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    180.20 drivers for Vista 32 Bit at Laptopvideo2go

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by btgman, Oct 21, 2008.

  1. btgman

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    http://laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21273

    "These drivers will be VERY BETA and only the 2nd in what looks like a weekly release
    DO NOT complain to nVidia re any issue with using these drivers.
    Big Bang II drivers are to go with the 2nd generation of SLi, and by the time they are officially released should be fully working.
    Read the preview below to see how they performed on a SLi 8700M based Notebook."

    'Very Beta' ... Anyone tried them yet?
     
    btgman, Oct 21, 2008
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    sound like specially optimized SLI drivers to me...
     
    whizzo, Oct 21, 2008
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    Yes, I guess nothing new for 179.13 users then?
     
    btgman, Oct 21, 2008
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    no clue, i'm still running 177.92... any better drivers since then?
     
    whizzo, Oct 21, 2008
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    178.13 or 178.15


    Well, I installed 180.20 and I'm testing it now. I lost almost 300 points in 3dMark06, so I expect my in-game performance to be lower by a couple frames, but image quality so far in Mass Effect is freaking top shelf so I'm going to hold onto it until Dead Space gets delivered later today.
     
    Kevin, Oct 21, 2008
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    care to elaborate?
     
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    Going to try these on my M17X after a little more testing and they are no longer beta. Currently using the either 178.15 or 179.13.
     
    tanamerra, Oct 21, 2008
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