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Recommended driver for GF 6600 GT?

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First post, by Con 2 botones

Posted on 2019-10-09, 16:17

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Hello there!

I am about to add a MSI GeForce 6600 GT to my Windows XP based system. It is a PC I built back in the day around Atlhon XP 2500+ cpu.
Which would you say it is the best driver for that video card, just the latest available or any specific older one?
I am not concerned about compatibility with Windows 98 era games, since I already have a system for that purpose.

Thank you in advance!

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Reply 1 of 5, by looking4awayout

Posted on 2019-10-09, 16:26

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I used Forceware 81.98 on my overclocked 6800GT. It was the fastest driver version for that card. Most likely the same is for the 6600GT.

Reply 2 of 5, by Con 2 botones

Posted on 2019-10-09, 16:28

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Thank you! Will download those and see what happens

Reply 3 of 5, by maximus

Posted on 2019-10-11, 18:56

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I've had good luck with ForceWare 93.71 and 175.19 (former is probably better for older games, latter for newer). Note sure how these compare performance-wise with each other, or with ForceWare 81.98, but compatibility and stability should be solid.

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Reply 4 of 5, by Con 2 botones

Posted on 2019-10-15, 21:08

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Yes, "best" driver is not only about performance, but about stability as well. Why not testing 93.71 too? Thank you!

Reply 5 of 5, by Samopal VanoZ

Posted on 2019-12-09, 15:49

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I tried detonator 185 on my friend's pc (with 6600 AGP) long ago and was enraged by it's poor perfomance in quake 1 (ezQuake) with dynamic lights. 165 worked well. 175 too..

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