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    174.20 released!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by n0elia, Feb 23, 2008.

  1. n0elia

    n0elia Come on Haswell...

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  2. xxERIKxx

    xxERIKxx Notebook Deity

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    another driver?
     
    xxERIKxx, Feb 23, 2008
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  3. Shadowfate

    Shadowfate Wala pa rin ako maisip e.

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    What could be the difference of this with 174.16??
     
    Shadowfate, Feb 23, 2008
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  4. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    this is getting crazy :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

    regards

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Feb 23, 2008
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  5. Leon

    Leon Notebook Deity

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    Don't really like the 17x.xx drivers. Switching back to the best: 169.28.
     
    Leon, Feb 23, 2008
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  6. Polsta

    Polsta Notebook Evangelist

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    ive thought that and tried all of them and gone back, 169.28 was good for me but 167.45 ive found to be the best on my dell !

    il try these ones out tho, its intesting that the 8600m gt is supported by the original inf tho , il report back with my views and performance later ..
     
    Polsta, Feb 23, 2008
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  7. Polsta

    Polsta Notebook Evangelist

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    interesting post from someone on there....



    For anyone who can't install these drivers even though the list says they are supported - there is a .zip file in the extracted driver folder called original infs. Extract nvdm.inf.

    And if you're experiencing stuttering issues, it's possible that it's because the nvct inf installs even though it doesn't list your graphics card. I originally installed this with the have disk method with the nvct.inf, and it called it an nvidia dualview or something depite the fact it is a 7900GTX.

    So basically, extract the driver, delete nvct.inf, and extract nvdm.inf from the original infs folder.
     
    Polsta, Feb 23, 2008
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  8. _radditz_

    _radditz_ Fallen to the Sith...

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    no thanks. Im happy with 174.12. Anyway whats with all these drivers being spewed out by nvidia. Is it not better to consolidate fixes/improvements and release driver with a bigger increment e.g. 169, 170, 171 instead of 174.12, 174.16 and now 174.20???
     
    _radditz_, Feb 23, 2008
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  9. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Sounds like Nvidia wants us to be their beta testers. Sorry Nvidia, I'm not doing that. Deliver some competent drivers.

    These drivers don't even have any release notes. What_the_hell.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Feb 23, 2008
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  10. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    Read the release date guys, this is older than the .16s. Its not new. I don't understand how the lv2g people track these things down. Must know some site where nvidia makes essentially pre-release drivers availlable.
     
    The Forerunner, Feb 23, 2008
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  11. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    If it were for Xp, I would`ve tested them. I pretty much saw improvement on each new drivers..
     
    eleron911, Feb 23, 2008
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  12. JCMS

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    I hope a DX10 boost in coming soon

    174.12 made my DX9 perf jump but no changes on DX10
     
    JCMS, Feb 23, 2008
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  13. _radditz_

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    I've been quite daring and trying out new drivers like crazy recently but im going to stop risking it now lol. The 174.12 have given me my best 3DMark ever and are overclockable. What more can I ask?
     
    _radditz_, Feb 24, 2008
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  14. Shadowfate

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    What software are you using to overclock it???
     
    Shadowfate, Feb 24, 2008
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  15. JCMS

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    It works for me since 167 using rivatuner on vista x64
     
    JCMS, Feb 24, 2008
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  16. Shadowfate

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    I can't overclock at all with the 174.xx series
     
    Shadowfate, Feb 24, 2008
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  17. narsnail

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    i overclocked from 500/800 to 600/950 without any temp raise, either this card can really overclock, the cooling system is really good, or my temp program sucks.....im just using Ntune
     
    narsnail, Feb 24, 2008
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  18. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    I can`t OC with any 174.x drivers either, not that I would OC anyway :D
     
    eleron911, Feb 24, 2008
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  19. _radditz_

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    ATI tool and it definately overclocks because I ran 3Dmark before and after having it running and I got a significant boost (1529 -> 1723)
     
    _radditz_, Feb 24, 2008
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  20. xxERIKxx

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    i was able to overclock with the 174.xx drivers but i get better performance with 167.45
     
    xxERIKxx, Feb 24, 2008
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  21. Shadowfate

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    Drivers really act differently in every kind of laptop. Well, will wait for a good one that lets me overclock.
     
    Shadowfate, Feb 24, 2008
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