wprigjoigj3i40jhgi0435ejh Veteran Posted March 17, 2006 Veteran Share Posted March 17, 2006 (edited) ForceWare Release 80 Version: 84.21 Release Date: March 17, 2006 WHQL Certified* Release Highlights: * WHQL Certified * Adds support for GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7900 GT, and GeForce 7600 GT * New NVIDIA PureVideo features and enhancements. Please visit the NVIDIA PureVideo website for more information on PureVideo technology and system requirements. o Support for high definition H.264 hardware decode acceleration on GeForce 6 and 7 series GPUs. o Support for high definition MPEG-2 inverse telecine. o Support for high definition MPEG-2 spatial temporal de-interlacing. * Adds mixed vendor support for NVIDIA SLI. * TV-Out/HD-out support for NVIDIA SLI. * Added support for VSync on Direct3D games when running NVIDIA SLI. * Microsoft? DirectX? 9.0c and OpenGL? 2.0 support * For a full list of fixed and known issues please view the Release Notes. * This driver is WHQL certified for all GeForce 7 series and a limited number of GeForce 6 series GPUs. Source: nVidia.com[/urlCome and get 'em!/b> Edited March 17, 2006 by voidunknown Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borbus Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Thanks for the heads up (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blachole Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Nice, downloading now. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrStoo Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Thanks for the heads up. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wprigjoigj3i40jhgi0435ejh Veteran Posted March 17, 2006 Author Veteran Share Posted March 17, 2006 I installed them just before after posting this. So far I'm not having any stability issues or problems. BF2 framerates seem to be up by 3 FPS. Not much, but something. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzdawg Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I installed them just before after posting this. So far I'm not having any stability issues or problems. BF2 framerates seem to be up by 3 FPS. Not much, but something. :) up is good... down is bad.. ill take another 3 fps... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borbus Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 They work, but they aren't WHQL. Not sure why it says they are. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wprigjoigj3i40jhgi0435ejh Veteran Posted March 17, 2006 Author Veteran Share Posted March 17, 2006 They work, but they aren't WHQL. Not sure why it says they are. Yea, I noticed that too. Their website says they are though. Kinda odd... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rablet Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 They work, but they aren't WHQL. Not sure why it says they are. Check bottom of page in original post: * This driver is WHQL certified for all GeForce 7 series and a limited number of GeForce 6 series GPUs. Thanks for the heads up! :yes: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewalden Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Come and get 'em! Must be nice.... all of us poor shulbs with a x64 system are still back in the stoneage. 82.12 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Release Date: December 22, 2005 BETA driver Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Yeah thanks a lot actually! I still had 81.98 lol... needed to update badly :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Thanks for the heads up (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wprigjoigj3i40jhgi0435ejh Veteran Posted March 17, 2006 Author Veteran Share Posted March 17, 2006 Check bottom of page in original post: Thanks for the heads up! :yes: Well, I have a 7800 GTX and it said the drivers where not signed. So, I dunno. How can it be signed for only the 7xxx series and not the rest? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borbus Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Check bottom of page in original post: Thanks for the heads up! :yes: Thanks for the info, I missed that. In case anyone is interested, it's unsigned for the 6600GT. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mayer Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Must be nice.... all of us poor shulbs with a x64 system are still back in the stoneage. 82.12 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Release Date: December 22, 2005 BETA driver Yes! Where the crap are our drivers? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wprigjoigj3i40jhgi0435ejh Veteran Posted March 17, 2006 Author Veteran Share Posted March 17, 2006 Yes! Where the crap are our drivers? You knew when installing X64 that it had crappy driver support. That is the only thing hold me back from using it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin-ergy Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 (edited) Just so ya'll know. I have a 7800gt and currently in safe mode after installing these drivers. Just a warning :/ Edit: primary download link ain't workin no more.....the mirrors do however. gonna try installing again. Edit2: 2nd try was successfull. I don't understand why I get a warning about these drivers being unsigned though. I can't seem to find the overclock setting thinger in the display manager.....maybe I haven't looked hard enough. Edited March 17, 2006 by sin-ergy Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaoserver Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 STILL no x64! :angry: :angry: :angry: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wprigjoigj3i40jhgi0435ejh Veteran Posted March 17, 2006 Author Veteran Share Posted March 17, 2006 Just so ya'll know. I have a 7800gt and currently in safe mode after installing these drivers. Just a warning :/ Edit: primary download link ain't workin no more.....the mirrors do however. gonna try installing again. Edit2: 2nd try was successfull. I don't understand why I get a warning about these drivers being unsigned though. I can't seem to find the overclock setting thinger in the display manager.....maybe I haven't looked hard enough. You have to re-do coolbits. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin-ergy Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 You have to re-do coolbits. Thanks. I thought it was part of the drivers :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue` Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Thanks for the info, I missed that. In case anyone is interested, it's unsigned for the 6600GT. :/ Anyone on a 6600GT tested em yet? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587318787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borbus Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 :/ Anyone on a 6600GT tested em yet? Yes, I played UT2004 for a bit. It worked, didn't notice an increase in performance. H264 doesn't get decoded on the GPU when using WinDVD 7. Not sure how to get that work (or if it works at all). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587319056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue` Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Yes, I played UT2004 for a bit. It worked, didn't notice an increase in performance. H264 doesn't get decoded on the GPU when using WinDVD 7. Not sure how to get that work (or if it works at all). You have to install nVidia Pure Video (they have a 30 day trial of it on their site somewhere). Thanx, I will give em a try tomorrow. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587319088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Reaper Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Nice stuff. It's ok to install on top of my old drivers, right? Or do I have to use Driver Cleaner first? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587319112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wprigjoigj3i40jhgi0435ejh Veteran Posted March 17, 2006 Author Veteran Share Posted March 17, 2006 Nice stuff. It's ok to install on top of my old drivers, right? Or do I have to use Driver Cleaner first? You can install right over the top of the old ones, thats what I did. All seems well so far. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/443536-nvidia-forceware-8421-drivers-released/#findComment-587319140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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