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    8800M GTX SLi users -- which graphics driver are you using? Let's pool information :)

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by BlackPanther, Jul 31, 2008.

  1. BlackPanther

    BlackPanther Notebook Consultant

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    My notebook came installed with the 167.62 driver, which worked well for everything except for giving me BSOD's on startup. :rolleyes:

    Now I have the 176.02 which I got off the Sager website.
    It corrected the BSOD problem, but gives me 400 less 3Dmark points, and since I've installed it I've had problems playing Assassin's Creed in DX10 mode. The monitor remains black and I only get the sound. Serious disadvantage, for why have Vista and 8800 gpu's if one can't use DX10?

    Which gpu drivers are you using? Working well?

    I plan to download a couple of more drivers and test them out.
     
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  2. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    177.41, Crysis WUXGA, minor OC (550/1250/850 - 25+fps, all high, 1440x900 - 35-40+fps, very high) :D
     
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    eleron911: [LINK REMOVED - Resellers are not allowed to link back to their websites]
     
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  4. BlackPanther

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    I'm going to try the 177.79 for Vista 64bit.

    When I have SLi enabled, I get a kind of subtle flashing (black/dark green) just before the driver loads. It gets on my nerves... hope to find a driver which doesn't make that...
     
    BlackPanther, Aug 4, 2008
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