Tyan K8WE (2895) 8800 GTX Windows x64

I just added an MSI 8800 GTX video card to my Tyan K8WE (2895) system
running Windows x64. I had to upgrade the BIOS of the motherboard to
1.04a (beta) to support the video card, and I am running the new nVidia
beta drivers for the 8800 GTX in x64. Some gamess will not work
correctly, and some stuff will not install. For example, I can not
install the new Futuremark 1.10. I was just wondering whether others
are having similar problems.

Thank you! :-)

Jim

Colin
Sun Dec 31 10:55:36 CST 2006

Please tell us the error messages that you are getting. Some software needs
to be installed with elevated rights.

"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
news:1167582794.667536.275760@k21g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I just added an MSI 8800 GTX video card to my Tyan K8WE (2895) system
> running Windows x64. I had to upgrade the BIOS of the motherboard to
> 1.04a (beta) to support the video card, and I am running the new nVidia
> beta drivers for the 8800 GTX in x64. Some gamess will not work
> correctly, and some stuff will not install. For example, I can not
> install the new Futuremark 1.10. I was just wondering whether others
> are having similar problems.
>
> Thank you! :-)
>
> Jim
>

Jim
Sun Dec 31 11:42:24 CST 2006


Colin Barnhorst wrote:
> Please tell us the error messages that you are getting. Some software needs
> to be installed with elevated rights.

I'm not getting error messages, Futuremark 1.10 just locks the machine.
The 64-bit version of Unreal Tournament just starts up, the screen
goes blank, and then I am returned to windows. Some games, such as
Doom 4 and Half-Life 2 appear to *love* the new card. I had Futuremark
installed, but the new version would not install. Perhaps I should
have tried the upgrade.

Thank you for the prompt reply! :-)

Jim

Colin
Sun Dec 31 11:57:24 CST 2006

You need to check on Vista compatibility title by title. Some games will
not run on Vista rtm that ran on RC1. Most of the games have a user forum
where you can get some leads on the issues. I have a couple of games that
run of XP Pro x64 but not on Vista x64. I have one that opens and then
closes because it uses the XP help system and that is not supported in
Vista.

"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
news:1167586944.047531.174950@i12g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> Colin Barnhorst wrote:
>> Please tell us the error messages that you are getting. Some software
>> needs
>> to be installed with elevated rights.
>
> I'm not getting error messages, Futuremark 1.10 just locks the machine.
> The 64-bit version of Unreal Tournament just starts up, the screen
> goes blank, and then I am returned to windows. Some games, such as
> Doom 4 and Half-Life 2 appear to *love* the new card. I had Futuremark
> installed, but the new version would not install. Perhaps I should
> have tried the upgrade.
>
> Thank you for the prompt reply! :-)
>
> Jim
>

Maratonmannen
Sun Dec 31 12:45:00 CST 2006

Where did you find the beta drivers and what version?

I am using 97.44 from December 8.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_97.44.html

With Futuremark 1.10 my 3DMark06 score is: 12689

http://max.ownit.nu/3DMark97.4412689.PNG



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"Jim" wrote:

> I just added an MSI 8800 GTX video card to my Tyan K8WE (2895) system
> running Windows x64. I had to upgrade the BIOS of the motherboard to
> 1.04a (beta) to support the video card, and I am running the new nVidia
> beta drivers for the 8800 GTX in x64. Some gamess will not work
> correctly, and some stuff will not install. For example, I can not
> install the new Futuremark 1.10. I was just wondering whether others
> are having similar problems.
>
> Thank you! :-)
>
> Jim
>
>

Jim
Sun Dec 31 17:58:36 CST 2006


Maratonmannen wrote:
> Where did you find the beta drivers and what version?
>
> I am using 97.44 from December 8.
>
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_97.44.html
>
> With Futuremark 1.10 my 3DMark06 score is: 12689

Those are the ones I am using too. They seem to work, but I don't know
whether there are known issues with them. I would expect new drivers
fairly quickly, as lots of people probably got 8800 video cards for
Christmas, and they will find bugs in the drivers.

Jim
Sun Dec 31 18:04:10 CST 2006


Colin Barnhorst wrote:
> You need to check on Vista compatibility title by title. Some games will
> not run on Vista rtm that ran on RC1. Most of the games have a user forum
> where you can get some leads on the issues. I have a couple of games that
> run of XP Pro x64 but not on Vista x64. I have one that opens and then
> closes because it uses the XP help system and that is not supported in
> Vista.

I'm still running x64 on that machine. I have games which ran before,
which are causing trouble, but it could have been because of patches
which updated beyond what the 64-bt exe could handle. (Far Cry for
example did *not* update the latest version for 64-bit.)

The Futuremark 1.10 not installing is the biggest puzzle. I installed
the *same* download on another machine, so I know the file is not
corrupt. I want to get my latest score. <g>

Jim

Jim
Sun Dec 31 18:11:09 CST 2006


Maratonmannen wrote:
>
> With Futuremark 1.10 my 3DMark06 score is: 12689
>
> http://max.ownit.nu/3DMark97.4412689.PNG

I didn't notice your Futuremark 1.10 score until I read your message a
second time. That is *way* higher than I got from 1.02. I was just
over 8,000. I was only 6,000 with the 7800 GTX I had before.

My motherboard is not extremely fast because it is a server board.

I have dual Opteron 265s. 8 GB of PC 400 error correcting memory. A
3ware RAID card with RAID 5 and four 500 GB Hitachi drives. I have a
1000 watt PC Power and Cooling Power supply. The Opterons are now
available in 285s for about what I paid for my 265s, but I don't want
to put that much more money into the computer.

Jim

Computerflyer
Sun Dec 31 19:48:27 CST 2006

You might have tried it, but turn off the video optimisations and
accelerator settings for the 8800GTX. Not hard to do and it might
help. If the install works you can turn things back on item by item
until a better driver happens.

Jim
Mon Jan 01 00:56:35 CST 2007


Computerflyer wrote:
> You might have tried it, but turn off the video optimisations and
> accelerator settings for the 8800GTX. Not hard to do and it might
> help. If the install works you can turn things back on item by item
> until a better driver happens.

Thanks! I have *not* tried that. I usually don't fool around much
with the settings, but I should learn how.

Jim