stomtapa

i am using MSI Afterburner for overclocking,i already tried that couple of times.so now i tried it for 1 more time and it's the same,nothing new.
i also tried the overclock with Rivatunrer but it didn't help.

 
With such a older card without much horsepower, I highly suggest you run the card only stock.
The 260 is a very old design and does NOT overclock like modern cards....

stomtapa

but isn't it weird that on benchmarks everything is working well but on games it doesn't work well?
even people with older cards than mine manage to overclock their cards and they don't have any problems....

 
As you described...
My overclock works well for benchmarks, but in games my performance is the same or even less.
 
This is because modern games contain DX versions your card does not support and your number of shader cores and VRam is extremely limited. Heaven and Vantage benchmarks are designed to run on most cards, unlike games which have set horsepower and resource requirements.
Pushing a older card to higher clocks can generate better benchmark numbers, but your cards DX, shader counts and Vram is the true limiter of what settings can or cannot be run and what the framerates will be.
It certainly could also be from using shader and memory settings methods that are incorrect. Your card is so old, that anything you read today about clocking does not really apply to your card, as your card clocks differently in behavior.
 
If overclocking your card makes game performance go down, then why stress the card by doing so?
 
If you dead set on overclocking, I suggest you leave the memory and shaders completly alone and just try and concentrate on core clocks. This will provide 98% of your performance increases.
*Remember to keep a very close eye on the temps, and do not forget that overclocking on such a old card is likey to shorten its lifespan. 

tical2tre

Hey man great article. Unfortunately, part of my problem (besides those mentioned here, unless I missed it), is that it says on my Device Manager for Display Adapter (which is currently set at Standard VGA Graphics): This Device Cannot Start. In fact, when I try re-starting after a failed NVDIA installer (using your instructional) sometimes when it reboots it says "Device was unsuccessful at installation" or something like that. Does this have anything to do with this process? I'm currently trying to upgrade to GE Force GT610 from a burnt out GE Force 8600 GT.

 
Welcome to the EVGA forums
 
Please post your system specs (including PSU, CPU, RAM, OS) for review. Please also post what OS and bit version you are using.

mantovoni

Hi maniacvvv, thanks for the great guide. Initially joined up (coupla days back) to ask a question about reinstalling an NVidia audio driver, which you answered and pointed me here.

Just read through this thread and realized I may have screwed up another NVidia setup. The new EVGA GTX560 that I asked you about, replaced a Palit GTS 250. I plonked this old card into another system and did the included driver install, no problem. Then I went to NVidia and grabbed what I thought was the latest driver for the GTS250. Installed, rebooted and my XPPSP3 system suddenly had a 256 color display, with no sign of the new NVidia driver. Shucks.

So I think I need to follow your instructions to the letter. My question: I note that page 1 of this thread is around a year old: Has anything changed since then?

Regards and thanks :-)

 
Yes the thread is getting a bit outdated... but the process remains the same if you are having problems.
 
What driver did you try to put into the Dell?
For such a old XP system, the latest drivers might cause a problem.
Lets see what version you used, then I can suggest another choice for you

mantovoni

That's kind of you. The name of the NVidia file is:
301.42-desktop-winxp-32bit-english-whql.exe
Display properties say version 6.14.13.142 - date 15/5/2012
If it matters, the Palit GTS 250's BIOS is 62.92.9A.00.00
The XPPSP3 machine isn't a Dell - it's one of my builds. Mobo is Asus P5GD1 Pro with 3G ram.
Cheers :-)

 
Hmmmm..... you might be out of luck with such a old BIOS (system bios not videocard)  
Best advice is try and reset CMOS with the card installed and try it again.
Also use only mouse and keyboard connected when trying the install and reboot. Any PS2 connected devices?
 
If that still does not work, I suggest trying Nvidia driver 266.58 (below are shown what is available for that config)
*I would stick with the signed drivers

 
*Note: 266.58 is a older driver, so be sure to follow the correct uninstalling steps and use only a custom/clean install
(as noted in the guide, problems moving between older drivers (old installer) and newer drivers (new install process) can occur if done improperly)
 
 

Hi Maniacvvv, this is a great support. I have followed all the steps but am having an issue with Windows automatically installing what it thinks is an appropriate driver on restart. Note that i am not connected to the internet so it is not downloading and installing, it is just installing. I have trawled the web to disable this but no joy - any ideas? Would safe mode disable this automatic installation?
 
Many thanks for your help.

Cheers for the guide :)

HarryBizzle

Hi,

It seems that no matter what I do, when I reboot, Windows auto installs a 660 Ti driver.

I have:
-switched off my internet
-disabled windows update driver install
-deleted the NVIDIA driver extraction folder from my PC

And it still keeps coming back!


Any help would be much appreciated.

 
Welcome to the EVGA forums
 
Your issue could be one on a few things...
First that you are not running a primary Admin account -or- Second that its not really installing a Nvidia driver, its just installing the Standard VGA adapter software.
 
I suggest that after you see it "install", go to the Control Panel/Programs and Features and look for a Nvidia "Graphics Driver". If you dont see that, no Nvidia driver was installed.
 
As for Admin rights and disabling driver installs at StartUp, check this post
 http://forums.evga.com/fb.ashx?m=1721462
 

Hello maniac,
If you are still offering help, i could use some. Im trying to fully download nvidia but im stuck on the part where it says "cant continue installer... graphicsdriver:failed" I dont know what to do beyond this point and you seem like the person to get past this. It gets so frustrating! all i wanted to do was play Batman AC but now i have to go through days of getting this installed.
 
Please reply and  Thanks for your time!

Toshiba
Satellite L755
 
Intel(R) Core(TM)
i3-2330M CPU @
2.20GHz 2.20GHz
 
4 GB
window 7 64 bit
 
Im trying to install Nvidia GeForce 600M series 64 bit
 
Will this information do?

My laptop model no. is.....
L755-S5311
 
My laptop part no. is.....
PSK1WU-0VG049
 
Heres the link
us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/satellite/L750/L755-S5311/

So what should I do?
Should I install a lower a different nvidia series and then upgrade it?
I really dont know what to do

Is there anyway to obtain a Nvidia graphics processor for this laptop?
or should i just get a new one??

Thanks for the suggestion
So a Nvidia graphics card wont work for my Toshiba laptop, because i really dont feel like buuying a computer

Ok then... thanks for your time. 
ill try getting a computer so i can play Batman AC