G80 Forceware 97.44

[Rampage]

New G80 drivers up yesterday the 8th. So far so good for me, recommended grab for G80 owners!

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_97.44.html

[Uber_Tiny]

* Supports GeForce 8800 GTX and GeForce 8800 GTS GPUs.
* Game and application compatibility fixes. For more information on this driver, please view the Release Notes.
* New PureVideo technology features allows GeForce 8800 GTX/GTS to achieve a score of 128 in the HQV video quality benchmark:
o Improved inverse telecine algorithms (2:2 & 3:2 Pull-down Correction) for standard and high definition content.
o Improved spatial-temporal de-interlacing algorithm (for standard and high definition content).
* Includes the new NVIDIA Control Panel. Please visit the NVIDIA Control Panel website for more information.
* Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and OpenGL® 2.1 support.

Product Support List Windows XP 32-bit – 97.44
GeForce 8800 GTS
GeForce 8800 GTX

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_97.44.html

Issues Resolved in Version 97.44

The following are changes made and issues resolved in driver version 97.44:
• Changing the default NVIDIA Control Panel Antialiasing mode to
Override mode will result in corruption in some applications.
• Battlefield 2: Intermittent random z fighting problems on the terrain.
• Adjusting the Noise Reduction causes corruption flashes when
launching a DVD.
• Rapidly switching HDTV Component format between modes may
cause the display to go blank.
• Driver stops responding in SLI mode if the system boots up with no
displays attached.
• Civilization 4: White blocks of corruption appear in the clouds when
zooming out.
• Everquest 2, SLI: Flickering water textures/reflections occur when SLI
is enabled.
• Pacific Fighters, SLI: With SLI mode enabled, there is a large
performance drop–from 100-200+ fps–in DirectX mode when
accessing the game control panel with enhanced antialiasing enabled.
• NVIDIA SLI does not activate for any application if Steam.exe is
running and the application’s resolution does not match the desktop
resolution.
• Battlefield: Objects and terrain are very dark. As you move closer, a
block of area brightens in steps as you move around the map.
• Tomb Raider: Legend, SLI: No shadows appear when Next
Generation Content is enabled.
• Splinter Cell: Double Agent Single Player has geometry corruption.
• Company of Heroes: There are flickering ground textures.

[VW_Factor]

Its too bad that this driver doesnt work for the older cards.. I'd really like to test it, and Im not into modding .ini files myself, etc.