FSAA issues with nVidia drivers

[mctronken]

There're some issues with the latest nVidia drivers (Forceware 169.21):

- The super sampling AA modes are no longer working.

- The standard AA isn't working properly if you've the 'enhance in-game AA' option off, in the nVidia control panel.

The latest Forceware version that works properly with the patch is the 169.01.

[mctronken]

I've been testing a new beta version (Forceware 171.16 XP Beta), and this is what i've discovered:

+ The Super Sampling AA mores are working again like a charm.

But:

- They caused instability problems in my rig.

I still cannot recommend them.

[mctronken]

I've been testing the Quadro driver 169.61 during the last weekend, and it's the best driver that nVidia has released till the date.

+ The Super Sampling AA mores are working properly.

+ Excellent compatibility & performance with the patch.

+ Excellent H264 hardware decoding support !

You can download this driver at: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.61.html

[mctronken]

I've been testing the Forceware 175.16 XP during the last two weeks. This driver worked as good as the last Quadro driver.

I had no problems with the Super Sampling AA modes, or with the H264 hardware decoding, or any issue with the patch.

You can download this driver at: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_175.16_whql.html

[mctronken]

There seems to be a problem with the last forceware 190.38 WHQL & the actual nHancer 2.5.1 version, because the SSAA modes are not working. I have tried to force some MSAA modes like 16xQ, and they are not working.

I'm using the 185.85 without any problem.

[mctronken]

I'm using Forceware 195.62 & nHancer 2.5.7

The SSAA modes are working again, but, you cannot change the AA mode on the fly, like in the past versions of the driver.