New VIA Drivers

[wintz]

Hi, just thought i would let VIA chipset users know that there are new drivers out you can find them here http://www.via.com.tw/drivers/index.htm

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andy

[Kolgar]

Yes, and they're good, too.

They must have fixed the 4-in-1 422 because this time, I was able to install without corrupting my registry.

Once that was done, I loaded up the AGP403 driver--again, without a hitch.

My OpenGL scores have improved slightly, and while I haven't yet tested my D3D performance, I'm optimistic.

Finally, a driver set that tops the venerable 417s!

Kolgar

[Avenger]

Ok people here's the deal.I have a qdi brillance A5/133 mobo.I also have a p-3 500 pentium,192 megs of ram,a TNT2-pro microstar 8806 graphics card.I am using the 3.68 drivers for the card, and the new Via 4-1 4.02 drivers and Agp 4.03.The problem of course is that my frame rates suck,at least that's what i think.Check those out:
Quake 3 arena demo001 32,9fps(1024x768x16)
Quake 2 crusher 35 fps(1024x768x16)
Quake 2 timedemo 57 fps(1024x768x16).
Now these scores seem low to me.Compared to my old p-200 mmx they are superior,but i get the sense(and after hearing similar complaints from other Via users) that this kind of performance is lower than anticipated.So, is it the mobo?Does Via apollo pro suck?What am ia supposed to do,would swapping the mobo help?
Ány thoughts you may have on the subject would be welcome
P.s I have also tried the latest 5.22 drivers and still nothing

[Spencer]

The 133A is better than the 133 chipset, but basically that's the norm for the VIA 133 boards in general. So, YES-YES-YES.