Latest NVIDIA ForceWare Video Drivers Windows 7

[Airbot]

197.55 WHQL

   Information

This is a WHQL-certified driver update for 4-way SLI with GeForce GTX 480 or GeForce GTX 470 GPUs.

GeForce 400 series:
GTX 470, GTX 480

x86
x64

 

[Brink]

Thank you for the update Aaron.

Strange, it's still showing only the 197.41 WHQL version through the normal driver download area for the 400 series.

 

[Airbot]

I think it's because these are only for 4-way sli setup with 470/480.
The links are there for them though, if you happen to have that setup. :shock:

 

[Brink]

Wouldn't it be nice to have though. You could pop some popcorn on them while watching a movie.

 

[Airbot]

Yeah, cook a couple hot pockets on them while watching Avatar on 8 monitors. Nice..

 

[Joshatdot]

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...

I have a 9600GT OC, and ever since I can remember before 191.xx drivers (on XP and W7) I was having odd shadow problems in WoW. Most all of that has been fixed, and been trying every new driver since 191.xx to see if the final lil shadow problems would be fixed, but haven't yet. But some commented on my YT vid that the problems could be an issue with my Chipset, MCP78S [GeForce 8200].

 

[Joshatdot]

I've just tried 197.45 for a while with my 9600GT .. not sure if it was these drivers, but on WoW my char was turning on the spot jerkily, not smooth, like turning at every hour on the face of a clock but fast. All other animations were smooth and normal. Driver Sweeping and trying 197.13 WHQL (I've been using and were very happy with 196.21 since their release)

If I get the same jerky turning, I'll FRAPS it and YT it, if anyones interested.

 

[ZaLiTH]

I've just tried 197.45 for a while with my 9600GT .. not sure if it was these drivers, but on WoW my char was turning on the spot jerkily, not smooth, like turning at every hour on the face of a clock but fast. All other animations were smooth and normal. Driver Sweeping and trying 197.13 WHQL (I've been using and were very happy with 196.21 since their release)

If I get the same jerky turning, I'll FRAPS it and YT it, if anyones interested.

Yeah, I can confirm that with the new drivers... With my 8800GTS cards I was getting way better performance with the older drivers, these new 197.45 drivers aren't working too well. I've been thinking of going back to the trusted 196.21 for a few days now..

 

[Zidane24]

I've just tried 197.45 for a while with my 9600GT .. not sure if it was these drivers, but on WoW my char was turning on the spot jerkily, not smooth, like turning at every hour on the face of a clock but fast. All other animations were smooth and normal. Driver Sweeping and trying 197.13 WHQL (I've been using and were very happy with 196.21 since their release)

If I get the same jerky turning, I'll FRAPS it and YT it, if anyones interested.

Yeah, I can confirm that with the new drivers... With my 8800GTS cards I was getting way better performance with the older drivers, these new 197.45 drivers aren't working too well. I've been thinking of going back to the trusted 196.21 for a few days now..

I can also say that the most current Notebook drivers (based partially on the best desktop drivers at the time....) sometimes boot Aero off and then back on

Nvidia....you better fix this

 

[Joshatdot]

197.13 is nice and smooth, no more odd Jerkyness on WoW. Gona give these 197.13 a try for a while, but IMHO the 196.21 have been best I've used so far.

I might for S&Gs try 197.45 again to see if the odd jerkyness happens again.

edit: Is it because the 197.45 is referred as GeForce Release 197, and the other versions are referred as GeForce/ION Release ?

 

[Crispy]

NEW DRIVERS, NOTE CANT FIND THEM ON NVIDIA

x32: http://downloads.guru3d.com/Forceware-197.55-Win-7-|-Vista-32-bit-WHQL-download-2524.html
x64: http://downloads.guru3d.com/Forceware-197.55-Win-7-|-Vista-64-bit-WHQL-download-2525.html

 

[Airbot]

Already posted those here a week ago: http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-...-video-drivers-windows-7-a-73.html#post695262

They're only for GTX 470/480 4-way SLI.

 

[Crispy]

I don't get it I searched on nvidia spesificly ont he 480 series and it did not come up with that.

 

[Airbot]

I think maybe because they are just a specific fix for a specific card, it doesn't come up. Anyway, the links on my post link to them on Nvidia. And now they only say for 480. Last week they had 470/480 listed.

 

[Crispy]

Ya I searched for both 470/480 and it came up with 197.45 for both and no new beta drivers.

 

[Brink]

New NVIDIA 197.57 BETA driver available for desktops. See first post for more details.

 

[Airbot]

Here they are for the 470/480 as well since they're not listed with the other ones.

• Recommended driver for the beta release of the PC game APB.
• Adds 4-way SLI support for GeForce GTX 480.

x86
x64

 

[Brink]

Ah very nice. They must have just added it. It was there just a few minutes ago.

 

[Crispy]

NEW BETA 197.75

This is a beta driver update for GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 470 .
Updates

• Recommended driver for the beta release of the PC game APB.
• Adds 4-way SLI support for GeForce GTX 480.

NVIDIA DRIVERS 197.75 BETA
NVIDIA DRIVERS 197.75 BETA

 

[Brink]

That was a quick one by NIVDIA. Thank you for the update Crispy. First post updated.