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    XPS 1730 Nvidia Driver Advice Please!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by rixhobbies, Jun 6, 2008.

  1. rixhobbies

    rixhobbies Notebook Consultant

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    I am still using the stock 167 drivers with my 1730 8800 SLI setup. Dell also posts a "performance driver" you can download that is of the 174 version series.

    Is it worth upgrading to the Dell performance driver? Is another version recommended instead?

    I have read threads about certain drivers downclocking, overheating the hardware, etc and it's a bit confusing. I ask because it also seems that people are experiencing higher framerates and smoother gameplay from them.

    Right now I am playing Crysis, Bioshock, Lord of the Rings Online and Age of Conan if it helps to know.

    Thanks in advance!
     
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  2. lord_shar

    lord_shar Notebook Consultant

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    Well, I can definitely say that the 167 drivers absolutely blew chunks for my 8800M-GTX SLI set-up. After many driver clean ups and reloads, I ended up installing the 175.16 drivers from laptopvideo2go. Made a world of difference for both Guild Wars and UT3 (no more constant video stalls and hick-ups). However, Dell Media Direct stopped working for BluRay disks. Fortunately I have WinDVD9 + BluRay which works fine.

    I did initially try installing 174.74, but it kept getting rundll32 errors at boot-up. So, I then moved to 175.80, but these had SLI performance issues. 176.16 has yielded the best results so far, so that's what I'm using for now.
     
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    ifti Undiscovered

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    yes, deffo go for the dell performance driver.
    Im using it with my 8800's, and they are very stable, and increase game performance by quite a lot!
     
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    lord_shar Notebook Consultant

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    How does Dell Media Direct work with BluRay disks under the 174.31 driver? Is it WHQL-certified? Have you noticed any errors since installing them?
     
    lord_shar, Jun 6, 2008
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