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    Nvidia WHQL 320.18 Notebook Driver released 23rd May

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by MrDJ, May 23, 2013.

  1. MrDJ

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    MrDJ, May 23, 2013
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    Not yet available on GeForce Experience at the moment if anyones wondering why it hasn't auto checked.
     
    DDDenniZZZ, May 23, 2013
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    who needs auto update when you got me :D :D
     
    MrDJ, May 23, 2013
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    LOL MrDJ like the Nvidia driver God. Downloading now.
     
    Cloudfire, May 23, 2013
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    Still no support for the 750m :mad:
     
    vsg28, May 23, 2013
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    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    I miss nvidia :(
     
    maxheap, May 23, 2013
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    auto updater has just come to life. bit slow nvidia, bit slow. hehehe
     
    MrDJ, May 23, 2013
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    Hopefully they fixed the crashing from the other two 320 betas.
     
    hfm, May 23, 2013
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    anybody playing dota2 and having a gtx660m? please report back fps gains if there are any :p
     
    jpsm, May 23, 2013
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    strange. since updating vantage and 3dmark just keep crashing. 11 runs fine though and score is up by about 100
     
    MrDJ, May 23, 2013
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    Be like me with one foot in each camp :D
     
    vsg28, May 23, 2013
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    report from bfaber on clevo thread

    also vantage and 3dmark kept crashing. i know vantage has a problem with new physx drivers so i keep an older one loaded. reloaded the old physx again and vantage and 3dmark finally run again but now give errors at end of test. i still get a score though.
    will have to do some more digging tonight.
     
    MrDJ, May 24, 2013
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    3dmark(2013) kept crashing on me and I had to lower my gpu clocks to get it stable on these drivers. I also noticed about a 150 point drop
     
    HaloGod2012, May 24, 2013
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    one thing i will never do is change my clocks up or down.

    had enough. rolling back to whql 314.22

    futuremark benches keep failing which never happened before.
     
    MrDJ, May 24, 2013
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    rolled back to 314.22 and all benchmarks running fine again.

    warning report from spectroplasm on clevo thread
    if anyone has problems with this driver can you report it to nvidia support > Find Submissions
     
    MrDJ, May 24, 2013
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    Hmm, interesting he had these problems with Office 2013, everything I've tried so far game wise and office productivity wise works great. So far no issues or complaints, been running them a couple days for both work and play on the G46.
     
    be77solo, May 25, 2013
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    thanks for posting. its strange how it can affect some and not others.
     
    MrDJ, May 25, 2013
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    Nope. Still happens though not as frequently. It loves hanging in Firefox for me.
     
    TheBlackIdentity, May 25, 2013
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    I haven't had any issues thus far. Are most people not liking these drivers? Should I roll back?
     
    mattstermh, May 25, 2013
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    if its working for you then stick with it. as i said its strange how it affects some and not others.
     
    MrDJ, May 25, 2013
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    Its been ok for me, no issues with office 2013 etc. but I run optimus.

    I had issues with the intel drivers though. Latest 3071 drivers from intel dont like optimus (sleep state wouldnt work, other issues).

    Windows update would revert them back to .2849 which work fine.
     
    DDDenniZZZ, May 25, 2013
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    I've now had them installed for a bit. Rock stable so far.
     
    hfm, May 25, 2013
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    Basically since I upgraded from the stock Clevo driver I have had installation problems, failed driver installs, and a non working Nvidia Updater in the control panel. The updated drivers have all worked, but it has always bothered me. I have tried everything listed in Mr DJs graphics driver install guide. I have swept every trace of the existing driver, installed the new driver in safe mode, disabled my anti virus software, etc. But it always displayed a failed installation.

    Well I just installed this update successfully (from 320.00) in the Control Panel/Device Manager instead of running the Nvidia Installer and it worked beautifully! I downloaded the driver and quit the auto-install that starts after it completes extracting. I didn't uninstall anything, and I only had deleted the older driver folder back when I installed it. I just selected update driver under GTX660M Properties/Driver and "browse my computer for driver software". I let Windows handle the update and it took a while, but now everything works as it should. So if any of you are getting Nvidia Updater Failed to Complete just update directly from the device manager and you should be good.

    I had never seen the Nvidia Geforce Experience program before either, and I am unsure when (or with which driver) it was released.
     
    BangBangPlay, May 25, 2013
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    You guys with problems, what are you rocking, win7 or win8?

    Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
     
    crosslimit, May 25, 2013
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    7 here. since rolling back all is fine.
     
    MrDJ, May 25, 2013
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    I also have Windows 7 but it works great. I am sincerely surprised that this particular update is the first to work perfectly for me at least. My wife uses Adobe CS6 (she's actually using it right now) and it works fine, and we both use Photoshop and that seems to be unaffected as well. I haven't done any benchmarking but all of my games run great and I did see improvement in Shogun 2 today (5-10 FPS boost).

    From what I gather it seems to effect SLI configs and owners without Optimus mainly.
     
    BangBangPlay, May 25, 2013
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    Firefox crash... driver restart... when the gpu is on.

    windows 7
     
    MegaBUD, May 25, 2013
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    So...I just installed this driver and noticed that the Nvidia tray icon in the Windows 8 taskbar notification area is missing. I'm coming from 314.22 WHQL and it was always there on previous versions. I purposely didn't install GeForce Experience, which has replaced Nvidia Update. Is that the cause?
     
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    working great on my y500
     
    DjSweetBazz, May 26, 2013
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    Yeah geforce experience replaces the updater in this driver. I thought it was optional though, guess not..

    Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
     
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    would be interesting to find out if all you with no problems could run 3dmark11 / vantage / 3dmark and see if you get any crashes at start or half way through.
     
    MrDJ, May 26, 2013
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    3dMark11 Basic fails to start for me, application crashes starting it.

    Running windows 8. Latest drivers for me.
     
    DDDenniZZZ, May 26, 2013
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    I ran both 11 and vantage with no issues.
     
    hfm, May 26, 2013
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    M17x r4 680m, win 8, 3d screen. Blank /black screen during install, hdmi out works, rolled back to 314
     
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    I think 320.18 fubared my while nvidia driver setup. Now a handful of games/benchmarks won't work even after a full uninstall and reinstall of previous drivers that worked flawlessly.
     
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    that buggers that idea then.

    which physx have you got loaded. i roll back to 9.12.0613 and benchys work.
    also did you try the safemode install as i always still do it old skool.
     
    MrDJ, May 26, 2013
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    Will do today. This is weird that its running flawless for a few of us and the rest of you are having issues. I am going to continue updating my driver through Windows Device Manager. That did the trick for me. Before Nvidia Updater wouldn't work and displayed an error message.

    The Nvidia Experience, which I gather has replaced the updater, is ok but their Optimized settings are wrong. I tried their settings in a few games and then went back to mine shortly after. Fortunately there is a revert button.
     
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    ive deleted the nvidia experience as i seem to beat it on advising theres new updates :D
     
    MrDJ, May 26, 2013
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    I may do the same seeing that I plan to update mine manually. The first time I used the Nvidia updater/installer it caused me problems and failed updates. Did you just uninstall it? I am hesitant to mess with it now that everything is working as it should...
     
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    i had the same problem with the beta updater so just deleted it it control panel add/remove.
    when i update drivers now you get the recommended full install or custom. just click custom next time you update your drivers and untick nvidia experiance in custom and it wont load it.
    i wouldnt of thought deleting it in add/remove should cause any problems.
     
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    I just ran 3D Mark 11 (on battery) and I turned in a P3207 and P3219 with some minor overclocks. I haven't run it in a while and I had never run it on battery (the first score was on battery). From what I remember that score is respectable for a GTX 660M.

    I did get an error message but I just clicked "Run 3D Mark 11" a second time and it worked fine. It also says that the driver status is approved and that the score is valid.
     
    BangBangPlay, May 26, 2013
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    Running it a few more times it is a little fussy with higher clocks. It did fail a few times when I bumped the core up a bit more, and one time it started OCed and then finished back at default clocks. Mr DJ, did u run yours OCed or just default?
     
    BangBangPlay, May 26, 2013
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    mine is always default. never overclocked.
    that not a bad score especially on battery. i was getting 3968 on the latest whql driver and reverting back to previous whql im getting 3861 on my 680 on mains power.
     
    MrDJ, May 26, 2013
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    I dont read too deeply into the scores, although I do use benchmarks to stress test and optimize my clocks and temps. I noticed an improvement in Shogun 2 with the new driver, but that could be attributed to different clocks or tweaked settings in the Nvidia CP. I noticed a new setting for power management which lets the driver control or optimize it.
     
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    Here's a paste of all my info from the System Information app that comes with the drivers.. hope it helps you guys. Also, when I install drivers, I always do the Custom install and check the "Clean Installation" checkbox.


    Also here's some 3DMark runs, all stock clocks (i'll add more links when I get time..):
    3DMark06: 19906 3DMarks (I actually lost 1000 pts here from about a year ago..)
    3DMark Vantage: P15361 3DMarks
    3DMark 11: P3569 3DMarks
    Ice Storm: P96261 3DMarks
    Cloud Gate: P12800 3DMarks
    Fire Strike: P2423 3DMarks


    Code: 
    NVIDIA System Information report created on: 05/26/2013 15:21:49
System name: ODIN

[Display]
Operating System:	Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit
DirectX version:	11.0 
GPU processor:		GeForce GTX 675M
Driver version:		320.18
Direct3D API version:	11.1
Direct3D feature level:	11_0
CUDA Cores:		384 
Core clock:		620 MHz 
Shader clock:		1240 MHz
Memory data rate:	3000 MHz
Memory interface:	256-bit 
Memory bandwidth:	96.00 GB/s
Total available graphics memory:	4095 MB
Dedicated video memory:	2048 MB GDDR5
System video memory:	0 MB
Shared system memory:	2047 MB
Video BIOS version:	70.24.43.00.B3
IRQ:			16
Bus:			PCI Express x16 Gen2
Device Id:		10DE 1212 C0D0144D
Part Number:		1314 0001

[Components]

easyDaemonAPIU64.DLL		4.11.9.1		NVIDIA GeForce Experience
WLMerger.exe		4.11.9.1		NVIDIA GeForce Experience
daemonu.exe		4.11.9.1		NVIDIA GeForce Experience
ComUpdatus.exe		4.11.9.1		NVIDIA GeForce Experience
NvUpdtr.dll		4.11.9.1		NVIDIA GeForce Experience
NvUpdt.dll		4.11.9.1		NVIDIA GeForce Experience
nvui.dll		8.17.13.2018		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdsync.exe		8.17.13.2018		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdplcy.dll		8.17.13.2018		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdbat.dll		8.17.13.2018		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdapix.dll		8.17.13.2018		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
NVCPL.DLL		8.17.13.2018		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvCplUIR.dll		7.2.710.0		NVIDIA Control Panel
nvCplUI.exe		7.2.710.0		NVIDIA Control Panel
nvWSSR.dll		6.14.13.2018		NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvWSS.dll		6.14.13.2018		NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvViTvSR.dll		6.14.13.2018		NVIDIA Video Server
nvViTvS.dll		6.14.13.2018		NVIDIA Video Server
nvDispSR.dll		6.14.13.2018		NVIDIA Display Server
NVMCTRAY.DLL		8.17.13.2018		NVIDIA Media Center Library
nvDispS.dll		6.14.13.2018		NVIDIA Display Server
PhysX		09.12.1031		NVIDIA PhysX
NVCUDA.DLL		8.17.13.2018		NVIDIA CUDA 5.5.1 driver
nvGameSR.dll		6.14.13.2018		NVIDIA 3D Settings Server
nvGameS.dll		6.14.13.2018		NVIDIA 3D Settings Server
     
    hfm, May 26, 2013
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    wrong thread
     
    Smint, May 29, 2013
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    have you not read the previous 4 pages of this thread.

    these drivers are affecting a lot of people but not everyone, which is strange as some have exactly the same laptops.
     
    MrDJ, May 29, 2013
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