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    Nvidia BETA 331.93 released Nov 27th

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by MrDJ, Nov 27, 2013.

  1. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    MrDJ, Nov 27, 2013
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  2. octiceps

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    Release notes in a nutshell:

    #thatisall
     
    octiceps, Nov 27, 2013
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  3. James D

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    Maybe you are right but for the last half a year I became less ready to install any their beta drivers :(
     
    James D, Nov 27, 2013
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    My personal motto in regards to updating drivers: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
     
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    I have had it with these m*********ing beta drivers in this m*********ing 331 branch! It's time for a new branch with actual useful improvements! In time for Christmas please, NVIDIA!
     
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    What do you mean no actual useful improvements? Maybe not for you specifically, but I'd say that addressing the desktop and Firefox TDR issues with Fermi cards that's basically rendered them useless for the last 8 months worth of driver releases is a huge improvement for those users. You're on the GeForce Forums and you've seen firsthand how much of an uproar among Fermi users this has been for the past year.

    R331 branch has been the best driver branch for my Y500 by far. It solved the SLI stuttering issues and gave me a noticeable boost in several games, including a 20% performance increase in BF3.
     
    octiceps, Nov 27, 2013
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    Yeah I mean from the perspective of a non-SLI non-desktop system. I'm hankering for some performance boosts for all systems! It's been a while since they added anything that was beneficial for my GTX 780M (ShadowPlay for laptops would be a good place to start!). It all seems to be streaming Shield for desktops or ShadowPlay for desktops - desktops this, desktops that. Would appreciate a little notebook lovin' from the big green N! :) Not to say the crash and SLI fixes weren't important because of course they were; very important indeed.
     
    Cakefish, Nov 28, 2013
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