Good news for Intel G965 Users who use integrated graphics

[yesh1683]

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Download Latest Drivers for Intel onboard G965 chipset which uses X3000

Latest Drivers

Windows XP 32 Bit
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download.aspx?url=/16954/a08/GFX_XP32_14.37.0.5009_PV_Intel.exe&DwnldId=16954&ProductID=2930&lang=eng (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download.aspx?url=/16868/eng/win2k_xp14362.exe&DwnldId=16868&ProductID=2576&lang=eng)

Windows Vista 32 Bit
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download.aspx?url=/16956/eng/GFX_Vista32_15.12.0.1599_PV_Intel.exe&DwnldId=16956&ProductID=2930&lang=eng (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download.aspx?url=/12091/eng/GFX_Vista32_15.11.0.1537_PV_Intel.exe&DwnldId=12091&ProductID=2377&lang=eng)

(The vista drivers are more Stable, the games that hang or restarts in XP are played well in VISTA)

These are some of the games I have personally ran on my G965 onboard

Crysis [@800 low settings]
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare [@800 with mid to high with some eye candy on]
HellGate London [@800 mid to high]
Lost Planet Extreme Condion DX9 (updated version plays well at 640 @low)
Half Life 2 Episode 2 [@800 mid to high]
Clive Barkers Jericho [@800 medium settings]
Bioshock [@640 low to mid]
Need For Speed Pro Street [@800 with all settings mid with AA off and smoke off]
Gears Of War [@640 all settings low]
The CLUB (@800 all settings mid runs very well at 30 FPS)
RAINBOW SIX VEGAS 2 (640x480 @ low settings around 10 FPS in VISTA and around 15 FPS in XP Some verired problems explained in page 14)
GRID (640x480 all settings to low around 15 FPS)
Devil May Cry 4 Demo (640x480 @ low around 25 FPS)
Incredible Hulk (1024x768 @high settings around 20FPS)
FRONTLINES: Fuel Of War (800x600 @ Very Low around 15 FPS Still looks good)
Assassins Creed (@640 all low)
Medal Of Honour Air Bourne DEMO (default settings cant change resolution and settings in demo)
Kane & Lynch Dead Men Demo (800x600 @ low around 15 FPS)
Bionic Commando Rearmed (800x600 @ 25 FPS)
Crazy Machines 2 (1024x768 @ 15 FPS)
Crysis Warhead (800x600 all low around 10 to 15 FPS

Some Old games I Tested

Infernal
GRAW 1 & 2
GTR2
Project Snowblind
Painkiller
Collin McRally 2005
Rainbow Six Lockdown
NFS Carbon & Mostwanted
Chronicles of the Riddick escape butcher bay
CrashDay
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
Just Cause
Test Drive Unlimited
Xpand Rally Xtreme
GTA San Andreas
Doom 3
Quake 4
Virtua Tennis 3 [only mini games are playable]
Devil may cry 3 Special edition
Call Of juarez
Brothers In Arms Earned in blood
Splinter Cell Double agent
Hitman Blodd money
FEAR [Benchmarks on **PAGE 5**] (http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60232&page=5)
Uber Soldier
Transformers the game
Serious Sam 2
Jade Empire
Driver 3
Harry Potter Order Of Phoenix
Pirates Of the Carrabian at Worlds End
OverLord
Ratatouille
FarCry with 1.4 Patch
Company Of Heros
Lost Planet DX9 Demo [The updated demo will play at 15 FPS @ low to medium]
Painkiller Overdose
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate Demo
The Witcher Demo
Penumbra
Conflict Denied Oops
LOST
Quake Wars Enemy Territory

VISTA EXCLUSIVE GAMES (Both run Fine)
HALO 2
SHADOW RUN

GAMES TESTED BY OTHERS

Bully scholarship edition
dead space
Fallout 3
NFS-Undercover
Silent Hill Homecoming
PURE

GAMES THAT PLAY AT VERY LOW FPS (Under 5 FPS)
Death Track Resurrection Demo (640x480 everything low Very low FPS around 1 FPS)
Mercenaries 2 World in Flames (all low around 3 FPS)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Clear Sky (all low around 3 FPS)
Virtua Tennis 3 [Matches are played in slow motion, i mean low FPS]

Unfortunately These GAMES are NOT PLAYBLE

CMR DiRT [Just shows splash screen and exits]
Two world[Game starts but shows movies and but wen loading scene comes the PC restarts]
ARMA Armed Assault [Not playable PC restarts]
Lost Planet DX10 Demo [Non playable gives error]
Timeshift Demo [if i doubleclick the hour glass symbol comes for a while and nothing happens]
Soldier Of Fortune Payback [Shows a black screen and exits to desktop]


If anybody played other games post here with settings and post some screen shots if possible


NOTE: To play Medal Of Honor Airborne game U should edit some entries
Left click shortcut on desktop and click properties and in the target field put single space and then dxlevel 81 so ur target line should like below
"F:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\Medal of Honor Airborne Demo\UnrealEngine3\Binaries\MOHADemo.exe" dxlevel 81
Thanx for galakfryar (http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/member.php?u=48746) for providing this tip

[Sukhdeep Singh]

WOW! thats awesome.

Saste main kaam hojayega for me :lol:

[Quiz_Master]

Age of Empires* 3
:confused:

I m able to play that even on my 845.:D

[Pathik]

^^ me 2.. But great news nevertheless..

[yesh1683]

Just Now tested NFS Carbon Demo itz also playable with my old drivers the game was not starting at all

and also tested TIMESHIFT demo (OLD ONE which they didnt released) it looks great and playable whitout any trouble

FINALLY,, Intel have won the Integrated grapihics war,,, I think:D?

[Choto Cheeta]

Its a good news for X3000 GMA users... :)

Off Topic,

Poor me Stuck with 6200 :p

[phreak0ut]

This news does sound good. You mean to say that this driver is valid for DG965RY motherboard?

[Ethan_Hunt]

Wooohoooo.Finally these bums come up with a decent beta release which supports Hardware T&L support.Hope this gets the job done to run NOLF2.Been waiting for this like hell & have missed out on a lot of game because of it.:mad:

Just Now tested NFS Carbon Demo itz also playable with my old drivers the game was not starting at all
Thats strange I ran NFS carbon without any hitch on this motherboard with the stocked drivers included on the motherboard Disc.

BTW how did you go about installing them? Did you uninstall the older version from control pannel/Device manager or directly updated the current ones?

What other games did you test which previously did not work on your system & with this update it did?

I had several crashes owing to this problem.Which included the likes of Hitman Blood Money,NOLF2,Far Cry(graphical glitches),F.E.A.R,Resident Evil 4,Cold Fear & heck even Doom 3.

This news does sound good. You mean to say that this driver is valid for DG965RY motherboard?Of course.I own the 965RY as well which is based on the 965 series having GMA X3000 onboard.This was an update which Intel had planned months ago but had got delayed a bit too long.

[yesh1683]

This news does sound good. You mean to say that this driver is valid for DG965RY motherboard?
This driver is valid for all G965 based MBs even mobile version i mean laptop based on G965
All the motherboards having integrated X3000 graphics only

But GMA 3000 is not capable of hardware TnL Q963 Boards
ONLY GMA X3000 is capable of Hardware TnL G965 Boards





BTW how did you go about installing them? Did you uninstall the older version from control pannel/Device manager or directly updated the current ones?

What other games did you test which previously did not work on your system & with this update it did?

I had several crashes owing to this problem.Which included the likes of Hitman Blood Money,NOLF2,Far Cry(graphical glitches),F.E.A.R,Resident Evil 4,Cold Fear & heck even Doom 3.

Of course.I own the 965RY as well which is based on the 965 series having GMA X3000 onboard.This was an update which Intel had planned months ago but had got delayed a bit too long.
I didnt uninstalled old drivers
Strangely If u start setup it will pop up message saying that
"the driver installed in system is newer than this" Do u want to install old drivers?"
I selected yes install anyway


I Tested the Game "PAINKILLER"
This game requires 100% 3d card capable of Hardware TnL
With old drivers the game poped up message saying hardware TnL card required
Now with beta drivers I played game at 1024x768 @ high settings without any problem that too very smooth @over 40 FPS

They listed Elder Scrolls* IV: Obliviion as playable
Looking at this i guess all games will be playable

Still i will check many games and post the results here later
I will check these games

Hitman blood money
GRAW
INFERNAL
and many others

[Ethan_Hunt]

^hey thanks for the update man.Will download this driver ASAP.The only thing bothering me was that when I had downloaded the latest drivers for Intel 965 earlier(not this version) it had several wierd issues wherein the response to the keys was very slow in all games.It was like I was tapping one key & the action would take place 2-3 secs later.I tried to remove those drivers & re-install my old ones but sadly nothing helped until a freh format.:(

This is the only reason I wanted to know how you went about installing these set of drivers.As soon as I get it will keep you updated with what games I tried out from my side as well.And oh yes Painkiller had shown(or rather is still showing;))me the same error.Hope the update works for most of the games. *fingers crossed*

[Edburg]

can someone compare X3000 with AMD 690G and/or nvidia 6200....in performance in games....b/w does X3000 have h/w accelerated HD video playing....

And wasnt G965 released about a year ago when core 2 duo proccies were launched ??? And only now working TnL drivers and still beta......shhhhh...shame on u intel

[rahul_becks23]

Oh yeah ......... u can start the games in this but u cant run them on fair settings ... right !!!

[GeekyBoy]

Is it better than the onboard nVidia GeForce 6100 ?

[Ethan_Hunt]

^well only partially better than it.I have seen quite a few games run a bit better than this chipset on the Nvidia 6100.If only these drivers had been released earlier then we would have known the true potential of this chipset.Till now most of the game that I have tested & have worked have been satisfactory with their frame rates.Will try this update & let you know if it's completely better than Nvidia's 6100 or not.

[yesh1683]

Here are the game updates Which i have tested

The Games which are completely playable with smooth framerates

Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter [800x600, medium seetings, dynamic shadows off]
INFERNAL [1024x768, very high settings]
JUST CAUSE [800x600, medium settings]

All games AA and AF are set to off all the games can b played at that settings very smoothly
You can set the graphics quality high and play but ocassionally frame rates drop

I was really surpriced with GRAW game it looks really good in fact slightly better than my frends XFXs 6600 card:shock: believe me its true


The results i saw in these games i Can compare that scores between nvidia 6600 and 6600GT [my frend has 6600 non GT & we tested same games at same settings, in some games x3000 has slightly better framerates eg GRAW, JUST CAUSE, [but not in all games]]
This will do even better job with final version of drivers

SADLY THESE ARE STILL NOT PLAYABLE NEXT VERSION DRIVERS WILL PLAY THESE GAMES

HITMAN BLOOD MONEY
SPLITER CELL DOUBLE AGENT

Both games will start and we can browse the main menu and set graphic options and all but if we start the new game the loading screen comes for a while and then PC restarts i tried graphics quality set to low at 640x480


Is it better than the onboard nVidia GeForce 6100 ?
Itz way better I think

^well only partially better than it.I have seen quite a few games run a bit better than this chipset on the Nvidia 6100.If only these drivers had been released earlier then we would have known the true potential of this chipset.Till now most of the game that I have tested & have worked have been satisfactory with their frame rates.Will try this update & let you know if it's completely better than Nvidia's 6100 or not.
Well still you havent installed the drivers?




One Tip Do Not play the game at Default settings

If u choose defaults in graphic settings The game will take highest settings and AA and AF will b set to max {Well i think the game thinks it has 8800:rolleyes: }

[Tanmay]

Yep its great news. . .but still BETA ! ! GMA X3000 was launched like in Sept-Nov and still they're not done with Final Drivers. Intel totally sux in the Graphics Department !

[Ethan_Hunt]

Well still you havent installed the drivers?
Yeah right on my crappy 48Kbps internet line I would probably choke myself.:D That's the reason I haven't downloaded it yet but have give the link to my friend who would get it done by tomorrow so will collect it from him once done.

Dam! Bloodmoney still does not run.CURSES! :mad:

[s18000rpm]

can you guys check for Test Drive Unlimited, CMR DiRT [demo], GTR2

[yesh1683]

can you guys check for Test Drive Unlimited, CMR DiRT [demo], GTR2

Tested CMR DiRT and GTR2

GTR2 Is playable at high settings at 1024 resloution

But DiRT is not playable but the game starts and displays a splash screen as DiRT and exits
[DiRT game is actually cannot b played on even 6600:mad: it requires minimum 6800, on 6600 it does not even start it gives error]

My frend has Testdrive unlimited and i will check that tomorrow and let u know

[s18000rpm]

ohhh thanks a lot man:)

i really appriciate your help:).

[goobimama]

Hmm...I think there's an x3000 somewhere that I might use for a little bit of gaming. Is there any H.264 acceleration that's possible with these new drivers?

[gannu_rox]

Tats a good thread... helps a lotta ppl...

[rakeshishere]

Thnx dude...This thread was really helpful ;) :)

[yesh1683]

Today tested following games

TESTDRIVE UNLIMITED
Playable but some weird problems it can be played at low settings at 640 res and also at high settings at 1024 on both settings the FPS remained same:confused: around 20,, but after finishing 1 st level the game behaves starangely the screen freezes here and there and agains resumes or sometimes PC Restarts

TWO WORLDS
Game starts but shows movies and but wen loading scene comes the PC restarts

XPAND RALLY XTREME
Fully playable at defaults at 1024

ARMA ARMED ASSAULT
Not playable PC restarts

COMPANY OF HEROS
Game starts and shows screens while loading restarts





Hmm...I think there's an x3000 somewhere that I might use for a little bit of gaming. Is there any H.264 acceleration that's possible with these new drivers?

No hardware decoding for H.264
But there full harware decoding for MPEG2 and VC-1

[s18000rpm]

^thanks buddy:)

[Ethan_Hunt]

Today tested following games

TESTDRIVE UNLIMITED
Playable but some weird problems it can be played at low settings at 640 res and also at high settings at 1024 on both settings the FPS remained same:confused: around 20,, but after finishing 1 st level the game behaves starangely the screen freezes here and there and agains resumes or sometimes PC Restarts

TWO WORLDS
Game starts but shows movies and but wen loading scene comes the PC restarts

XPAND RALLY XTREME
Fully playable at defaults at 1024

ARMA ARMED ASSAULT
Not playable PC restarts

COMPANY OF HEROS
Game starts and shows screens while loading restarts







No hardware decoding for H.264
But there full harware decoding for MPEG2 and VC-1
DAM! So many restarts.:mad: Makes me think twice before installing it.Don't want to wind up messing up the HDD with this update.

[yesh1683]

DAM! So many restarts.:mad: Makes me think twice before installing it.Don't want to wind up messing up the HDD with this update.


The following is the list of gaming titles that have been validated with this graphics driver for playability. Individual performance may vary depending on system configuration and game settings. Testing on additional titles or benchmarks is not recommended and is outside the scope of this release.

So u will b fine with games that Run

[sagargv]

how is x3000 compared to radeon x200 onboard ?

[s18000rpm]

i just checked 4 games-

CMR05 - crashes.
NFS MW - corrupted gfx. (the reflection is messed up)
GTA SA - runs fine.
RACE WTCC - runs fine, but again gfx. corruption, i cant see the FULL car:)), in pause meu, its completely visible, but not while racing.

now gotta test- NFS Carbon, Oblivion, Outrun.

[yesh1683]

i just checked 4 games-

CMR05 - crashes.
NFS MW - corrupted gfx. (the reflection is messed up)
GTA SA - runs fine.
RACE WTCC - runs fine, but again gfx. corruption, i cant see the FULL car:)), in pause meu, its completely visible, but not while racing.

now gotta test- NFS Carbon, Oblivion, Outrun.
Thanx for ur update

But CMR05 is playable at high settinngs @1024 [i played demo]

And also I ran NFS MW at maximum settings with all reflections set to high with AA & AF off @800 no trouble at all runs fine

Ya i wanted to know how Oblivion ran I dont have that game so test at all possible settings:D

Have u updated ur windows and have u installed DX9 april edition?

Today i tested Call Of juarez U can enter in to menu but restarts wen loading scene finishes



s18000rpm & allwyndlima

Plz visit the below thread and tell whether u also noticed same thing or not?
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=527418#post527418

[s18000rpm]

no problem with MW, just the gfx. (reflection) is a bit boxy:(

http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/nfsmw000.jpg (http://s2.supload.com/free/nfsmw000.jpg/view/)
http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/nfsmw003.jpg (http://s2.supload.com/free/nfsmw003.jpg/view/)


[see the boxy reflections on the hood]

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My XP is not updated, but DX9 is latest (april release- digit).

will post more on RACE-WTCC, CMR05 after XP update is done.
& on Oblivion, i'll update by wednesday.

bt my config- Intel 965WH, P4 3.06GHz, "2 x 512" Corsair DDR2 800 (running at 533).
Win XP Pro. (fresh install)



s18000rpm & allwyndlima

Plz visit the below thread and tell whether u also noticed same thing or not?
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=527418#post527418
sorry dude, but i have a P4:( :)), so cant help you.

[yesh1683]

sorry dude, but i have a P4:( :)), so cant help you.

Nice pics there

May b allwyndlima will help me he as he as got C2D

[goobimama]

does the 965RY board have a PCI-e graphics slot? I was wondering i I could stick a 7900GT in there...

[upendra_gp]

Please tell me a good motherboard having this chipset!

[yesh1683]

does the 965RY board have a PCI-e graphics slot? I was wondering i I could stick a 7900GT in there...

yes it has got the PCI Express x16 slot so u can plug in any graphics card

Please tell me a good motherboard having this chipset!

There are plenty
ASUS should be an good one

ASUS
[/URL]P5B-V
P5B-VM

INTEL
DG985RY

MSI and GIGABIT also have these mobos



[URL="http://in.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=332&l4=0&model=1314&modelmenu=1"] (http://in.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=332&l4=0&model=1314&modelmenu=1)

[upendra_gp]

yes it has got the PCI Express x16 slot so u can plug in any graphics card



There are plenty
ASUS should be an good one

ASUS
[/URL]P5B-V
P5B-VM

INTEL
DG985RY

MSI and GIGABIT also have these mobos



[URL="http://in.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=332&l4=0&model=1314&modelmenu=1"] (http://in.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=332&l4=0&model=1314&modelmenu=1)

what is their cost?
Will they really able to handle the games mentioned at the start of this thread?
are they a bit future proof?

[yesh1683]

what is their cost?
Will they really able to handle the games mentioned at the start of this thread?
are they a bit future proof?

Intel board costs around 5200/-
Asus boards cost over 6000/-
Asus offers better features and performance

They will handle the games mentioned at the start of the thread but most eyecandies turned off

I doubt it will b future proof

If u are a Gamer, then u need to get PCi-express graphics card best buy will b 8600GT as it is DX10 ready and costs around 6000/-

If u need best onboard graphics solution then this mobo is best buy

[s18000rpm]

^CMR05 runs (had to re-install), but lags heavily when played at even 800*600 resolution:(

dunno whats wrong. XP still getting updated.

[Ethan_Hunt]

@Yesh: Sorry buddy I didn't install those drivers till now.Had a bad exprience with the earlier update(Intel's last driver update & not your T&L beta one) that I had tried out on my mobo.The games became extremely low on response.Like I said earlier,it would take around 2-3 seconds for the actual action to take place after the keypress.And the stupid thing is I was not able to switch back to my old driver(present on motherboard disc)& it would persist with the same problem.I had to format XP completely to get back my old drivers.So I am heavily doubtful about this driver update on the beta drivers.If I get the same problem again then I am dead as I have huge data on the same driver which I can't afford to loose.:(

Let me see if I can get it updated though.

[yesh1683]

^CMR05 runs (had to re-install), but lags heavily when played at even 800*600 resolution:(

dunno whats wrong. XP still getting updated.

I Tested demo and it played fine on 1024 @ high settings
I will test the full version game and see
If possible u check the demo version

[s18000rpm]

strange. when i run CMR05 on "Windows 2000" compatibility mode, it runs fine at 1024 resolution.:confused:.

but if i turn ON Anisotropic Filtering, the game starts to lag.

well this is just a Beta driver afterall, so no complaints.

[rakeshishere]

NFSMW gfx lags when i just installed these drivers..so had to use the older drivers which i received from the CD;)

[s18000rpm]

for me it was the other way around. using the stable drivers (frm CD), MW lagged even in 640resl.

but i'm able to run it at higher settings (1024....), same for GTA SA.

[yesh1683]

Today tested DOOM3

Well it played amazing i played at1024 that too at ULTRA SETTINGS :shock:all turned on only AA & AF off it gave around 15 FPS still playable only just a little bit lag

I wonder how intel releases the final drivers

Intel had done an great Job

Here screenshot
http://img162.imagevenue.com/loc688/th_44890_Doom3_2007-06-19_10-50-59-00_122_688lo.JPG (http://img162.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=44890_Doom3_2007-06-19_10-50-59-00_122_688lo.JPG)

[s18000rpm]

can someone confirm that Counter Strike Source works with this Beta Drivers?

whenever i launch CSS, i get BSOD:x

do i have run it in compatibilty mode, coz i tried & it doesnt run:(, but takes 100% CPU usage but doesnt even launch.

[yesh1683]

can someone confirm that Counter Strike Source works with this Beta Drivers?

whenever i launch CSS, i get BSOD:x

do i have run it in compatibilty mode, coz i tried & it doesnt run:(, but takes 100% CPU usage but doesnt even launch.
Sorry buddy I dont have counter strike game to test

Today I checked Rainbow 6 Vegas and it is not playable:confused::confused: but intel has listed in playable games:mad:
Game starts and we can setup in menus but wen loading screeen comes Pc restarts [same as hitman and double agent]

Plz if u have that game can u check ???




will post more on RACE-WTCC, CMR05 after XP update is done.
& on Oblivion, i'll update by wednesday.



Buddy where is oblivion today is already saturday

Have u tested that

[s18000rpm]

sorry, but i was getting lots of BSOD with CS:( :))

i'll get the Oblivion 2morow & report back:)

[yesh1683]

sorry, but i was getting lots of BSOD with CS:( :))

i'll get the Oblivion 2morow & report back:)

Then wat about Rainbow 6 Vegas Do u have that game?

I dont get BSOD screen some games just restrarts

By the by have u updated ur BIOS? Itz alos important

[s18000rpm]

ya, updated it today, but i get BSOD when "Optimal Default" setting is loaded in BIOS.

i have to set the HDD configuration to IDE mode (out of SATA, AHCI [only for vista]), then only i'm able to log in.

with BIOS update, i didnt see any difference, sometimes even MW gets slower(as usual).

maybe my proc. cant take full (or atleast half:))) advantage of the RAM.

for me Carbon runs at playable FPS @ 640resl only.:(

[yesh1683]

ya, updated it today, but i get BSOD when "Optimal Default" setting is loaded in BIOS.

i have to set the HDD configuration to IDE mode (out of SATA, AHCI [only for vista]), then only i'm able to log in.

with BIOS update, i didnt see any difference, sometimes even MW gets slower(as usual).

maybe my proc. cant take full (or atleast half:))) advantage of the RAM.

for me Carbon runs at playable FPS @ 640resl only.:(

My guess is also with proc wont taking full adavantage of ram

i have set the Video memoty settings in BIOS to following values

under ADVANCED
VIDEO CONFIGURATION

DVMT Mode <DVMT>
IGD DVMT Memory <maximum DVMT>
IGD Aperture Size <256 MB>

Setting memory to maximum DVMT will force the graphics memory [shared] to 320 MB
so it will be 320 mb video memory shared for graphics
this way i got good performance in espcially vistas aero style

to fully utilize this 320 mb video memory the intel recommends 1.5 GB of RAM

[s18000rpm]

to get steady performance, you can use the Fixed option, this way the system will not increase/decrease the Alloted memory, that 256/384MB becomes like a dedicated RAM.

[ilugd]

is it applicable to my motherboard? Property
Model D915GLVG

[s18000rpm]

the drivers?
no.

[yesh1683]

Today I tested Virtua Tennis 3 Well some weired problems it can be played at all settings at all resloutions

But it can play only mini games in map that is practice sessions like catching ball hiting bulls eye and all at smooth FPS :D

But it will not play exhibition match or any match with players

The match seems to be in slow motion:confused::confused:

sorry, but i was getting lots of BSOD with CS:( :))

i'll get the Oblivion 2morow & report back:)

Still waiting for oblivion Buddy:D

[harryneopotter]

is this chipset comparable to Nvidia 6150 igp ????

[yesh1683]

is this chipset comparable to Nvidia 6150 igp ????

6150 is old chipset and g965 is new

And G965 is far better than 6150:D

Moreover G965 has got harware TnL and 6150 doesnt

[Ethan_Hunt]

Moreover G965 has got harware TnL and 6150 doesnt
Nope.Both the 6150 & the 6100 have full support for Hardware T&L.How you might ask? Well these chipsets with their standard drivers are capable of playing No One Lives Forever 2 which is very strict on demanding the use of a hardware T&L supported card/chipset.The 6150 & 6100 have far better games compatibililty compared to the G965 as like you earlier mentioned Hitman Blood Money still doesn't run on your chipset whereas it plays flawlessly on my friends "old" 6100 board & same goes for oblivion @800x600 settings.Intel has a pathetic driver line up which has cursed their X3000 graphic series.It had been in talks that this Hardware T&L support based driver will be releasing soon & till now it's still in the Beta testing.:mad:

If I had to choose one I would have certainly gone in for Nvidia's onboard solution provided they were available with Intel's Core 2 Duo compliant motherboards.

[s18000rpm]

tried Oblivion today (atlaaaast:))), but on my system it gave a BSOD (some igfx... error was shown in BSOD screen), which somehow made other games to crash too, ultimateley i re-installed the gfx. drivers.

man my P4 bottlenecks the whole system:)), GTR2 runs flawlessly when there's no more than 8 cars (around me) [provided the DAMAGE is OFF], otherwise i get huge FPS hit:x
(currently running it at 800x640:( to squeeze out more FPS:)))


my system
=>XP Pro (SP2) [not with complete updates]
=>P4 3.06GHz
=>1GB DDR2 800 RAM (run @ 533)
=>Kaspersky AV
=>K-Lite Codec Pack installed.

CMR05 & GTA SA hav sound problems, i guess its not fully compatible with Sigmatel Audio Drivers.
(in GTA SA, i cant hear the car sound, CJ's voice... & in CMR the car sound dies evry now & then.

[rakeshishere]

The Beta Drivers Game me some problems for some Games such as NFSMW,DOOM3 in my PC..Anyway I will wait for the final release..Kindly Do Make an announcement in this thread about the Final Drivers as I will be keeping a track of this thread :)

[s18000rpm]

^how does MW run in your system? slow? (any fps issue?)
& whats your config.?

[rakeshishere]

^how does MW run in your system? slow? (any fps issue?)
& whats your config.?

Its Not Slow.. When i Start Doom3..I just Get an explorer error:(
and MW runs fine ..Meaning Its not slow but gfx lags.When I play @ 1024*768 Res,My Comp Restarts at certain locations during gameplay:mad:
This happened only after i installed the Beta drivers...;)

Here is My Config:

PROCESSOR: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 CPU 4300 @ 1.80GHz :grin:
MOTHERBOARD: Intel DG965RY :razz:
RAM: 1GB DDR2 :wink:

[s18000rpm]

for me MW runs fine for 30mins, then slows down (FPS drops) & if i get more than 8/10 cops chasing me, thats it:x its like if i've activated Unlimited SpeedBreaker :))

i'm running the game at 1024rsln. but this FPS drop happens in 640rsnl. too (at lowest gfx. settings).

i'm confused, i dunno whether the P4 is slowing down or the drivers:confused:.

anyways GTR2 runs better than MW:D (thats all i need:))...for now:p)

[eleca]

hello, i got a new pc recently and was wondering if it was good enough to play battlefield2? as this game was mentioned in this thread, my specs r
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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/12/2007, 23:25:03
Machine name: TELFORD91-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Dell DM061
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.2.1
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 1014MB RAM
Page File: 853MB used, 1429MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6000.16386 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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Card name: Intel(R) G965 Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) GMA 3000
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_29A2&SUBSYS_01DD1028&REV_02
Display Memory: 250 MB
Dedicated Memory: 0 MB
Shared Memory: 250 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (16 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: igdumd32.dll
Driver Version: 7.14.0010.1147 (English)
DDI Version: 9Ex
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/9/2007 19:32:30, 2105344 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-6AE2-11CF-E377-D721A3C2CA35}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x29A2
SubSys ID: 0x01DD1028
Revision ID: 0x0002
Revision ID: 0x0002
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEGi would be grateful for any help thank you.

[yesh1683]

Nope.Both the 6150 & the 6100 have full support for Hardware T&L.How you might ask? Well these chipsets with their standard drivers are capable of playing No One Lives Forever 2 which is very strict on demanding the use of a hardware T&L supported card/chipset.The 6150 & 6100 have far better games compatibililty compared to the G965 as like you earlier mentioned Hitman Blood Money still doesn't run on your chipset whereas it plays flawlessly on my friends "old" 6100 board & same goes for oblivion @800x600 settings.Intel has a pathetic driver line up which has cursed their X3000 graphic series.It had been in talks that this Hardware T&L support based driver will be releasing soon & till now it's still in the Beta testing.:mad:

If I had to choose one I would have certainly gone in for Nvidia's onboard solution provided they were available with Intel's Core 2 Duo compliant motherboards.
I agree with u in following cases

The 6150 & 6100 have far better games compatibililty compared to the G965
Intel has a pathetic driver line up

I totally disagree That 6150 is better than G965

U know on paper G965 is more powerful even powefull than 6200 TC

GeForce 6100 Specs

Core Clock: 425 MHz
Pixel Pipelines: 2
Vertex Processors: 1
Memory: Usually 32/64/128/256 MB shared DDR - s.939/DDR2 - s.AM2GeForce 6150 Specs

Core Clock: 475 MHzINTEL X3000 Specs

Core Clock: 667 MHz
8 Unified shader processors
Memory : upto 320 MB

6150 has nvidia pure video technology and intel has intel clear video technology and itz video and image quality is better than nvidia

Proof is here from anandtech
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2942&p=10

Some gaming Benchmark scores are below [ remember itz with drivers not supporting hardware TnL, so it falls back to nvidia] u can see that intel posts almost same FPS in both 1024x768 and 1280x1024 resolutions where as nvidia scores drop at high resolutions
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/article.php/2691_3673796__6
With beta drivers i got 30 FPS in Prey at 1024 res at high settings

Ok tell me is 6150 capable of playing DOOM3 at 1024 res at ultra settings with just AA & AF Turned off and all other settings ON like shadows
& i played doom 3 at these settings on intel at 15 FPS
I played quake 4 at high settings 1024 res
CMR05 also at high settings
I playewd GRAW at medium settings

Is 6150 capable of these?

6150 was best wen it was released and i agree that nvidia new IGP will be far better
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Ok Today I tested Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition

It runs smooth at 800 res

Lots of fun slashing those enemies:D


Vista game SHADOWRUN also played well on vista
Completed HALO2 also today:D
[without hardware TnL support:p as vista drivers still wont support it]

I played shadow run at mid sttings at 800
It plays at high settings also but just lags a bit

[adithyagenius]

Anyone tried F.E.A.R on it?

[yesh1683]

Anyone tried F.E.A.R on it?

Fear is playable but some minor issues The game gfx is corrupted here and there and it plays fine on medium settings at 800 res

But fear extraction point has no such trouble plays fine

[adithyagenius]

Fear is playable but some minor issues The game gfx is corrupted here and there and it plays fine on medium settings at 800 res

But fear extraction point has no such trouble plays fine
Can you please post the results of the in game benchmark?

[assasin]

@yesh1683 did u like the game shadow run?is it a good game?

[yesh1683]

Can you please post the results of the in game benchmark?
Ok i will post tomorrow

But i have only demo i will run performance test and post the results at all settings


@yesh1683 did u like the game shadow run?is it a good game?

Itz Fun lies mainly in online game
I only played with bots
I liked it
itz fun using magic powers
but it only has limited maps
if u like online multiplayer u will like it

[Ethan_Hunt]

U know on paper G965 is more powerful even powefull than 6200 TC

GeForce 6100 Specs

Core Clock: 425 MHz
Pixel Pipelines: 2
Vertex Processors: 1
Memory: Usually 32/64/128/256 MB shared DDR - s.939/DDR2 - s.AM2GeForce 6150 Specs

Core Clock: 475 MHzINTEL X3000 Specs

Core Clock: 667 MHz
8 Unified shader processors
Memory : upto 320 MB

6150 has nvidia pure video technology and intel has intel clear video technology and itz video and image quality is better than nvidia Well frankly speaking,paper specs being above 6150 is merely very poor excuse for it's lack for games compatibility IMO.With a higher core clock & additional support for onboard sharing doesn't make much difference when it comes to gaming on onboard video as they are handicapped by poor bandwidth.

Now coming back to the "pure video" V/S "Clear video" aspect,tell me how much difference did you actually notice? I went through all the images,yet again.Believe me I've been there done that.Been through this review at Anandtech tons of times before buying my actual PC.Seriously not impressed.The only minute difference I could gauge into was that 6150 was having a bit faded contrast as compared to GMA X3000.Now let's speak in much more practical terms,I had tried out Terminator II:Judgement Day Director's Cut Edition original DVD on both my chipset as well as my friends Nvidia 6150 chipset with all WinDVD settings to default & didn't notice much difference.


Ok tell me is 6150 capable of playing DOOM3 at 1024 res at ultra settings with just AA & AF Turned off and all other settings ON like shadows
& i played doom 3 at these settings on intel at 15 FPS
I played quake 4 at high settings 1024 res
CMR05 also at high settings
I playewd GRAW at medium settings

Is 6150 capable of these?
For Doom III Yes I have seen my friend play this game @1024x768 with Ultra settings & with AA & AF turned on(Duh!) and would get 19-20fps at some point & then would would drop when intense battle scenes.Did you know that Doom III didn't run on X3000 before this beta driver came out?

BTW what pleasure do you get with running a game at such low fps? Would you rather have low settings & have playable frame rates or would rather prefer a slide show with high settings? :confused:

For the record,have also tried out Quake 4 but was at 800x600 with playable frame rates indoor & would lag heavily on outdoors which I would rather want to see how much you got in outdoor sequences @1024x768?

Don't have CMR05 & haven't tried GRAW yet.

6150 was best wen it was released and i agree that nvidia new IGP will be far betterOnly time will tell if Intel could release a stable driver which could prove to be worthy of running most of the games which Nvidia can currently run with zero crash & restart problems.

Now don't get me wrong I am not against Intel out here.My only question is when they boasted so much about this chipset's features & clock speeds & stuff like that then why make such rubbish drivers which are incapable of pulling off many games decently.Heck even a game like Far Cry came up with heavy graphical glitches.If you had kept a track of the Nvidia's older generation Nforce chipset's as well then even they had better graphic capabilities compared to Intel.They never had driver issues till date.Hence I would rather wait & watch from a distance of Intel coming up with some good solution.Dude believe me I have tried out F.E.A.R @1600x1200 resolution on my X3000 with old drivers & even I could yield 15fps with all settings to high.HL2 @1280x1024 all high with 4X AA & 8X AF(in game) & believe it or not it could run the game.I was shocked to see it delivering 25-30fps indoors at some points.:o So not like this chipset is trash it just needs a good & most notably a stable driver to pat it's back.:)

[assasin]

hey anyone of u ran Lost Planet on X3000?wat fps did ya get?

[Ethan_Hunt]

^Well tried to run the DX9 demo on the standard drivers & it failed to initialise.Guess I had my expectation too high.I guess Yesh could check since he has the beta drivers.

[yesh1683]

At last Today Intel have released beta drivers for VISTA 32Bit

But still early beta:confused:

But they also listed Long Licence agreement

Any way link to vista drivers
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&Inst=Yes&ProductID=2576&DwnldID=13639&strOSs=164&OSFullName=Windows%20Vista*%2032&lang=eng



I will check the Non working games with vista Drivers and post the results:D

[iHATEdigit]

Hay friends Please help me......
I am using DG965RY mb and C2D 4300 with Kingston 667Mhz Ram and WD3200AAJS HardDrive!!
I am using windows xp and I want to use my SATA II hd in SATA mode its running in IDE mode please help me.........this borad has ICH8 Sata controller and Intel has no driver for this modo! :(

Help me!

[yesh1683]

Well frankly speaking,paper specs being above 6150 is merely very poor excuse for it's lack for games compatibility IMO.With a higher core clock & additional support for onboard sharing doesn't make much difference when it comes to gaming on onboard video as they are handicapped by poor bandwidth.

Now coming back to the "pure video" V/S "Clear video" aspect,tell me how much difference did you actually notice? I went through all the images,yet again.Believe me I've been there done that.Been through this review at Anandtech tons of times before buying my actual PC.Seriously not impressed.The only minute difference I could gauge into was that 6150 was having a bit faded contrast as compared to GMA X3000.Now let's speak in much more practical terms,I had tried out Terminator II:Judgement Day Director's Cut Edition original DVD on both my chipset as well as my friends Nvidia 6150 chipset with all WinDVD settings to default & didn't notice much difference.



For Doom III Yes I have seen my friend play this game @1024x768 with Ultra settings & with AA & AF turned on(Duh!) and would get 19-20fps at some point & then would would drop when intense battle scenes.Did you know that Doom III didn't run on X3000 before this beta driver came out?

BTW what pleasure do you get with running a game at such low fps? Would you rather have low settings & have playable frame rates or would rather prefer a slide show with high settings? :confused:

For the record,have also tried out Quake 4 but was at 800x600 with playable frame rates indoor & would lag heavily on outdoors which I would rather want to see how much you got in outdoor sequences @1024x768?

Don't have CMR05 & haven't tried GRAW yet.

Only time will tell if Intel could release a stable driver which could prove to be worthy of running most of the games which Nvidia can currently run with zero crash & restart problems.

Now don't get me wrong I am not against Intel out here.My only question is when they boasted so much about this chipset's features & clock speeds & stuff like that then why make such rubbish drivers which are incapable of pulling off many games decently.Heck even a game like Far Cry came up with heavy graphical glitches.If you had kept a track of the Nvidia's older generation Nforce chipset's as well then even they had better graphic capabilities compared to Intel.They never had driver issues till date.Hence I would rather wait & watch from a distance of Intel coming up with some good solution.Dude believe me I have tried out F.E.A.R @1600x1200 resolution on my X3000 with old drivers & even I could yield 15fps with all settings to high.HL2 @1280x1024 all high with 4X AA & 8X AF(in game) & believe it or not it could run the game.I was shocked to see it delivering 25-30fps indoors at some points.:o So not like this chipset is trash it just needs a good & most notably a stable driver to pat it's back.:)

well Buddy i am not against Nvidia6150 neither i am in favour with intel, in fact i am collecting money to buy nvidia 8800 card:D

Ok,, dont post wrong benchmarks here
Doom 3 @1024 Ultra settings with AA & AF on doesnt produce 20 FPS even on 6600 card:mad:
u r telling 6150 will play at 20:confused:

Doom 3 on 6150 @ 800 produces only 25fps on high settings see any benchmark tests, google it [ that too doom engine favours and runs excellent on nvidia cards]

Intel clear video has better contrast just slightly [ but that slight difference is also a difference] U cant notice any change if u see same video on two PCs at two different times, to notice any differnce u must watch same videos on two pcs simultaneously side by side


Well Intel really has big problem in getting decent drivers the chipset was released way back in November and after almost 8 months they have releaed just released drivers that enable hardware TnL that too beta:confused::confused::mad:

I think Vista's Beta drivers are more capable of playing games
Because i saw Call of Juarez game run on Vista with vista beta drivers and it doesnt run the game on XP with XP beta drivers

I will check hitman and others and post the results

hey anyone of u ran Lost Planet on X3000?wat fps did ya get?

Well I will download the Demo tonight and post the results here


I will post the F.E.A.R benchmarks tomorrow

[Ethan_Hunt]

Ok,, dont post wrong benchmarks here
Doom 3 @1024 Ultra settings with AA & AF on doesnt produce 20 FPS even on 6600 card:mad:
u r telling 6150 will play at 20:confused:Woah! Then something must be really wrong with my friend's 6600GT when I last remember trying it on his earlier rig a year ago @1600x1200 at ultra high settings without AA & AF with playable frame rates.;) I'm not sure which benchmarks you are looking at but I have tried it in real world & YES that means I have tried it on existing system.And I just checked my above post & yes which is a complete typo when it came to adding "with" instead of "without" AA & AF into that line on Doom 3.Serious mistake from my part on that part.In any case I'll run those test once again on my friends rig & post the results if you want.

Intel clear video has better contrast just slightly [ but that slight difference is also a difference] U cant notice any change if u see same video on two PCs at two different times, to notice any differnce u must watch same videos on two pcs simultaneously side by side:confused:

Also don't worry I am buying an Nvidia card myself.7900GT to be more specific.;)

[s18000rpm]

June 19, 2007


NEW Version of BETA Drivers RELEASED 14.31b


->Download (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&Inst=Yes&ProductID=2576&DwnldID=13638&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng)

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Beta 14.31 Release Notes
(http://downloadmirror.intel.com/13638/ENG/relnotes_gfx.htm)
(keep checking for the notes:)))

[yesh1683]

June 19, 2007


NEW Version of BETA Drivers RELEASED 14.31b


->Download (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&Inst=Yes&ProductID=2576&DwnldID=13638&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng)

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Beta 14.31 Release Notes
(http://downloadmirror.intel.com/13638/ENG/relnotes_gfx.htm)
(keep checking for the notes:)))

Thanx Buddy i was about to mention that

They have released final beta version i think
the first beta was pre-beta driver
This is beta driver:rolleyes:

I will check the non working games again and post the results i think some issues are resolved call of juarez was playable with vista beta driver

By the By have u checked the

INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT


The Software contains pre-release “alpha” or “beta” code, which may not be fully functional and which Intel Corporation (“Intel”) may substantially modify in producing any “final” version of the Software. Intel can provide no assurance that it will ever produce or make generally available a “final” version of this Software.


Read the red lines:confused::confused:

Well they are saying they cant guarentee the final version will be released:confused::confused::mad:

[Ethan_Hunt]

^Nah don't worry thats what they usually say but eventually come up with a final release.Atleast as far as this driver release is concerned it will need a full fledged release since this is the only bet that Intel has to improve their competitive reign in onboard video gaming.It's now or never for Intel.

[s18000rpm]

yah, if Intel doesnt come up with final driver set, then nobody's Gonna buy their m/b:)), so no worry.

i tried with Counter Strike Source , RACE : WTCC & Cobra 11:)),

CSS still gives BSOD (win32k.sys error),

RACE - WTCC corrupts the gfx. after 10mins. of play & crashes, & then i cant see icons(desktop), the "radio" buttons become invisible:)), ultimately i've to restart the PC.

Cobra 11 runs good:))

[ironcross77]

Age of Empires* 3
:confused:

I m able to play that even on my 845.:D

Actually onboard graphics in 965G has alot of issues, not only the Hardware T/L
So It was not possible to play AOe3

[yesh1683]

Well Good news again

With New XP beta driver the non plyable gams like Call of Juarez & Brothers in arms Both are playable

There was no trouble in running Brothers in arms it runs the game smooth @ 1024 @ high settings

But But call of juarez is playable but @ shader model set to 2.0
But low FPS ,,

u can play the game at high settings and low settings both at same FPS:confused: :confused: :confused: Bit weired:D the game looks very good at high settings

Lost planet DX9 demo is playable but gives message settings is too high or ur system even if i set it too low:confused:
If u choose default settngs it takes 1024, AF16x, all settings High:confused: :confused: oh

With VISTA Beta drivers installed on vista it was even good news

SPLINTER Cell Double Agent & Hitman Blood money both are playable at Playable FPS

SC Double agent @800 @ standard settings
SC Double agent @800 @ next gen settings [Gfx corrupted] still playable:D

Hitman blood money playable at high and low settings bothat same res:confused: but screen flickers here and there

Tried Lost Planet DX10 demo non playable [little too much expected i think:D ]


I will post Fear benchmarks 2morrow

[s18000rpm]

^can you try Counter Strike Source?

i'm still getting BSOD when i run that game.

i just want to make sure whther there's a h/w / driver conflict or game is corrupted.

[rakeshishere]

My Computer Freaking Restarts when i start to Play Spider Man 3.. I just don't know how to start the game with minimum gfx? :(

[eleca]

hi, ive got good new for battlefiled fans, b4 the vista BETA drivers i couldnt launch the bf2 demo it would just go back to desktop, with the driver have been playing it all nite:) of course the settings were on low but it looked great and ran smooth 2, so as for that nvidia blah blah only this only that bs they can suck on my g965;)

[s18000rpm]

YAHOOOOOO

Counter Strike Source is working.:))

[yesh1683]

YAHOOOOOO

Counter Strike Source is working.:))

Glad it worked for u

Any settings & changes u made????

[s18000rpm]

replaced some dll files & removed steam.dll from game folder :))

[weftr100]

Has anyone tried this with GTA San Andreas? The antialiasing is permanently disabled. Just wanted to use my onboard GPU to the maximum extent possible. :)

[s18000rpm]

on my PC, GTA SA has sound issues aswell as slow game (low FPS even at lowest gfx./rsln. settings).

btw what sound driver you are using?

mine is Sigmatel 5.10.5258.0002 :D

[yesh1683]

Ok here are the FEAR benchmarks

It was tested from FEAR retail version 1.0 full game and in performance i ran test settings it gave full detail on FPS and i have made a chart of it in excel:D

I ran the game at auto settings , mid and high settings
@ 3 diffrent reloutions 640, 800 & 1024

NOTE at mid settings i disabled SHADOWS and set the shadow details minimum
enabaling shadows drops FPS:confused:

http://aycu03.webshots.com/image/21322/2006103622995735713_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2006103622995735713)

http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/19184/2006113440518711457_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2006113440518711457)

http://aycu23.webshots.com/image/19782/2006108327916257706_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2006108327916257706)

[s18000rpm]

http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/cmr04.JPG (http://s2.supload.com/free/cmr04.JPG/view/)

Colin McRae 04 :))

[yesh1683]

^^^ CMR05 i dont had that issue

Switch to VISTA It has Good drivers i think

One main thing i noticed in Vista is games wont restart:p

One more it can play games that are not playable in XP

The main reason could b

The AGP acceleration in XP is DISABLED
The AGP acceleration in VISTA is ENABLED

VISTA better for gaming atleast wen X3000 is considered:D

[weftr100]

on my PC, GTA SA has sound issues aswell as slow game (low FPS even at lowest gfx./rsln. settings).

btw what sound driver you are using?

mine is Sigmatel 5.10.5258.0002 :D
I'm not having any of that. The FPS is a bit low at Very High graphics, but at high graphics works fine. i'm using the driver version 5.10.5208.0 . Sound works fine. Is antialiasing working for you?

[s18000rpm]

@yesh1683, its CMR04 (not 05), i too dont have any issue with CMR05 except slow game(FPS):))

Is antialiasing working for you?

didnt notice that, now i un-installed the game, as it was too slow & to save HDD space:(, so cant check right now.

[yesh1683]

X3000 Still wont have support for antialiasing
so u cannot enable AA in any games

[adithyagenius]

Thanks yesh1683
Now its confirmed that F.E.A.R cannot be played onbaord graphics.

Is indigo prophecy / fahrenheit working at playable framerate?

[yesh1683]

Thanks yesh1683
Now its confirmed that F.E.A.R cannot be played onbaord graphics.

Is indigo prophecy / fahrenheit working at playable framerate?

Well F.E.A.R is playable at 25 FPS
I completed full game
I played at 800 at mid settings and some settings set to low
[the graphics can be tweaked a lot in FEAR, U should work with trial and error to find good FPS on onboard]

Well indigo prophecy / fahrenheit was working on my old 845 board

I havent checked that yet on this board,, it most probabaly will play at high settings, i will check and post within 2 days

[mngm]

hey, i've been following this post since the beggining and has been very usefull, but i'm having a problem with Colin McRae 2005, it yust don't start. i get an error message that says
This aplication can only be executed with Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4/2000/XP or 2003... so... where is vista :B

any idea how to make it work???

thanks

[s18000rpm]

Compatibility mode is the answer:))

[yesh1683]

Is indigo prophecy / fahrenheit working at playable framerate?

Ok Tested it,, it plays @1024 @High Settings @ around 45 FPS:D

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Ok tested Shrek The Third Demo, plays fine

[ayush_chh]

gr8 news....:)

[digster]

i installed the 15.6b patch for my g965ry motherboard and oblivion 2 plays fine untill i reach the sewer level just after the king dies where the loading screen comes and the game exits;the game was playing fine untill then.

i recently installed the 15.6b patch for my g965ry motherboard and still oblivion 2 crashes after i reach the sewer level just after the king dies ;it was playing fine untill then.(it shows loading and it then just quits ).
plz help me!!!

[yesh1683]

These days tested the following games

Uber Soldier playable at mid settings @800

even at high settings it plays fine but in intense scenes the game gets stuck

GHOST RECON ADVANCE WARFIGHTER 2 Plays Very well I played at 800 at mid settings with AF2x and shadows disabled


i installed the 15.6b patch for my g965ry motherboard and oblivion 2 plays fine untill i reach the sewer level just after the king dies where the loading screen comes and the game exits;the game was playing fine untill then.

i recently installed the 15.6b patch for my g965ry motherboard and still oblivion 2 crashes after i reach the sewer level just after the king dies ;it was playing fine untill then.(it shows loading and it then just quits ).
plz help me!!!


Thats beta drivers only hope is wait for final drivers

And also update ur OS and install DX9 June edition on VISTA

This board to perform well and to its full potential More RAM is needed
At least 2GB ram with 667Mhz

[ilugd]

I am really not good at this. Could someone tell me if it is useful for the motherboard
INTEL ORIGINAL 945GCCR MOTHER BOARD
The website says it has the following
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel® GMA 950) onboard graphics subsystem.
Please, can I try installing?

[yesh1683]

I am really not good at this. Could someone tell me if it is useful for the motherboard
INTEL ORIGINAL 945GCCR MOTHER BOARD
The website says it has the following
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel® GMA 950) onboard graphics subsystem.
Please, can I try installing?

No itz not possible Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel® GMA 950) onboard graphics doesnt support hardware TnL,,

This driver is strictly for G965 based motherboards with GMA x3000 as onboard graphics

[ilugd]

oh, i am out of luck then. Thanks for the reply.

[sagargv]

my fren has a intel d965RY mobo , he is unable to play nfs carbon,most wanted,under ground 2 , pop warrior within etc . . i tried installing directx 9 , but in dxdiag it shows as dx9b , i am unable to get dx9c ( i am downloading the june07 update and i'll try it) . in display (of dxdiag)he gets the ddi version as 7 and it says that direct3D 9 + accleration is not supported , What can i do for him . I tried both the latest drivers on the website (14.27)and the beta drivers(14.31b) , both give the same problem . . in the stable driver i was able to play fifa07 and cricket 07 but using the beta drivers i cudnt play even that ( returned to desktop from loading screen ). plz help..

thanks

[GMAX3000_trilok]

hi this is Trilok iam hardcore fan of intel GMA X3000 some of the games ichecked were
1.Transformers the game runs fine at 1024*768 resolution

2.rainbow six:lockdown at highsettings

3.serious sam 2 at medium settings

4.jade empire is playable

5.Driver Parallel Lines is playable

[sagargv]

what abt my fren ?

[yesh1683]

hi this is Trilok iam hardcore fan of intel GMA X3000 some of the games ichecked were
1.Transformers the game runs fine at 1024*768 resolution

2.rainbow six:lockdown at highsettings

3.serious sam 2 at medium settings

4.jade empire is playable

5.Driver Parallel Lines is playable

Can u plz check Rainbow Six LOSVEGAS???

my fren has a intel d965RY mobo , he is unable to play nfs carbon,most wanted,under ground 2 , pop warrior within etc . . i tried installing directx 9 , but in dxdiag it shows as dx9b , i am unable to get dx9c ( i am downloading the june07 update and i'll try it) . in display (of dxdiag)he gets the ddi version as 7 and it says that direct3D 9 + accleration is not supported , What can i do for him . I tried both the latest drivers on the website (14.27)and the beta drivers(14.31b) , both give the same problem . . in the stable driver i was able to play fifa07 and cricket 07 but using the beta drivers i cudnt play even that ( returned to desktop from loading screen ). plz help..

thanks

U might have problem with windows and directx?
Backup all data and format the HD and Install fresh copy of XP and check

[rakeshishere]

U might have problem with windows and directx?
Backup all data and format the HD and Install fresh copy of XP and check
Instead,he can uninstall DIRECT X using "DirectX Eradicator (http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Secure-cleaning/DirectX-Eradicator.shtml)" ;) and then Reinstall the Latest version of DirectX(along with the updates) which will help him to solve the issue :)

[sagargv]

thanks . i'll do that . if it doesnt work , i'll format it , he has no data at all . a newbie . heck , he doesnt know how to install directx . i'll avoid format coz i'll be wasting an hour of my gaming time . . .

[Choto Cheeta]

the New G33 boards are out with X3100, I am planing to buy few new Dual Core Intel E Series procy with those G33 based boards for the cafe, lets see how the performs :D

[Ethan_Hunt]

G33 eh.Had it come out with any specific motherboards with this chipset? What budget segment does it fall into?

[gxsaurav]

Choto, that would be over kill for cafe. Buy Athlon 64 x2 with AMD 690G chipset instead

[Choto Cheeta]

really chip i find :lol: as chip as Intel DG965RY where as Procy is too a chip one,

View the DG33 series http://compare.intel.com/pcc/showchart.aspx?mmID=29053,29051,30273,29052&familyID=12&culture=en-US

and Procy price as bought by an user here, http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=559608&postcount=616 just Rs. 3400/- at Delhi...

Gr8 option by intel

@gx_saurav

Hmm.. that too one option I had till i come accross this board, and procy.... how ever thnks for the suggestion as will keep the option open for the AMD :) with 690V, as 3600+ is Rs. 2700 and MSI K9AMG2 is Rs. 2900 :) certaiinly would be few bucks cheaper that this intel segment but these new procy i hear is not of Intel Pentium D rather new Core tenchology, http://www.intel.com/technology/computing/dual-core/index.htm

so man high hopes :p

and lastly unlike me my bro is kind a blind Intel Fan :(

:lol:

[Edburg]

but intel mobos are not that good i think.....u can always moderately overclock the AMD+mobo with 690G chipset one to get better performance but i doubt u can do that in intel mobos.

And E2140 and 2160 are of Core architecture and not core 2.....that means slightly less performance clock for clock and slightly higher power consumption than core 2(but only marginally).

And these proceies have almost exactly same performance as athlon X2 lower end parts.....but the newer series of 45W Athloin X2 are highly power efficient(than core 2) and overclocking on air tremendously....:D so i think for cafe,it is better....but its your choice and u cant really go wrong with either....

And how does X3100 comapre with X3000...any significant changes ?? And when is G35 supposed with X3500 to come ?? ...but i am not holding my breadth as i am tired of these highly hyped intel /IGP but not performig much....also for these IGPs driver suporting Dx10 will come only in next year.....:mad:

And with launch of desktop variants of Barcelona,AMDs 7xx chipset is going to arrive with much better IGP than 690G....:p but still a long way...about 3 months.

[Choto Cheeta]

but intel mobos are not that good i think.....u can always moderately overclock the AMD+mobo with 690G chipset one to get better performance but i doubt u can do that in intel mobos.

Well no plan to run on OC as, for 2 reasons,

Intel DG33 Boards are cheaper but no OC on them where as ASUS based ones will be costly, and not intending to spend that much for a Cafe System :(

But rest a sure, will using the E series Dual Core with My P5N-E SLi and ThermalRight Ultra 120 eXtreme for once atleast for the OC test as I hear people OCing those upto 100 on stock :lol:

And when is G35 supposed with X3500 to come ??

No Idea yet :( but P35s are out !!!

And how does X3100 comapre with X3000...any significant changes ??

Saw one Lappy running GMA X3100 with mobile G965 :) not bad performance with Vista or some low settings gaming :)

so iguess will be more enough for Cafe needs :D

but its your choice and u cant really go wrong with either....

Thats the point baby :D :D

as I have used almost all range of procy (Pentium D's, C2Ds, Cel Ds, P4s, X2 new and Old both ones), so as i know i cant go wrong at least, with this choise, so why not giving it a shot :D as till date never used one E seires Dual Cores :D

[Edburg]

very well buddy.....urs seem to be a fair choice...

I thot in a cafe more than 1 system will be used and power consumption will play a big role and also the fact that the drivers for intsl IGP with full support are supposed to come only in next year.Since u have used all proccies u may know better than me.

and which model of G33 mobo did u see and its price....the one which i saw was a intel DG33U for 5700 which is significantly higher than corresponding 690G...even asus 690G costs about 3.6 only and MSI one just 3k.Is the G33 IGP inferior than those on G965 ? SEE here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_graphics_media_accelerator#Table_of_GMA_grap hics_cores_and_chipsets)

PS:I have even heard about the IGP in asus 690G mobo overclock to have 20% improvemnet....now thats cool.Since u dont overclock u wont need this anyway...

Do i sound like a AMD fanboy ? I think so.

[Choto Cheeta]

Do i sound like a AMD fanboy ? I think so.

I dont mind at all :D

PS:I have even heard about the IGP in asus 690G mobo overclock to have 20% improvemnet....now thats cool.Since u dont overclock u wont need this anyway...

umm.. in that case i would say take a look at G965 based P5B-V / VM boards, are they bad overclocker ?? I have one of those and really not some kick as performance as like Nvidia chipset based ones, but not bad att all :)

and which model of G33 mobo did u see and its price....the one which i saw was a intel DG33U for 5700 which is significantly higher than corresponding 690G...even asus 690G costs about 3.6 only and MSI one just 3k.Is the G33 IGP inferior than those on G965 ?

Well prices will be around same or lower than DG965RY for the TL mobo, but i didnt get the exact price... guess as RY is just Rs. 4800 now, so will be a 4500 board !!!

and yes from the wiki link seems it is one board which come one on wiki put bellow G965 ones !!!

but take a look at the specification on Intel Web Site... G33 (http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/G33/index.htm) and G965 (http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/g965/index.htm) as there it says X3100 with G33 will support only Shader Model 2.0 where as G965 will support Shader Model 3.0

:? :? :?

where as Wiki as well as this Review (http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2147&page=3) do says it (G33 / GMA X3100) will suppose Shader Model 3.0....

Pretty confusing, will email Intel :p

I thot in a cafe more than 1 system will be used and power consumption will play a big role

This time around I would be going for TFTs !!! :p that would save a lot of Power :D

Since u have used all proccies u may know better than me.

I said I used but why u make the comment as I know better than u :p , we come here to share our thoughts, so i really dont like these stuff of no u are better I am not things...

I am open for suggetion from any one even if he had no Personal system :)

also the fact that the drivers for intsl IGP with full support are supposed to come only in next year

I agree and add to that, Support for DX10 is not yet official, but though its roumor, but its expected that these will support DX 10 :)

[Edburg]

umm.. in that case i would say take a look at G965 based P5B-V / VM boards, are they bad overclocker ?? I have one of those and really not some kick as performance as like Nvidia chipset based ones, but not bad att all :)

I meant overclocking the IGP itself and not the proccy.i dont know which way u took it.

Well prices will be around same or lower than DG965RY for the TL mobo, but i didnt get the exact price... guess as RY is just Rs. 4800 now, so will be a 4500 board !!!

Dont u think u can further bring costs down a bit by going with correponding AMD one because of cheaper and equally capable mobo and also the power consumption along with TFTs will make cost of ownership less in the long run....
[/QUOTE]

Pretty confusing, will email Intel :p
I read somewhere that G33 has 3100 only and not X3100.....not sure


This time around I would be going for TFTs !!

Wow ur cafe should be one awesome experience with all u have done.....havent found a cafe like that in my place.:rolleyes:

[mngm]

hey guys... i've just installed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and it works fine, but looks incredibly bad... its like you see a kind of fog over everything that's not close to the player...
http://mgm.vtrbandaancha.net/sv300011.jpg

[yesh1683]

hey guys... i've just installed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and it works fine, but looks incredibly bad... its like you see a kind of fog over everything that's not close to the player...


I played S.T.A.L.K.E.R. without problem

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has lot of bugs so update the game and try

[ichi]

I played S.T.A.L.K.E.R. without problem

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has lot of bugs so update the game and try

yeah i completed s.t.a.l.k.e.r on GMA x3000, and it played like charm at 800x600 res and dynamic lighting off.:D

try updating to v1.0003

[gangadhar]

Really Good News For 965 Users.Thank's Buddy For U r Info:)

[mngm]

I played S.T.A.L.K.E.R. without problem

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has lot of bugs so update the game and try

yeah i completed s.t.a.l.k.e.r on GMA x3000, and it played like charm at 800x600 res and dynamic lighting off.:grin:

try updating to v1.0003

thanks guys i really dont know why i didnt thought that on the firt place, sorry

[rakeshishere]

thanks guys i really dont know why i didnt thought that on the firt place, sorry

Most of the times its this way around to troubleshoot gaming related problems ;)

[gxsaurav]

hey guys... i've just installed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and it works fine, but looks incredibly bad... its like you see a kind of fog over everything that's not close to the player...

I haven't not installed stalker or seen the engine files. There should be an option in the game somewhere or in one of the config files about "Dsiplay culling" & "Draw Distance". Try changing those values

[mngm]

I haven't not installed stalker or seen the engine files. There should be an option in the game somewhere or in one of the config files about "Dsiplay culling" & "Draw Distance". Try changing those values

sorry but im not that stupid, i say far from player, but its a filter problem, not o draw distance issue, this also happens to me with battlefield 2, but... with shadows, i've updated STALKER, but i cant run it now, im busy with other stuff... maybe tomorrow ill give it a try :wink:

[lavi87]

HELP NEEDED 5.1 ON VISTA NOT WORKING.
i m having intel DG965 WH( & C2D E6700) . with latest sigmatel audio drivers.on the audio setup all speakers work. but when game or music/movie is played audio isn't 5.1 only front speakers work.also my microphone doesn't work in VISTA.

everything is fine in windowsxp. no trouble
PLEASE HELP ON VISTA

[deathvirus_me]

hey guys... i've just installed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and it works fine, but looks incredibly bad... its like you see a kind of fog over everything that's not close to the player...

Hmmm , have u enable "Full Dynamic Lighting" ?? That could cause problem ..

[yesh1683]

I Was busy playing Farcry
Farcry can be played at 1024 at all settings set to high and with AF8x but water quality medium and plays very smooth no lags at all

Some of the Farcry Images played with x3000 with above settings:D:D



http://img176.imagevenue.com/loc547/th_22573_1_122_547lo.jpg (http://img176.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=22573_1_122_547lo.jpg)http://img23.imagevenue.com/loc1004/th_22582_1_026_122_1004lo.jpg (http://img23.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=22582_1_026_122_1004lo.jpg)http://img124.imagevenue.com/loc1069/th_22592_1_535_122_1069lo.jpg (http://img124.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=22592_1_535_122_1069lo.jpg)
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http://img151.imagevenue.com/loc626/th_22620_1_576_122_626lo.jpg (http://img151.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=22620_1_576_122_626lo.jpg)http://img143.imagevenue.com/loc1144/th_22625_1_482_122_1144lo.jpg (http://img143.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=22625_1_482_122_1144lo.jpg)http://img185.imagevenue.com/loc600/th_22631_1_299_122_600lo.jpg (http://img185.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=22631_1_299_122_600lo.jpg)

[yesh1683]

http://img43.imagevenue.com/loc1171/th_22920_1_6107_122_1171lo.jpg (http://img43.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=22920_1_6107_122_1171lo.jpg)http://img108.imagevenue.com/loc850/th_22925_1_5112_122_850lo.jpg (http://img108.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=22925_1_5112_122_850lo.jpg)http://img189.imagevenue.com/loc572/th_22929_1_9120_122_572lo.jpg (http://img189.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=22929_1_9120_122_572lo.jpg)
http://img120.imagevenue.com/loc1073/th_22940_1_9136_122_1073lo.jpg (http://img120.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=22940_1_9136_122_1073lo.jpg)http://img124.imagevenue.com/loc896/th_22945_1_9140_122_896lo.jpg (http://img124.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=22945_1_9140_122_896lo.jpg)http://img16.imagevenue.com/loc648/th_22950_1_8158_122_648lo.jpg (http://img16.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=22950_1_8158_122_648lo.jpg)

[ichi]

Omg !!!!

[s18000rpm]

dude, pls use Thumbnail of these images :-|

[deathvirus_me]

looks like how it runs on a MX4000 :P ..

[yesh1683]

dude, pls use Thumbnail of these images :-|

Edited My post:D

looks like how it runs on a MX4000 :P ..

I doubt MX4000 plays Farcry at these settings:confused:

[deathvirus_me]

Hmmm .. i think i played it on a XP 2400+ , MX4000 , 768 MB RAM , 1024*768 , medium .. actually , the "water" quality is the same .. :P ..

[ichi]

Hmmm .. i think i played it on a XP 2400+ , MX4000 , 768 MB RAM , 1024*768 , medium .. actually , the "water" quality is the same .. :P ..
hey MX4000 is the least supported card in graphics cards history.
Well i was one of the victim and later shell out some more bucks to get a 6600.

And while Farcray was playable on MX4000 but it was giving black artifacts.

i myself has checked that GMA X3000 surpasses even GF 6600 256MB 128bit in some games.

[Third Eye]

Try Oblivion guys.

[Edburg]

can anyone compare this with the 690G IGP...as the later was better initially but may be after this new driver,things have changed...

and any performance difference b/w X3000 and the once in 33G chipset ?

[yesh1683]

can anyone compare this with the 690G IGP...as the later was better initially but may be after this new driver,things have changed...

and any performance difference b/w X3000 and the once in 33G chipset ?

x3000 intel clear video is better than nvidia pure video
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2942&p=10

here are some gaming benchmarks without beta
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2942&p=8
with beta i got around 30 FPS in HL2
In battlefield i got around 25

so my guess is x3000 is better

[s18000rpm]

i get 40+ FPS on average in CSS (while not playing MP).
if playing MP, then its around 25-30FPS.

[Edburg]

^^are these benchies with the same settings and resolution as with the one in anandtech ? If so then the X3000 is definitely better with beta drivers,may be they can improve further with final drivers.......

and about my other query,any performance differnece between this X3000 and X3100 in G33 chipsets ?

[DavidC1]

and about my other query,any performance differnece between this X3000 and X3100 in G33 chipsets ?
Hello guys, I am new to the forum :). I had to register just to reply this(lol) but probably I'll be useful.

The successor to the X3000 is NOT the G33 chipset, but the X3500 on the G35 chipset. G33 chipset has GMA 3100 core, not a GMA X3100. Here's the following list for Intel IGPs.

G965: GMA X3000
Q965/Q963: GMA 3000
GM965(For Santa Rosa, mobile chipset): GMA X3100
G33: GMA 3100
G35: GMA X3500

The real GMA X3100 is on the mobile chipset. G33's GMA 3100 is basically Q965/Q963 chipsets with update to the ClearVideo technology, and the baseline memory controller architecture of the 3 series chipsets. The IGP however, hasn't really advanced. It only supports Vertex Shader and hardware T&L in software.

Simply checking the Intel page will confirm this:
http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/G33/index.htm

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 3D enhancements enable greater flexibility and scalability and improved realism with support for Microsoft DirectX* 9.0c Shader Model 2.0, OpenGL* 1.5. Intel® Graphics also support the highest levels of the Windows Vista* Aero experience.
Hope that helps. The performance is lower than the G965 of course.

but take a look at the specification on Intel Web Site... G33 (http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/G33/index.htm) and G965 (http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/g965/index.htm) as there it says X3100 with G33 will support only Shader Model 2.0 where as G965 will support Shader Model 3.0

:???: :???: :???:

where as Wiki as well as this Review (http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2147&page=3) do says it (G33 / GMA X3100) will suppose Shader Model 3.0....

Pretty confusing, will email Intel :razz:
Reviewers are humans, and they make mistakes. I did a lot of searching about this, and until 1-2 weeks before release, I did not know that the G33 chipset was actually the IGP for people who uses their computer for video watching, etc, not 3D gaming. Because of the general lack of interest on IGPs, and the fact that the G33 name further clouded the reality, it was believed by lots of people that G33 is the logical successor to the G965, and the G35 will be the high end. The latter is true, but the former is not, and the G33 doesn't support the advanced 3D hardware features G965 has.

[s18000rpm]

:x

damn:x

CMR05 runs without any FPS issues ONLY in RAINY Stages, now how weird is that? LOL, games become slow when Rain effect is there:lol:, but GMA X3000 says otherwise :)) LOL

tried runnin it at lowest setting, but still FPS issue is there in dry stages:D, maybe the SUN (light) causes the FPS issue.

my olg IGP GMA 900 never had a problem like this.:))

[ichi]

:x

damn:x

CMR05 runs without any FPS issues ONLY in RAINY Stages, now how weird is that? LOL, games become slow when Rain effect is there:lol:, but GMA X3000 says otherwise :)) LOL

tried runnin it at lowest setting, but still FPS issue is there in dry stages:D, maybe the SUN (light) causes the FPS issue.

my olg IGP GMA 900 never had a problem like this.:))

thats really weird ,these intel guys are:D:D:D

I had same kinda problem in Testdrive Unlimited, i was getting better FPS at higher resolution and the game was lagging at lower resolution.

[Edburg]

@DavidC1....thanks a lot man for your effort in clearing my doubts...

[yesh1683]

Intel have released final drivers supporting hardware vertex 3.0 [driver version 14.31]

Confirmed Production Version; Fully validated and (WHQL certified):D

**Download 32 bit XP** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=2377&DwnldID=11041&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng)



Time for testing all non working games again:D:D and lagging games

vista drivers are still in beta :confused:

**Download 64 bit XP** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=2377&DwnldID=11042&strOSs=109&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional%20x64%20Ed ition&lang=eng)

[s18000rpm]

Thanks for the NEWS.

i hope all those games work without any problem :D.

my main concern- CMR05, GTA SA, & all the (2006-07) FPS games.

i also hope that CSS doesnt get screwed up:)) (BSOD)

=================
EDIT

YAY :)):)):))

CMR05 runs a lot smoother than before.

bot the bloom [rofl] effect has increased:))

the sun shines so bright that it blinds me (kinda like Flash bang in Counter Strike Source):))

[Edburg]

benchmarks please !!!

[ichi]

Thanks for the NEWS.

i hope all those games work without any problem :D.

my main concern- CMR05, GTA SA, & all the (2006-07) FPS games.

i also hope that CSS doesnt get screwed up:)) (BSOD)

=================
EDIT

YAY :)):)):))

CMR05 runs a lot smoother than before.

bot the bloom [rofl] effect has increased:))

the sun shines so bright that it blinds me (kinda like Flash bang in Counter Strike Source):))

yeah the same ultra blinding bloom is in The Suffering 2:(
Anything we can do abt it, it happens when i enable shaders in game.
But disabling it makes the game darker.

[s18000rpm]

^ i tried to tinker with Gamma, but doesnt help (the only option in CMR).

GTA SA runs smooth in 16bit mode (tho it looks like 32bit).

gotta try WTCC: RACE

[yesh1683]

Thanx s18000rpm (http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/member.php?u=11737) for testing some games

Right Now my frend has took all games of mine to test his new GFx so i will check the games and post the results on monday:D

[s18000rpm]

nope. RACE WTCC still crashes with gfx. corruption.

[yesh1683]

with new drivers farcry looked even better

Company of Heroes is now playable
Lost Planet DX9 is also playable but only around 5 FPS and also in intense battle the game may crash

[gxsaurav]

Intel has released new drivers with hardware vertex shader 3.0

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=8519

[s18000rpm]

Intel has released new drivers with hardware vertex shader 3.0

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=8519 thanks but already posted, jus a bit above :p

posted on 18-08-2007, 10:07 PM

Intel have released final drivers supporting hardware vertex 3.0 [driver version 14.31]

Confirmed Production Version; Fully validated and (WHQL certified):D

**Download 32 bit XP** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=2377&DwnldID=11041&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng)



Time for testing all non working games again:D:D and lagging games

vista drivers are still in beta :confused:

**Download 64 bit XP** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=2377&DwnldID=11042&strOSs=109&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional%20x64%20Ed ition&lang=eng)

[yesh1683]

Good news again

BIOSHOCK Demo is playable at 800x600 @ medium settings But the Game restarts at secont check point itz may b problem with my powersupply which is just local 400 :confused:

Hitman Blood money also playable at 800 at high settings
Splinter Cell Double Agent also playable at 800 with next gen contents on but water GFx are corrupt

[ichi]

cool, i can wish to have bioshock

[lavi87]

BIG HELP NEEDED FROM G965wh users

friends my microphone doesnot work at all in VISTA ULTIMATE despite i have installed latest audio driver from intel for vista 32 bit

also my 5.1 audio doesnot work in VISTA ULTIMATE only front speakers work.

NONE of the above mentioned problem occurs in WINDOWS XP . EVERYTHING WORKS fine in xp.
then why its not working in it.

also i have installed vista a no. of times so as its not due to improper instalation. plz help nowhere else i can get such a huge & smart G965 USERS.

[yesh1683]

BIG HELP NEEDED FROM G965wh users

friends my microphone doesnot work at all in VISTA ULTIMATE despite i have installed latest audio driver from intel for vista 32 bit

also my 5.1 audio doesnot work in VISTA ULTIMATE only front speakers work.

NONE of the above mentioned problem occurs in WINDOWS XP . EVERYTHING WORKS fine in xp.
then why its not working in it.

also i have installed vista a no. of times so as its not due to improper instalation. plz help nowhere else i can get such a huge & smart G965 USERS.

First check if u inserted the microphone jack in pink colour jack at back and click in tray icon the sigmatel audio setup [or u find it in control panel]. then in jack setup click the pink colour jack u should get the options as microphone or rear speakers select microphone..

I assume that ur 5.1 speakers jack comes in three colours green pink and blue insert in correct jacks and in sigmatel audio setup click jack colours and see the green is set to center subwoofer pink to rear speakers and blue to front speakers

I dont have 5.1 so I cant test

Let me know if it solved the problem

[deathvirus_me]

Bioshock is even running ?? Didn't the min. requirement include SM3.0 !! i.e. both PS3.0 and VS3.0 :O ..

[DavidC1]

Bioshock is even running ?? Didn't the min. requirement include SM3.0 !! i.e. both PS3.0 and VS3.0 :O ..

The latest 14.31 production drivers support full Shader Model 3.0 with Pixel Shader 3.0 and Vertex Shader 3.0 for the G965, including advanced effects like HDR and Bloom. The beta and pre-beta 14.31 drivers only ran Vertex Shader 2.0. I now await for the choices for Anisotropic filtering, as G965 supports 16xAS in hardware. I don't know if the drivers support that yet though.

[yesh1683]

Today downloaded Medal of Honour Airbourne Demo and was dissapointed because the game does not support IGP

It displays an prompt message as your video card not supported:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

[assasin]

^^^ when is the full version releasing?size of demo?

[yesh1683]

^^^ when is the full version releasing?size of demo?


MOH Airbourne is releasing on september 4 2007
Demo version is qbout 1.3 GB and can b downloaded here (http://www.ea.com/moh/airborne/community_downloads.jsp)

[Pathik]

@yesh did u try 3DAnalyser??

[yesh1683]

@yesh did u try 3DAnalyser??

Sorry what is 3DAnalyser:confused::confused::confused::confused:

[sagargv]

soft that's used to play games when ur vid card aint supported . emulates certain features and gives null to other features . didnt help me although

[Tocano]

BIG PROBLEM! :mad:

When I try to install this driver it says that its "not validated for my computer" and to "download the appropriate driver." I am sure that I have a G965 (dell latitude d630 notebook with x3100 integrated graphics).

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I will be needing this driver in order to play Starcraft 2 when it comes out :D

[EDIT] Ok I got the driver installed by using the manual .inf installation thing in the control panel. At least I think I did. The install went smoothly and then I tried the exe again for good measure. That also went smoothly and I didnt get the validation error. Restarted my comp and everything looks good, BUT the driver version still says 6.14.10.4859. Shouldn't it be 14.31??? I guess I'll try a game like doom 3 to see if it works... Also, I have two "Mobile Intel 965..."s in my device manager. Is that normal or is there somehow two copies of the same driver installed? It was like that before I started messing with the new driver version.

How can I tell if I have the new shader model 3.0 version besides looking at the driver version number?

[sagargv]

nope , mobile version is different . its gma3100 and not gma x3000 . as far as i can remember x3000 is better and i dont think that driver is for 3100 .

[Harvik780]

The vegetation of Medal of Honor Airborne disappoints.Its not up to the mark.Character skinning and lightning are ok but not overwhelming.

[yesh1683]

Final Drivers for Vista are also Released [on 07/08/2007]
But they are not WHQL Certified yet
Here are The links


**Download 32 Bit Vista** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=2576&DwnldID=14344&strOSs=164&OSFullName=Windows%20Vista*%2032&lang=eng)

**Download 64 Bit Vista** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=2576&DwnldID=14356&strOSs=150&OSFullName=Windows%20Vista*%2064&lang=eng)

Will test some more titles

[quan chi]

well is there any news for 915 intel onboard graphics.

[s18000rpm]

^nope, GMA 3500 is in , forget about GMA 9XX series. :))

[yesh1683]

Now New drivers for both XP and vista released
both are WHQL certified


**Download 32 Bit XP** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=2377&DwnldID=11041&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng)

**Download 64 Bit XP** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download.aspx?url=/11042/eng/GFX_XP64_14.31.1.64.4864_PV_Intel.exe&agr=N&ProductID=2377&DwnldId=11042&strOSs=All&OSFullName=All+Operating+Systems&lang=eng)

**Download 32 Bit VISTA** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download.aspx?url=/12091/eng/GFX_Vista32_15.6.0.1322_PV_Intel.exe&agr=N&ProductID=2377&DwnldId=12091&strOSs=All&OSFullName=All+Operating+Systems&lang=eng)

**Download 64 Bit VISTA** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download.aspx?url=/12092/eng/GFX_Vista64_15.6.64.1322_PV_Intel.exe&agr=N&ProductID=2377&DwnldId=12092&strOSs=All&OSFullName=All+Operating+Systems&lang=eng)

[The_Devil_Himself]

Great news.Downloading....

[omdhar]

I have my system based on C2D E4300, ASUS P5B-MX/wifi, Kingston valueram 1 GB DDR2-667, 400 W Powersafe SMPS. I use integrated graphics memory of 256 MB. My mobo(Intel 946GZ chipset) supports Intel GMA 3000 which has Pixel Shader 2.0, Vertex Shader 3.0 (software) & Open GL 1.4 and no Hardware Transform & Lighting. Can anyone suggest me of some good race & action games for my pc.

[priyadarshi]

Intel DG965RY don't support Server Operating System. Is there any way I can install Windows 2003 Server SP2 on this board? I've searched some other forums including this one. somehow, installing microsoft patch/updates works on 2003 server and 2003 server sp1 but not on SP2. can anyone help me out plz?

[sandman92]

can any one help me ? i install Driver Parallel Lines game , after the 2 video when the car hit cops car my pc is hang.
what i do?
my sys= 3.4D 965RYCK 2gb Ram "use with update driver"

[yesh1683]

Timeshift Demo cannot b played It does not even start

Unreal Tornament 3 [2007] beta Demo is playble but at evrything turned minimum and at that settings the game looks crap

Clive Barker's Jericho demo is playable but strange things, @ low settings the game's GFx is all corrupt but @ med settins only human charcters GFx are corrupt all others look fine


Now the great news

Call Of duty 4 Modern warfare The graphically excellent game runs like a piece of cake The game looks and plays great. i was not having hope that it will play on x3000 bcoz the Minimum requirements for this game Nvidia 6600

the game not only runs but runs at fairly decent to high settings:-D
that too at 800x600

Here are the screen shot of the settings i used

http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/31696/2005907905988305079_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005907905988305079)

http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/32451/2005908462162355049_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005908462162355049)

And the gameplay screen shots


http://aycu11.webshots.com/image/30770/2005963192143799314_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005963192143799314)http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/27704/2005946998416284861_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005946998416284861)http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/29491/2005976841256809624_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005976841256809624)
http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/31091/2005938441619801514_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005938441619801514)http://aycu31.webshots.com/image/28670/2005949562707585234_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005949562707585234)http://aycu27.webshots.com/image/31546/2005961964296642193_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005961964296642193)
http://aycu27.webshots.com/image/31626/2005972623935440449_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005972623935440449)http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/32061/2005979103983392032_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005979103983392032)http://aycu23.webshots.com/image/30302/2004772739359567134_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004772739359567134)
http://aycu23.webshots.com/image/30302/2004708752550325424_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004708752550325424)http://aycu03.webshots.com/image/31122/2004705887820312456_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004705887820312456)http://aycu24.webshots.com/image/30183/2004784504391982956_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004784504391982956)

But the demo is very short

[bikdel]

@ sandman........... dont talk abt c.r.a.c.k here .... if u mean different then please clarify...

[yesh1683]

Quake wars Enemy territory Demo is not playable it just shows splash screen

Half Life 2 Episode two is playable at 800 with med to high settings with minor lags

[prince980]

hey ppl..i have a problem with my mobo intel dg 8965ry..whenevr i play games like fable a blue screen is displayed..it says"a problem has been detected and windows has been shut down 2 protect ur pc...d device driver got stuck in an infiniteloo0p..this usually indictaes problem with the device itself or the device driver... wat do i do?i updated my bios as it was stated in the message..but this keeps occuring..plzz help

[assasin]

^^^ install the latest device drivers too.

[yesh1683]

hey ppl..i have a problem with my mobo intel dg 8965ry..whenevr i play games like fable a blue screen is displayed..it says"a problem has been detected and windows has been shut down 2 protect ur pc...d device driver got stuck in an infiniteloo0p..this usually indictaes problem with the device itself or the device driver... wat do i do?i updated my bios as it was stated in the message..but this keeps occuring..plzz help

R u having problem with only fable 2 or all games??

If all the drivers are updated ,, U also need to update windows

If problem persists the problem might b with RAM

[prince980]

mine is a new pc...a new 1 gb ram...i have the latest drivers..updated my bios...windows update..no i havent updated windows...well playin majority of the games..i get this error....
what i think is dat maybe d onboard graphics cant support these games ...

this msg is really pissin me off..plzz help

[yesh1683]

mine is a new pc...a new 1 gb ram...i have the latest drivers..updated my bios...windows update..no i havent updated windows...well playin majority of the games..i get this error....
what i think is dat maybe d onboard graphics cant support these games ...

this msg is really pissin me off..plzz help

Name the games which u are playing?

and also u need to use good Power Supply Unit [PSU] 500 wats

[prince980]

my psu is 400 watts..i play games like oblivion,fable,vtennis 3etc....i hope it doesnt affect my mobo

[yesh1683]

my psu is 400 watts..i play games like oblivion,fable,vtennis 3etc....i hope it doesnt affect my mobo

Buddy u need atleast 450 Watts PSU
As ur PC is new ask ur vendor to change the PSU and test
Its best to use 500 watts SMPS frm any good brand [i am using that in my PC]

[s18000rpm]

i'm using Zebronics 400Watt PSU (came wit cabinet).

m/b- 965 wh
(512x2) 1 GB RAM
proc.- P4 3.06Ghz
Hdd - 1 80GB Hitachi Deskstar
1 internal modem.

for me almost all the games run.

make sure you've set (alloted) 256MB RAM for gfx. & Virtual memory to 1GB.

[prince980]

how do i allot 1 gb for virtual memory and 256 ram for gfx?im kinda noob...srry 2 trouble u all:oops:

[sagargv]

dont bother with it . .increasing shared gfx mem doesnt affect performance much.. .

[s18000rpm]

how do i allot 1 gb for virtual memory and 256 ram for gfx?im kinda noob...srry 2 trouble u all:oops: Right Click on My Computer->Properties-> *follow the instruction as shown in pic*

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6742/12id5.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=12id5.jpg)

select the CustomSize (marked with blue circle), & set the desired size. (always keep both minimum & maximum as same)

example= 1024MB (for both min. & max.)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314482



for those having two+ HDD
To enhance performance, it is good practice to put the paging file on a different partition and on a different physical hard disk drive.

That way, Windows can handle multiple I/O requests more quickly. When the paging file is on the boot partition, Windows must perform disk reading and writing requests on both the system folder and the paging file. When the paging file is moved to a different partition, there is less competition between reading and writing requests.

----
before allotting gfx. memory,

click "Start-> Run -> (type) dxdiag & see the instruction in pic
http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/untitled-20071023111059.jpg (http://s2.supload.com/free/untitled-20071023111059.jpg/view/)


for alloting gfx. mem., you've to go in BIOS.

[bikdel]

^^^^well, id say putting paging file in a different physical HDD is useful but putting it in different partiotions is not...

as a matter of fact, if data are written far apart on same HDD, then accessing them combined will be slower than what could have been if data were written close enough...

[yesh1683]

Hellgate London Demo is playable at 1024 at medium to high settings

Painkiller Overdose demo playable @ 1024 at highest settings with many effects turned on

[sirramzy]

just a quick appreciative start to this forum for me.. kudos to yesh and others who're giving away all this valuable information..

i've been looking everywhere for a good GMA x3000 community... and while most of them were really dumb...the good ones were abandoned cuz most of the users had given up on the GMA x3000, and even though intel is striving hard to make up on all the empty promises they made at the start f this year.... its just not enough, one would say... i hope 2008 brings some serious improvement to their integerated graphic solution ... cuz right now...it just standard is WELL below par..

i'll try and get back with a few games that i've personally tested as well... i hope this ONE community does'nt die....

have a nice one !

[DragoKnight]

Can anybody tell me if World In Conflict works in g965WH or not??

my config:
core 2 duoe6300
1 gb ram :667 mhz
160 gb hdd

[sirramzy]

Can anybody tell me if World In Conflict works in g965WH or not??

my config:
core 2 duoe6300
1 gb ram :667 mhz
160 gb hdd


i have pretty much the same configuration... but i got 1.5 GB ddr2 Ram.. unfortunately, World in Conflict loads halfway..and then shows the BSOD...and restarts.. i'm gonna try and revv it up with 3-D analyzer..and get back with the results

[bikdel]

^^^ what has that to do with 3d analyser dude?...

the x3000 already got sm 3.0 n HW tnL ... what r u gonna simulate??

[yesh1683]

Today I downloaded CRYSIS demo and it is playable at 800x600 at low settings,,
BUT some particles graphics are corrupted and the some objects are rendred late and also some parts of the weapons and nano suit are missing,, but frame rate is playable [ocassionally it drops very low],,,

i am sure future drivers can fix this problem,,**FARCRY was also having same problem and with new drivers it played very smooth**

and also i am having only 1GB DDR2 533 ram and on Tuesday i am getting 1GB DDR2 667 Ram 2 sticks i will connect it in dual channel mode and see the difference,,

I am really surpriced that i was able to play the game bcoz the EA perticularly listed as integrated chipsets are not supported

if i press detect optimum settings all settings will b set to medium and resolution to 1024

I am running it on XP 32 bit
I am having 64 bit Vista and try to run the game on that bcoz crysis performance increases on 64 bit OS

[yesh1683]

Here are the screen shots of crysis played at low sttings at 800x600 offcourse some textures are rendred incorrectly

http://img13.imagevenue.com/loc864/th_79301_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-19-07-07_122_864lo.jpg (http://img13.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=79301_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-19-07-07_122_864lo.jpg)http://img22.imagevenue.com/loc1154/th_79306_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-19-20-01_122_1154lo.jpg (http://img22.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=79306_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-19-20-01_122_1154lo.jpg)http://img157.imagevenue.com/loc1089/th_79311_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-28-29-62_122_1089lo.jpg (http://img157.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=79311_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-28-29-62_122_1089lo.jpg)http://img178.imagevenue.com/loc182/th_79316_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-28-48-75_122_182lo.jpg (http://img178.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=79316_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-28-48-75_122_182lo.jpg)
http://img109.imagevenue.com/loc972/th_79316_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-29-03-03_122_972lo.jpg (http://img109.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=79316_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-29-03-03_122_972lo.jpg)http://img161.imagevenue.com/loc1135/th_79321_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-31-09-42_122_1135lo.jpg (http://img161.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=79321_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-31-09-42_122_1135lo.jpg)http://img178.imagevenue.com/loc438/th_79326_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-36-16-35_122_438lo.jpg (http://img178.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=79326_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-36-16-35_122_438lo.jpg)
http://img162.imagevenue.com/loc1081/th_79327_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-52-52-40_122_1081lo.jpg (http://img162.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=79327_Crysis_2007-11-02_12-52-52-40_122_1081lo.jpg)http://img131.imagevenue.com/loc352/th_79335_Crysis_2007-11-02_13-16-56-76_122_352lo.jpg (http://img131.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=79335_Crysis_2007-11-02_13-16-56-76_122_352lo.jpg)http://img11.imagevenue.com/loc744/th_79340_Crysis_2007-11-02_13-31-14-71_122_744lo.jpg (http://img11.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=79340_Crysis_2007-11-02_13-31-14-71_122_744lo.jpg)

[s18000rpm]

^did you try Need For Speed Pro Street Demo?

[yesh1683]

^did you try Need For Speed Pro Street Demo?

Is the demo released ?

I searched gamespot and didnt find

if u the have link provide me

Sure i will download and check

[s18000rpm]

demo links are here - http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72305

for faster d/l, use Rapidshare links.

[yesh1683]

demo links are here - http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72305

for faster d/l, use Rapidshare links.

Thanx

I will download tonight and post the results 2morrow:D:D

[yesh1683]

Well Downloaded the NFS Prostreet Demo sadly it will not play
U can browse through menus and change graphics settings and all but wen u select the difficulty mode the loading screen comes and it exits to desktop poping message as "nfsdemo.exe encounted an error "
But some how at one time I played the game for some 10 secs only then it exited to desktop..

Dissapointed a bit bcoz its minimum requiremnts are not high

Crysis requires minimum 6600 and it is playable:D
NFS Prostreet requires minimum 6200 and itz not playable:confused:

May b an updated driver will play the game i Guess

I am eagarly awaiting for the new drivers:D

[blinkac]

Hi guys, Im new here and I need help...
I have Q965/Q963 Express Chipset Family, I installed this driver, but Call of Duty 2 still dont works..Do I need to install CoD2 after the driver or whats the problem?
Or is it because my chipset isnt supported??? I dont know pls help:confused::confused::confused:

Thanks

[yesh1683]

Hi guys, Im new here and I need help...
I have Q965/Q963 Express Chipset Family, I installed this driver, but Call of Duty 2 still dont works..Do I need to install CoD2 after the driver or whats the problem?
Or is it because my chipset isnt supported??? I dont know pls help:confused::confused::confused:

Thanks

Q965 board has only GMA 3000 graphics [not x3000] so it doesnot support hardware TnL so COD2 wont run
G965 board has GMA X3000 and supports Hardware TnL so COD2 runs

[yesh1683]

Completed playing Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare Game and highly satisfied Great graphics and gameplay

I played at 800x600 with some effects turned on and game played smootly throughout without any lags around

Here are screenshots from morning Level
http://aycu03.webshots.com/image/33202/2005503078631932890_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005503078631932890)http://aycu10.webshots.com/image/34849/2005589033048156688_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005589033048156688)http://aycu29.webshots.com/image/33508/2005563589673431759_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005563589673431759)
http://aycu11.webshots.com/image/33130/2005540423724219789_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005540423724219789)http://aycu35.webshots.com/image/34874/2005547019705979782_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005547019705979782)http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/35054/2005526287489262286_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005526287489262286)
http://aycu14.webshots.com/image/34933/2005507898279630070_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005507898279630070)



Also Tested Soldier Of Fortune Payback [Soldier of Fortune 3]
But the game shows a blackscreen and exits to desktop

[yesh1683]

Updated Driver Released on 21/11/2007

Downloads Below

**Windows XP 32 Bit** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download.aspx?url=/11041/eng/GFX_XP32_14.32.0.4885_PV_Intel.exe&agr=N&ProductID=2377&DwnldId=11041&strOSs=All&OSFullName=All+Operating+Systems&lang=eng)

**Windows XP 64 Bit** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download.aspx?url=/11042/eng/GFX_XP64_14.32.64.4885_PV_Intel.exe&agr=N&ProductID=2377&DwnldId=11042&strOSs=All&OSFullName=All+Operating+Systems&lang=eng)

**Windows Vista 32 Bit** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download.aspx?url=/12091/eng/GFX_Vista32_15.7.0.1364_PV_Intel.exe&agr=N&ProductID=2377&DwnldId=12091&strOSs=All&OSFullName=All+Operating+Systems&lang=eng)

**Windows Vista 64 Bit** (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download.aspx?url=/12092/eng/GFX_Vista64_15.7.64.1364_PV_Intel.exe&agr=N&ProductID=2377&DwnldId=12092&strOSs=All&OSFullName=All+Operating+Systems&lang=eng)


Tested on Vista NFS Prostreet Is now Playable at 1024x768 with everything set to high and just smoke off and AA off

Still Corrupted Gfx error in Crysis is not solved:rolleyes::rolleyes::confused:

[ichi]

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww
intel is surely taking care :D

COD4 do look decent.

[s18000rpm]

:))

thanks a lot for posting the update :D

THANK YOU :D

now i can play NFS PS :))

[ichi]

:))

thanks a lot for posting the update :D

THANK YOU :D

now i can play NFS PS :))
happy playing :D
And dont forget to tell ur review.
I may try this game if its really worth.

[s18000rpm]

i'll post the review after 25th :D, thats when i'l re-unite with my PC :D (at home)

[upendra_gp]

is G33 board from intel worth the buy to play games at medium 1024X768 settings? Particularly newer ones like Crysis,COD4.

[Edburg]

is G33 board from intel worth the buy to play games at medium 1024X768 settings? Particularly newer ones like Crysis,COD4.
i dont think so cos the G31 and G33 chipsets have GMA 3100/3000 and its just a refurbished/rebranded GMA 950....they shud be worse than G965 which has GMA X3000...

if u want wait a week or so until G35 chipset is launched as its the real successor with GMA X3500 or for now just go with other nvidia/amd offerings

[shyamno]

I can't find those updates ..in Intel's download center....???from where u got those updates....i also saw many other sites displaying those updates.....r they not officially....out yet ??

[yesh1683]

i'll post the review after 25th :D, thats when i'l re-unite with my PC :D (at home)

Post some screenshots here dude

and also the game crashes in XP but it will play well in Vista [ i guess u have Vista :D]



I can't find those updates ..in Intel's download center....???from where u got those updates....i also saw many other sites displaying those updates.....r they not officially....out yet ??

They are out officially
Just click the links dude u will go to intel website
Then on intel site click
Video: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/confirm.aspx?httpDown=http://downloadmirror.intel.com/11041/eng/GFX_XP32_14.32.0.4885_PV_Intel.exe&agr=N&ProductID=2377&DwnldId=11041&strOSs=All&OSFullName=All%20Operating%20Systems&lang=eng)

The download will start after few seconds

In in Intel's download center
Move cursor to desktop boards and then 965 express family and then select ur mother board DG965RY
and select the os

[bikdel]

congrats.. G965 is just getting better :D

[gagandeep89]

hey guys can u help me out??
i cant play call of duty 4:modern warfare
i have installed the game it perfectly starts and i can get into the menu n all
but while loading it gives a "direct x error" which i can see by tabbing it.otherwise it just remains stuck there and nothing happens.
i have the dx installed from the cd itself
and i am on mobile 965 chipset(x3100)

[s18000rpm]

@yesh1683, can you check Colin McRae DiRT & if possible TDU too, i guess it shud also run now. :))

[yesh1683]

@yesh1683, can you check Colin McRae DiRT & if possible TDU too, i guess it shud also run now. :))

Testdrive Unlimited was playable with beta drivers also :D

As of CMR DiRT i guess it wont play i had checked that with 1st final drivers that game is a very bad port frm Xbox360 and requires heavy system
Now I have deleted the downloaded demo file so cant check again

I will try to download again and will check if possible


hey guys can u help me out??
i cant play call of duty 4:modern warfare
i have installed the game it perfectly starts and i can get into the menu n all
but while loading it gives a "direct x error" which i can see by tabbing it.otherwise it just remains stuck there and nothing happens.
i have the dx installed from the cd itself
and i am on mobile 965 chipset(x3100)

At wat settings r u playing???

One thing Dont try to play the game at optimal settings bcoz it will take highest settings and highest AA I dont know y but i guess the game thinks x3000 as 8800 GT :D:D:D:D

lower the resolution and set everything off with low settings try to play

[s18000rpm]

thanks man.

i'll get some games this weekend & check them at home.

any game you want me to check?

[gagandeep89]

no man i set everything down to low
and ur right the optimal settings for the game are weird it sets it to 4x aa
anyways i turned everything to low or No
it stil lwont work
it ll load like 1/10 of the way it shows the first mission video and then theres error noise saying directx error and it will be stuck at soap mission window
i tried downloading directx and installing it again
but still no luck
HELP ME i really wanna play this game i didnt download this much data for nothing lol

[ichi]

thanks man.

i'll get some games this weekend & check them at home.

any game you want me to check?
check if bioshock runs decent ?

[yesh1683]

thanks man.

i'll get some games this weekend & check them at home.

any game you want me to check?

Thanx man
Waiting for the updates
and if possible post screenshots of the games and also FPS benchmarks
From now i will post the screenshots and FPS stats it will b more helpfull

I dont like Stratergy and RTS games:D so if possible check some RTS games

@s18000rpm Dont U think this thread should b moved:D:D to Gamerz or Review section

[s18000rpm]

ya.:D

gamerz section wud be appropriate:D, as we are discussing about games only (not reviewing them)

[yesh1683]

check if bioshock runs decent ?

Some weird problems with Bioshock Demo

With previous drivers i played through 1st check point but at second checkpoint or loading screen the game was crashing [ It atleast played through some areas]

But with new Drivers the game behaves still bad the it crashes at first loading screen :confused::confused::confused::confused:

ya.:D

gamerz section wud be appropriate:D, as we are discussing about games only (not reviewing them)

Ya then
should it moved????

I dont know any moderators here???:D Can u Help:D and move this to Gamerz Section

[ichi]

Some weird problems with Bioshock Demo

With previous drivers i played through 1st check point but at second checkpoint or loading screen the game was crashing [ It atleast played through some areas]



Yeah the game crashes for me too after 1st CP.:(
I guess new driver may hav fixed it..deleted the demo,
someone might check it out

[s18000rpm]

@yesh1683, have you tried Gears Of War ?

[upendra_gp]

i dont think so cos the G31 and G33 chipsets have GMA 3100/3000 and its just a refurbished/rebranded GMA 950....they shud be worse than G965 which has GMA X3000...

if u want wait a week or so until G35 chipset is launched as its the real successor with GMA X3500 or for now just go with other nvidia/amd offerings
any idea when will it release? any cost estimation?

[yesh1683]

@yesh1683, have you tried Gears Of War ?

I will get the game next week:D:D
I Hope it atleast runs:)

Meanwhile Tested John Whoo's Stranglehold Demo itz playable

But in demo there are no options to select and hence no way to change graphics settings ,,, the default settings it plays as taken very high it took 1024 resolution and charcters and walls all look great may b it took AA high some objects look blue,,,
As it has taken very high settings itz almost unplayable i am getting 1 Frames every 3 to 4 seconds:D

May b the full game will b playable i think as it will b having options to lower the graphics settings

[harmik]

Hi guys!
I also have G965 based onboard gfx.
sys specs: IntelC2D E6320, 1GB RAM@667MHz, Intel DG965RY mobo, 250GB Sata2 HDD.
i have latest drivers installed (for both XP Pro & 64bit Vista). In XP Video RAM shows up as 384MB (shared).

I play NFS Carbon at 640x480 or 800x600 res (old 15" CRTmonitor) on XP and get arnd 10fps.
Although, i have kept settings on high, but still 1 wud xpect tht at such low res, fps shud b better in NFSC, when u guys report to hv played NFS:PS, Crysis etc....

current settngs::
AA: off (cant turn it on in NFSMW even)
Texture Filtering: Anisotropic
Shader Detail:high
VSync:Off
World Detail:high
Road Reflection Detail:off
Car Detail:high
Car Reflection Update Rate: off
Rain:On
Visual Treatment:High
Motion Blur: On
Particle System: on

wots ur take on this?? kindly comment...and will i be able to play NFSPS on my pc??

[s18000rpm]

current settngs::
AA: off (cant turn it on in NFSMW even)
Texture Filtering: Anisotropic
Shader Detail:high
VSync:Off
World Detail:high
Road Reflection Detail:off
Car Detail:high
Car Reflection Update Rate: off
Rain:On
Visual Treatment:High
Motion Blur: On
Particle System: on

wots ur take on this?? kindly comment...and will i be able to play NFSPS on my pc?? set them like this...

current settngs::
AA: off (cant turn it on in NFSMW even)
Texture Filtering: Anisotropic
Shader Detail: high
VSync: Off
World Detail: medium / high (experiment)
Road Reflection Detail: 1 or 2
Car Detail : Medium/low
Car Reflection Update Rate: 1 or 2
Rain: On (reccomended = OFF)
Visual Treatment:High
Motion Blur: Off (its useless in Carbon)
Particle System: on

on the first final ver. drivers, this game used to lag when racing with 7+ cars.

& try to keep the shared mem. at 256MB.

[Edburg]

any idea when will it release? any cost estimation?

Well preliminary benchmarks show it is slightly better than G965 in 3d mark scores(may be drivers).....and almost equal to 690G......

but release dates is said to be postponed to december/january and price is said to be around $200...so i think its better to buy a P35 and an add on grapgic card and get much better performance

the asus p5e-vm hdmi based on g35 is said to be a capable of 9*400 on a q6600....

[harmik]

@s1800rpm
okay. i'll try these settings out and post the changes...
thnx..
how shall i attach some screenies of NFSC here? thy r of abt 60-80KB.and forum limit is 39.1KB.... shall i upload to some img hosting site?

and do u think i will be able to run NFS:PS or Crysis on this PC?
I had tried NFSPS demo but while changing the video options etc in the menu, windows debugger would popup and the demo wud be closed. so i thought the demo was a lil buggy and uninstalled it (w/o racing).

[yesh1683]

@s1800rpm
okay. i'll try these settings out and post the changes...
thnx..
how shall i attach some screenies of NFSC here? thy r of abt 60-80KB.and forum limit is 39.1KB.... shall i upload to some img hosting site?

and do u think i will be able to run NFS:PS or Crysis on this PC?
I had tried NFSPS demo but while changing the video options etc in the menu, windows debugger would popup and the demo wud be closed. so i thought the demo was a lil buggy and uninstalled it (w/o racing).
Upload the images on image hosting sites
Ex:- http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/
And post the thumbnail image links

Ya NFS Prostreet is playable on VISTA without any problem that too at quite high settings
I played @1024x768 everything set to high with just AA off,world lighting Off and Smoke OFF
Crysis is also playable but the there are quite a lot corrupt graphics the future updated drivers will fix the issues:D
I posted screenshots of CRYSIS in 11th page check them offcourse played on X3000 at 800 at low settings




__

Well I thaught NFS Prostreet is playable and runs smooth

But FPS is very Low [though i think its playable]
Well i won both demo races in 800 at high settings [so i think itz playable]

The FPS u get @1024 at High settings is 7
The FPS u get @800 at High settings is 8
The FPS u get @640 at High settings is 10

The FPS u get @1024 at Low settings is 8
The FPS u get @800 at Low settings is 11
The FPS u get @640 at Low settings is 15

Screenshots at 1024 High settings
http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/34091/2003386238475462055_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003386238475462055) http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/36181/2003335933509286972_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003335933509286972) http://aycu39.webshots.com/image/34678/2003300783569722080_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003300783569722080) http://aycu23.webshots.com/image/34622/2003386935707144325_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003386935707144325)



Any body having Full games do check FPS [the demo has few bugs]

[ichi]

Upload the images on image hosting sites
Ex:- http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/
And post the thumbnail image links

Ya NFS Prostreet is playable on VISTA without any problem that too at quite high settings
I played @1024x768 everything set to high with just AA off,world lighting Off and Smoke OFF
Crysis is also playable but the there are quite a lot corrupt graphics the future updated drivers will fix the issues:D
I posted screenshots of CRYSIS in 11th page check them offcourse played on X3000 at 800 at low settings




__

Well I thaught NFS Prostreet is playable and runs smooth

But FPS is very Low [though i think its playable]
Well i won both demo races in 800 at high settings [so i think itz playable]

The FPS u get @1024 at High settings is 7
The FPS u get @800 at High settings is 8
The FPS u get @640 at High settings is 10

The FPS u get @1024 at Low settings is 8
The FPS u get @800 at Low settings is 11
The FPS u get @640 at Low settings is 15

Screenshots at 1024 High settings
http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/34091/2003386238475462055_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003386238475462055) http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/36181/2003335933509286972_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003335933509286972) http://aycu39.webshots.com/image/34678/2003300783569722080_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003300783569722080) http://aycu23.webshots.com/image/34622/2003386935707144325_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003386935707144325)



Any body having Full games do check FPS [the demo has few bugs]

lol..thats certainly better than slideshow...near to bullet time effect:D:D:D

Its easier to control car in this situation.

[yesh1683]

lol..thats certainly better than slideshow...near to bullet time effect:D:D:D

Its easier to control car in this situation.

and also the low FPS might b with Fraps running background and also i use old version of fraps almost 2 years old
I Must check out with new version because i think the FPS not that low

The full game might yield Better Frames

[harmik]

and also the low FPS might b with Fraps running background and also i use old version of fraps almost 2 years old
I Must check out with new version because i think the FPS not that low

The full game might yield Better Frames[/B]

ohk. i guess i'll give NFSPS a try in a week or so...:)
exams coming up though!! :S
surprisingly enough, even abt 10-15fps are playable and dont seem so less in the NFS games..
and while i am playng NFSC, SnagIt is running also (i take screenshots with it). Fraps is running only rarely. and sometimes even Azureus is running... :D

well here r some screenshots of NFSC...
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/4064/snag0350ug6.th.jpg (http://img515.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snag0350ug6.jpg)
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4816/snag0386wo6.th.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snag0386wo6.jpg)
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7365/snag0597yx6.th.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snag0597yx6.jpg)
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/73/snag0530kk0.th.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snag0530kk0.jpg)
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4206/snag0449ne7.th.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snag0449ne7.jpg)

[s18000rpm]

^while playing newer games (NFSC, PS...) close other background programs (AV, torrenet...), that is allot as much RAM to the game as you can.

btw to take screenshots in NFS MW, C, just press F12.

i NFS C, the pic is stored in game folder as jpeg.
but in MW it gets stored in "My Pictures" in .tga format.

[harmik]

^while playing newer games (NFSC, PS...) close other background programs (AV, torrenet...), that is allot as much RAM to the game as you can.

btw to take screenshots in NFS MW, C, just press F12.

i NFS C, the pic is stored in game folder as jpeg.
but in MW it gets stored in "My Pictures" in .tga format.

thnx 4 d info regarding the screenshots.. didnt knw abt it... :)

and i just have azureus running in background some of the times, if i wanna dld sumthng ;) .......its okay, if it slows down games tenny-weeny bit... :D no offence meant....

[s18000rpm]

OMG

what a performance boost this new driver release has put up.

the tracks in GTR2 where racing against jus 7 cars was horible, now i can race with 23+ cars & still no LAGs :)), that too at 1024 resln. x32 bit.

yet try NFS PS, no space available :oops:

[ichi]

OMG

what a performance boost this new driver release has put up.

the tracks in GTR2 where racing against jus 7 cars was horible, now i can race with 23+ cars & still no LAGs :)), that too at 1024 resln. x32 bit.

yet try NFS PS, no space available :oops:
And i am playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R again, a lot smoother to play now.

Hey plz someone check bioshock.

[gaurav_indian]

And i am playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R again, a lot smoother to play now.

Hey plz someone check bioshock.
I hope you guys are playing with your original game discs.Becoz i hate piracy.:mad:Main yahan aata rahunga check karne kaun kaun original use kar raha hai.:p

[yesh1683]

OMG

what a performance boost this new driver release has put up.

the tracks in GTR2 where racing against jus 7 cars was horible, now i can race with 23+ cars & still no LAGs :)), that too at 1024 resln. x32 bit.

yet try NFS PS, no space available :oops:

Ya buddy this driver release has also yielded extra FPS in FarCry and Rainbow Six Vegas

But Dam I need driver to Boost Performance in CRYSIS:))

Ya I am waiting for ur NFS PS review,, [XP drivers will not play NFS PS :confused:
But can B played On VISTA]

are u Having VISTA???

Meanwhile wats ur Hardisk space??

And i am playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R again, a lot smoother to play now.

Hey plz someone check bioshock.

Make sure u Update the S.T.A.L.K.E.R Game

Bioshock was playable with old drivers but somehow the new drivers wont play Bioshock [i meant BIOSHOCK demo]

Some one test with Full game:( with updates

[ichi]

Make sure u Update the S.T.A.L.K.E.R Game

Bioshock was playable with old drivers but somehow the new drivers wont play Bioshock [i meant BIOSHOCK demo]

Some one test with Full game:( with updates
yaeh S.T.A.L.K.E.R is updated to ver 1.0004 :)

If the demo is not working then probably the full version will also not work.
Bioshock community doesnt care to fix the bugs unlike S.T.A.L.K.E.R (developer are active).

I hope you guys are playing with your original game discs.Becoz i hate piracy.:mad:Main yahan aata rahunga check karne kaun kaun original use kar raha hai.:p lol..i too hate piracy.

U know the only game i played this year is S.T.A.L.K.E.R, was waiting for this game for a long time.

Tried Bioshock demo, wont play Crysis(crysis sucks: I mean developer r so damn greedy, no DX10 no high setting crap), NFS Prostreet (dont think will play another racing game), Hellgate London was a let down, COD 4 looks promising but am better off

waiting for Assasin's Creed and S.T.A.L.K.E.R : Clear Sky (the prequel).