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    Best video driver for NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by Wirelessman, May 3, 2008.

  1. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    I have the compal driver but I'm getting lower WEI scores than other people with inferior NVIDIA cards and systems, so which is the best video driver for NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT?
     
    Wirelessman, May 3, 2008
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  2. NAS Ghost

    NAS Ghost Notebook Deity

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    Id like to start off by saying WEI is a POS, and 174.74 seems to be pretty good.
     
    NAS Ghost, May 3, 2008
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  3. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    Some people say that they got trouble with 174.74 while playing some games.
     
    Wirelessman, May 3, 2008
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    tufkal Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hate to jump in and hijack, but I want to know where to get drivers for the 8600M GT. I just got a JFL92 and I want to get the latest drivers, as the ones on the CD are not up to date.

    With my HEL80 I was stuck with what compal packaged up for the 7600GO, but is it different with a JFL92? Can I use drivers from nvidia.com or some other site?
     
    tufkal, May 4, 2008
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  5. Althernai

    Althernai Notebook Virtuoso

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    I had problems 174.74 in Neverwinter Nights 2 (nothing serious, but the game stuttered a bit after an hour of play or so). That said, a lot of people like these drivers so if you don't play this particular game you can give it a try. It doesn't do anything for WEI though -- I checked and the Aero performance is still at 4.7.

    Run Windows Update and look at the optional downloads. Doing this with Vista Home Premium got me the 167.59 drivers that I still use. If you are not satisfied with them, you can get the beta drivers from laptopvideo2go
     
    Althernai, May 4, 2008
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  6. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    174.74 or 169.09 those are the two people usually recommend and I never had a problem with neither of them.
     
    Ayle, May 4, 2008
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  7. icecubez189

    icecubez189 Notebook Deity

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    there is no best driver for any video card, there are just ones that do better in certain areas than others. your WEI score will not determine much if your games won't play well because of old drivers. try out 174.74, which is the driver I am using for my 8600m GT which seems to work well with most games.
     
    icecubez189, May 4, 2008
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  8. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    Thank you I will give it a try and if doesn't work I will just roll back.
     
    Wirelessman, May 4, 2008
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  9. RePaRaQu

    RePaRaQu One name. One legend.

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    Stick to the 167.59 this is tested with the Compal mainboard with the NVIDIA 8600M GT 512 version and it will work for all the games and no GPU crashes on to the desktop.
     
    RePaRaQu, May 5, 2008
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  10. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    First day at work?
     
    Wirelessman, May 5, 2008
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  11. RePaRaQu

    RePaRaQu One name. One legend.

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    Great, and tested and fixed several issues.
    Tested some new hardware, but that's all going to be posted up here one day.
     
    RePaRaQu, May 6, 2008
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  12. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    Keep up the good work!
     
    Wirelessman, May 6, 2008
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  13. RePaRaQu

    RePaRaQu One name. One legend.

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    thx and I will keep you informed and up to date.
    For any questions related to price/buy and or delivery please send me and pm.
     
    RePaRaQu, May 10, 2008
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  14. Wirelessman

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    I will sure do.
     
    Wirelessman, May 10, 2008
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