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    forceware beta 179.28 alternative download site!!

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by gselsidi, Jan 24, 2009.

  1. gselsidi

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    gselsidi, Jan 24, 2009
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    bumping this so people have it, the nvidia site is still down
     
    gselsidi, Jan 24, 2009
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    Anyone use these drivers? Do they outperform the 180.70's?
     
    idiotpilot, Jan 24, 2009
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    i installed that driver as soon as i bought the laptop so i really can't compare to any other driver. =(
     
    shin777, Jan 24, 2009
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  5. hax0rJimDuggan

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    Same here. I haven't used the laptop2go (think that's it) drivers. Anyone who has used both can comment on the difference; nvidia beta vs. community?
     
    hax0rJimDuggan, Jan 24, 2009
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    I used those for a little bit. They definitely outperform any of the 18x.xx drivers I've tried. I now use 179.32. DX9 performance is about the same a 179.28, but DX10 performance is noticeably better, for me at least.
     
    gamadaya, Jan 24, 2009
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    i tried the 180.25 they werent to stable for me performance seemed worse
     
    gselsidi, Jan 28, 2009
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    yeah i like the original ones better.
    179.28 ftw.
     
    southzz, Jan 28, 2009
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    No they don't - slightly beats DX10 otherwise no difference.

    I am getting same performance in company of heroes at 1024x768 and 1600x1200, low graphics, med and high.

    Drivers make no difference to me.
     
    Misconduct, Jan 28, 2009
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    well I've tried a few different drivers including xfastest and dox and this one (179.28) is the best one overall in terms of performance, stability and staying cool. I haven't tried the 179.32 yet but i will soon just to see, but so far I'm very happy with 179.28
     
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    is the 179.32 an official nvidia release or laptopvideo2g0? ect.
     
    gselsidi, Jan 29, 2009
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