Dual 7600GT gpu's in SLI

c_martini · February 19th, 2007, 12:14 PM

I am wondering which driver to try...

Currently I am using a z-tweaked 91.47 driver which has given decent performance when I was using a single GPU. Now that I have added the second, I am on the lookout for the best driver to use which may or may not be optimised for an SLI configuration.

I am an occassional to moderate gamer and normally play Need For Speed - Most Wanted, Star Trek Legacy, Battlefield 2142, Darkstar One etc...

I am just looking to achieve mostly good graphics detail and a decent frame rate

nCaine · February 19th, 2007, 12:41 PM

Well the NGO driver is focused on the IQ , and you sli shuld benefit form this. Im using NGO on my single 6600 GT , and im happy with it , im rather use best IQ driver , and adjust in game and d/a settings.

c_martini · February 19th, 2007, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by nCaine

Well the NGO driver is focused on the IQ , and you sli shuld benefit form this. Im using NGO on my single 6600 GT , and im happy with it , im rather use best IQ driver , and adjust in game and d/a settings.

Yes, you may be right. I think I was aiming at the NGO driver, I just didn't know if there were SLI specific versions of it.

kYdizzle · February 20th, 2007, 07:30 AM

there shouldn't have to be SLi specific, just use the latest NOG drivers. 2.97.92 they worked for my bro's single 7600GT.
you should test and see what drivers work for you, be they nV****'s NGO's, latest or not.

post the results if you want, would be nice to see what drivers i should use if my bro gets a second card.

c_martini · February 20th, 2007, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by kYdizzle

there shouldn't have to be SLi specific, just use the latest NOG drivers. 2.97.92 they worked for my bro's single 7600GT.
you should test and see what drivers work for you, be they nV****'s NGO's, latest or not.

post the results if you want, would be nice to see what drivers i should use if my bro gets a second card.

Good idea. I have run a comparison test with one card and the Nvidia factory drivers vs. the Z-Tweaked drivers. I was getting about a 120 point higher score in 3D Mark 06 with the Z-Tweaked 91.47.

I have not tried this comparison test with 2 cards yet, or adding the NGO driver into the test. I think part of the reason is that i'm not sure whether or not 3D Mark is a good enough comparison as its just a benchmark and may not reflect real world gaming performance accurately.

I guess the next question to ask would be if there are other utilities commonly used for this type of comparison?

kYdizzle · February 20th, 2007, 10:21 AM

well, then test the frames per second on the games you play, i wouldn't know how to see the frame rate on those games, but i know of a great stress tester that is easy to use i used it to check my overclocking on my 8800GTS. it has FPS on the corner, and had full HDR and anti-aliasing options

here is the link
http://www.daionet.gr.jp/~masa/rthdribl/#Download

hope this can help

c_martini · February 20th, 2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by kYdizzle

well, then test the frames per second on the games you play, i wouldn't know how to see the frame rate on those games, but i know of a great stress tester that is easy to use i used it to check my overclocking on my 8800GTS. it has FPS on the corner, and had full HDR and anti-aliasing options

here is the link
http://www.daionet.gr.jp/~masa/rthdribl/#Download

hope this can help

Hmm, looks interesting. I will run a comparison test using both this utility and 3D mark 06.