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    Just notified by Nvidia utility that driver version 306.97 is available

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by davel_23, Oct 12, 2012.

  1. davel_23

    davel_23 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Should I update or stay with 306.23?
     
    davel_23, Oct 12, 2012
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  2. MrDJ

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    depends what laptop you have and which graphics card.
    its been out for 2 days now so keep an eye on the clevo or gaming threads on here.

    also handy to save this to your bookmarks side bar NVIDIA Driver Downloads - Advanced Search
     
    MrDJ, Oct 12, 2012
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    Duh, I'm tired. It's a Sager NP9170 with a 680m.
     
    davel_23, Oct 12, 2012
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  4. MrDJ

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    if its not that old then dont bother updating. i did to the previous whql and have had no end of hiccups. :(
     
    MrDJ, Oct 12, 2012
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    MrDj those hiccups are like stutter? well i also have those with any driver that came after 302.77. This are the only one stable.
     
    OriKiller, Oct 12, 2012
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    ive gotten a little bit more stability with fps in guild wars 2, everything else runs smooth like the last update, ps my windows index score went from 7.1 to 7.6 hehe thats always good
     
    ruvy01, Oct 12, 2012
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    Stay with the stock driver. Don't update to 306. It sucks for the 680m.
     
    Mighty_Benduru, Oct 14, 2012
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    Try it and see how it works for you. Of course it depends on what you play. BF3 is my main game at the moment, and all 306's have stuttering issues for me. Played with vsync, triple buffering, both from the in game console variable and from the nVidia settings, and it is pretty bad.

    Stock packaged drivers (302.92) from Clevo haven't brought up any issues, no crashes, visual anomalies, stuttering etc. and I'm loving it.
     
    SStaged, Oct 14, 2012
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    So i'm not the only one to notice this. Strange most useres say that 306 makes everything smooth when i see stutter. Maybe they never tried the 302 driver.
     
    OriKiller, Oct 14, 2012
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    all drivers have been smooth for me but im still getting regular crashes back to desktop with sound loop in B3
    another member has tried the same drivers on his lappy and he doesnt have crashes so go figure. all other games have been fine and play on max for me.

    mysn brought this to my attention of the sound causing the crashes. changed in game from highest setting to tv setting and must admit i did manage one full game without a crash but then every other game after that crashed again. >> Sound loop crash (total lockup manual restart) every session - Page 2 - Electronic Arts UK Community
     
    MrDJ, Oct 14, 2012
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    Is there a link to the old 302.92 drivers? I found one, but it's missing files
     
    DirtyTrickster, Oct 16, 2012
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    I'm using 305.53 modded from Laptoptogo.corm Seeing if maybe my persistent and constant BSOD was GPU driver related.
     
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    MrDJ, Oct 17, 2012
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    DirtyTrickster, Oct 17, 2012
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