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    Whats the best driver for 280M sli? (M17x R1)

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Terminal42, Jun 26, 2010.

  1. Terminal42

    Terminal42 Notebook Evangelist

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    Haven't been watching the latest drivers for a long time. So simply, whats the best one for me to download that wont give me a ton of errors (this is why I hate downloading drivers...) Last time I did I had a huge problem. Finally got it sorted out months ago, just haven't bothered to fully fix it because I cant put sli on.

    So whats the latest and greatest?
     
    Terminal42, Jun 26, 2010
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  2. myx

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    I believe you should try several and see what works best for your setup and the games you play most.
    I'm using 257.21 at the moment, because it has also the DPC fix incorporated. I found it stable, but for others they seem to give random lockups or bsod. I crashed with them just 3 times while running the Age Of Conan patcher. Doesn't crash all the times, actually very rare, but compared to others I have tried, they are far more stable.
     
    myx, Jun 26, 2010
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  3. Terminal42

    Terminal42 Notebook Evangelist

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    Did you install over other driver, or do the whole driver sweeper process?

    I hear bad things about 257. Just wondering
     
    Terminal42, Jun 26, 2010
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    ask this in the alienware M17x section and you'll probably get more responses.
     
    Levenly, Jun 26, 2010
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