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    Advice about nvidia GEFORCE 331.82 DRIVER

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by antriach, Jan 5, 2014.

  1. antriach

    antriach Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys,

    Dear friends I am pondering 680m to upgrade my nvidia GEFORCE 331.82 DRIVER drivers, I come from the 314.22. I have a M17x R3

    It is a good idea or are giving some kind of problem?

    thank you very much
     
    antriach, Jan 5, 2014
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  2. rjtnag

    rjtnag Notebook Evangelist

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    I can fairly say that nvidia has now pretty much cleared the driver fiasco few months earlier

    it is pretty stable now, betas are also going good
     
    rjtnag, Jan 5, 2014
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  3. DDDenniZZZ

    DDDenniZZZ Notebook Deity

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    Indded the drivers seem fine for me. Make sure you get the modded one since you have the R3 with 680m. Should be fine with the modded .inf file.
     
    DDDenniZZZ, Jan 5, 2014
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    amitvig22 Notebook Consultant

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    I second the opinions posted here, i have been running the new ones right when they came out i have no problems as of yet.
     
    amitvig22, Jan 5, 2014
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  5. antriach

    antriach Notebook Guru

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    Thanks guys, I'll try and I'll tell you : P
     
    antriach, Jan 5, 2014
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    DMoore03 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm still on 331.65, so its safe to say its worth the upgrade now on a AW17 with a 780m?
     
    DMoore03, Jan 5, 2014
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    amitvig22 Notebook Consultant

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    I guess so, i would not be worried at the moment. I have not read anything amiss on the NV forums either. But if your really not sure its best for you to hold back.
     
    amitvig22, Jan 6, 2014
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    how is it so far?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jan 7, 2014
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  9. antriach

    antriach Notebook Guru

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    They are doing quite well, I've noticed some better frames in battelfield 4.

    The only thing I noticed is that the screen brightness sometimes changes a bit, but idk if anything will be the drivers, or other problem.

    all good, thanks
     
    antriach, Jan 8, 2014
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  10. DDDenniZZZ

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    Screen brightness on battery mode? (Its linked to intel display power saving feature you need to disable, it just boosts contrast under battery dynamically).
     
    DDDenniZZZ, Jan 8, 2014
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