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    Nvidia Verde Notebook WHQL 270.61 Released 18th April

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by MrDJ, Apr 18, 2011.

  1. MrDJ

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    Nvidia Verde Notebook WHQL 270.61 Released 18th April 2011



    32bit Vista / Windows 7 (direct link) NVIDIA DRIVERS 270.61 WHQL



    64bit Vista / Windows 7 (direct Link) NVIDIA DRIVERS 270.61 WHQL




     
    MrDJ, Apr 18, 2011
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  2. MrDJ

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    sorry to say still no 485 cover :(
     
    MrDJ, Apr 18, 2011
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    Curse you Nvidia :mad: Still no GTX485M on the list. Did they entirely forget the existance of that card?
     
    Baka, Apr 18, 2011
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  4. mythlogic

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    Just to let our customers know we are finishing validation on these drivers on our end, and will be publishing these drivers for our customers in the next couple of days.

    These drivers really help with some flash issues and optimus.

    Also just generally improve performance all around for everyone.
     
    mythlogic, Apr 18, 2011
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  5. MrDJ

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    my thoughts exactly :(

    looks like they are more interested in the 5xx series.
     
    MrDJ, Apr 18, 2011
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    You can make modded inf yourself (easy task), or go to laptopvideo2go instead of cursing Nvidia. Your OEM is the reason for not including your GPU in the latest driver updates.
     
    coolguy, Apr 18, 2011
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  7. Baka

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    Installed it >:3

    Now to see how much of a difference it has in performance :3

    -Runs off to Dragon Age 2-
     
    Baka, Apr 18, 2011
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  8. AfterEphex

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    This driver installed just fine on my 485GTX. I checked the .inf and it is absolutely listed and supported. This is awesome news
     
    AfterEphex, Apr 18, 2011
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  9. MrDJ

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    wow! thanks for posting that. i know a few people that will wet themselves when they hear this news. +1 repety rep. :D
     
    MrDJ, Apr 18, 2011
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  10. MrDJ

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    feedback message from the clevo thread:
     
    MrDJ, Apr 18, 2011
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  11. I Never Relax

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    It's about time, NVIDIA.
     
    I Never Relax, Apr 18, 2011
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  12. Baka

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    Yeah forgot to mention that earlier :p

    Seeing a nice 3-7 fps increase in shogun 2, dragon age 2 and dead space 2 :3
     
    Baka, Apr 18, 2011
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    also installed just fine for me as well :)
     
    hizzaah, Apr 18, 2011
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    the clean install option in the nvidia install is like unistall and use driver sweaper or driver sweaper is better?
     
    johnnyman27, Apr 18, 2011
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    ^ Go to the safe side and use Driversweeper
     
    Patrck_744, Apr 18, 2011
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  16. The Forerunner

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    Yeah when you use the nvidia scanner to find the latest driver, it recommends this one. Cheers for us 485m users ! :)
     
    The Forerunner, Apr 18, 2011
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  17. mobiousblack

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    Yep I also got an email from an Nvidia rep I created a ticket a while back. These are the official 485m drivers. About time! :D
     
    mobiousblack, Apr 18, 2011
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  18. Kevin

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    Nvidia's clean install is all you need.
     
    Kevin, Apr 18, 2011
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    Getting slightly better 3Dmark 11 scores at lower clocks w/ this driver

    On 270.51 @ 730/1740/1460 I got 3541
    On 270.61 @ 723/1730/1445 I got 3544

    Although the card isn't able to make runs at as high of clocks as the previous drivers..
     
    hizzaah, Apr 18, 2011
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  20. houstoned

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    what does the "verde", in the name, indicate? how are some of u guys liking these drivers? i would love something that stops crashing ever so often. everytime my driver crashes, i gotta go back and uninstall, and install, the current driver i'm using.
     
    houstoned, Apr 18, 2011
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  21. Kevin

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    Or you could try Disable -> Enable, in Device Manager.
     
    Kevin, Apr 18, 2011
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    about time!
     
    trvelbug, Apr 18, 2011
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  23. DoUdAr

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    have anyone tried these on a low 9200m gs card lol ??
     
    DoUdAr, Apr 18, 2011
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    I wish Nvidia released drivers as often as Baka changed her hair :p

    I will give this one a try on my laptop using the hassle free upgrade feature. Hopefully it will install fine.
     
    LaptopNut, Apr 18, 2011
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  25. Phistachio

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    Baka is a HE, and that pic is not him lol.
     
    Phistachio, Apr 18, 2011
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    Haha, I wish Nvidia updated their Drivers as often as Baka changed their picture then :p

    Edit: By the way, those Drivers installed fine on my laptop with the GTX 485M. I will keep an eye out for any perforance differences.
     
    LaptopNut, Apr 18, 2011
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    "ITS ABOUT TIME!" Quoting from Starcraft
     
    mountainlifter_k, Apr 19, 2011
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    Hmmm gonna give these a go during break in class tonight...
     
    Windkull, Apr 19, 2011
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  29. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Now now, people can be anyone they want in the forums. Anyways looks like nvidia got off their backsides. Heard great things for the 485m with this driver. People been reporting better benches at lower clocks :)
     
    widezu69, Apr 19, 2011
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    What are these "verde" drivers anyways? What's the difference between these and regular driver updates?
     
    Phistachio, Apr 19, 2011
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  31. MrDJ

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    no idea but they work so we dont care :D
     
    MrDJ, Apr 19, 2011
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  32. coolguy

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    The Verde drivers are released by Nvidia directly to the end users. Other driver updates are released to the OEM, and the OEM provide the driver updates to the end users.

    OEM drivers might include some customizations, which are not present in the Verde drivers.
     
    coolguy, Apr 19, 2011
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  33. MrDJ

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    ^^10 char. i knew it was something like that :D
     
    MrDJ, Apr 19, 2011
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    The GTX 485m is now listed on the official Nvidia Drivers page under the product selection menu. The GTX 485M was not on that site when I looked the other day.
     
    LaptopNut, Apr 19, 2011
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    Looks like OpenCL is still broken in 270 series....You guys can check with gpu-z too.
     
    Saisei, Apr 19, 2011
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  36. MrDJ

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    yup. wasnt there when they posted the drivers on their site.
    must have been uproar from users that they changed it quick.
     
    MrDJ, Apr 19, 2011
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    I checked over the inf's included with this driver and it in fact supports several current Clevo vendor branded cards, I'll be mothballing my topic since it's not needed for the foreseeable future.

    Clevo specific cards supported by this release:
    Code: 
    DEV_061D&SUBSYS_51021558 "NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M"
DEV_0DF4&SUBSYS_51401558 "NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M"
DEV_0DD1&SUBSYS_51021558 "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M"
DEV_0E31&SUBSYS_51021558 "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M"
    Should the need arise later down the road I'll update my topic.
     
    Atmosk, Apr 19, 2011
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    seems to run fine on my vaio Z12 (intel HD disabled) with starcraft II
     
    thomaskc.dk, Apr 19, 2011
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    M$ also released new DirectX update. You can download it from here.
     
    bigspin, Apr 19, 2011
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    ^Thanks for the DirectX update :)
     
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    kudos to you atmosk.
    you made the wait much bearable for most of us.
     
    trvelbug, Apr 20, 2011
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    Awesome! thanks for this, with the new Internet explorer 9 and Fireforx 4 this driver version works wonders, and that's not even mentioning my gaming performance and the boost this gives to the framerates. Silky smooth loving it. Nvidia FTW baby!!! :)
     
    jacob808, Apr 20, 2011
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  43. MrDJ

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    running smoothly on 260GTX
     
    MrDJ, Apr 20, 2011
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  44. MrDJ

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    plz delete
     
    MrDJ, Apr 20, 2011
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    There is no difference from the June 2010 version. They only added Bing Toolbar :mad:
     
    Patrck_744, Apr 20, 2011
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    Nvidia is claiming performance improvements of up to 19% in SLI systems and 13% in single-card systems, and improvements of up to 367% in 3D Vision Surround games.
    I wonder if it can really happen.
     
    spradhan01, Apr 20, 2011
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    it listed Rift as one of the "improved games" so i'll definitely have to give these drivers a try.
     
    houstoned, Apr 20, 2011
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    I think it lists Rift as "Added 3D vision game profile"
     
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    ah, thanks for pointing that out.

    it's all good though. alot of us 400-series and 500-series guys have been waiting for a good update, so hopefully this driver lives up to it.
     
    houstoned, Apr 20, 2011
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    Crysis 2 is still flickering on SLi.
     
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