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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.
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.
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
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
Look at the first thing shown in the code of updates above - CS5??? Where's that at? lolCode: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 .
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 17:50.