Downloading the new drivers right now. From the changelog, there’s a lot of new nifty stuff… Was posted yesterday.
Get it there: nVidia nForce Drivers
Got to admit they did a fine job!
Sound sounds a lot more crisper though volume has to be brought higher. For the same output where I had to bring it about half, it’s now about 3/4…
As for the rest… I don’t know yet 
If anyone gets some benchmarks it’d be nice to know.
Doesnt say much about performance so I think I’ll leave off since comp currently being very stable anyway. At least until I get bored and plenty guinea pigs have commented favourably 
Release Notes
* WHQL certified kit
* Unified drivers with support for nForce, nForce2, and nForce3 products. This package does not include support for dual-processor systems.
* General compatibility fixes
* Audio Driver Improvements
o Introduced NVMixer – replaces SoundStorm Control Panel for all audio configuration tasks. Note that NVMixer operates best when run at 1024x768 16-bit color
o Introduced improved AC ’97 / Soft Audio driver – adds EQ, speaker cloning, and speaker wizard support
o Introduced Speaker Wizard – incorporates all NVSwap features, ensures correct speaker setup on analog or digital speaker systems
o Introduced Cinesurround – virtual 5.1 mixdown to headphones or 2 speakers
o Introduced new Environments – simple, preset driven sound environments
o Enhanced ASIO support and added support for AC ’97 / Soft Audio systems
o Added user adjustable “rear channel creation� support – adds off, clone, reverb and delay
o Added support for Realtek ALC655 codecs, Realtek ALC658 codecs, and 7.1 support for Realtek ALC850 codecs
o Added support for WMV-HD audio streams and WaveFormatExtensible calls
o Improved playback of mono content
o Addressed audio issues in numerous games and applications
* Storage Driver Improvements:
o Support for Serial ATA controllers
o Full NVIDIA RAID functionality on supported platforms
o Improved compatibility with 3rd-party drive management, CD ripping and recording software.
o Automatic DMA-mode fall-back when data errors are present due to poor cabling
o Improved handling of various storage devices
Windows XP Driver Versions
* Audio driver 4.31 (WHQL)
* Audio utilities 4.31
* Ethernet driver 4.16 (WHQL)
* GART driver 3.77 (WHQL)
* Memory controller driver 3.38 (WHQL)
* SMBus driver 4.04 (WHQL)
* Installer 4.38
* IDE NVIDIA driver 4.12Nice, maybe this will fix my problem with mono output only being heard on the front speakers.
Is there any point in usuing new nvidia drivers if you have old card, say G4ti200??
Do they release drivers after new games come out type thing? (i.e. im playing farcry, wuill the drivers have anything in them for that?)
Often there are fixes for some “old” hardware with new games but don’t hold your breath.
You’ll see that mostly coming from ATI since their drivers are the worse of both so yeah.
Oh and you probably meant ge4 ti4200 not 200 right?
Don’t know if I am going mad but the nForce drivers I tried to d/l didn’t have the same release notes as what you posted DG. And it certainly didn’t rplace the soundstorm control panel with the NVMixer :< which was what i really wanted it for .
Am I mad??? Am I??
Fattakin:
Only point in upgrading your driver is if you either have some issues with your current one, or if you expect performance improvements (which I wouldn’t expect for a card that old).
Btw, this particular driver is for the nForce chipset, not for graphics cards. 
@ Sauron, not necessarily. Since the new panel (wizard) has new functionality (like nvswap built-in) it is a good idea to get it in that instance. My setup is unconventional and I needed the nvswap to switch the center channel. Having that inside the new app is really better. I agree that if don’t have problems with games you’re running (that they fixed) there’s no need to upgrade but some people, like me, love to be on the bleeding edge
Oh and Sauron, did the new version fix your problem?
SwordOfDamocles dunno I just copy & pasted from the notes on the winXP version download page, if there’s a more detailed notes in the file can u gimme
Oh and Sauron, did the new version fix your problem?
Yes! The 4-speaker setup now works as expected!
Hiya DG, didn’t find what i was looking for on the chipset d/l page but the audio drivers d/l page weird shiznits…