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DaveKDEN
May 13th, 2009, 09:42
185.85 NVidia drivers now available. Tried them on my GF8800 GTX card and they're terrible running FSX. Caused severe stuttering, and the Acceleration Hornet's instruments didn't work. Rolled back to the 182.50's and things are working fine again. The 185.85's are the first drivers since I've owned my new computer (over a year now) that have been a significant set-back on FSX. Just thought I'd pass this along.
gajit
May 13th, 2009, 09:51
Thanks for that warning :ernae:
Thoe6969
May 13th, 2009, 09:51
Thanks for the HU, I was about to try them on my 8800. :stop:
Bjoern
May 13th, 2009, 10:00
The 185s blow. I'm still on the 182.08s and looooooove them.
Roger
May 13th, 2009, 10:36
Thanks Dave, I'll steer well away from them.
noddy
May 13th, 2009, 12:25
Yes I have tried the 185's and just wont work for me. Many problems such as no AA options, so rolled back to the 182.50 and no problems with this one.
BananaBob
May 13th, 2009, 13:06
Yes I have tried the 185's and just wont work for me. Many problems such as no AA options, so rolled back to the 182.50 and no problems with this one.

That's what I'm using now too and they work so I better stick with them. :ernae:
Bruce Thompson
May 13th, 2009, 13:12
I tried these with a 8800GTX and had the same problem as dave, so also gone back to 182.50's, and all's well again.
gera
May 13th, 2009, 13:26
No problem with my Nvidia 9800GTX.....non at all....:kilroy::kilroy:
warchild
May 13th, 2009, 13:26
Thanks for the info.. I rolled back the 179s because i just didnt trust anything over 180. glad to see that 182s work. i'll change over to them instead..
rwmarth
May 13th, 2009, 14:05
Generally, arent these stutters caused by the GPU being too fast for the CPU and causing a stutter while the CPU catches up?
DaveKDEN
May 13th, 2009, 14:34
Generally, arent these stutters caused by the GPU being too fast for the CPU and causing a stutter while the CPU catches up?

That's a good question. Not sure of the answer, however, I'd imagine my 8800GTX is a pretty close match with my Q6600 o/c'd to 3.0GHz/core.
SolarEagle
May 13th, 2009, 16:24
Generally, arent these stutters caused by the GPU being too fast for the CPU and causing a stutter while the CPU catches up?

Not at all. You can easily force a GPU bottleneck and it will have no impact on stutters. Just fire up nHancer and select 4x4 pure supersampling. At 1600x1200 it will be rendering at 6400x4800 inside the frame buffer, which will produce a GPU bottleneck on any current GPU.
Cazzie
May 13th, 2009, 16:52
Duh, if I am not mistaken, it says on the nVidia site that the 185.85 drivers are for 9-series and up nVidia cards only, they are not for the 8-series. The 182.50 are the latest current forceware drivers for the 8-series.

Caz
cheezyflier
May 13th, 2009, 20:22
well, that's the cool thing about having a card as ancient as mine.
no need to worry about the newest drivers.
robcap
May 13th, 2009, 21:46
No problems with my 8800 GTS 512. Driver does support these "older" cards.
I use the latest NHancer, with the recommended settings for FSX.
Works for me.

R.
Mathias
May 13th, 2009, 23:04
Working good here on my XP machine with a 7600GT card.
I know, it's stoneage.:d
Alexraptor
May 14th, 2009, 03:26
Works fine with my GTX280 :)
txnetcop
May 14th, 2009, 04:05
These are new drivers are awesome on the GTX285. Really kickin'
Ted
BananaBob
May 14th, 2009, 04:14
These are new drivers are awesome on the GTX285. Really kickin'
Ted

Guess I should try them then, we'll see.
noddy
May 14th, 2009, 04:15
Looks like I have to get an up grade to the 285 then! :icon_lol:

Anybody want to buy a pair of 8800 GTX cards then.
Cazzie
May 14th, 2009, 04:37
No problems with my 8800 GTS 512. Driver does support these "older" cards.
I use the latest NHancer, with the recommended settings for FSX.
Works for me.

R.

I sit here corrected Robcap!

When Moe or someone listed the 185 drivers several weeks ago, I think they may have been beta and when I looked, the specifically said for 9-series and 285 cards. Now, I did an automatic check with my 8800 GTS 512s and sure enough, the 185.85 drivers are shown as the most current.

Oh well, can't hurt, can always roll back.

So far no problems whatsoever. Some new additions to the nVidia Control Panel, which I did have to use to reset all of my SLI and screen properties.

But FSX and FS9 are just as before, can't tell any improvement in frame rates or look. At least there is no loss of detail. FSX in DX10 still displays the flickering taxiway and runway markings! Errrrr!

Caz
italoc
May 14th, 2009, 07:50
No problems with my 9600 GT
(same FPS as before with 182.50)
Italo
d0mokun
May 14th, 2009, 07:54
FSX in DX10 still displays the flickering taxiway and runway markings! Errrrr!

Caz

O/T I know but try the DX9 runtime update- that apparently fixed the issues for a lot of people.

Dan.
Bjoern
May 14th, 2009, 09:55
Thanks for the info.. I rolled back the 179s because i just didnt trust anything over 180. glad to see that 182s work. i'll change over to them instead..

If you're on an early 8 series card, I'd stick with the 179s. The 180s were nothing but trouble on my 8800GTS.
Cazzie
May 14th, 2009, 11:35
O/T I know but try the DX9 runtime update- that apparently fixed the issues for a lot of people.

Dan.

Which one would that be Dan? I got one in the beginning of April.

Caz
noddy
May 14th, 2009, 12:09
Yep if it's the one from April no change for me in the flickering runway dept in DX10.
UnknownGuest12
May 14th, 2009, 16:08
Nah...no problems with my 9800 gtx, just perfect....
DB93
May 14th, 2009, 23:08
9800GT 1GB - Using a TH2G Digital and 3 1440x900, the higher widescreen resolutions (4320x900 and up) were no longer available to me, leaving the resolution capped at (I think it was) 3870x1024. Rolled back to 182.50 and am able to use the correct resolution again.
gajit
May 14th, 2009, 23:50
9800GT 1GB - Using a TH2G Digital and 3 1440x900, the higher widescreen resolutions (4320x900 and up) were no longer available to me, leaving the resolution capped at (I think it was) 3870x1024. Rolled back to 182.50 and am able to use the correct resolution again.

I had exactly the same problem and have gone back
d0mokun
May 15th, 2009, 05:19
Yep if it's the one from April no change for me in the flickering runway dept in DX10.

Ah, most odd, did the trick when I used an ATI card. :monkies:
Ark
May 15th, 2009, 18:49
I installed these drivers and could not even get into Windows. Made it to the screen with the symbol before it makes the sound and my password screen comes up, then...........nothing. Black screen. This is on Vista 64.

Went back to the 182.50 series and everything is fine again.
bonefish
May 16th, 2009, 05:59
I installed the 182.5 and the 185.5, didn't work. But the 185.85 works great.
GeForce 8800gt.
SEAN
RyanJames170
May 16th, 2009, 16:43
where can i find the 182.5 drivers i have the 185.85s on an 8800GT
hobofat
May 16th, 2009, 19:49
huh, just noticed i was still using 178.xx drivers and installed these, my stutters are gone and i think (fingers crossed) my FSX crashes have stopped...i was yanking out my hair trying to figure out why mid-flight my screen would go blank and computer shut off (computer temps were holding fine).
rwmarth
May 17th, 2009, 04:40
where can i find the 182.5 drivers i have the 185.85s on an 8800GT

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us

should take you to where you need. Scroll down on the main driver page and youll see this archived/beta drivers link.