NVIDIA Drivers Thread

[Lloyd_mcse]

I'm up to 7 days up time with these 296.10 drivers on my ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti TOP, I was up to 14 days with the last release before I had to restart after a windows update.
So far very stable.

[Lloyd_mcse]

I have been noticing some artifacts/pixelation when watching some older .avi's (around 175MB per half hour show.) with the 296.10 drivers. No problems with new hi-def mkvs.
I'm currently running the 301.24 BETA's with no issues so far.

[Lloyd_mcse]

Geforce 301.42 is out ..

Windows 7 x64 Driver

This is the first WHQL-certified unified driver from the R300 family of drivers (versions 300.00 to 301.99).


GeForce R300 drivers are packed with new industry-leading, GeForce-exclusive features as well as some really nice performance increases in top games.


New in R300 Drivers:


New GPU Support:
GeForce GTX 690
GeForce GTX 680
GeForce GTX 670
GeForce GT 600-series GPUs
Performance Boost – Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 296.10 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
GeForce GTX 570/580:


Up to 23% in Just Cause 2 with SLI
Up to 21% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Up to 17% in StarCraft II with SLI
Up to 14% in Far Cry 2 with SLI
Up to 9% in Bulletstorm
Up to 7% in Civilization V
Up to 6% in Deus Ex: Human Revolution with SLI
Up to 6% in Dragon Age 2 with SLI
Up to 5% in Metro 2033 with SLI
Up to 5% in Total War: Shogun 2
GeForce GTX 560/560 Ti:


Up to 20% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Up to 15% in Just Cause 2 with SLI
Up to 13% in Far Cry 2 with SLI
Up to 12% in Bulletstorm
Up to 11% in Civilization V
Up to 10% in StarCraft II with SLI
Up to 9% in Batman: Arkham City
Up to 4% in Deus Ex: Human Revolution with SLI
Up to 4% in Dragon Age 2 with SLI
Up to 4% in Metro 2033 with SLI
Up to 4% in Total War: Shogun 2
NVIDIA FXAA Technology – shader-based anti-aliasing technology available from the NVIDIA Control Panel that enables ultra-fast anti-aliasing in hundreds of PC games. FXAA delivers similar quality to 4x multi-sample antialiasing (MSAA) but is up to 60% faster, enabling substantially higher performance in games. FXAA is supported on all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs. Note: This feature is disabled for games that already have built-in support for FXAA. Visit GeForce.co.uk to learn more.
NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync – dynamically enables vertical sync based on your current frame rates for the smoothest gaming experience. Adaptive VSync is supported on all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs. Visit GeForce.co.uk to learn more.
NVIDIA Frame Rate Target – dynamically adjusts frame rate to a user specified target. Support for this feature is enabled via third party applications via NVAPI. Visit GeForce.co.uk to learn more.
NVIDIA Surround Technology – Adds the following new Surround capabilities.Visit GeForce.co.uk to learn more.
Add in a fourth accessory display with GeForce GTX 600-series to get access to your email, web, or other applications while you game.
Maximize an application to a single physical display when in Surround mode (enabled by default).
Confine the Windows Taskbar to the center display (enabled by default).
Enable bezel peeking – a feature which enables users to temporarily peek behind the monitor bezels using a hotkey (Ctrl + Alt + B). This feature is designed to be used in conjunction with bezel corrected resolutions.
Add or remove resolutions from the list of Surround resolutions (only those selected will be available to applications).
Full center display acceleration for single wide display modes (center display must be connected to the master GPU).
NVIDIA SLI Technology – Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:
Alan Wake
Call of Juarez: The Cartel
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link
Left 4 Dead
Orcs Must Die!
Portal 2
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Risen 2: Dark Waters
The Darkness II
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Crusader Kings II
Max Payne 3
Sniper Elite V2
Street Fighter X Tekken
NVIDIA 3D Vision – Adds or updates the following 3D Vision profiles:
All Zombies Must Die! – rated Fair
Ghosts 'n Goblins Online – rated Good
Oil Rush – rated 3D Vision Ready
Postal III – rated Good
Rayman Origins – rated Good
SevenCore – rated Fair
Stacking – rated Good
Unigine Heaven Benchmark v3.0 – rated 3D Vision Ready
Wargame: European Escalation – rated Good
Warp – rated Good
Wings of Prey – rated Fair
Krater – rated Poor
Adam's Venture Episode 1- rated Poor
Blacklight: Retribution – rated Poor
The Darkness II – updated in-game recommended settings
Depth Hunter – updated profile
Dirt: Showdown – rated Good
Passion Leads Army Benchmark – rated 3D Vision Ready
Resident Evil: Operating Raccoon City – Rated Fair
rFactor 2 – changed rating to 3D Vision Ready
Trackmania 2: Canyon – rated Fair
Unigine 3.0 Heaven Benchmark – updated profile
World of Tanks – changed rating to Excellent.
Other Details


Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0213.
Installs HD Audio v1.3.16.0.
Supports OpenGL 4.2
Supports DisplayPort 1.2 for GeForce GTX 600-series.
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.

[Ya Mother]

Downloading now.....cheers Lloyd.

[Lloyd_mcse]

I have been noticing some artifacts/pixelation when watching some older .avi's (around 175MB per half hour show.) with the 296.10 drivers. No problems with new hi-def mkvs.
I'm currently running the 301.24 BETA's with no issues so far.

Found out what that was ...

The KMPlayer changed their default filter, I have changed it now and no more problems, The KMPlayer is back to it's best.

Sorry NVIDIA for blaming you

[Lloyd_mcse]

The latest version is out

Version 306.23 - WHQL
Release Date Thu Sep 13, 2012
Operating System Windows 7 64-bit
Windows 8 64-bit
Windows Vista 64-bit
Language English (UK)

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[Lloyd_mcse]

Version 306.97 - WHQL
Release Date Wed Oct 10, 2012
Operating System Windows 7 64-bit
Language English (UK)

Download now

[Lloyd_mcse]

Version 310.70
Release Date Tue Dec 04, 2012
Operating System Windows 7 64-bit
Windows 8 64-bit
Windows Vista 64-bit
Language English (UK)

Download

[Ya Mother]

Just installed them today.

[Lloyd_mcse]

GeForce 310.90 Driver WHQL

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[Lloyd_mcse]

GeForce 310.90 Driver WHQL

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Make sure you get these installed asap, as there was a security vulnerability with 310.70.

[Lloyd_mcse]

Version 314.07 - WHQL
Release Date Mon Feb 18, 2013
Operating System Windows 7 64-bit
Windows 8 64-bit
Windows Vista 64-bit
Language English (UK)
File Size 211.91 MB

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[Lloyd_mcse]

Version	314.22 - WHQL
Release Date	Mon Mar 25, 2013
Operating System	Windows 7 64-bit Windows 8 64-bit Windows Vista 64-bit
Language	English (UK)
File Size	211.85 MB

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[Lloyd_mcse]

Version	320.18 - WHQL
Release Date	Thu May 23, 2013
Operating System	Windows 7 64-bit Windows 8 64-bit Windows Vista 64-bit
Language	English (UK)
File Size	217.51 MB

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This is the GeForce Game Ready driver for Metro: Last Light providing up to 10% faster performance.
Get optimal game settings for Metro: Last Light with GeForce Experience and enjoy NVIDIA PhysX effects and DirectX 11 tessellation.
Includes the production release of GeForce Experience (version 1.5) as an optional installation. GeForce Experience replaces NVIDIA Update as the easiest way to keep your drivers up to date.

New in GeForce R320 Drivers

• Performance Boost – Increases performance by up to 20% for GeForce 400/500/600 series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 314.22 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration. Here is one example of measured gains:

• GeForce GTX 660:
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  • Up to 20% in Dirt: Showdown
  • Up to 18% in Tomb Raider
  • Up to 10% in Metro: Last Light
  • Up to 8% in StarCraft II
  • Up to 6% in Sniper Elite V2
  • Up to 6% in Metro 2033
  • Up to 6% in Far Cry 3
  • Up to 6% in Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  • Up to 5% in F1 2012
  
  

• GeForce GTX 660 SLI:
• 
  
  • Up to 17% in Dirt: Showdown
  • Up to 18% in Tomb Raider
  • Up to 9% in Assassin's Creed III
  • Up to 7% in StarCraft II
  • Up to 6% in Far Cry 3
  • Up to 6% in Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  • Up to 6% in Battlefield 3
  • Up to 5% in BioShock: Infinite
  • Up to 5% in F1 2012
  
  

• SLI Technology
• 
  
  • Added SLI profile for Alien Fear
  • Added SLI profile for Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
  • Added SLI profile for Dead Island: Riptide
  • Added SLI profile for Dragon Sword
  • Added SLI profile for Neverwinter
  • Added SLI profile for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
  • Added SLI profile for GRID 2
  • Added SLI profile for Human Head 2
  • Added SLI profile for Remember Me
  • Added SLI profile for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
  • Updated SLI profile for Natural Selection 2
  • Updated SLI profile for Resident Evil 6
  • Updated SLI profile for Trackmania 2: Canyon
  
  

Additional Details

• Installs PhysX System Software 9.12.1031.
• Installs HD Audio v1.3.24.2
• Includes support for applications built using CUDA 5.5 or earlier version of the CUDA Toolkit. More information at http://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit
• Supports OpenGL 4.3 for GeForce 400-series and later GPUs.
• Supports DisplayPort 1.2 for GeForce GTX 600 series GPUs.
• 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.

[Lloyd_mcse]

I installed these 320.18 - WHQL yesterday, and within 2 minutes had lockups in IE10 (Windows 8 Ent).
Anyone else having issues with these?