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25 Mar 2010
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#701 | | Vista Ult SP2/Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 8 Pro w/MC/x64/XP SP3 x86 in VM Toronto, Canada |
Well I think the folks at Nvidia are well aware of the trouble and mayhem the last couple of versions had so let's hope that's it for the problems. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Alienware® ALX X58 OS Vista Ult SP2/Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 8 Pro w/MC/x64/XP SP3 x86 in VM CPU Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache Motherboard Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366 Memory 12GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 2048MB Graphics Card 1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295/Hauppauge HVR2250 TV Tuner Sound Card Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio Monitor(s) Displays Samsung XL2370 LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080 Keyboard Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired Mouse Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired PSU Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU Case Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling Cooling Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening Hard Drives 2 x 500gb SATA II
1 x 1TB SATA II
1 external eSATA LaCie 1TB
(Non-RAID) Internet Speed 45mbps Other Info Using non-RAID on purpose as I find RAID to be too temperamental.
I've noticed no difference since switching. |
25 Mar 2010
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#702 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 || Linux Mint 14 (Maya) x64 Just outside the box you call 'reality'. |

Quote: Originally Posted by CarlTR6 After finally getting my 7600 GS to work properly, I am very hesitant to try another driver! I don't think it's really worth upgrading drivers for the older range of cards anyway, I've not actually seen much of any improvement with my 8800GTS cards since the 182.xx range.. Most of the time, newer drivers are just to support new GPU features. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number .oO-monstrosity-Oo. OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 || Linux Mint 14 (Maya) x64 CPU AMD Phenom II x4 975BE 3.6GHz Motherboard MSI 990FXA-GD65 v3.0 (19.6 BIOS) Memory 2x4GB Patriot G2 DDR3-1600 Graphics Card EVGA GTX 275 Superclocked 896mb Sound Card Onboard Realtek ALC892 Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron E2442 Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard A4Tech Multimedia Keyboard Mouse Logitech G700 Wireless/Wired PSU CoolerMaster eXtreme Power Plus 650w Case Corsair Graphite 600T Special Edition White Cooling Zalman CNPS9700NT (Zalman MFC1 and 4x 120mm Zalman spare) Hard Drives WD 250GB, 2x Barracuda 500GB 7200.12, Barracuda 2TB 7200.12. Internet Speed 1Mb uncapped ADSL (Afriihost) |
25 Mar 2010
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#703 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit Orlando, Florida |

Quote: Originally Posted by ZaLiTH 
Quote: Originally Posted by CarlTR6 After finally getting my 7600 GS to work properly, I am very hesitant to try another driver! I don't think it's really worth upgrading drivers for the older range of cards anyway, I've not actually seen much of any improvement with my 8800GTS cards since the 182.xx range.. Most of the time, newer drivers are just to support new GPU features. That is my line of thinking, too. And if it ain't broke... | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz Motherboard ASUS P4P800-VM Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865G + ICH5 Memory 2.50 GB RAM Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS Sound Card SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio (Chip) Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VX 1962 wm Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v10 USB Mouse Logitec optic USB Cooling Fan based Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80 GB
ST380215A ATA Device 18.6 GB
Western Digital "My Book" external hard drive 750 GB Internet Speed 3.01 Mb/s download 0.64 Mb/s upload |
25 Mar 2010
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#704 | | 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise Texas |

Quote: Originally Posted by Wargollo New Driver: 197.13 WHQL Thank you Wargollo. First post updated. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz) Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11 Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Cooling Corsair Hydro H100 Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 |
29 Mar 2010
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#705 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
WHQL Forceware 197.16 For Notebooks -See Supported Products Tab. x86 x64 | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Airbot 2.0 OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full load on air Motherboard Asus P6X58D Premium - Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0 Memory 12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 at 1600MHz Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 -Aftermaket Accelero Xtreme Plus cooler Sound Card ASUS Xonar D2X Monitor(s) Displays 1 LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF 1 Samsung 24" P2450H both 2ms RT Screen Resolution 1920x1080@60hz Keyboard Logitech Wireless MK700 Mouse Logitech Wireless MK700 PSU Corsair HX1000W Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Cooling Case Fans *3 230mm, *1 140mm/CPU - *Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme Hard Drives 1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)
Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M Internet Speed DL 15 Mbps UL 0.98 Mbps Antivirus None Browser Firefox Nightly Other Info Processor-7.7 *RAM- 7.9 *Graphics-7.9 *Gaming Graphics- 7.9 *SSD- 7.8 W.E.I final score= 7.7
*Phone- Samsung Galaxy Nexus |
29 Mar 2010
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#706 | | 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise Texas |
Thank you Aaron. First post updated. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz) Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11 Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Cooling Corsair Hydro H100 Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 |
09 Apr 2010
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#707 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 (Build 6.1.7601) Aus, Qld |
GeForce 197.41 WHQL driver for GeForce GTX 4x0 cards
- GeForce 197.41 WHQL (Windows 7/Vista 32bit)
- GeForce 197.41 WHQL (Windows 7/Vista 64bit)
NOTE: I dont know if they are on the nVidia site my internet speed is really slow atm, the download link is from TechConnect Magazine - Technology news since 1997 | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 (Build 6.1.7601) CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 Kentsfield) LGA775 (FC-LGA6) Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R (Rev. 2.1) Memory Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB PC-10600 (2x XMS3 2GB) Graphics Card ASUS nVIDIA GeForce 560 Sound Card RealTek ALC885/889A/890 Monitor(s) Displays ChiMei CMV CT-730D 17inch (LCD Monitor) Screen Resolution 1280-1024 60Hertz (Ture Colour 32bit) Keyboard Labtec Media Desktop Y-SAD65 Mouse Razer DeathAdder 3G Infrared Sensor (1800DPI) PSU ANTEC 750w Earthwatts Case Thermaltake Shark (VA7000SWA ATX) Full Tower Cooling Front 120mm fan (1400 RPM) /Rear 120mm (1400 RPM) blue LED Hard Drives 2x Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive ST3160815AS (AHCI) Internet Speed Telstra BigPond Elite Liberty ADSL2+ 24Mbps/256kbps Other Info ASUS PCE-N13 802.11n Wireless LAN card |
09 Apr 2010
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#708 | | 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise Texas |
Thank you Crispy. First post updated. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz) Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11 Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Cooling Corsair Hydro H100 Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 |
13 Apr 2010
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#709 | | |
197.45 WHQL available now on NVIDIA's site (but not 400 series, yet. - probably same driver though as others.) http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us Code: New in Version 197.45
* Recommended for the best performance with the new GPU-accelerated features in Adobe CS5.
* Adds support for the new version of MotionDSP's video enhancement software, vReveal, which adds support for HD output. NVIDIA customers can download a free version of vReveal that supports up to SD output here.
* Fixes a video playback issue in Media Player Classic.
Existing Support in Release 197 Drivers
* Supports Next Generation ION .
* Supports GeForce GT 320 , GeForce GT 330 , and GeForce GT 340 .
* Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0129.
* Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.0.9.1 (for supported GPUs).
* Increases performance in several PC games from v196.21 WHQL. The following are examples of measured improvements. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
Up to 13% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with a single GPU
Up to 30% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with SLI technology
Up to 13% performance increase in H.A.W.X with single GPU
Up to 15% performance increase in H.A.W.X with SLI technology
Up to 30% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with single GPU
Up to 28% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with SLI technology
* Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for top new gaming titles including Assassin Creed II, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Command and
* Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight, Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City, Mass Effect 2, Napoleon: Total War, and Zombie Driver.
* Enhanced SLI support for Metro 2033, Supreme Commander 2, Unigine, and World of Warcraft.
* Adds Ambient Occlusion support for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Need for Speed: Shift, Resident Evil 5, RUSE, and Street Fighter IV.
* Adds override anti-aliasing support for Mass Effect 2.
* Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
* Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here .
Other Support:
* Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with Adobe Flash 10.1. Learn more here .
* Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
* Supports OpenCL 1.0 ( Open Computing Language ) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
* Supports OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
* Supports CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements. See CUDA Zone for more details.
* Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI
* support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
* Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for
* PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects. Learn more here .
* Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now!
* Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software . Look at the first thing shown in the code of updates above - CS5??? Where's that at? lol | My System Specs | | |
13 Apr 2010
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#710 | | |
Nice finally a driver that is better then 196.21. Of all my games I think Just Cause 2 benefited the best with a very noticeable performance gain.
Last edited by jr26; 13 Apr 2010 at 05:50 PM..
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built OS Win7 Ultimate x64 CPU AMD Phenom X4 955 Black @ 3.9ghz Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P Memory 8gb GSkill 1600mhz DDR3 Graphics Card MSI Twin Frozr II GTX 560 Ti 1GB Sound Card Realtek HD 5.1 Monitor(s) Displays Acer 23" LCD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard HP USB Mouse HP USB Optical PSU Antec 650w Case Thermaltake V9 Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Hard Drives WD Caviar Black 1TB + Seagate Barracuda 1TB Internet Speed Cable (usually fast) Other Info Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound/
Logitech Rumblepad2/
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