

[erConte]

No news for ATI?
I have the same two horribles orizzontal lines since day-1 :(:bang:

[zadeux]

These drivers are great - at least a 40% improvement on my 9800 GX2. Consistent 150-00 FPS outside and 125-150 inside the city.

[Xaphan(CH)]

very good news, but what about making "anti aliasing" working ? seems not be working since release, tested on(Geforce 285GTX, HD4870X2(CF)) no effect so far.

[Slaker]

You guys know if these drivers will increase performance on a video card with single GPU and without SLI?

[Presage]

No news for ATI?
I have the same two horribles orizzontal lines since day-1 :(:bang:

if you're talking about two horizontal white lines drawn in circles around your char, go to texture filtering in vid options and change it from anisotropic to linear. Should clear that up.

[Cautes]

Whats next? Anti aliasing? X-Fi hardware sound support?
:D

please please please :)

[erConte]

if you're talking about two horizontal white lines drawn in circles around your char, go to texture filtering in vid options and change it from anisotropic to linear. Should clear that up.

I know that... and I also know that this "solution" makes textures more ugly than they are with aniso filtering :(

Ah, forgot to mention that we don't have high res textures both ATI and nVidia) :bang:

[Esudar]

hm not really a improvement for my 2 8800 gt :confused:

k doesnt help in window mode but full screen a lot more fps

[Jemal]

Very Sexy. :)

Jemal

[Aurorix]

No news for ATI?
I have the same two horribles orizzontal lines since day-1 :(:bang:

Sounds like dead pixels and you're monitor is broken to me...

[Tshaka]

My SLI seemed to work before theese new drivers tho. But not on standard settings on the nvdia console settings thingy.

[Drefarion]

Awesome.

[Darkparasycte]

Was wondering when this would happen. Although I no longer have an SLI setup perhaps I may buy a second video card now. You people with 9800GX2 are you running dual GX2s (essentially quad sli)?

[[LoD] EE]

Would be nice if they had a Windows 7 64 bit edition of the new drivers.

[demonicx]

been waiting for this for my dual 8600 gts... i hope it helps...now if they will just solve our connection issues we will be fine

[demonicx]

EE;3770552']Would be nice if they had a Windows 7 64 bit edition of the new drivers.

if u go to the additional info tab it says windows 7 release notes and it clearly says windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit so i think it is for 64 bit windows 7

[demonicx]

if u go to the additional info tab it says windows 7 release notes and it clearly says windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit so i think it is for 64 bit windows 7

well i was wrong:bang:

[Ander]

EE;3770552']Would be nice if they had a Windows 7 64 bit edition of the new drivers.

They do have it, its the same one as vista 64, this is the filename I installed:
191.03_desktop_win7_winvista_64bit_engli sh_beta.exe

[antidiablo]

ATI!!:ohno:

[Shiva_Firewing]

They do have it, its the same one as vista 64, this is the filename I installed:
191.03_desktop_win7_winvista_64bit_engli sh_beta.exe

and it works.

[Sevristh]

2 Nvidia 9800 GTX's at 150 FPS, not too shabby

[erConte]

Sounds like dead pixels and you're monitor is broken to me...

So I have some dead pixel walking around my monitor.... nice try dude :lmao:

[[LoD] EE]

They do have it, its the same one as vista 64, this is the filename I installed:
191.03_desktop_win7_winvista_64bit_engli sh_beta.exe

When you go directly to the Windows 7 64 part it shows 190.62 WHQL
When you go to the Windows 32 drivers it shows 191.03 BETA

[ellobo29]

will this work on my old ass nvidia gforce 8500gt? and which driver should i dl?

[johnnyc3po]

right.. because this is what's important right now.

[GRCPan]

right.. because this is what's important right now.

Your point is?

[Wyverex]

right.. because this is what's important right now.This was done by Nvidia, not by Aventurine :bang:
And this is very good news:
people that have SLI setups will be happy
someone might notice Darkfall in next Nvidia's patch notes for drivers and check the game and might actually buy it.

[Ganda]

I'm getting around 110-120 fps on my GTX295 (and not with those new drivers). Hopefully these new drivers will fix my shuttering (the occacional drop below 20 fps)! :D

[bongloads]

No news for ATI?
I have the same two horribles orizzontal lines since day-1 :(:bang:

Annoying as hell :(

They only appear in shadows.

If you look closely, shadows usually have 3 qualities. High quality edges up close, mid @ midrange, crap @ far distance. The ATI line/shadow bug's lines (fancy wording there) appear inbetween the different quality shadows... like ATI doesn't know what to do when the different qualities meet so it just does nothing.

Edit: There's a 3rd line, really far in the distance.

[Aramanu]

With ATI cards its not the shadows that are fucked, its anistropic filtering, if you have it one with shadows the lines appear, if you have point(ugh) or linear(eww) filtering the 'shadow' lines dissappear, and yes it ANNOYING AS HELL that after 6 months its still not fixed. Surely it can't be that hard to fix ot that far down the list of things to do.

[erConte]

Annoying as hell :(

They only appear in shadows.

If you look closely, shadows usually have 3 qualities. High quality edges up close, mid @ midrange, crap @ far distance. The ATI line/shadow bug's lines (fancy wording there) appear inbetween the different quality shadows... like ATI doesn't know what to do when the different qualities meet so it just does nothing.

But it's also related to texture filtering: with linear no line appear (but quality drop down), with aniso we have the two/three lines :(

[greenhair]

using 2x 8800gtx running with vista 64 anyone installed the drivers with this set up ?

[Esudar]

using 2x 8800gtx running with vista 64 anyone installed the drivers with this set up ?

2x 8800 gt vista 64.
fps improvement, its pretty nice.
i can now play with shader 3 permanently :P

[greenhair]

the drivers seem to make a nice improvement, running 2 clients on one machine, all shadows cranked up to max , all other gfx effects on max playing in windowed mode getting a constant 45fps.
when using one client getting 60fps.

thanks for the post.

[Xaphan(CH)]

just remember SLI won't work in window mode

[Ander]

EE;3770980']When you go directly to the Windows 7 64 part it shows 190.62 WHQL
When you go to the Windows 32 drivers it shows 191.03 BETA

Have a look at this link:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista_64bit_191.03_beta.html

[Settra]

Hmmm I know nothing of all this technology.
I have a Geforce GTX275 in my computer...
The new beta driver will improve my computers performance? Or does I need 2 Grafik cards?

[HawksBrigade]

That beta driver does wonders in DF, but it gives a fatal blue screen when I play Empire:Total War.
Anyone else having trouble while playing other games?

[forestchild]

I advice dont ever buy 32bit OS versions they suck go for 64bit OS versions its best game experience.

[forestchild]

Hmmm I know nothing of all this technology.
I have a Geforce GTX275 in my computer...
The new beta driver will improve my computers performance? Or does I need 2 Grafik cards?

SLI is only for 2 videocards(or 3 or4) and it need a MB that supports SLI also.

[chokke]

Now let's see dual- or quadcore-optimalisation :) .

[Jergux]

that sound good!!
but my vga card does not support for SLI

[spool]

I wounder if we will ever get the next step now, going to Dual and later Quad cores, that will be so damn cool! Finally a reason to use my two Quad Core Computers!

[Esudar]

i think that beta driver killed one of my graphiccards...
got strange stripes on the screen and reinstalling/clearing registry didnt help... had to take 1 card out and change slots to get rid of the strange structures on the screen

[Ganda]

BETA, hmmm... use at your own risk! :)

[Esudar]

BETA, hmmm... use at your own risk! :)

yeah, the system and cards are more than 1,5 years old in hardcore usage :P happens, i guess

[xcoolbreezex]

EE;3770552']Would be nice if they had a Windows 7 64 bit edition of the new drivers.

They do brothaman...not whql cert (who gives a shhh) but available none the less on nZone.

for those who care, you can force AA, application specific via nvidia control panel or ATI tool.

[Gray Fox]

This is awesome.

[pZombie]

very good news, but what about making "anti aliasing" working ? seems not be working since release, tested on(Geforce 285GTX, HD4870X2(CF)) no effect so far.

You can force anti-aliasing via your nvidia control pannel under manage 3d settings by changing the global settings and using,

antialiasing mode -> override any application setting


I am sure ati has something similar


enjoy

[HeliosNorlund]

with nhancer tool u can force aa also

i use kombatibility mode 145 aa+hdr

http://www.nhancer.com/

[Xaphan(CH)]

You can force anti-aliasing via your nvidia control pannel under manage 3d settings by changing the global settings and using,

antialiasing mode -> override any application setting


I am sure ati has something similar


enjoy

It works with nHancer or within the Control Panel from the Driver, going to test SLI now with a Asus 295 GTX TOP flashed with these settings :

- Core Clock: 718MHz
- Shader Clock: 1560MHz
- Memory Clock: 2502MHz

cooled by EK Waterblocks, and compare the results to a single 285 GTX and 4870x2.

No I'm not stupid and buying all those cards I usually get em for free or with a nice discount as a hardware tester :)

anyone crazy enough and tried QuadSLI with two 295 , or TriSLI with 3x285 ?

[Xeevis]

Awesome, my 9800GX2 will surely benefit from it. Now lets add Quad-Core CPU, PhysX, EAX5, Dual-monitor and me and my computer will be finally happy.
btw, any news on ATI CrossfireX support?
ATI CrossfireX is configured to work in all games, ATI don't provide personalized CrossfireX profiles as Nvidia for SLI does. Tho it has its advantage that your cards always work together. Nvidia by-hand solution is more stable and gives better overall performance, but you have to wait for it to come out (if ever).

[Enderd]

They work great until I get the BSOD. It seems SLI, Windows 7 x64, and Darkfall are still not 100% compatible. I was running SLI fine before the "Upgrade", now have to turn it off when playing Darkfall. Well hopefully they get it all good.

[kyleivanblake]

very good news, but what about making "anti aliasing" working ? seems not be working since release, tested on(Geforce 285GTX, HD4870X2(CF)) no effect so far.

Only 4 gigs of ram? pfft...

[Xaphan(CH)]

Only 4 gigs of ram? pfft...

depends on what you are talking about.. my rig has 3x2 GB ram. the 4870x2 CF setup has 4GB ram but "only" 1GB per Gpu but 4 Gpu's ... which are not supported by DF so I stick to the 295GTX which deals amazing performance with the newly released drivers.

[SynCaine]

I just picked up a 295GTX, and oddly enough was getting a lot of BSOD with SLI enabled (using the newest Nvidia drivers, Vista 32). Manually turning off SLI for DF in the Nvidia control panel fixed the BSOD issue. I'm hoping the next patch or drivers that come out will allow me to leave SLI on.

My previous card was a 8800GT, and I must say the 295GTX, even without SLI, has been doing a great job running DF. At the NA Aradoth siege I was still getting 30+ FPS almost the entire time.

[lordliquid]

I just picked up a 295GTX, and oddly enough was getting a lot of BSOD with SLI enabled (using the newest Nvidia drivers, Vista 32). Manually turning off SLI for DF in the Nvidia control panel fixed the BSOD issue. I'm hoping the next patch or drivers that come out will allow me to leave SLI on.

My previous card was a 8800GT, and I must say the 295GTX, even without SLI, has been doing a great job running DF. At the NA Aradoth siege I was still getting 30+ FPS almost the entire time.

Was this in full screen or windowed? It does matter.

[SynCaine]

I tested both. In full screen (1900x1200 on 24") I would get the BSOD, especially during large scale combat (at one siege I was getting it either instantly, or after 20-30 minutes). Even when just riding alone I would sometimes get it though. In window mode (1600x1200) I don't believe I crashed, but the hit to FPS was noticeable, and I only played in window mode for a few days. This was all BEFORE I turned SLI off. Since SLI has been off, I've not had a single BSOD crash while in full screen, and this included the very large NA Aradoth siege this past Tuesday.

[Enderd]

I tested both. In full screen (1900x1200 on 24") I would get the BSOD, especially during large scale combat (at one siege I was getting it either instantly, or after 20-30 minutes). Even when just riding alone I would sometimes get it though. In window mode (1600x1200) I don't believe I crashed, but the hit to FPS was noticeable, and I only played in window mode for a few days. This was all BEFORE I turned SLI off. Since SLI has been off, I've not had a single BSOD crash while in full screen, and this included the very large NA Aradoth siege this past Tuesday.

Yep same issue, love the GTX295 cards. I will have to find that setting in Nvidia control panel to disable SLI for just Darkfall. Right now I have it turned off. I got it to run for a while wih SLI on, but not worth the risk after I BSOD while on a raft in the middle of the ocean. When I run on the other computer in windows mode same GTX295 cards in that computer I have no issues (because SLI doesn't activate in windows mode).

[Xaphan(CH)]

I'm also using a 295GTX with SLI enabled and I never got a BSOD (running on Windows 7 64 Bit) 1920x1200 the driver version I use is : 191.07

[Sin'jin]

These new drivers are working great for me. I run twin 8800 ultras. I was using SLI before by tweaking nhancer settings. Had a few issues but now everything is working fine.