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    So seriously, what is the best driver RIGHT NOW for the 8600m GT DDR3?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by DallasMavericksRule, Jan 3, 2008.

  1. DallasMavericksRule

    DallasMavericksRule Notebook Enthusiast

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    I know this has been an ongoing discussion, but I have not been able to find any new updates on this... So, what is the best one? Right now I am on 169.09 and it seems to be steady, although I feel that I could get better performance. These days I am playing Gears of War, all on max, 1024x640(i believe), DX10 on., and it's running fairly smooth at 35-50 fps on average with random drops to 15-20 when a lot is going for a few seconds but it catches right back up... So anything better than this? Keep in mind, I am currenly OC'd to 525/730... thanks!
     
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    167.49, released recently by ASUS specifically for your laptop.

    Check it out at laptopvideo2go.com; it's amazing!
     
    Sherman90, Jan 3, 2008
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    It's only for Vista though right?
     
    Dodoman, Jan 4, 2008
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    As far as I've dug yes.
     
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    Asus will not release one for XP for the G1S as they are only supporting Vista (I guess).
     
    Dodoman, Jan 4, 2008
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    Asus supports XP, Vista 32bit and Vista 64bit (for the Asus G1S)
     
    sgtmatt1, Jan 4, 2008
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  7. DallasMavericksRule

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    This is what is on Asus's website:
    Version V7.15.11.0138 2007/08/31 update



    Description Nvidia Graphics Driver
    Graphics Driver for Vista 32bit



    File Size 56.19 (MBytes)


    That seem to be the latest... so should I download the unofficial 167 driver opposed to 169.09? What are G1s users using these days?
     
    DallasMavericksRule, Jan 4, 2008
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    I'd like to know the best overall driver for that card also. I noticed shadow effects in games like GoW and CoD4 look a little.. eh..... wonky and flicker a tad on character models, and was hoping a driver update would steady things a bit. Oh, and to OP... are you running GoW with antialiasing on? You get no graphical improvements with just DX10 on and no AA, all you get is a performance hit.
     
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    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    for me the best has been 169.04
     
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    Ah, that's the version I'm using right now. Guess it's just the game itself then...
     
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  11. DallasMavericksRule

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    Yeah, with AA turned on it looked nicer, much nicer, but ran at 15 fps so totally unplayable. Now I have it with DX10 mode on, and yeah you are right I have heard that there are really no improvements and just slow down. Perhaps I should turn off DX10 completely?
     
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    Yeah just turn dx10 off. The asus drivers are a nice improvement. My cod sees a nice boost.
     
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    I am using 169.28 seems pretty good.
     
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    I have the DDR2 version but as a driver it shouldnt matter. I use a very old forceware driver wich, for me, gives the best performance for the games i play. It's FW101.45 and use Atitool to OC it.
     
    jezzer, Jan 5, 2008
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  15. n0elia

    n0elia Come on Haswell...

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    I'm using Omega drivers 169.25! Really good
     
    n0elia, Jan 5, 2008
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