Tested - nVidia 190.58 + Matrox Powerdesk ver 2.05.00.020

AzzKikr · Post by **AzzKikr** » 07 Aug 2009, 17:12

I had issues with my upgrade from 19' monitors to 23' Samsung monitors.
I came to this forum and read a lot and was given good advise.

I was told to use the Beta Matrox desktop with nVidia driver 180.52. It solved my issues and I was happy....for a while :P

So today, i point my mouse pointer over to http://www.guru3d.com and downloaded nVidia driver ver 190.58. I also downloaded the latest Matrox driver.

I proceeded to uninstall all the old drivers and installed all the new. Well, it works...I am over the moon. My screen res is 5040x1050 :)

Has anyone else tried this? Did you get it working?

Post by **thales100** » 07 Aug 2009, 17:38

Yes, ive tried, but it didnt work for me at 5040x1050.

Edit: 190.58, 190.38 or 190.56 ? I cant find any 190.58.

dazboots · Post by **dazboots** » 07 Aug 2009, 22:17

RUBBISH DONT WORK DONT WAIST 40 MINS LIKE I HAVE. why post somthing thaty just dont work :(

Sir Drip · Post by **Sir Drip** » 07 Aug 2009, 22:29

Fill us in with some info please:

OS?
Firmware version?
powerdesk version?

Did you setup a custom resolution in the nVidia control panel or did it pass through the powerdesk test? What did the powerdesk test it at 55hz or 57hz for the 5040 resolution.

Thanks.

Shack · Post by **Shack** » 08 Aug 2009, 05:14

I'm using 190.56 since it came out with the beta Powerdesk and managed to get 5040x1050 at 65Hz.
Played through the latest Fallout DLC at this rez, nice :)

Set-up the rez using the tutorial show here http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/node/9741

The Powerdesk wizard still has the error when trying to apply a widescreen triplehead resolution though.

Some photo's of monitor status displays

OS = Windows 7 x64
Firmware = 2.3.40
Video table = 6.56
Powerdesk = Beta

The latest version of Powerdesk removes any custom resolutions when the PC is restarted.

AzzKikr · Post by **AzzKikr** » 08 Aug 2009, 05:16

Fill us in with some info please:

OS?
Firmware version?
powerdesk version?

Did you setup a custom resolution in the nVidia control panel or did it pass through the powerdesk test? What did the powerdesk test it at 55hz or 57hz for the 5040 resolution.

Thanks.

I think the following screen shots will prove that it works...

AzzKikr · Post by **AzzKikr** » 08 Aug 2009, 05:19

RUBBISH DONT WORK DONT WAIST 40 MINS LIKE I HAVE. why post somthing thaty just dont work :(

Just cuase it did not work for you does not mean it does not work...maybe you need to try and give more info on what you tried, not just come to this forum and make a comment like yours...

Shack · Post by **Shack** » 08 Aug 2009, 05:22

I think the following screen shots will prove that it works...

Did you manually enter those custom resolutions or did PowerDesk create them?

AzzKikr · Post by **AzzKikr** » 08 Aug 2009, 05:27

[quote]
I think the following screen shots will prove that it works...

Did you manually enter those custom resolutions or did PowerDesk create them?

I used powerdesk to create them
Hope it helps

Sir Drip · Post by **Sir Drip** » 08 Aug 2009, 07:45

Well...Thats good news! Thanks for the info.

mikeyhd · Post by **mikeyhd** » 08 Aug 2009, 13:26

I can confirm that it's working

Post by **skipclarke** » 08 Aug 2009, 14:36

The driver version is 190.56. You can find it here:

http://developer.nvidia.com/object/opengl_3_driver.html

They were released to coincide with OpenGL 3. I cannot find the PDF of the release notes. Is there a notes file generated after the extraction and/or install?

Post by **thales100** » 08 Aug 2009, 14:37

Thanks AzzKikr, i tried the 190.56, it works perfectly at 5040x1050 57Hz with the new powerdesk, Vista 32 bits here. :D

Post by **BHawthorne** » 08 Aug 2009, 23:43

Confirmed working with 200-series. :D

WaveZtream · Post by **WaveZtream** » 09 Aug 2009, 17:09

I am going to make a better attempt later but atm 190.56 with latest powerdesk got a error applying the resolution :/

Post by **BHawthorne** » 09 Aug 2009, 18:24

Might be the fact of the firmware flash too. I think compatibility is because of video card drivers, PowerDesk and the TH2G firmware.

AzzKikr · Post by **AzzKikr** » 09 Aug 2009, 20:57

Might be the fact of the firmware flash too. I think compatibility is because of video card drivers, PowerDesk and the TH2G firmware.

I think you might be right with that comment. I did update the firmware as well before I upgraded the video drivers and powerdesk software.

Xfinity · Post by **Xfinity** » 09 Aug 2009, 21:54

Cannot get it to work, I got 5040x1050 with 180.52 and Beta PowerDesk before. When I test custom resolution 1680x1050@57Hz it works, but not 5040x1050 then it fails.

I have installed the newest firmware, drivers ( 190.58 ) and PowerDesk.

Any ideas?

Using W7x64 and GTX260 cards in SLI-mode. Is it SLI-mode that is FUBAR:ing?

mikeyhd · Post by **mikeyhd** » 09 Aug 2009, 22:16

after testing more, it give lower performance than the powerdesk beta + 182 series drivers (at least in iracing)

mikeyhd · Post by **mikeyhd** » 09 Aug 2009, 22:26

Cannot get it to work, I got 5040x1050 with 180.52 and Beta PowerDesk before. When I test custom resolution 1680x1050@57Hz it works, but not 5040x1050 then it fails.

I have installed the newest firmware, drivers ( 190.58 ) and PowerDesk.

Any ideas?

Using W7x64 and GTX260 cards in SLI-mode. Is it SLI-mode that is FUBAR:ing?

maybe

I have a GTX260 (190.56) with W7x64 and the latest powerdesk and it work flawlessly except for fps hit

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