Latest NVIDIA ForceWare Video Drivers Windows 7

[smarteyeball]

I haven't really used my monitor for a while, so it may have had poor IQ whereas the TV didn't - don't know :huh:

Performance seems to be a tad better in Skyrim, so one trade off for another I guess.

 

[Total]

290.36 NVIDIA 590 Driver

290.36 NVIDIA 590 Driver is working 100% with all my games .. No weirdness in the graphics .. Just to let everyone know ..

 

[darkfriday]

290.36 NVIDIA 590 Driver is working 100% with all my games .. No weirdness in the graphics .. Just to let everyone know ..

Ditto.

Noticeable speed and stability increase with Battlefield 3.

 

[nireagle]

yeap battlefield 3 is far smoother with this driver update, even with enabled ambient

 

[RoloDman]

Second Life crashes a lot and i get some type of GL timeout error, this never happened before the update but then again, my room is kinda warm the last few days.

 

[Cata]

Another BETA driver...:banghead:

Release Date January 31, 2012
GeForce 295.51 Driver BETA

Release Highlights:

This is the first beta release from the R295 family of drivers. For more information, read the 295.51 driver article on GeForce.com.
This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs.
New in 295.51
NVIDIA SLI

• Adds SLI profiles for :
  • 7554
  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
  • Oil Rush
  • Red Faction: Armageddon

3D Vision

• Adds support for 3D Vision windowed mode on DLP HDTVs and on Optimized for GeForce passive 3D monitors
• Adds or updates 3D Vision profiles for:
  • The Adventures of Tintin – rated Good
  • Afterfall: Insanity – rated Fair
  • Black Prophecy – rated Not Recommended
  • Chaos Online – rated Fair
  • Da Vinci Online – rated Fair
  • DotA 2 – rating upgraded to Fair
  • Dungeon and Dragons: Daggerdale – rated Fair
  • Ferrari Project – rated Not Recommended
  • The First Templar – rated Fair
  • Fractal – rated Excellent
  • FreeStyle 2 – rated Good
  • The Haunted Halls Reach – rated Excellent
  • King Arthur II – rated Not Recommended
  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning – rated Fair
  • Kong Fu Ying Xiong – rated Fair
  • Love Beat – rated Good
  • Marvel Super Hero Squad Online – rated Good
  • Microsoft Flight – rated Fair
  • Perpetuum – rated Fair
  • Post Apocalyptic Mayhem – rated Fair
  • Prototype 2 – rated Fair
  • Q.U.B.E. – rated Excellent
  • Quan Qiu Shi Ming – rated Excellent
  • rFactor 2 (mod mode) – rated Good
  • Saints Row: The Third – Rated Not Recommended
  • Shadow Company: Left for Dead – rated Not Recommended
  • Special Force – Rated Good
  • Tera – rated Good
  • Top Gun: Hard Lock – rated Not Recommended
  • Tropico 4 – rated Good
  • Worms Blast – rated Good

NVIDIA PhysX

• Updates PhysX System Software to 9.11.1111

HD Audio

• Updates HD Audio to version 1.3.12.0

Key Bug Fixes and Enhancements

• Fixes instances where the GeForce GTX 590 fan unnecessarily increased to 100%.
• Fixes instances of driver timeouts while simultaneously watching multiple videos.
• Adds edit/delete option for custom resolutions.

Other Details

• Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.

 

[Brink]

Thank you Cata. First post updated.

 

[Mashed1316]

I'll be installing this right now (downloading as i write here), just reading the full changelog and it solves basically every single problem i've had until now:

1) NFS: The Run - sometimes you'll see the screen flickers when the sun is right there in your face.
2) TDR: apparently this driver fixes some of the issues that we (owners of GTX 500 series) are having

We'll have to see.. i'll test and report back

 

[Techymike]

At least there is no rage over the beta driver as with there is in the gamers playing.

 

[Cata]

Release Date February 21, 2012

[URL="http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvista-64bit-295.73-whql-driver.html"]GeForce 295.73 Driver WHQL

[/URL]​

Release Highlights

This is the first WHQL-certified driver from the R295 family of drivers. It is the recommended upgrade for all GeForce users, especially those playing the latest hot PC games like Battlefield 3, Diablo III, Mass Effect 3, or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. These drivers come packed with GeForce-exclusive performance and quality enhancements and are now Microsoft WHQL-certified. Read the full GeForce 295.73 driver article on GeForce.com.
R295 Highlight Summary
New features and performance since last WHQL-certified driver

• Game-changing performance boost of up to 45% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, “the fastest selling title in Steam’s history”
• Up to 2x performance Mass Effect 3 with SLI technology.
• GeForce-exclusive quality enhancements with ambient occlusion support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Diablo III, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
• New 3D Vision and SLI profiles for over 50 titles.
• New PhysX software for the best experience in top PhysX titles like Alice: Madness Returns and Batman: Arkham City.

R295 Highlight Details
Performance

• Increases performance by up to 45% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (measured with GeForce GTX 560 at 1080p Ultra settings in indoor scenes vs. 285.62).
• Updates the NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to a higher performance profile.
• Boosts Mass Effect 3 SLI performance to up to 2x.

Ambient Occlusion

• Adds ambient occlusion support for Diablo III. See the comparison screenshots on GeForce.com.
• Updates the ambient occlusion support for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to a higher performance profile (also in 290 beta drivers). See the comparison screenshots on GeForce.com.
• Adds ambient occlusion support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (also in 290 beta drivers). See the comparison screenshots on GeForce.com.

NVIDIA SLI

• Adds or updates SLI profiles for:
  • Mass Effect 3
  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
  • The Darkness II
  • F1 2011
  • Oil Rush
  • Red Faction: Armageddon
  • 7554
  • Trine 2
  • WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship 2011
  • Afterfall: InSanity.
  • ArcheAge
  • Core Blaze

NVIDIA 3D Vision

• Adds support for 3D Vision windowed mode on DLP HDTVs and on Optimized for GeForce passive 3D monitors.
• Added new 3D Vision laser sight /crosshair options to better match Skyrim crosshairs.
• Adds or updates 3D Vision profiles for:
  • The Adventures of Tintin – rated Good
  • Afterfall: Insanity – rated Fair
  • ANNO 2070 - rated Not Recommended
  • Apache: Air Assault – rated Fair
  • Black Prophecy – rated Not Recommended
  • Chaos Online – rated Fair
  • Choplifter HD - rated Good
  • Cities XL 2012 - rated Good
  • Da Vinci Online – rated Fair
  • Dino D-Day - rated Good
  • DotA 2 – rating upgraded to Fair
  • Dungeon and Dragons: Daggerdale – rated Fair
  • Edge - rated Excellent
  • Ferrari Project – rated Not Recommended
  • The First Templar – rated Fair
  • Fractal – rated Excellent
  • FreeStyle 2 – rated Good
  • The Haunted Halls Reach – rated Excellent
  • Insane 2 - rated Excellent
  • King Arthur II – rated Not Recommended
  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning – rated Fair
  • Kong Fu Ying Xiong – rated Fair
  • Love Beat – rated Good
  • Marvel Super Hero Squad Online – rated Good
  • Microsoft Flight – rated Fair
  • Perpetuum – rated Fair
  • Post Apocalyptic Mayhem – rated Fair
  • Prototype 2 – rated Fair
  • Q.U.B.E. – rated Excellent
  • Quan Qiu Shi Ming – rated Excellent
  • Red Bull X-Fighters - rated Excellent
  • rFactor 2 (mod mode) – rated Good and updated convergence
  • Risen 2: Dark Waters - rated Fair
  • Saints Row: The Third – Rated Not Recommended
  • Shadow Company: Left for Dead – rated Not Recommended
  • Special Force – Rated Good
  • Tera – rated Good
  • Top Gun: Hard Lock – rated Not Recommended
  • Tropico 4 – rated Good
  • Worms Blast – rated Good
• If you are using 3D Vision with the 3D Vision USB emitter, please read this FAQ for more details on installation.

NVIDIA PhysX

• Updates PhysX System Software to 9.12.0209 for improved compatibility with Alice: Madness Returns and Batman: Arkham City.

NVIDIA Surround

• Enables WHQL-certified support for NVIDIA Surround on Intel X79 SLI-certified motherboards.

HD Audio

• Updates HD Audio to version 1.3.12.0.

Battlefield 3

• Fixes instances of texture corruption/artifacts in Battlefield 3 when memory constrained (typically 1GB or less graphics cards running Ultra settings and high resolutions).

Other Details

• Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.

 

[smarteyeball]

Cheers Cata

 

[Brink]

Thank you Cato. First post updated.

 

[Mashed1316]

Wooo hooo...

Downloading right now! I just read the PDF and things seems to be pretty good, too bad my download speed is 1 Mbps i'll report back after download and installation...

 

[IownAmoneyPit]

Thanks Cata .

 

[Gromit1710]

Sweet! Uhhh.. Driver failed to install. Darn. 290.53 works. 295.73 fails epically on my machine.

 

[Wishmaster]

Whats the opinion on this driver before I update.
Im on 285.62 and everything is solid ..

 

[Seven Eleven]

Whats the opinion on this driver before I update.
Im on 285.62 and everything is solid ..

Updated over 285.62 (didn't install 3D stuff). Played DA:O for a few hours and so far it's solid for me.

 

[Wishmaster]

Whats the opinion on this driver before I update.
Im on 285.62 and everything is solid ..

Updated over 285.62 (didn't install 3D stuff). Played DA:O for a few hours and so far it's solid for me.

Thanks. Ill go ahead and try it out, was just curious what everyone else thought

 

[Seven Eleven]

Thanks. Ill go ahead and try it out, was just curious what everyone else thought

No problem

 

[GeneO]

Whats the opinion on this driver before I update.
Im on 285.62 and everything is solid ..

Updated over 285.62 (didn't install 3D stuff). Played DA:O for a few hours and so far it's solid for me.

Thanks. Ill go ahead and try it out, was just curious what everyone else thought

I had to run beta drivers since the last official release because of some bug that was only fixed in beta. I replaced my P55/i5-760 with a P8Z68/i5 2500k, same graphics card, same driver. I was getting frequent random freezes and hangs all over the place and thought it was the new hardware. The freezes disappeared as soon as I updated to this release, so it is AOK in my book