5.52 drivers -are they still beta?

[derah]

Hello. It's been ages since I've been at the MURC. Just bought Thief 2 and I know I have to get rid of my 5.41 drivers. It's a shame because they've been great!
Are the 5.52 still beta? Stable? Are there any quirks I should know about?
TIA

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ASUS P3BF i440BX,Intel PIII 500, 128MB RAM,Fujitsu 13GB HD, Creative 48X CDROM, Matrox G400Max (PD ver 5.41/TGL),SB Live MP3+(ver 4.06.711),Liveware3.0,DX7.0, Linksys 16bit ISA NIC/cable internet, Viewsonic E790 19" monitor

[Stringy]

They are still not WHQL Certified, therefore still beta, but they are Very solid, especially on a BX system like yours...

I haven't heard of any quirks....

Craig

[Brian R.]

The 5.52 drivers are not beta drivers. Not being certified is not the same as beta.

[Kruzin]

Just because they are not MS certified does not mean they are beta, just that they are not MS certified.

5.52 is a final release, non-beta package. It works very well on BX based systems.

[derah]

Thank you for the info. I was wondering after the first reply, since the last WHQL driver was only 5.20.
As a total aside: Looking Glass Studios, the geniuses behind System Shock I & II and Thief I and II, are kaput! I think that a moment of silence is in order.

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ASUS P3BF i440BX,Intel PIII 500, 128MB RAM,Fujitsu 13GB HD, Creative 48X CDROM, Matrox G400Max (PD ver 5.41/TGL),SB Live MP3+(ver 4.06.711),Liveware3.0,DX7.0, Linksys 16bit ISA NIC/cable internet, Viewsonic E790 19" monitor

[derah]

I successfully loaded in the 5.5.2 drivers (without any extra TGL). 2D is great and Thief looks absolutely incredible.*Thankyou Matrox*
I know that to prevent shearing etc the monitor refresh rate should match the card's output. Does anyone know if the 5.52 drivers
have substantially altered the card output?
I am assuming that Vsynch is still disabled with the 5.52 drivers and that Vsynch should NOT be an issue with OGL regardless.
I am now seeing heavy offset horizontal bars when the point of view turns, even with a single tap of the arrow key,in HL, using the 5.52 ICD.
I have already cleared HL and intend to remove it from my system anyway but I am concerned that I have not properly configured my computer or installed the drivers. Thanks.

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ASUS P3BF i440BX,Intel PIII 500, 128MB RAM,Fujitsu 13GB HD, Creative 48X CDROM, Matrox G400Max 5.52,SB Live MP3+(ver 4.06.711),Liveware3.0,DX7.0, Linksys 16bit ISA NIC/cable internet, Viewsonic E790 19" monitor