TDU/8800 stuttering issue solved.

lawless77 · 07-31-2008, 11:26 AM

For the past few weeks I've been scouring these boards, among others, looking for a solution to the infamous TDU stuttering issue. While there's no shortage of discussions on the topic, I hadn't much luck in finding something that worked. Like many others, I'm using an 8800 series GPU. This seems to be the common thread among those unable to run the game. There is also much mention of the problem possibly stemming from the use of an AMD CPU and/or a G25 wheel. I have all the above.

After much searching I found the answer when I stumbled across a beta version of the nvidia driver, version 177.70. Once I installed this, the game ran beautifully. The look and performance of the game improved even more when I switched AA control over to the nvidia control panel and set it at 4X with supersampling enabled. Since I was seeing some tearing when using a trackir, I enabled vsync as well and that cleared it right up. I've yet to experiment with other settings or even measure frame rates. Frankly I've been too busy playing the game to do so. All I know is that it works and it looks great, finally. I think this driver version is not even an official release yet and I'm sorry to say I don't remember where I got it, but it shouldn't be too hard to find.

Prior to this I had tried every suggestion I came across, and a few of my own but had seen no improvement at all. The stuttering was bad enough to make the game utterly unplayable, not to mention headache-inducing. Now however, it is silky smooth at 1440X900 even in the heavily populated areas.

Of course all the usual caveats apply. This solution worked brilliantly for me. It may not work for you but I do wish you luck and I hope this helps.

AMD FX-60
Asus A8N Premium
2x-EVGA 8800GT - SLI
4GB RAM
Logitech G25

cheapshades · 07-31-2008, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lawless77

......stumbled across a beta version of the nvidia driver, version 177.70. .....

Transposed number? NVIDIA has 177.79 listed in the Beta section. If you do have 177.70, please post a link for those that may want to try it.

Advanced Driver Search: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us

lawless77 · 07-31-2008, 12:43 PM

No, no mistake. I double-checked and it is 177.70. I also dug around and found a link:

http://www.driverheaven.net/windows-...-download.html

You are right in that nvidia is now listing a higher version number as a beta. I hadn't noticed that. For now I think I'll stick with 177.70. I'm too scared to start messing with it again now that it's working.

Also I forgot to mention that I'm running XP.

cheapshades · 07-31-2008, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lawless77

No, no mistake. I double-checked and it is 177.70.

Thanks for the link!!!! And welcome to the forum!

obtw: I haven't had any stuttering issues, or any other, with my current vid cards (see sig) which are still running the factory ForceWare 169.32 (if it ain't broke......)

[BFs]GBesaw · 07-31-2008, 01:12 PM

177.79 whql candidate is giving me more or less the same performance as the other 177.xx drivers -- For 177.79, DV is now working with vista/sli configurations and control panel performance is noticeably faster.

07-31-2008, 11:26 AM	#1
lawless77 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	TDU/8800 stuttering issue solved. For the past few weeks I've been scouring these boards, among others, looking for a solution to the infamous TDU stuttering issue. While there's no shortage of discussions on the topic, I hadn't much luck in finding something that worked. Like many others, I'm using an 8800 series GPU. This seems to be the common thread among those unable to run the game. There is also much mention of the problem possibly stemming from the use of an AMD CPU and/or a G25 wheel. I have all the above. After much searching I found the answer when I stumbled across a beta version of the nvidia driver, version 177.70. Once I installed this, the game ran beautifully. The look and performance of the game improved even more when I switched AA control over to the nvidia control panel and set it at 4X with supersampling enabled. Since I was seeing some tearing when using a trackir, I enabled vsync as well and that cleared it right up. I've yet to experiment with other settings or even measure frame rates. Frankly I've been too busy playing the game to do so. All I know is that it works and it looks great, finally. I think this driver version is not even an official release yet and I'm sorry to say I don't remember where I got it, but it shouldn't be too hard to find. Prior to this I had tried every suggestion I came across, and a few of my own but had seen no improvement at all. The stuttering was bad enough to make the game utterly unplayable, not to mention headache-inducing. Now however, it is silky smooth at 1440X900 even in the heavily populated areas. Of course all the usual caveats apply. This solution worked brilliantly for me. It may not work for you but I do wish you luck and I hope this helps. AMD FX-60 Asus A8N Premium 2x-EVGA 8800GT - SLI 4GB RAM Logitech G25

07-31-2008, 01:12 PM	#5
[BFs]GBesaw User Moderator (Not Atari Employee) Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,114	177.79 whql candidate is giving me more or less the same performance as the other 177.xx drivers -- For 177.79, DV is now working with vista/sli configurations and control panel performance is noticeably faster. __________________ Gramps ...

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07-31-2008, 12:43 PM	#3
lawless77 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	No, no mistake. I double-checked and it is 177.70. I also dug around and found a link: http://www.driverheaven.net/windows-...-download.html You are right in that nvidia is now listing a higher version number as a beta. I hadn't noticed that. For now I think I'll stick with 177.70. I'm too scared to start messing with it again now that it's working. Also I forgot to mention that I'm running XP.