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    Best GTX 580M drivers for M17x R3 // is 269.03, A01 bad for new games?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by insertcreativity, Jan 5, 2012.

  1. insertcreativity

    insertcreativity Notebook Guru

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    Sorry I'm an nVidia noob (lol) and would like to know what drivers you guys run for current games using your 580M's

    Sorry if there is somewhere I can find this info, looked around some here but dell site is pretty hopeless.
     
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    DarKStreetS Notebook Enthusiast

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    Check the topic labeled New Beta Nvidia Drivers 290.53 I am currently using that driver and I am quite happy with it.
     
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    It's weird I just tried that and it seem's like an FPS drop in skyrim from the stock dell drivers 269.03 on ultra settings... any suggestions? I haven't tried any other games besides skyrim yet so could be just that game.
     
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    you could also try 290.36 drivers found here. I've been using the newest ones and they seemed best for my 460m. Your FPS should be fine running any of the newer drivers :p
     
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    I been having problems with latest beta driver and also official driver on my 580m. When close lid for a while and open lid the screen is black. Sometime if I press fn-F6 the screen come back or ctrl alt del it may spring into life and display recovered from serious display driver error. I have done clean installs, but still no joy. I have had no problems with 290.36 beta driver.
     
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    I am running 290.53. Is this the latest beta driver you've been having issues with? Should I roll back to 290.36 or is there not much difference?
     
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