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    Nvidia WHQL 344.48 (Game Ready) released 22nd October

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by MrDJ, Oct 22, 2014.

  1. MrDJ

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    WHQL 344.48 Game Ready


    64bit NVIDIA DRIVERS GeForce Game Ready Driver WHQL


    32bit NVIDIA DRIVERS GeForce Game Ready Driver WHQL


    release notes pdf http://uk.download.nvidia.com/Windows/344.48/344.48-win8-win7-notebook-release-notes.pdf

    expect another whql within the next 2 weeks for Advanced Warfare.

     
    MrDJ, Oct 22, 2014
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    dumitrumitu24, Oct 22, 2014
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    I guess no improvement in watch dogs,evil within.dead rising 3.shadow of mordor :(
     
    dumitrumitu24, Oct 22, 2014
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  4. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    Big driver will be next month, with many AAA titles approaching, jesus this thanksgiving will be stay at home and PLAY GAMES time :)
     
    maxheap, Oct 22, 2014
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    not always, but most of the time :D
    me not even heard of those games but worth posting for those that do.
    ohh yeh, bring it on. COD and farcry 4 for me :D that will keep me busy for the next few months.
     
    MrDJ, Oct 22, 2014
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    What is this thing? An updated driver for some specific games only? I dont get it.
     
    ThisIsBrutus, Oct 22, 2014
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    they started this a couple of years ago.
    for certain AAA games they bring an updated driver out which is meant to help specifically for those games but it wont hurt if you still load it (but then it might).
    mixed reports of better fps and then reports of worse fps.

    pure trial and error now a days.

    load it. if its good keep it and if its crap roll back to previous.

    just for example. in the last 20 releases theres been 5 game ready drivers. just click search > http://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-uk
     
    MrDJ, Oct 22, 2014
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    I heard that Shadow of Mordor uses SLI by default this driver, but Dead Rising 3 does NOT have a SLI profile at all.

    Also, we don't have DSR capability yet; it's only for desktop users.
     
    D2 Ultima, Oct 22, 2014
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    SoM got an official SLI profile, yay.
     
    octiceps, Oct 22, 2014
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    Totally expected. If a game is not AFR friendly, there won't be an SLI profile, unless the developer patches it. Nvidia has said this time and again. Lack of SLI support is not entirely the green team's fault. DR3 was an XB1 exclusive that was never intended to be on PC, hence the AFR unfriendly rendering techniques used. And since the game is probably not selling well enough to receive long-term support, we can consign DR3 to the PC gaming hall of shame once and for all.

    I fully expect this recent trend of extremely poor multi-GPU support to continue given the massive budget, risk-averse AAA paradigm if consoles are the lead platform. Unless, of course, Nvidia and AMD beef up their respective developer relations programs (read: throw more marketing dollars at devs and publishers). But then this segments PC gaming into red team/green team even more, which sucks, just like GameWorks sucks. It's a really sad state of affairs right now. :mad:
     
    octiceps, Oct 22, 2014
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    Great stuff thanks DJ! :D
     
    jaug1337, Oct 23, 2014
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    your welcome mate. long time no see. hope you are well :)
     
    MrDJ, Oct 23, 2014
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    All well and good, not to go all off topic, but still lurking big time on the forums ;)

    Adult life has caught up to me, rather busy with work, gym and school +exams. But hell, still here watching news and posting news (if I get the chance, people are fast!!)
     
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    in the next driver we will get dsr support for notebooks.How much is the performance impact with dsr(50-70% or is it even more and depends if the dsr resolution is higher)?Is dsr just for 4K resolution which downsamples to 1080p or i can also put 1440p or some other higher resolution?
     
    dumitrumitu24, Oct 24, 2014
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