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    nVidia Geforce Drivers 378.49

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by specialist7, Jan 24, 2017.

  1. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Staying away from this like the plague.. Still on 375.90 here which works fine..

    Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk
     
    TomJGX, Jan 28, 2017
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    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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  3. jaug1337

    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    Yes I saw that, no worries, I already threw my laptop out the window and ready to join the sh**-team of nCr**ia-BGA-intelia-illuminati group.

    edit: I lost my cool, cba to revert back, no issues thus far, seems the faulty driver was XTU being a pain in the ass, reinstalled it
     
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    jaug1337, Jan 28, 2017
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    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    new one for you from the nVIDIA Forums

    @TomJGX @Papusan

     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Jan 28, 2017
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  5. Papusan

    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    Nvidia has started the downgrade of current/old graphics in good time before their next graphics will be released :) Either kill former graphics with *decent* drivers or crippling the performance :D
     
    Papusan, Jan 28, 2017
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  6. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Lol wtf? Where is Vega so that I can burn some money lol?

    Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk
     
    TomJGX, Jan 29, 2017
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  7. ZeneticX

    ZeneticX Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm rolling back to previous drivers as well

    GPU fan is spinning more frequently ever since I'm on this driver, and I'm not even doing any gaming
     
    ZeneticX, Jan 29, 2017
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  8. jaug1337

    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    Not having any more of this sh**.

    DDU bombed my whole PC, re-edited my vBIOS and installed 376.33 as it was the most consistent driver.
     
    jaug1337, Jan 29, 2017
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  9. KING19

    KING19 Notebook Deity

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    I still remember the days when people was excited when Nvidia released new drivers but today its like:

    [​IMG]
     
    KING19, Jan 30, 2017
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  10. jaug1337

    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    Yeah. The past year (2016) has not been a good year for nVIDIA drivers.
     
    jaug1337, Jan 30, 2017
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    Spartan@HIDevolution, Jan 30, 2017
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  12. Prema

    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    Yep, it may indeed just kill weaker cards...

    This is a Eurocom Tornado F5 1080 (MSI) after using this driver:

    T5.jpg

    This is a P870DMx 1080 (CLEVO) after using this driver:

    P8x.jpg

    Different (v)BIOS (both stock), different MXM manufacturer, different Notebooks, but same driver & end-result...
     
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    Prema, Jan 30, 2017
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  13. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

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    Yup, looks like the Green Goblin is back their shenanigans with cancer drivers.

    Here is my Tornado F5 with this driver. BUT, I will probably get rid of it just to be safe.

    [​IMG]
     
    Mr. Fox, Jan 30, 2017
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  14. TBoneSan

    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    Damn these fools. I've had these on for a while.
    Now lets watch them slime their way out...
     
    TBoneSan, Jan 30, 2017
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  15. ZeneticX

    ZeneticX Notebook Evangelist

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    Reverted back to 375.95, idle temps back to normal.
     
    ZeneticX, Jan 30, 2017
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  16. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

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    Done! Gone! DDU'd into oblivion. Now I will have to delete my W10 and W7 images and make new ones (they both had this driver). Thank God I had not updated the GeFarts drivers on Alienkiller II yet.
     
    Mr. Fox, Jan 30, 2017
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  17. TBoneSan

    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    If only they were liable for the time we waste fixing their mistakes.
     
    TBoneSan, Jan 30, 2017
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    Few people are saying that after installing these drivers they no more could use acceleration with SVP (Smooth Video Processing video playback). So they had to revert.
     
    James D, Jan 31, 2017
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  19. Papusan

    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    Not only past year.
    Drivers from Nvidia have been a Mess since Nvidia first time pushed out drivers who disabled overclocking of GeForce GTX 900M graphics early 2015. Equal 2 years now :eek:
    Yes my post #24 is still valid :) http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/nvidia-geforce-drivers-378-49.800767/page-3#post-10445169
     
    Papusan, Jan 31, 2017
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    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    Their drivers are a god da** puzzle.

    Exactly like this (watch it all, you'll love it haha)
     
    jaug1337, Jan 31, 2017
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  21. Vasudev

    Vasudev Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I deleted my good image backup that had 376 drivers. Reinstalled both Linux and Windows and imaged them afterwards with 375 driver, so far so good and better than latest GeKiller drivers that are WHQL certified to bork your PC into oblivion.
     
    Vasudev, Jan 31, 2017
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  22. MickyD1234

    MickyD1234 Notebook Prophet

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    To me it seems to date back to Nvidia dropping their Verde Driver Program. This applied to all laptops and you had to click through a disclaimer. This clearly stated 'at your own risk, unsupported'. It even went as far as recommending sticking to your OEM driver.

    When they moved them into the supported drivers NV tried to lock laptops down. Far easier to support. All the OEM's hid the fact they knew this was happening when the stuff hit the fan and NV backed down... thankfully. But they are overstretched, hence all the bad drivers IMO.
     
    MickyD1234, Jan 31, 2017
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  23. Raidriar

    Raidriar ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)

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    I like how WHQL has had absolutely zero meaning with nVidia since late 2014.
     
    Raidriar, Feb 2, 2017
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    FTFY.
     
    saturnotaku, Feb 2, 2017
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  25. kaza

    kaza Notebook Consultant

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    348.49 was OK for me.
     
    kaza, Mar 3, 2017
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