Nvidia drivers

[wth]

Have run these new drivers for about a weeks now and have to say they are pretty good.Bench marked the card and it scored equal to the last Whql'ed drivers that were released.Ran Fallout New Vegas and made a big improvement in the game.Would recommend updating if ya haven't already.

[wth]

New release


Ver. 296.10

Date released.  2012.03.13

his is the second WHQL-certified driver from the R295 family of drivers (versions 295.xx to 299.xx).

This driver is a recommended upgrade for all GeForce users, especially those playing the latest hot PC games like Blacklight: Retribution, Diablo III, Mass Effect 3, or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and more. These drivers come packed with GeForce-exclusive performance and quality enhancements and are Microsoft WHQL-certified. .

New in Release 296.10

    Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 560 SE GPU.
    Updates PhysX System Software to version 9.12.0213.
    Boosts SLI performance in the following games:
        Blacklight: Retribution – up to 1.8x performance increase
        DiRT 3 – updated DX11 profile to improve menu performance
        Dishonored
        Dungeon Defenders
        F1 2011 – improves performance with game patch 1.2
        rFactor 2
    Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes documentation for more details.

Highlight Summary for the R295 Family of Drivers
New features and performance since R285 WHQL-certified driver

    Game-changing performance boost of up to 45% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, “the fastest selling title in Steam’s history”
    Up to 2x performance Mass Effect 3 with SLI technology.
    New PhysX software for the best experience in top PhysX titles like Alice: Madness Returns and Batman: Arkham City.
    Updates HD Audio to version 1.3.12.0.

Other Details

    Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
    Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.

*Note: The following SLI features are only supported on Windows Vista and Windows 7: Quad SLI technology, 3-way SLI technology, Hybrid SLI, and SLI multi-monitor support.


http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

[Holback]

 

[wth]

New beta driver has been released.

Version:         301.24 BETA
Release Date:       2012.04.09

This is the first unified driver from the R300 family of drivers (versions 300.00 to 301.99).

GeForce R300 drivers are packed with new industry-leading, GeForce-exclusive features as well as some really nice performance increases in top games.

New in R300 Drivers:

    New GPU Support – Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 680, the fastest, most efficient GPU ever built. Explore GeForce GTX 680 and its new SMX architecture on GeForce.com.

    Performance Boost – Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 296.10 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

    GeForce GTX 570/580:
            Up to 23% in Just Cause 2 with SLI
            Up to 21% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
            Up to 17% in StarCraft II with SLI
            Up to 14% in Far Cry 2 with SLI
            Up to 9% in Bulletstorm
            Up to 7% in Civilization V
            Up to 6% in Deus Ex: Human Revolution with SLI
            Up to 6% in Dragon Age 2 with SLI
            Up to 5% in Metro 2033 with SLI
            Up to 5% in Total War: Shogun 2

    GeForce GTX 560/560 Ti:
            Up to 20% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
            Up to 15% in Just Cause 2 with SLI
            Up to 13% in Far Cry 2 with SLI
            Up to 12% in Bulletstorm
            Up to 11% in Civilization V
            Up to 10% in StarCraft II with SLI
            Up to 9% in Batman: Arkham City
            Up to 4% in Deus Ex: Human Revolution with SLI
            Up to 4% in Dragon Age 2 with SLI
            Up to 4% in Metro 2033 with SLI
            Up to 4% in Total War: Shogun 2

    NVIDIA FXAA Technology – shader-based anti-aliasing technology available from the NVIDIA Control Panel that enables ultra-fast anti-aliasing in hundreds of PC games. FXAA delivers similar quality to 4x multi-sample antialiasing (MSAA) but is up to 60% faster, enabling substantially higher performance in games. FXAA is supported on all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs. Note: This feature is disabled for games that already have built-in support for FXAA. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.

    NVIDIA SLI Technology – Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:
        Alan Wake
        Call of Juarez: The Cartel
        Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
        Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link
        Left 4 Dead
        Orcs Must Die!
        Portal 2
        Risen 2: Dark Waters
        The Darkness II

Other Details

    Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0213.
    Installs HD Audio v1.3.12.0.
    Supports OpenGL 4.2
    Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
    Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.

[Ivan_virus]

I get weird crashes when I try to use full screen in youtube.... colors get mixed and computer freezes....

[wth]

Yeah Ivan I tend to stay away from beta driver's as of late.Both Ati and nvidia have been having issues with their beta drivers on and off for some time so generally I wait until a full WHQL'ed release comes out.

[Holback]

Thanks WTH!