NVIDIA GeForce v186.82 WHQL Drivers Released! (ALL CURRENT NOTEBOOKS SUPPORTED + GeForce 300M support!)

Try to find 186.42 one's - they're a few days older than those, but seem to give best performance - including me

 

Hello all

Sitting with a problem here. Running XP Home on an Acer 5684WLMI with GeForce Go 7600 graphics card. I followed Chaz uprading Graphics Driver guide and still no luck. 186.81 keeps failing on install. It gives me this message:

Help please

 

LOL ur processor is crap so that's a bottleneck not ur GPU. Get a proper processor if u got cash....

 

It shouldn't be like this but I had same problem with 186.82. Load an older (or your current) driver if you've uninstalled it. Go to device manager and choose update driver, then have disk method. Browse to the new driver folder until you get to the .inf file. Click ok, an continue that way. See if this helps.

BTW, .82 is a much better driver than .81 IMO. Others on here seem to agree.

 

The models of N50's that had better CPU in them, like P8600 recieved only ~100 pts more in 3Dmark06 so the CPU isn't that much of a factor here

 

Yep! The processor play a low factor in 3DMark06.
If I have 9650M GT(no matter ddr2 or 3), I will overclock like crazy!!! LOL.
DDR2 is the bottleneck! 1000-1500points(3Dmark06) vanished with DDR2 instead of DDR3.

 

Unless someone proves that 186.82 is tangibly better than 186.81 I'm going to stick with .81 since it's coming straight from Nvidia itself.

 

Isn't that clear 186.82 is better than 186.81?
A lot of people(check this topic) have report 186.82 or 186.42 is better here.
Moreover, 186.82 is from Nvidia too and it is WHQL certified(Microsoft tested).

 

186.42 are the best I notice better performance even in games, not only in benches
I got Zallman 2000NC collerpad so I was thinking about OC'ing by 10 % or so, I also plan to do the cheap ad easy controlled air flow mod to that pad to make it blow into the vents with with bigger force

 

how do you install the .cab in your computer?? i tried uninstall my current nvidia software, unpack the .cab file and tried used the setup option, but no luck so far.

I had to install the nvidia driver from the nvidia website in order to return my configuration to normal...

 

You need to unpack .cab just like any other compressed directory. Use 7zip or similar to unpack it.

 

So do you guys think these drivers are more stable then 186.42. I'm using that driver now but i still getting the driver stopped responding error on CoD4. How stable is this version?

 

186.81 doesn't support the 7 Series. Try 186.82 instead.

 

I don't understand why so many in this thread are judging the new Nvidia drivers performance based on 3Dmark scores. 3DMark is synthetic and they can tailor it to gain more points with certain drivers. What really matters is real life gaming performance. You could get a lower 3DMark score but still get much better gaming performance.

 

True.....but there is usually a rough correlation so a 3DMark06 will probably mean better performance. It is never guaranteed the the odds are decent

 

I had the same problem so I went back to 186.81 and all is fine again.

 

the clocks on my 260m are fine with the 186.82. I reinstalled vista and was idling at 60-65C w/ the 186.31(I think? I know it was .31) switched over to 186.82 and am idling at 46C

 

Maybe the 186.31 gives you wrong/unstable PowerMizer setting. This can cause the clockspeed to raise or stay at maximal while idling. Thus, the temperature of the GPU increased.
46C(idle) is a super low temperature for a GPU! Cheer!!! I wish I can have that temperature too.

 

i also notice that 186.42 give me better performance.

 

So how do I install these?? I uninstalled my previous Nvidia drivers, downloaded and unpacked the CAB file, but when I run the setup.exe, it stops before the installation could begin with the error message:

What could be the problem?

 

Install through device manager.

 

But how? There is no display device present under device manager? If there was, then I could use the update driver option. Should I install old driver back before upgrading?

 

Humm... installed a few days ago... it's crap on mine. Card now gets very hot a lot quicker, out of nowhere I get artifacts and glitches in games...

 

Copy the relevant file with your GPU within a folder of the root back to the root of the driver folder.

 

Your card probably gets hot a lot due to the powermizer bug some have been experiencing from this where it no longer downclocks after intensive use. Try 186.81.

 

Its a lot of text here, is there a file for Vista 32 users?

 

The link is in the OP.
x86 = 32-bit.

edit: Link: 32-bit driver

 

nvidia geforce go 6600 driver for windows xp Where can I find. nvidia.com either.

 

Here. Pick one.

 

These drivers are much more stable and, HUGE PLUS!, they finally allow overclocking my go 7900 gs in Vista!! Huge breakthrough! I havent been able to overclock since 169.03, a year and a half ago!

 

i have 186.81 and have been getting normal temps/fps

no probs here

 

I think I am going to wait till 190xx drivers get released before upgrading from 185.85 I currently have with so many releases lol!

 

downloaded and tried to install. It extracted many files and like 4 application files. none would run except for the main driver one.

Still have no powermizer or Nvidia Control Panel. How Do I get those?

This is on a brand new laptop. Asus G60 just bought tonight.

 

186.82 increased 8-9 FPS but my system heated upto 86 degrees so I went back to 186.81.

 

It is usual for a high-end GPU like yours to heat-up to 8XC during gaming.
I see no danger at all.

 

Im using 186.82 now. Though my Gpu gets up to 105c where it cuts the clock speed in half. Do you think the 186.81's would be any better?

 

Yes.. I had the same problem with the BETA 195.39 problems and some ppl also have this problem with this 186.82 drivers... and also what card you got? it gonna melt sooner or later if it continues at 100C ++..

 

How did you guys unistall the old driver in order to install a new one?
Is it by selecting NVIDIA DRIVERS? Its a bit big, 3.45GB, so I'm not sure yet...
Because I want to unistall it and do a clean install.

And have anyone tried the 186.82 on a GTX260M or an Asus G51VX yet who can share some thoughts??

 

1. Uninstall via control panel (the 3.45GB is incorrect size ignore it)
2. Restart to Safe Mode
3. CCleaner, and Driver Remover tool (Forget the name of it)
4. Restart (with networks off so Windows update doesn't get smart and install some lame version for you) - can also do this in safe mode too.
5. Install/Restart once more.

That's my usual method, works well I find.

 

Ok, I'll try it. I wasn't sure of it cause I've never done a clean install before...

Thanks for the heads up.

 

so you are going to go with 186.82 ?

i have the G60 and on original drivers and i dont know how to test and see if its good besides checking the temps...


anyone have any light to shed on what to dl and test ?

 

hmm seeing ppl post higher temps for this driver, think I'll stick to 186.81 still

 

Guys, I can't install 186.81, it says The NVIDIA Setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware. Setup will now exit.

I'd like to try 186.81 before going to 186.82.

I didn't install any GPU driver, just installed Windows 7 and I stoped it from updating the graphics card for itself.

 

What GPU does your notebook use? Please be specific.

 

Oh sorry, it's a GXT 260M.

The laptop is P7908u, Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bits.

I don't know what to do, I want to try this one before 186.82 because of the temperature issues people here have reported. Have just installed Windows 7 without any GPU driver (using none actually) just to get straight to 186.81, but I can't install it.

 

Did you get the 186.81 driver for 64 bit win 7? Maybe you got one for 32 bit win 7?

 

Yes, I got the 64 bit driver for W7. Tried with 32 bit too, same error...

Guys, what's going on?

 

Lastest drivers initiate the installer properly...

 

Someone could help me?

 

Did you properly uninstall your previous driver before trying installing the new one? Btw, forget about the 32 bit drivers since your OS is 64 bit.