Latest NVIDIA ForceWare Video Drivers Windows 7

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  1. Posts : 4,663
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #171

    Yep same here with the reverting to 59hz all the time plus the driver issue.
    It's a bit weird but it doesn't seem to be causing any problems to me at all but I haven't installed any games yet.

    I gave up on Nvidia drivers after my problem with the 185.60s and build 7057.
    Has anyone tried them with 7100 ?

    cheers, John:)
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  2. Posts : 129
    Windows 7 64-bit (7127) & Mac OS X 10.5.7
       #172

    dkh2 said:
    Windows 7 updated my nvidia drivers to 8.15.11.8172 from 8.15.11.8171 and calls it a prerelease WDDM 1.0

    I'm wondering if this driver (offered by Windows Update) is any better than the Vista64 one (driver I'm currently using). I have the 8600M GT 512MB.
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  3. Posts : 179
    windows7 7100 x64
       #173

    dkh2 said:
    Windows 7 updated my nvidia drivers to 8.15.11.8172 from 8.15.11.8171 and calls it a prerelease WDDM 1.0
    just checked mine and mine is the same.
    mine is a 7800gt,not having problems with refresh rate like others i have 4 options 60,70,72,75 my resolution is 1280x1024 and everything seems fine on 7100 x64
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  4. Posts : 72
    Windows 7 x64 Build 7100
       #174

    I've got the 181.72 drivers for my 9800 GTX+, and they do the job amazingly well. I've been able to play Tomb Raider: Underworld at maxed out graphics with smooth frame rates. Only weird thing is the nvidia control panel, it doesn't save my settings above a certain setting (if I set anti aliasing above 4x, and hit apply, it changes it back to 4x after I close the window...)
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  5. Posts : 72
    Windows 7 x64 Build 7100
       #175

    Oh! Hey, maybe the WDDM version is changed on older graphics cards with this update... it doesn't look like anyone with 9 series or higher is seeing that version change.
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  6. Posts : 2,588
    SEVEN x64
       #176

    185.81 drivers for W7


    This is a beta driver supporting GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs. This driver package installs WDDM v1.1 for GeForce 8, 9, and 200-series (DirectX 10) GPUs and WDDM v1.0 for GeForce 6 and 7-series (DirectX 9) GPUs.

    This driver supports all of the new Windows 7 GPU-accelerated DirectX APIs: DirectX Compute, Direct2D, DirectWrite, and DXVA-HD.

    New in Release 185.81:

    •Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 275 GPU.
    •Adds support for Ambient Occlusion – the newest NVIDIA Control Panel feature to offer enhanced 3D gaming realism exclusively to GeForce GPUs.
    •Adds support for CUDA 2.2 for improved performance in GPU Computing applications. See CUDA for more details.
    •Expands GPU hardware acceleration for the NVIDIA Video Encoding library to GPUs with less than 32 cores. Applications using this library include CyberLink PowerDirector 7, Nero Move it 1.5, Loilo SuperLoiloScope MARS, and CyberLink MediaShow Espresso.
    •Accelerates performance in several 3D applications. The following are examples of improvements measured with Release 185 drivers vs. Release 181 drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
    ◦Up to 25% performance increase in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
    ◦Up to 22% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with antialiasing enabled
    ◦Up to 11% performance increase in Fallout 3 with antialiasing enabled
    ◦Up to 14% performance increase in Far Cry 2
    ◦Up to 30% performance increase in Half-Life 2 engine games with 3-way and 4-way SLI
    ◦Up to 45% performance increase in Mirror’s Edge with antialiasing enabled
    •Automatically installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0408.
    •Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #3. Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now!
    •Numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release documentation notes.
    •Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.
    Existing Support:

    •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.
    •Includes full support for OpenGL 3.0.
    •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. Note: GPU PhysX is supported on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory.
    •Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.

    Release Notes (v185.81)Control Panel User's Guide
    W7 x86

    W7 x64




    :)SK
    Last edited by skunksmash; 30 Apr 2009 at 13:48.
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  7. Posts : 4,925
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #177

    nice one skunk!
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  8. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #178

    Thank you Mitch. First post has been updated.
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  9. Posts : 366
    Win7 x64
       #179

    Thank you very much!
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  10. Posts : 2,588
    SEVEN x64
       #180

    just a ''heads up'' these drivers ARE SUPERB!!, if you game & have not yet installed them...please waste no time...




    :)SK
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