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    Nvidia driver 345.20 released today 2/24

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by MickyD1234, Feb 24, 2015.

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    http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/82580/en-us

    Yes, it's a earlier V number than the existing 347.52!

    Very strange, it does not show up in a search only if you select earlier drivers where it's top of the list. seems that maybe they don't want auto-updating to get it or maybe GFE does not do downgrades?

    I'll see what I can find out.
     
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    thanks for the heads up dawg
     
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    I'm hoping it's for the Maxwell's and gives DSR but does not clockblock? My gaming is going too well right now to risk a weird version number release...
     
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    Just installed it, it comes with GeForce Experience 2.2.2 so that's good, BUT GeForce experience immediately pops up a message saying there is a driver update.

    If your current setup is fine, just wait till the first week of March nVIDIA will release an updated 348 driver that will unlock overclocking and possibly iron out any issues.
     
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    I'm sure Mr fox will give it a try if he has time so I'll see how he fairs.

    Even the gforce version is messed up. The last time I tried a driver update check it would not find one. It said I had v2,2.2.2?? so I downgraded to the v2.2.2.0 as the current published one and it all started working.

    Seems that often a new GFE comes with the driver.
     
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    It will be 349.xx... The latest leaked driver for 349.65 I believe...
     
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    It seems nvidia prepared the release notes for 349.72 drivers with DirectX 12 support:
    http://international.download.nvidi...in10-64bit-notebook-desktop-release-notes.pdf

    I checked the release notes pdf for both drivers and they list DSR support in both since 343.xx version. It is odd that nothing is said about DSR in 347.xx release notes. On the other hand, they might not be listing the changes dating back so many driver versions.
     
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    Thanks, I thought so. It might be worth checking one out then but I have heard the memory overclocking is still blocked? DSR was introduced quite a while back but Sli and Mobile were not included - still a work in progress according to Nvidia.
     
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