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    win7 best nvidia driver (g50vt-a1), dox = display driver has stopped working

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by zakazak, Jan 23, 2010.

  1. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    hello, i´m not sure if i should better post it here or in the win7 section but i felt like i would try it here first:

    i use the dox 185.85 on my g50vt-a1 with win7 x64 and when playing mass effect2 , the nvidia driver crashes like every 10 minutes after playing for while.

    i get the "display driver has stopped working" msg all the time. Also with other games i have that from time to time (but not rly often.. so i never cared). any idea why this happens and which drive i should use?

    propably some original nvidia driver?

    i´m not overclocking at all and on vista i always used the 182.50. it had the best 3dmark06 results and was stable unlike the never dox drivers.

    thanks
     
  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Well you could use the ASUS driver (support.asus.com), but they don't update those very often so there will probably be a performance hit. Not sure how large.

    The gamers around here might give you better advice. :)
     
  3. bobbyp

    bobbyp Notebook Geek

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    Use the nvidia 186.82 until the 19* series from nvidia get less buggy. Therefore dox can get back to making a great driver.
     
  4. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    dox already made a 195.62 driver... is it still worse than the 186.62 ?

    thanks

    @edit:

    dox185.85:
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    stock 186.81:
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    so the dox one gives 500points more... but i will test in an hour or so if the stock driver is more stable..
     
  5. bobbyp

    bobbyp Notebook Geek

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    I know dox did make new driver, but im saying its on nvidias part thats buggy not dox's part :)
     
  6. Hydeo

    Hydeo Notebook Evangelist

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    Good to hear that ME2 was out on the 23rd instead of the 26th :p