The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    latest mobile WHQL v156.66 for all OS is out

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Mimino, Oct 8, 2007.

  1. Mimino

    Mimino Notebook Communist

    Reputations:
    1,181
    Messages:
    1,474
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Mimino, Oct 8, 2007
    #1
  2. Airman

    Airman Band of Gypsys NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    703
    Messages:
    1,675
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Would I see better gaming performance with these drivers on my Nvidia 8600GT over the 163.74 set?
     
    Airman, Oct 8, 2007
    #2
  3. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    862
    Messages:
    6,223
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Most likely not, I believe these are older drivers, as mobility WHQL releases tend to lag behind desktop releases.
     
    odin243, Oct 8, 2007
    #3
  4. Airman

    Airman Band of Gypsys NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    703
    Messages:
    1,675
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Ahh ok I figured as much, thanks.
     
    Airman, Oct 8, 2007
    #4
  5. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    862
    Messages:
    6,223
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    The thing to see is, these drivers may include some of the newer compatibility fixes (for Bioshock and the like), and they may also be OC'able, which could make them worth it over better performing 163.xx drivers.
     
    odin243, Oct 8, 2007
    #5
  6. hirush

    hirush Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    34
    Messages:
    465
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I just tried this driver and unfortunately it performs worse than 163.71 driver for me under windows XP pro. I got generally 5~10 framrate drop in guild war and 3~5 framrates drop in FEAR, moreover, it's un-overclockable for me :(
     
    hirush, Oct 8, 2007
    #6
  7. Rorschach

    Rorschach Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    1,131
    Messages:
    3,552
    Likes Received:
    17
    Trophy Points:
    106
    yup not overclockable and performs worse....don't bother with them
     
    Rorschach, Oct 8, 2007
    #7
  8. Mimino

    Mimino Notebook Communist

    Reputations:
    1,181
    Messages:
    1,474
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    thanx for the freedback, guys. just spreading the news :)
     
    Mimino, Oct 8, 2007
    #8