Latest NVIDIA ForceWare Video Drivers Windows 7

[Brink]

I had to select the 6 series instead for my 9 series before it it came up to download for the new 196.75 drivers for now. It is the same driver though.

 

[Dwarf]

Still unavailable.

 

[Steve123MC]

I had to get mine here.

 

[RST101]

Cheers Stevie boy, been waiting for hours.

 

[Dwarf]

Thanks, Steve. Downloading now.

Ironically, the source for the downloads is uk.download.nvidia.com

 

[Packet]

is it me or do the release notes from the nvidia site refer to just quadro?
i've tried downloading the pdf directly from nvidia and the link referenced in the first post.

 

[Steve123MC]

No problem guys, glad i could help.

Cheers

 

[loquacious]

I just installed 196.75 and my WEI score went from 7.5 to 7.1 on both graphics indicators

 

[Dwarf]

Mine went down slightly, from 6.8 to 6.7 on both these indicators. However, since my WEI is limited to 5.9 overall because of my HDDs (this category is limited to 5.9 unless you have an SSD), I am not disappointed. I've had this before, and a subsequent driver has pushed it in the other direction. Sometimes, fixes in a driver can uncover other minor issues which will be fixed in the next release. This is usually the cause of these discrepancies.

 

[loquacious]

No Worries DWARF ... I have twin 128gb Falcon II SSD's in raid so get WEI of 7.6 for them. It is my graphics card that is holding me back and I have a GTX 295. Not a real big issue but was diappointing to see it drop.

 

[richie1913]

Mine went up strangely,the gaming graphics went from 6.2 to 6.3,the other one stayed the same.

 

[Airbot]

   Warning

Some major problems being reported with these new WHQL 196.75 drivers. Cards overheating and possible damage due to fan control problems.

Nvidia has pulled them off their site. Recommended to fall back to previous drivers.

Related links..

StarCraft II Beta - English (NA) Forums -> Low FPS - NVIDIA 196.75 drivers
NVIDIA Forums -> GeForce Drivers
196.75 and Precision

 

[oidicle]

   Warning

Some major problems being reported with these new WHQL 196.75 drivers. Cards overheating and possible damage due to fan control problems.

Nvidia has pulled them off their site. Recommended to fall back to previous drivers.

Related links..

StarCraft II Beta - English (NA) Forums -> Low FPS - NVIDIA 196.75 drivers
NVIDIA Forums -> GeForce Drivers
196.75 and Precision

For the love of christ!!! Alright... I've just went to the process of uninstalling the previous drivers and installing the latest ones yesterday, and today I've got to do the same thing again... C'mon Nvidia, get your act together!!!!!

Thanks Airbot

 

[Brink]

Thank you for the warning Aaron. First post updated.

 

[XGUNTHERC]

yes I installed the 196.75 fdor BC2 and my fans both went to ZERO on my SLI 260's... I didn't notice right away and just sitting idle my temps went to 96, and 104°C... yes C

was very scary... They still work ok thankfully or I'd have been very angry. I'm now on 196.21.. Check out where my mouse was showing the temps. I cranked the fan to above 70% and waited. They came down pretty fast. but was still a very scary moment for me. (but would have gave me reason to upgrade to Fermi)

but I'll be getting Fermi anyways.

 

[SonicSpeed2010]

I'm already on 196.21, switched again, and I still have the same problem. My computer came with NVIDIA 7900- Can I upgrade (download) to 7950, or even another series or do I have stay in a particular range?

 

[johnwillyums]

Welcome to the forum Sonic
Not sure what you mean. If you are using the 196.21 driver for your card stick with that as the latest one-196.75- is causing problems.
What problems are you having and what do you mean by "switched again"?
Also the 7900 is the card you have. The only way to upgrade that is to buy another card and put it in.
You can, however, use a variety of Geforce drivers for that card. Nvidia are constantly releasing new drivers which are usually backwards compatible with their range of different graphics cards.
The warning is for the latest Nvidia driver release.

Hope this helps, John

 

[Sanvean]

New Nvidia BETA drivers are up: 197.13

This driver resolves fan speed issues reported with version 196.75 drivers. NVIDIA asks that you remove 196.75 drivers and update to either 196.21 WHQL drivers or to this 197.13 WHQL-candidate driver.


New in Version 197.13

• Adds support for Next Generation ION.
• Adds support for 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.

 

[Packet]

FINALLY! Thank you for this info.
I've gotten tired of playing solitaire over the past few days hoping everything doesnt die
Time to update once I get home... (yes, no lesson learnt... from Calvin & Hobbes - "Live and don't learn, that's us")

 

[Brink]

Thank you Sanvean. First post has been updated.