Anarchy101

I know it's a brand new card but this driver set has to be the worst i've seen from nvidia in a long time. Most of my games have some sort of artifacts, the custom profiles don't work for individual games, the frame rates aren't as good as they should be, there's stuttering/jerking in most games, and really old games look like they're in 8-bit color mode....

The card is not overheating nor is it defective if that's what you're thinking....so it's not THAT bad, just annoying.

So I was thinking of trying the nvidia version of the omega drivers, except I don't know if they are any better or not....and I don't want to hassle with it if they aren't. Anyone using the omega drivers with this series who can confirm this?

FreoHeaveho

Your PSU is underpowered, it has nothing to do with the drivers. http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce...wr_supply.html

I would recommend this: Corsair HX1000W 1000W

linderman

I would agree with Bigfella the 9800 GX2 is a power hungry animal



I too would be looking to atleast 850 watts >>>>> the Corsair 1000 watt would be an awesome choice for your rig !

Anarchy101

Guys, i'm a firedog technician....the mininimal recommendation for a PSU with this card is 580watts and thats tested on a system running a core 2 extreme cpu. My system isn't nearly that powerful...

Besides, lack of enough power causes crashes, blue screens, instability and random shut downs....not lag, graphical arifacts and bugs...in no way can a power supply lead to graphical artifacts, it just simply has nothing to do with graphics and glitches.

It's only logical..

Mkilbride

No, the current Omega Drivers have many issues with alot of programs. I have 174.74 and have had these issues too, but considering they are beta, got to live with it.


I have a 8800 GT though, but the same issues happen with these drivers and I have adequate power also. OpenGL based games are awful and hardly run.

Also, 16-bit games look awful from 8xxx series and upwards for NVIDIA, because they are dropping 16 bit support and under soon...so, it's just how it is(To learn more, google 8800 GT 16-bit support) Sucks, but true.

My videos also have many issues with these drivers, some have improper colors and look washed out, this did not happen on my old 6800, but I took the 8800 in, and they said it's working 100%, that's just how the new cards are, it appears. It could be drivers, as NVIDIA's suck, but all these issues just happen to do with the 8xxx series and up, G92 architecture.

Heat is always an issue though, make sure to have your Fanspeed at at least 50%, more if Over-clocking, even if you have additional fans.

Basically, 167.xx series drivers didn't help, 169.xx series didn't help, and 174.xx series appears to have not helped me either. NVIDIA driver support is getting pretty crappy.

billybenni

Hi guys,
I am from Germany so my english isnt good.
I have a big probleme!! I have an Nvidia GeForce 9800 GX2 and the newest driver -> 7.15.11.7516 . I have a brand new PC. I have put it on and want to test some games like Need for Speed - Pro Street. but the graphic is so bad!! there are green stripes. and sometimes it goes right and 1 sewcond later the stripes go on. PLZ help me!! i dont know what i should do. THX

billybenni

hi,
now all of the screen green. I can see what there happen but the screen is green..plz help me. I want to test the graphic

Aus_Karlos

Actually yes it has everything to do with your PSU, Low power to the GPU will cause errors in the processor causing artifacts (voltage drop). You should also know if a PSU is underpowered and the voltage drops, to balance the Watt output the Amperage increases causing more system problems as the apms cause excess heat.

Also the 580watt PSU must have at least 52apms on the 12V line (or 6pin connector) in order for the card to work, for it to perform it will require more . The 580WAtt PSU will not last long under gaming conditions for a 9800GX2.

Preatorian2

i have a EVGA 9800 Gx2 i have a thermaltake 750 watt power supply a m3a32 mvp deluxe motherboard 2 gig ddr2 800 mhz a 5200 amd x2 processor

my system has the same problem i dont think its a power issue these drivers are giving me 200 fps on bf2142 the 8800 is getting around 300 my card is runnning at 100% fan capability these cards get hot but im idling around 54 c

now when it goes to stock standard at 75% it idles at around 69 degrees

my system is bottlnecked via cpu BUT there is no way these drivers are going anywhere ive reverted back to older drivers to stop certain crashing the card is fine its not faulty but there is a problem in these cards where not being told sloppy engineering id say

now before that my card came with 80.7 drivers on disk witch happened to make my os crap it self within 7 days everything was new i have no faulty hard ware but when i tested a 9800 gt not only did it run smoother there was no clutter.

the 1 gig memory is halfed to share between the 2 cards but there is a problem has anyone found the problem i think its most likely crappy drivers

linderman

A video card starving for power can act up in alot of ways .......... its speed will be reduced while trying to cope with inadaquate voltages and frame rates will drop as a result ............


if you look at the nvida website you will see they dont suggest anything less than a high quality 850 watt to run the dual engined 9800 Gx2

FreoHeaveho

It has little to do with wattage and much more to do with the 12V rail amperage stability and magnitude. All the of the above symptoms can be caused by lack of power. You require a new PSU with at least 50A on the 12V rail.