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Discussion: Battlefield 2142 / Battlefield 2142 - General Discussion - Beware new NVidia drivers - We've got multiple reports of people having 2142 issues with the new 178.13 nvidia drivers.
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09-27-2008, 10:28 PM #1
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Beware new NVidia drivers
We've got multiple reports of people having 2142 issues with the new 178.13 nvidia drivers. It seems upgrading is a bad idea.
http://www.tacticalgamer.com/hardwar...ml#post1102815
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09-28-2008, 12:40 AM #2
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Re: Beware new NVidia drivers
Hmm, I have a SLI setup and just installed the 178.13 drivers. I've been playing BF2142 extensively for the past few hours and I havn't had any of the problems that some are having. So for those having issues I would go to Nvidia's site and/or roll-back the driver until there is a resolution.
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09-29-2008, 11:24 AM #3
Re: Beware new NVidia drivers
Duly noted. Thanks for the heads-up.
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09-29-2008, 02:26 PM #4
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Re: Beware new NVidia drivers
Yeah the change to the antialiasing effect has change game play dramaticlly --- Although I think if you hardware control vs game control your antialiasing settings you can get around the issue.
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09-29-2008, 03:02 PM #5
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Re: Beware new NVidia drivers
I'd be interested to see if the hardware control method resolves the problem, because I do currently have it set up to use the in game settings. Perhaps I'll re-install the new drivers and try it myself at some point.
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09-29-2008, 05:43 PM #6
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Re: Beware new NVidia drivers
It Big it did work for me. I turned it off in-game and then increased it to 16x in the hardware menu with 2142 selected. No more blackouts!
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09-29-2008, 05:49 PM #7
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Re: Beware new NVidia drivers
Sweet! Looks like I'm giving these drivers another shot tonight!
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09-29-2008, 10:38 PM #8
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Re: Beware new NVidia drivers
Thanks a lot Aumen! That did the trick. It works great now with the new drivers installed!
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09-30-2008, 04:25 AM #9
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Re: Beware new NVidia drivers
Also FYI the new drivers and maybe also your old ones install active startup programs that from what I understand are not needed and cause problems. I downloaded CCleaner and turned them off and have not had a memory dump since.
FYI - CCleaner is freeware and from my past experiance with it 5yrs has given me nothing but a smooth running machine.
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09-30-2008, 11:45 AM #10
Re: Beware new NVidia drivers
I will second the awesomeness that is CCleaner. I've used it on multiple machines and never had a problem with it; in fact, I've noticed that, along with a well-balanced diet of PC cleanup and error checking, it can improve performance noticeably.
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09-30-2008, 01:58 PM #11
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Re: Beware new NVidia drivers
I tried your fix Aumen and i think it works. But i'm unsure that the 16x in the control panel overrides the 2142 AA off setting. I just can't tell the difference!
But the game looks normal atleast. Thanks!
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09-30-2008, 02:23 PM #12
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Re: Beware new NVidia drivers
Yeah Np - BTW I moved it down to 8x just to be on the safe side as I don't think BF can support the 16x?
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