97.02 + 8800 GTS driver bugs, Comprehensive list inside Options

[BFG10K]

Driver 177.79, Windows XP Pro 32 bit SP3

8800 Ultra.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850.
4 GB RAM.
Intel G33 motherboard.
Soundblaster X-Fi.
DirectX 9.0c (Mar 08).
No overclocks or mods of any kind.



Texture clamp setting not working in OpenGL

Setting: Any.

Problem: in Quake 3 based games such as Jedi Knight 2 white lines can be seen between textures as shown below:





Condemned 1.0

Setting: 1920x1440, 16xAF, 4xAA, super-sampling transparency.

Problem: sun shadows from windows sometimes don't render correctly.

The example below has a bright floor:



But when I step to the side a little the floor goes dark in the same area:



This problem happens in multiple areas in the game.



Dues Ex Invisible War 1.2

Setting: 1920x1440, 16xAF, 4xAA, super-sampling transparency.

Problem: when moving the mouse past objects such as the number panel below, the framerate plummets and the mouse visibly lags.





Fear Extraction Point & Perseus Mandate

Setting: 1600x1200, 16xAF, 4xAA, super-sampling transparency.

Problem: random jerkiness during gameplay that usually happens in areas using the new lighting scheme the expansion packs introduced.



Red Faction 1.20

Setting: any.

Problem: game is unplayable due to rendering artifacts as shown below. My ATi Radeon 4850 runs the game perfectly so it's an nVidia driver issue.





Stalker 1.0005

Setting: 1920x1440, 16xAF, driver AA higher than 4xAA, full dynamic lighting.

Problem: forcing driver AA higher than 4xAA (e.g. 8xQ) causes massive visual corruption.





Thief 3

Setting: 1920x1440, 16xAF, 4xAA, super-sampling transparency AA.

Problem 1: bad mouse lag when rotating your view close to walls, enabling vsync reduces the problem. No such problems on Radeon hardware.

Problem 2: stuttering/hitching in areas with heavy lighting (e.g. Underground Citadel).



Vampire Bloodlines 1.2

Setting: any control panel anti-aliasing setting.

Problem 1: Enabling AA other than 4x in the control panel results in no AA applied until you alt-tab out and then alt-tab back into the game.

Problem 2: Enabling 4xAA in the control panel results in a BSOD or driver error:



This post has been edited by BFG10K: Sep 16 2008, 01:21 PM