Vista and EVGA video cards.

I am a gamer. Microsoft operation systems have always been preffered by
gamers. However recently when buying a new PC, I made the mistake of
purchasing windows vista. I have 2 nVidia EVGA 8800's in my vista gaming rig,
and the performance I've experienced is absolutely abysmal. In comparison, I
run about 60 frames per second faster when playing World of Warcraft on
WinXP. When playing games on vista, I constantly get blue screens and video
card crashes. There are no stable drivers for my new directX10 cards for
vista. I suggest microsoft does something with Nvidia to fix this problem
that many of my fellow gamers are having.

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http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ws.vista.games

They are working on getting it all resolved. Do you have the newest drivers
from the NVIDIA website? They help out with some issues (fix SLI).

But, NVIDIA (among many others!) have dropped the ball on the Vista drivers.
I'm hoping they get it fixed asap. I've got my eye on a nice 8800, but until
the drivers are good, I'm waiting. Wait too long, and ATI releases their
faster model, and NVIDIA loses a sale.

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Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com

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"Corey Kerchner" <Corey Kerchner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am a gamer. Microsoft operation systems have always been preffered by
> gamers. However recently when buying a new PC, I made the mistake of
> purchasing windows vista. I have 2 nVidia EVGA 8800's in my vista gaming
> rig,
> and the performance I've experienced is absolutely abysmal. In comparison,
> I
> run about 60 frames per second faster when playing World of Warcraft on
> WinXP. When playing games on vista, I constantly get blue screens and
> video
> card crashes. There are no stable drivers for my new directX10 cards for
> vista. I suggest microsoft does something with Nvidia to fix this problem
> that many of my fellow gamers are having.
>
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> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
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> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ws.vista.games

There is not much Microsoft can do to make Nvidia update their
drivers.
However you as a customer of Nvidia can contact Nvidia and make your
need known to them.
Since you put $ in Nvidia pockets, your voice as well as other Nvidia
card owners may be stronger than Microsoft's.
--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Corey Kerchner" <Corey Kerchner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:5001F040-E632-42E3-B2D1-76DACB91EA40@microsoft.com...
>I am a gamer. Microsoft operation systems have always been preffered
>by
> gamers. However recently when buying a new PC, I made the mistake of
> purchasing windows vista. I have 2 nVidia EVGA 8800's in my vista
> gaming rig,
> and the performance I've experienced is absolutely abysmal. In
> comparison, I
> run about 60 frames per second faster when playing World of Warcraft
> on
> WinXP. When playing games on vista, I constantly get blue screens
> and video
> card crashes. There are no stable drivers for my new directX10 cards
> for
> vista. I suggest microsoft does something with Nvidia to fix this
> problem
> that many of my fellow gamers are having.
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to
> the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
> the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
> follow this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader
> and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ws.vista.games

nVidia are the culprits here. MS give people / companies plenty of notice.
My god - I've had Vista on a PC somewhere since the first release candidate.
nVidia are playing the "we don't have the cash" game - which translates as -
one of our Directors likes to sleep with Linux manuals instead of with a
woman. i.e.

NVIDIA - SORT YOURSELVES OUT!!!

"Corey Kerchner" wrote:

> I am a gamer. Microsoft operation systems have always been preffered by
> gamers. However recently when buying a new PC, I made the mistake of
> purchasing windows vista. I have 2 nVidia EVGA 8800's in my vista gaming rig,
> and the performance I've experienced is absolutely abysmal. In comparison, I
> run about 60 frames per second faster when playing World of Warcraft on
> WinXP. When playing games on vista, I constantly get blue screens and video
> card crashes. There are no stable drivers for my new directX10 cards for
> vista. I suggest microsoft does something with Nvidia to fix this problem
> that many of my fellow gamers are having.
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ws.vista.games

I've had nightmares with the new nVidia Drivers... even my kettle has started
crashing and that's no-where near my graphics card. I've rolled back to the
at-install drivers for the moment to make sure that my whole house doesn't
reboot.

"Dustin Harper" wrote:

> They are working on getting it all resolved. Do you have the newest drivers
> from the NVIDIA website? They help out with some issues (fix SLI).
>
> But, NVIDIA (among many others!) have dropped the ball on the Vista drivers.
> I'm hoping they get it fixed asap. I've got my eye on a nice 8800, but until
> the drivers are good, I'm waiting. Wait too long, and ATI releases their
> faster model, and NVIDIA loses a sale.
>
> --
> Dustin Harper
> dharper@vistarip.com
> http://www.vistarip.com
>
> --
> "Corey Kerchner" <Corey Kerchner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5001F040-E632-42E3-B2D1-76DACB91EA40@microsoft.com...
> >I am a gamer. Microsoft operation systems have always been preffered by
> > gamers. However recently when buying a new PC, I made the mistake of
> > purchasing windows vista. I have 2 nVidia EVGA 8800's in my vista gaming
> > rig,
> > and the performance I've experienced is absolutely abysmal. In comparison,
> > I
> > run about 60 frames per second faster when playing World of Warcraft on
> > WinXP. When playing games on vista, I constantly get blue screens and
> > video
> > card crashes. There are no stable drivers for my new directX10 cards for
> > vista. I suggest microsoft does something with Nvidia to fix this problem
> > that many of my fellow gamers are having.
> >
> > ----------------
> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> > this
> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >
> > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ws.vista.games
>

"Corey Kerchner" <Corey Kerchner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5001F040-E632-42E3-B2D1-76DACB91EA40@microsoft.com...

>I am a gamer. Microsoft operation systems have always been preffered by
> gamers. However recently when buying a new PC, I made the mistake of
> purchasing windows vista. I have 2 nVidia EVGA 8800's in my vista gaming
> rig,
> and the performance I've experienced is absolutely abysmal. In comparison,
> I
> run about 60 frames per second faster when playing World of Warcraft on
> WinXP. When playing games on vista, I constantly get blue screens and
> video
> card crashes. There are no stable drivers for my new directX10 cards for
> vista. I suggest microsoft does something with Nvidia to fix this problem
> that many of my fellow gamers are having.

That's amazing since World of Warcraft pretty much tops out at 60 FPS
anyways, If you're going to spend that kind of jack on a system at least
know what you're getting into. I'm personally running an 8800 GTX, only one
however... are you having many issues with WoW in particular or other games
as well? Don't cry about drivers for your DX10 card, there are WHQL drivers
out and no games to take advantage of DX10... don't act like you're missing
a boat that isnt there.