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    Nvidia BETA (Battlefield 3) 285.38 released 26/9/11

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by MrDJ, Sep 26, 2011.

  1. MrDJ

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    This is the recommended GeForce driver for the beta release of Battlefield 3


    BETA 285.38 released 26/9/11




    Notebooks


    32bit Vista & Windows 7 NVIDIA DRIVERS 285.38 BETA


    64bit Vista & Windows 7 NVIDIA DRIVERS 285.38 BETA


    Notebook Release Notes PDF http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/285.38/285.38-Win7-WinVista-Notebook-Release-Notes.pdf


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    Desktops

    32bit Vista & Windows 7 NVIDIA DRIVERS 285.38 BETA


    64bit Vista & Windows 7 NVIDIA DRIVERS 285.38 BETA


    Desktop Release Notes PDF http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/285.38/285.38-Win7-WinVista-Desktop-Release-Notes.pdf
     
    MrDJ, Sep 26, 2011
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  2. spradhan01

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    Thanks!
    Its good to know that the beta will last from Sep 29-Oct 10.
    :D
     
    spradhan01, Sep 26, 2011
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  3. aduy

    aduy Keeping it cool since 93'

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    cool and for early access its from 9/27 to 10/10. which is exactly 14 days. pure awesomeness, and then the wait till the final release.
     
    aduy, Sep 26, 2011
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  4. MrDJ

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    meant to be a 38% boost just for B3 using these drivers.
    interesting to see if its true.
     
    MrDJ, Sep 26, 2011
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  5. aduy

    aduy Keeping it cool since 93'

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    yeah 38%, compared to what? the alpha? i hope so.
     
    aduy, Sep 26, 2011
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  6. coolguy

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    Compared to 285.27 beta driver.
     
    coolguy, Sep 26, 2011
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    Maybe these drivers will give a boost to BFBC2 too...By the way i don't see why if they can achieve these results on one game, they can't do it to the other blockbusters...
     
    SimoxTav, Sep 26, 2011
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    38% increases is just an advertising gimmick.
     
    farsang, Sep 26, 2011
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    38 % on a desktop 580 maybe, but I'm really holding on judgement till actual results come in.

    Would be interesting to know also if the performance gains also extend to other games
     
    trvelbug, Sep 27, 2011
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    It's asterisked, check the bottom of the page ;)
     
    AlienTroll, Sep 27, 2011
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  11. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    no increase in 3dmark06 for me, just the standard 12k +-50pts
     
    whitrzac, Sep 27, 2011
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  12. MrDJ

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    same, 3dmark06 and vantage the same scores.

    we will soon find out tonight for the early release.
    wonder how long it will take for all the download sites to crash :D
     
    MrDJ, Sep 27, 2011
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    Thanks dude, I've been looking for the notebook version of this drivers.
     
    xKindjalx, Sep 27, 2011
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  14. MrDJ

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    your welcome.
    could you share some of that broadband speed please :D :D
     
    MrDJ, Sep 27, 2011
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    What's scary is my phone will upload at 2.7Mb/s on the phone network, faster than my home broadband (20/1).
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 27, 2011
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    When I try to install this driver, I keep on getting an error.
    Any tips?

    And yes, its a notebook version and already downloaded 3 times.
    I have R1 with 280M SLI.
     

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    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    64bit version?


    try uninstalling the driver your using now/driver sweeper
     
    whitrzac, Sep 30, 2011
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    Its 64 BIT. I still get the same error. I don't know what's wrong.

    Edit:
    I also tried disabling hybrid mode and booting from 280Ms. Its still the same.
    280.26 works fine but not this one.
     
    spradhan01, Sep 30, 2011
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  19. MrDJ

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    go into controll panel add/remove program and delete Nvidia driver. reboot and hit F8 to boot into safe mode. run driver cleaner/driver sweeper/cc cleaner to remove old remnants which could be causing the problem. reboot as normal and then load new drivers. reboot and your done.
     
    MrDJ, Sep 30, 2011
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    You had similar issues like mine?
     
    spradhan01, Sep 30, 2011
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    Do you know that your GPU is supported by the latest beta driver? Open your OEM driver INF file (nvxx.inf) in the Display.Driver folder (extract the driver with 7-zip) and see whether there is an entry for your GPU.

    You can see this information in the laptopvideo2go driver download page too.
     
    coolguy, Sep 30, 2011
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    My gpu is 280M SLI and I don't see a reason for it not being supported.
     
    spradhan01, Sep 30, 2011
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  23. coolguy

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    Not all drivers support all OEM GPU's.
     
    coolguy, Sep 30, 2011
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    Hmm
    Downloading a modified driver from laptopvideo2go.
    Lets see if that works.
    Thanks
     
    spradhan01, Oct 1, 2011
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    Still the same.
    Anyone installed these drivers in a M17X R1 with 280M SLI?
     
    spradhan01, Oct 1, 2011
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  26. coolguy

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    Did you replace the original inf with the modded inf? Alienware forum should help you.
     
    coolguy, Oct 1, 2011
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    You need to ask what exactly they are measuring, and what was the performance before the 38% increase in the specific setup they measured?

    It's not like the game was running perfectly and then they squeezed another 40% improvement out of thin air using voodoo and magic. It was glitchy and buggy and running slower than it should have been in the first place. This driver is a fix to get performance from abnormally low to neutral.
     
    masterchef341, Oct 1, 2011
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