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    How are the 190.62 drivers??

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by PMac366, Aug 24, 2009.

  1. PMac366

    PMac366 Notebook Geek

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    Anyone test them yet?

    I still have dox 185.85 for G71 should I update with something?
     
    PMac366, Aug 24, 2009
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  2. Nothing is Real

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    The 186.42 drivers seem to run a little bit cooler with the same performance as the DoX drivers.
     
    Nothing is Real, Aug 24, 2009
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    SirHase, Aug 24, 2009
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    Ops.. didnt see you mention the 186.42 :p

    Anyways, right now I cant test anymore drivers, I flashed my vBios back to 0.9V, so any driver I pick now will give me lower temps... :rolleyes:

    But Tevas did use the 186.42, he had problems with it ( http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=5240851&postcount=749 ).. Looks like it heat more than cool downs after gaming sessions... :(

    I also found DOX the best driver for my G51VX... Very happy with it, amazing or not, its the one I have the lowest or equal temps Idle/Gaming, and at same time, gives me the best performance.. You can call me crazy now ... :p
     
    SirHase, Aug 24, 2009
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  6. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    I haven't had any issues with 186.42. Then again, I haven't seen too many gains, either.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Aug 25, 2009
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    Regarding my issue with 186.42: I think its because I downloaded the driver from laptopvideo2go rather from that other site that the link was provided to.

    Still on Dox 185.85 now since I'm too lazy to test out the other 186.42 WHQL
     
    TevashSzat, Aug 25, 2009
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    Why are these drivers better than the nvidia drivers?
     
    metal_head_3767, Aug 25, 2009
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    Dox drivers are modified versions of nvidia drivers. Dox basically optimizes them for performance by removing unnecessary parts of the drivers.
     
    TevashSzat, Aug 25, 2009
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    I have the G71 (BB version) will the 186.42 drivers work well for my laptop too?

    currently ruining the latest nvidia drivers.

    thanks
     
    rpmbnsf, Aug 25, 2009
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    I have the G71 and when I installed the 186.42 drivers my temps dropped 4ºC from the nvidia drivers and about 2-3ºC from the DoX drivers. The performance is pretty much equal to the DoX drivers by the way.
     
    Nothing is Real, Aug 25, 2009
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    Cool...thanks for the info!! Looks like that's my next step when i get home tonight.
     
    rpmbnsf, Aug 25, 2009
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  13. lucretio

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    i'm using the 179.xx. i tryed to update to 186.03 but an error ocurred ("no drivers found....windows vista kkkk)

    now i'm a bit concerned to install the new version....


    waiting for results.
     
    lucretio, Aug 25, 2009
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    Once you uninstall the drivers you have and driversweeper/reboot, etc., go into the folder where you extracted the driver files and double click the setup.exe file.
     
    Nothing is Real, Aug 25, 2009
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