nVIDIA GeForce Drivers v385.41 WHQL Findings & Fixes

nVIDIA GeForce Drivers v385.41 Windows 1o 64-bit
nVIDIA GeForce Drivers v385.41 Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit

Spoiler: ReleasedNotes v385.41

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/385.41/385.41-win10-win8-win7-notebook-release-notes.pdf
Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 385.41 The following sections list the important changes and the most common issues resolved in this version. This list is only a subset of the total number of changes made in this driver version. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference. ? [GeForce GTX 970][Quantum Break]: Drop in frame rate occurs when playing the game. [1955903]

Added or updated the following SLI profiles

• ARK: Survival Evolved
• Destiny 2
• Faith of Danschant
• Lawbreakers
• Secret World Legends
• Starpoint Gemini Warlords

Software Module Versions

• NView - 148.47
• HD Audio Driver - 1.3.34.27
• NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.17.0524
• GeForce Experience - 3.9.0.61
• CUDA - 8.0

Provides the optimal gaming experience for Destiny 2 PC Open Beta, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, ARK: Survival Evolved, F1 2017, Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, and Quake Champions Early Access.

@Phoenix Are yoo ready? Your're all welcome to the new barbeque party


As usual... New is always better Only Windoze X issues!!


Official 385.41 Game Ready WHQL Display Driver Feedback Thread (Released 8/24/17) Please feel free to post findings.

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V17.0.7.2

Edit. Update

 

I've just updated the GT75VR Titan to 385.28 and 10 min later there is a new driver -_-

 

@Papusan Why have they backtracked to CUDA 8?

 

Official 385.41 Game Ready WHQL Display Driver Feedback Thread Please, feel free to ask here Tag in ManuelGuzmanNV

 

Naah, I posted there once about an issue related to stuttering or something and was annoyed by Sora guy in that forum. Looks like Sora asked the question about CUDA 9->8 transition. Looks like HDR support is enhanced.
I will install GFE if there's no telemetry and background activity at all aside from Game recording or streaming.
EDIT: Ohh and @Papusan how have you set Physx settings in nvcp is it Auto or set to CPU? I uninstalled NVCP.

 

@j95 Do you recommend removing NVCP or not? Does your modded driver prevent throttling mechanism and allow OC'ing?

 

Thanks for heads up will now patiently await @j95 the master of magic to wave his fingers.

 

Just waiting for @j95 to weave their magic again.

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this is the only thing you say in every single driver updates thread. we get it

 

Do not despise the pleasure of new driver I need a GP as you know

Sora lives in there and Spread ****y to others. Do not bother, bruh. Or answer with the same coin back I know yoo can Auto.

 

@Papusan what do you mean with " I need a GP as you know" ????

 

GP is as in the pict!! As a good helper

 

Ah i see, seems @Phoenix was off the ball normally he/she is OP! Wonder if this driver will solve the issue of Black screen when opening The Division for the first time when MSI AfterBurner & RTSS is running (Used with HWInfo for OCD Temp monitoring).

 

Well, without the modded files I can't try.

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Actually it produces black screens during OS bootup and some games follow this post by @Papusan nVIDIA GeForce Drivers v385.41 WHQL Findings & Fixes

 

That's my schtick!

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I'm so busy bro and Papusan is overclocked I can't catch him anymore

 

Download all my INF mods from here once it goes live.

Code:

# Download nvidiaProfileInspector from here only -> https://ci.appveyor.com/project/Orbmu2k/nvidiaprofileinspector/build/artifacts -> "export all customized profiles" -> leave unchecked "include predefined settings"
# DDU
# Disable driver signing
# 7-Zip  -> extracted driver package >> delete folders as shown above (don't skip this step) <<
# Display.Driver folder -> copy only the corresponding INF file(s) below -> run setup.exe -> custom -> clean install option -> "Installation Successful” -> close installer.
# nvidiaProfileInspector -> "import profile(s)" -> "refresh current profile".
# Reboot
# Nvidia Control Panel -> Change resolution -> "Use Nvidia color settings" -> Manage 3D settings -> Set Performance options.


Alienware PEG M15x, M17x, AW17 R1, M18x, AW18 R1 (including Optimus/M17xR4): nv_dispi.inf + nvdmi.inf

Alienware 17 (2014) *Optimus* 980M - 970M: nvcvi.inf (only)

Clevo PEG: nv_dispi.inf + nvcvi.inf

Clevo P170EM / P150EM *Optimus* 980M - 970M: nvcvi.inf (only)

MSI PEG: nv_dispi.inf + nvmii.inf

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/385.41/385.41-desktop-win10-64bit-international-whql.exe
http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/385.41/385.41-desktop-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe

nv_dispi.inf_v385.41_Win10_PEG_Dedicated_AW_CLEVO_MSI.zip
nv_dispi.inf_v385.41_Win7_8.1_PEG_Dedicated_AW_CLEVO_MSI.zip

@Vasudev Nope, keep NVCPL. I'm basically removing Nvidia's bloat and changing a few entries, for serious overclocking you'll need FW mods.

Dell Computer Corporation NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M Prema MOD (vBIOS)
350.12 Win7/8.1

 

I'm using Prema mod on alienware 15 r2 w/ 980m 8GB. So, nvidia optimus folder isn't needed, right?
Since I'm using Optimus/Prime based muxless GFX switch, monitor settings and other things are handled by Intel CPL and there are no options in NVCP. I actually switched to nvidia inspector which is quite cool. Is there any way to trim unneeded GPU models in the inf. I don't want older GPUs and I prefer Pascal and above only, is it safe to delete older unused GPU entries?

 

I think I am going to skip this driver. Nothing much going on with it according to the release notes (unless Nvidia is hiding more fixes). The previous one was awesome because it finally fixed the Doom issue with GTX 1070 not letting the GPU downclock at idle after exiting the game.

 

The default setting in the nVIDIA Control Panel for Power Management is OPTIMAL which SUCKS. It's supposed to keep your GPU Clocks at 0 MHz when there is no draw on the screen and ramp up the clock speeds when there is any draw on the screen accordingly. Sounds great on paper, but it is the first thing that I tell people to change when they complain about performance issues. I always keep mine on Adaptive which puts the GPU clock speeds at a lower speed and ramp them up when playing games or benchmarks. Offcourse for benchmarks, I just leave it on High Performance so check that before you blame any driver for performance issues.

 

Please post your HWIDs (980M).

 

The Doom issue was listed in the release notes from the previous driver. I went to the nvidia forums right now and one guy is saying the latest driver (this one) has increased load time with Doom when Vulkan is enabled.

 

oh snap

 

I will post it in 10 mins because I have disabled nvidia gpu on linux.

 

@j95 Here is the device ID

 

New Display Driver Uninstaller v17.0.7.3 released (08/29/2017)

Spoiler: Change Log

ChangeLog:

-From now (by default) you have to go directly to Safe Mode manually and launch DDU there.
(This is to prevent problem for users that have a broken Safe Mode and stuck in a loop because of the BCD changes.)
Note: The old behavior of being ask to go to Safe Mode automatically can be enabled in the Options.

-Translation updates : Chinese (Simplified).xml Russian.xml

 

The gsync with external display issue has been around for months now and its not just for the 1080

 

to update or not to update hmmm

 

Its okay for gaming but not great for 3dmark.

 

Does anyone use Mobility Modder to patch the desktop drivers for gaming laptops?

 

New nvidia driver released (09/21/2017) nVIDIA GeForce Drivers v385.69 WHQL Findings & Fixes