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    GeForce 310.61 beta driver

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by SStaged, Nov 20, 2012.

  1. SStaged

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    Drivers | GeForce

    According to the beta driver search this indeed pulls up when searching for 600M series.
     
    SStaged, Nov 20, 2012
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    Patrck_744, Nov 20, 2012
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  3. YodaGoneMad

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    So is it actually better performance in Hitman or just compatibility?
     
    YodaGoneMad, Nov 20, 2012
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  4. pinoy_92

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    anyone got a modded inf for m17x r1?
     
    pinoy_92, Nov 20, 2012
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  5. Chazy90

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    Will there be a problem if I just install this beta drivers automatically over the last whql one?
     
    Chazy90, Nov 20, 2012
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    Updated to latest beta drivers on 680m windows 8, no issues so far thanks :), sleeping dogs running fine.
     
    DDDenniZZZ, Nov 21, 2012
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  7. crosslimit

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    I had some problems with the last beta, causing under-utilization issues with Battlefield 3, can anyone confirm these are gone with this one?
     
    crosslimit, Nov 21, 2012
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    Nvidia has gone full retard with their beta drivers, stick to WHQL (306.97) as of now
     
    Mobius 1, Nov 21, 2012
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  9. MrDJ

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    ive not loaded this one but i had to load the last one as it was the only driver that could get blops 2 running.
     
    MrDJ, Nov 21, 2012
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  10. crosslimit

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    well Assassins Creed 3 doesnt run well at all on my system, maxed out I get like 36 fps? seriously? It also only utilizes 40-50 of the gpu with the 306.97 whql , would beta drivers help here, are they optimized for newer games?

    edit: screw this Im trying the beta, I cant play like this...
     
    crosslimit, Nov 21, 2012
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  11. MrDJ

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    MrDJ, Nov 21, 2012
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    It works fine thanks, at least for AC3 getting solid 60 on max, going to test BF3 now...


    Also the weirdest thing happend, As i restarted the laptop after the driver install, the keyboard backlight turned green (it was on blue) and I couldnt change the color. It fixed itself after a nother reboot though....strange
     
    crosslimit, Nov 21, 2012
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  13. MrDJ

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    that is strange as bootup default is blue. as long as its ok now.
     
    MrDJ, Nov 21, 2012
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  14. crosslimit

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    Yeah my thoughts exactly.

    Anyway tested BF3, no luck bad fps everywhere exept damavand lol. I sadly have to keep the beta in order to play ac though...sucks
    Any idea when the next whql is coming?
     
    crosslimit, Nov 21, 2012
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  15. MrDJ

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    god knows. two betas in one week so hopefully soon but we never know.
     
    MrDJ, Nov 21, 2012
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  16. jaug1337

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    Virtually the worst driver I have ever downloaded.. insta-crash once I launched BF3 and gives artifacts once I OC... really nVIDIA, really? D'oh..
     
    jaug1337, Nov 21, 2012
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  17. alex.galie

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    Anyone has modded inf for R1 with 280M?
     
    alex.galie, Nov 24, 2012
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  18. MrDJ

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    check out laptopvideo2go
     
    MrDJ, Nov 24, 2012
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  19. Cloudfire

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    pfffft, 306.97 boosted my Graphic score in Windows Experience Index from 7.0 to 7.6. That alone is enough :p
    (I`ve had no problems with this driver yet)
     
    Cloudfire, Nov 25, 2012
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  20. jaug1337

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    Lol I hope you are not serious... (thus the :p after your reply)

    I've had nothing but trouble with it lol, going to wait until a final release, then onto LaptopVideo2Go :D
     
    jaug1337, Nov 25, 2012
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    I'm about to install 310.61 straight from NVidia.com; ............we'll see :D


    ...I'm still with 306.02, lol, but works well. But I noticed that I have to lower my OC by 100 MHz memory whenever playing BF3 multiplayer of 48-64 players or else "lock up screen". I went from 893 / 2106 my standard OC down 893 / 2005 then it's fine. But I want my +100 MHz back :mad: :D


    I'm very interested in those FPS boost % on the games they stated.

    I know each driver can have diff. OC thresholds.
     
    thief1958, Nov 25, 2012
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    Right now I'm just testing Beta driver 310.61 with BF3 at stock GPU clocks compared to my old 306.02. It's at Ultra setting, 1080p, v-sync on.

    Did NVidia.com stated a 16% increase performance boost? ...well compared to an old beta..






    This used to be 52 FPS with 306.02 (15.4% ^ ). These are all on stock GPU clocks.

    [​IMG]



    Before was 49 FPS.. (20.4% ^ )

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    ..+10 FPS on this ..

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    Around 4-5 FPS added on 32 players by beta 310.61 compared to 306.02.., ..2-3 FPS + on 48-64 multiplayer on Ultra setting. ..10+ FPS added on empty maps.

    My temps have gotten hotter. BF3 at Ultra setting, 1080p, v-sync on, high quality setting NV CP, now hits CPU at 78*C max, 71*C max GPU ( 893 / 2106).

    310.61 doesn't seem to have any performance boost on TW2.


    [​IMG]
     
    thief1958, Nov 25, 2012
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    I got issues with crashing in BF 3 on this driver. Went back to the latest stable 306 and the issue disappeared.
     
    MasterRevan, Nov 26, 2012
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    Of course I`m not joking. WEI score is the easiest way to impress the people who don`t know what 3DMark is.
    "7.9 is max score"
    "Dude, you got 7.6. Its almost perfect"

    Nah just kidding. :p

    Don`t know what you mean about final release though since this driver is the last WHQL driver from Nvidia. I haven`t tried the latest two beta`s though.
     
    Cloudfire, Nov 26, 2012
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  25. mattcheau

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    dude, 9.9 is the new maximum score in W8. ;)
     
    mattcheau, Nov 26, 2012
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    Shoot. Lets hope people hate Windows 8 as much as I do and won`t notice :p
     
    Cloudfire, Nov 26, 2012
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    WELL FINALLY after some messing around and a little bit of help from LaptopVideo2Go I made the 310.61 really worth the trouble on this beautiful 680M :D tweaked nvidiainspector to awesomeness

    getting better FPS on BF3 and Sleeping Dogs, not to mention Crysis went up with 2 fps :D
     
    jaug1337, Nov 27, 2012
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    By the way I found one thing that's pretty odd about the 310.61 on the GTX680M, with stock voltage if I overclock past 797MHz on core and enable SGSSAA in games like BF3, Crysis 2. The clock will start bouncing between 797/1800 and 212/1800 and the temperature can shoot up to 84C, however 784/1800 at 84C doesn't bounce, this doesn't happen with 302.77 but back then I didn't try SGSSAA since LOD bias Automatic mode wasn't introduced until driver 310. (With SGSSAA off only tops at 72C)
     
    hackness, Nov 28, 2012
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