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    Current best nVidia driver for R2?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by FreddeN, Nov 4, 2011.

  1. FreddeN

    FreddeN Notebook Consultant

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    I have the latest driver from nVidia but I have started to experience a few BSOD and I would like to know which one to use. I have heard that the 260.99 driver is good but I'm not sure. Thr BSOD came today when I was playing CoD4.

    What do you think?
     
    FreddeN, Nov 4, 2011
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  2. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    I have always used whatever is the latest driver from nVidia.com. I believe the latest one is 285.62. You're not going to get any noticeable performance difference between one driver or another.

    And officially released (non-beta) nVidia drivers are so stable, that whatever is causing the BSOD is not related to bugs in the driver causing it to crash. If you are getting BSODs, then it is most likely related to something else, like pushing a CPU or GPU overclock too hard.
     
    kent1146, Nov 4, 2011
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  3. FreddeN

    FreddeN Notebook Consultant

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    My system is not overclocked and I have decent temps when playing (Using a cooling stand). I remember for some time ago that I was using the latest drivers as well as you but I remember getting the blue screen by doing that.
     
    FreddeN, Nov 4, 2011
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  4. negyuh

    negyuh Notebook Consultant

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    I currently used the 280 drivers again, they're just a bit faster on the R2 then the 285's, also the graphics (internal Intel HD graphics) perform better on the 280...
     
    negyuh, Nov 4, 2011
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  5. FreddeN

    FreddeN Notebook Consultant

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    Would you recommend me to use the 280 drivers or stay with my current install? I just changed to the 260 driver.
     
    FreddeN, Nov 4, 2011
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  6. negyuh

    negyuh Notebook Consultant

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    i recommend the 280 drivers, they work with all games on my R2.
     
    negyuh, Nov 4, 2011
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    Rypac Notebook Evangelist

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    Another vote for the latest 285.62. Working great here!
     
    Rypac, Nov 4, 2011
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    Why I can't set media player classic run by Nvidia, but only run by intel chipset? The option line can't be select-able.
     
    abcxyz91, Nov 4, 2011
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