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    Updated: nVidia Driver 78.11

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by smilepak, Aug 25, 2005.

  1. smilepak

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    Official NVIDIA GO 6600 Website
    http://www.nvidia.com/page/go_6600.html

    Memory Interface 128-bit
    Memory Bandwidth (GBps) 11.2 GBps
    Fill Rate (pixels/sec.) 3 billion
    Vertices/Second 300 million
    RAMDACs 400 MHz

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    ********************************************
    nVidia GO 6600 GPU Performance Test
    ********************************************
    *Note:
    * All test based upon Asus Z71V nVidia GO 6600
    * Asus Z71V STOCK SETTING IS: 250/500
    * Toshiba used GO 6600 TC, which is slower
    than one used in Asus Z71V

    nVidia Driver v71.13
    * Asus Stocked Video Driver
    3DMark05: 1720 (250/500 Stocked Setting)
    3DMark05: 2018 (275/563)

    nVidia Driver v78.11
    3DMark05: 1823 (250/500 Stocked Setting)
    3DMark05: 2162 (290/575 OC Setting)

    *********************************************
    OLDER VERSION OF NVIDIA DRIVERS
    *********************************************
    Using XtremeG nVidia Driver v71.84
    3DMark05: 1780 (Stocked Setting)
    3DMark05: 1970 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

    By CMYK (his Asus Z71v - Driver: v76.44)
    3DMark05: 1787 (Stocked Setting)

    nVidia 77.30
    3DMark05: 1813 (stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 2060 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

    nvidia 77.50
    3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 2060 (300/500 OC Setting)

    nVidia 77.62
    3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 2055 (300/500 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 2120 (290/575 OC Setting)

    XG 77.62-HD Type 2 nVidia Driver v77.62
    3DMark05: 1820 (Stocked Setting)
    3DMark05: 2074 (300/500 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 2169 (290/575 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 2215 (300/600 OC Setting)

    nVidia 77.72 Official WHQL Release
    3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 2069 (300/500 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 2223 (300/600 OC Setting)

    nVidia 80.40 Beta Leaked
    * AA OFF, Resolution 1024x768
    3DMark05: 1821 (250/500 stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 2121 (290/575 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 2236 (300/600 OC Setting)

    * AA 2x, Resolution 1024x768
    3DMark05: 1813 (250/500 stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 1975 (290/575 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 2072 (300/600 OC Setting)

    * AA 4x, Resolution 1024x768
    3DMark05: 1523 (250/500 stocked setting)
    3DMark05: 1733 (290/575 OC Setting)
    3DMark05: 1817 (300/600 OC Setting)

    nVidia Driver v77.77
    Driver: http://download.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/7777.exe
    INF: http://laptopvideo2go.com/infs/7777inf/nv4_disp.inf
    Triple Buffer: http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=99001
    3DMark05: 1816 (250/500 stocked) -> Triple Buffering DISABLED
    3DMark05: 1835 (250/500 stocked) -> Triple Buffering ENABLED
    3DMark05: 2156 (290/575 stocked) -> Triple Buffering ENABLED
    3DMark05: 2236 (300/600 stocked) -> Triple Buffering ENABLED

    *********************************************
    WHERE TO GET NVIDIA DRIVERS
    *********************************************
    * http://forums.guru3d.com
    * http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forums/
    * http://www.nvidia.com
    *
    *********************************************
    How To Install
    *********************************************
    1) Download the nvidia driver
    2) Extract it to a directory

    -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
    3a) download the latest INF file from http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/ and

    save it
    to the same directory you had extracted earlier.

    -OR-

    3b) Use the NVAM.INF file that came with the original Asus Z71V display driver. You could

    download
    it from http://support.asus.com and extract out the NVAM.INF from there.
    -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

    4) Right click on the desktop and go to properties. This will take you
    to the display control panel.
    5) Click on the settings tab
    6) Click on Advanced button
    7) Click on Adapter tab
    8) Click on Properties button
    9) Click on Driver tab
    10) Click on Update Driver button
    11) Click on "No, Not this time" when asked "Can Windows Connect To Windows Update..."
    12) Click on "Install from a list or specific location"
    13) Click on "Don't Search, I will choose the driver to install"
    14) Click on "Have Disk"
    15) Browse to the location where you had saved the INF file earlier
    16) Select the video card from the list, in Asus Z71V case it is nVidia GeForce Go 6600
    17) Continue with install...

    *USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!*
     
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    is this compatible with my satellite m40?