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    167.49 Drivers, I Recommend Them!

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Sherman90, Jan 1, 2008.

  1. sgtmatt1

    sgtmatt1 Notebook Evangelist

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    Aaaah lol man i get a LITTLE less performance with this driver (I came from the 169.28 one ;))

    Same clock:
    169.28 => 4802 3DMARKS (3dmark06)
    147.49 => 4785 3DMARKS (3dmark06)
     
    sgtmatt1, Jan 3, 2008
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  2. kamicowzi

    kamicowzi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hmmmmm....but the real question is where are the 64 bit versions.
     
    kamicowzi, Jan 3, 2008
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  3. skwid

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    i use that one under vista Winvista32_169.04 ; it seems to be newer.
    is the 167.49 really better ?
     
    skwid, Jan 3, 2008
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  4. Chicken Royale

    Chicken Royale Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    Just experienced a moderate increase in the 3DMark06 score from my 8400M G, though not as high increase as some of you with the 8600 GPUs.

    8400M G Results:

    3DMark06
    156.15 - 1082
    167.49 - 1137 (5% increase)

    GPU Temps Idle/Load
    156.15 - 74/90
    167.49 - 62/80 (~13% decrease)

    Bearing in mind my GPU temps are skewed due to the cold winter in the UK, so I don't know if the real temps have improved or not. Overall the new 167.49 drivers only gave a small incremental increase in my 3DMark score, but the story my prove to be different when playing an actual game rather than synthetic benchmarks.

    Either way these drivers do appear to give a general performance increase but it just depends which previous drivers you have upgraded from.
     
    Chicken Royale, Jan 3, 2008
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  5. Dodoman

    Dodoman Notebook Consultant

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    I doubt these will come onto XP.
     
    Dodoman, Jan 4, 2008
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  6. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    Thanks Chicken Royale, I'm using the same laptop as yours :p
     
    niGht kiD, Jan 4, 2008
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  7. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    Is it better than 169.04?
     
    niGht kiD, Jan 4, 2008
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  8. D3M0N

    D3M0N Notebook Geek

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    Why cant they release drivers for a proper operating system like XP first?
     
    D3M0N, Jan 4, 2008
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  9. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    Boo! With these drivers I lost 60 points in 3dmark06 compared to 169.04 and 169.09 drivers!
     
    SmoothTofu, Jan 4, 2008
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  10. freerider

    freerider Notebook Enthusiast

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    They're specified for ASUS laptops.
    I install them on my G1S , got 4003 at 3Dmark06, with stock clock:43 points more thant the last 169.XX .
    They're running perfectly , smooth , no more lags and faster vista opening&stabilization.
     
    freerider, Jan 4, 2008
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  11. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeha these drivers give me quite a nice boost in fps for cod4.
     
    The Forerunner, Jan 4, 2008
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  12. DallasMavericksRule

    DallasMavericksRule Notebook Enthusiast

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    Gears of Wars seems to run sloppier... lost about 5-10 fps so far... still testing though
     
    DallasMavericksRule, Jan 4, 2008
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  13. Jaguar

    Jaguar Notebook Consultant

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    Could anyone please updload these ? Asus dont have it, Nvidia dont have it, Laptopvideo2go dont have it(link broken), Google cant find it, seems _no one_ has an alternative link than the laptopvide2go ?
     
    Jaguar, Jan 5, 2008
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  14. ryanm00

    ryanm00 Notebook Guru

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    I have the standard asus g1s with a 8600gt. I went from 169.04 to these drivers. For some reason I lost a bunch of resolution settings options. For example on the Display Settings I dont have resolutions like 1280x800 or 1440x900 anymore.

    Anyone know what could be causing this and a possible fix?
     
    ryanm00, Jan 5, 2008
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  15. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    Indeed a better driver than 169.04. Framerate has slightly improved, 2-3°C dropped. Thanks Sherman90.
     
    niGht kiD, Jan 7, 2008
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  16. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    Everytime I download and install driver from laptopvideo2go, my Blu-Ray software player always break. I got an error message that said: "Create overlay failed" from WinDVD and "Incompatible Graphics Driver" from PowerDVD.
     
    hendra, Jan 11, 2008
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  17. Negz

    Negz Notebook Consultant

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    I think this is because using the modified .ini file from laptopvideo2go breaks the WHQL stamp for the drivers and Blu-Ray playback requires this.

    Try installing these drivers without the modified .ini
     
    Negz, Jan 13, 2008
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