Only-a-Lad Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I'm reloading a box from scratch which will be dedicated just for playing this game. I was curious if there was a consensus on what Nvidia driver release to use. I have both a 560TI 448 and 580 available. Do you use a particular Beta or Release driver? Which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PostalTwinkie Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I'm reloading a box from scratch which will be dedicated just for playing this game. I was curious if there was a consensus on what Nvidia driver release to use. I have both a 560TI 448 and 580 available. Do you use a particular Beta or Release driver? Which one? Use the most current release, and then go to Microsofts website and download the complete Direct X 9 installer, not the web installer. SWTOR is a Direct X 9 game, and the Direct X 11 software that the new cards use do not include the complete Direct X 9 library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sessla Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) GTX 550ti 2gb here....I use the current release (285.62). There are no drivers out there, beta, old or current release that will improve performance for this game....as of right now, it's just a buggy, poorly coded engine, which hopefully will be patched. I suggest using current drivers. To the post above regarding DirectX 9.....you shouldnt have to do that.....even if you have a DirectX 11 card....Windows Updates and drivers for graphics cards already provide DX9 drivers. No need. Edited February 17, 2012 by Sessla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PostalTwinkie Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 GTX 550ti 2gb here....I use the current release (285.62). There are no drivers out there, beta, old or current release that will improve performance for this game....as of right now, it's just a buggy, poorly coded engine, which hopefully will be patched. I suggest using current drivers. Also what he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grueber Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I use beta 290.53 with a 570 gtx. No problems. The official drivers is back from late Oct. I had to upgrade because the drivers were messing up video on Windows Media Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegaPhone Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 GTX 550ti 2gb here....I use the current release (285.62). There are no drivers out there, beta, old or current release that will improve performance for this game....as of right now, it's just a buggy, poorly coded engine, which hopefully will be patched. I suggest using current drivers. To the post above regarding DirectX 9.....you shouldnt have to do that.....even if you have a DirectX 11 card....Windows Updates and drivers for graphics cards already provide DX9 drivers. No need. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=35 is that the right one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuno Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I use beta 290.53 with a 570 gtx. No problems. The official drivers is back from late Oct. I had to upgrade because the drivers were messing up video on Windows Media Center. I thought the offical ones were 285.xx from october? Nvidia site says mine are optimal and i'm wary of using betas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barracudastr Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 the game provides the need dx9 files if you actually take the time to look at swtor's directory. you will see them all in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PostalTwinkie Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=35 is that the right one? No, that is the web installer. This is the complete installation....l http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=8109 the game provides the need dx9 files if you actually take the time to look at swtor's directory. you will see them all in there. You would think it does, but it doesn't. That is why BioWare customer support was the original entity to tell people to download the Direct X 9 installer. Edited February 17, 2012 by PostalTwinkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegaPhone Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) the game provides the need dx9 files if you actually take the time to look at swtor's directory. you will see them all in there. So there is no need to install from microsoft to get some benefit from it? I have read several times that installing a specific version of dx9 makes a difference. I am willing to try. Edited February 17, 2012 by VegaPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PostalTwinkie Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) So there is no need to install from microsoft to get some benefit from it? I have read that installing a specific version of dx9 makes a difference. I am willing to try. No, download and install, the other person is incorrect. Also I will add that there is no guarantee it will help, as there are more serious issues with the engine itself. Although a lot have said they did get some gain by installer those files, instead of having their Direct X 10 or Direct X 11 cards use their resources to compensate. Edited February 17, 2012 by PostalTwinkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romiz Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Once you download that DX9c posted in link above do not lose it. That should have been the final DX9c update. Reason XP support ends this years and Microsoft has moved on to DX10, 10.1, 11. And the newest ATI 7xxx already support the new DX11.1. And specs for the new Nvidia 6xx line shows they will be DX11.1 also. Just a correct looks like Nvidia next cards maybe labeled 7xx. Edited February 17, 2012 by Romiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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