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Anyone use a new GeForce card? 9xxx Series? |
DVA2315
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Posted onPost created on
September 01 2009 20:07 ET by Daniel Shaw
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I'm thinking of upgrading my graphics card, I'm currently using a GeForce 8800.
The problem is, I have never been able to update the drivers on this card since I got it like 2 years ago, because if I ever updated the drivers, FS would stop working properly. It would appear horribly with the new drivers, but if I rolled back it was fine again.
So I'm afraid that if I upgrade a new card with new drivers, I will never be able to get FS to look good again, so I was wondering if anyone here uses a new GeForce card and if you have any issues getting FS to run flawlessly on your computers?
Daniel ShawSenior Captain, MD-88
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DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
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Posted onPost created on
September 01 2009 20:13 ET by Luke Kolin
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I recently replaced an 8800GTS with a GTX260. Looks great. Are you using nHancer?
Cheers!
Luke KolinSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA2541
Captain, B737-800
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Posted onPost created on
September 01 2009 20:37 ET by John Swisher
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Daniel,
Unless you go to atleast a GTX 260 card you will not notice any difference in FS. Unless you have other software that will take advantage of it, I would not bother.
John SwisherCaptain, B737-800
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DVA7180
Captain, MD-88
Joined on March 17 2009
Richmond, BC Canada
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Posted onPost created on
September 01 2009 21:15 ET by Lindsey Wiebe
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i use 8600 and looks pretty good!
Lindsey WiebeCaptain, MD-88
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DVA2315
Senior Captain, MD-88
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Posted onPost created on
September 01 2009 21:40 ET by Daniel Shaw
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I'm trying to upgrade my card so that I can play new games, not just FS.
I am using nHancer, or was.
The newest version of the nvidia drivers apparently alters the nvidia XML document and basically diables nHancer since nHancer can't access the XML document to start applying it's profile settings.
So with my current set up, I either can't make FS look good, but all my new games are great, or I can make FS look great, but can't play my new games.
I'm trying to see if I might be able to find some middle ground where both new and old games would work with a new card before I take the plunge and buy a new card.
Daniel ShawSenior Captain, MD-88
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DVA4180
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Posted onPost created on
September 01 2009 21:55 ET by Joseph Schwab
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I have TWO 9800GTX in SLI on my system.
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DVA2541
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Posted onPost created on
September 03 2009 02:08 ET by John Swisher
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What are you doing that changes the graphics settings so much between games. I would figure that is FS looks good anything else would.
John SwisherCaptain, B737-800
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DVA1576
Captain, B777-200
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Posted onPost created on
September 03 2009 08:22 ET by Michael Johnson
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Who makes your graphics card, and where do you download your drivers from? Also, is your OS up to date? My ASUS 260GTX works great but I have only downloaded my drivers from Nvidia's website. I do lose a few functions that Asus puts on their cards (they never work right anyway) but I've never had a problem with any driver I've downloaded from Nvidia. If your only using the manufacture's drivers, try using Nvidia's. I used an ASUS 8800GTX with FS9 and thought it was more than enough to play FS9. I only replaced it with the 260GTX because my brother was upgrading his wife's computer and it gave me an excuse to buy something new.
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DVA2315
Senior Captain, MD-88
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Posted onPost created on
September 03 2009 19:14 ET by Daniel Shaw
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I only use the Nvidia Drivers straight from Nvidia's website.
Like I said if I use the original drivers, the ones from 2008, I can play pretty much everything, though my newer games always prompt me to update my drivers.
If I update the drivers from Nvidia's website, then I cannot make FS look good again. The only support response I get from Nvidia is that there is a"known incompatibility with older games, and they cannot suppport games that were released prior to the GPU that I'm using."
Daniel ShawSenior Captain, MD-88
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DVA7096
First Officer, MD-11
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Posted onPost created on
September 10 2009 05:23 ET by Richard Howell
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I am using 9800GT and I have recently updated the driver which disabled nHancer due to XML file, so searched the forum and found there was a BETA of nhancer, so I down loaded the BETA and everything is working again.
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DVA610
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Posted onPost created on
September 10 2009 10:28 ET by Alex Schlesinger
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I'm using a 9800GT as well, it looks great, I love the card. Its good power for the price as well.
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DVA7510
Captain, B757-200
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Posted onPost created on
September 10 2009 16:04 ET by Chris Mcnulty
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DO NOT buy a card now! ATi is releasing their new DX11 cards by the end of the month. Nvidia will have their DX11 cards out by the end of the year.
If they are too expensive, you can always grab a GTX275 or GTX285 on clearance.
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