This does sound a bit interesting, I just reinstalled windows 7, ill go try to do a test. Right now im using the latest intel stock drivers for my 945gm and ill test out war3 once I get everything situated, Then ill try the latest XP drivers.
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmmmm....so...in theroy, installing XP drivers inside vista would make > games that like XPDM run better? > > On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 9:52 PM, swt <[email protected]> wrote: >> The original post is from http://bbs.deepin.org/read.php?tid=298909 >> >> I just translated it. >> >> So, there is a lot of complaints of gma950's10% more performance lose >> on Vista comparing with XP, despite that Vista drains system resource >> significantly, another cause is Intel's shitty WDDM driver. >> >> The idea comes from Intel's support page: >> >> http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/CS-023606.htm >> >> Q3: Is Intel providing WDDM drivers for Intel Graphics Media >> Accelerator 900 (Intel GMA 900) on Intel 915 Express chipset-based >> platforms? >> >> A3: Intel will provide support for WDDM drivers beginning with the >> Intel® 945 Express chipset family and beyond. See question 5 below >> for a detailed explanation of WDDM support on Intel® 915 Express >> chipset-based platforms. However, Windows Vista is supported on the >> Intel® 865G, 915G Express desktop chipsets and 852/855GM mobile >> chipsets running XPDM (XP Display Driver Model) driver included on the >> Windows Vista install media. Windows Vista will install on these >> platforms, but advanced features such as Windows Aero will not be >> enabled as XPDM drivers do not support Windows AERO. >> >> Using old platform drivers (XPDM), Users would gain back 99% >> performance on Vista (However you can not enable aero or support newer >> games in trade). >> >> Here are some test reults: >> >> 3dmark01 >> On XP: 5268 >> Vista drivers: 4400 >> XP drivers on Vista:5175 (almost the same as on XP) >> >> Warcraft3 >> menu: >> Vista drivers: 47 fps >> >> Xp drivers: 60 fps >> >> dota: >> Vista drivers: 34 fps >> >> Xp drivers: 47 fps >> >> See the diffrence. >> >> >> And my idea is, may Angelic, Mad or other capable modders implement/ >> plant some codes in XPDM to WDDM to give more performence in Vista/7? >> >> swt >> >> >> -- >> INTEL 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS >> > > > > -- > Espionage724 Has A Signature... > -- Espionage724 Has A Signature... -- INTEL 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
