Latest NVIDIA ForceWare Video Drivers

[johnwillyums]

Thanks for that Shawn. Yes I am running 175.16 and so far it seems problem free but I haven't really given it a long gaming test yet.
I have noticed that when my monitor goes to "sleep" it now takes about a minute to come back on after moving mouse etc. whereas it used to be almost instant but I'm not sure that that isn't down to SP1.
What do people think about Rivatuner not seeing the driver? Is anyone else having the same problem?

Cheers All, John

 

[Brink]

Your welcome John. I'm not sure why Rivatuner would not see the correct verison, but I'm not using it. My guess is that Rivatuner may need an update.

Shawn

 

[johnwillyums]

Hello All, I've updated Rivatuner and it still shows no driver.
Is anyone else using Rivatuner with the latest Nvidia drivers 175.16?
If so are you having this problem?
I've updated it, uninstalled and reinstalled etc and still nothing.

Thanks, John

 

[xguntherc]

Rivatuner works perfectly fine for me with the 175.16 drivers.. lists it as the drivers and everything.. no problems.. and sorry I have no clue what would cause yours.. sorry

 

[johnwillyums]

Rivatuner works perfectly fine for me with the 175.16 drivers.. lists it as the drivers and everything.. no problems.. and sorry I have no clue what would cause yours.. sorry

Shawn, xguntherc,

Thanks for your help but I think I've sorted the problem and have been wasting your time.
I discovered 6 folders of Rivatuner 2.09 in one of my user folders. It seems I thought I'd been installing it over version 2.08 but had merely been extracting it.
I've installed it now and it does show 175.16.
So, sorry about that and thanks again, John

PS. Shawn. This Obama guy looks amazing from over here- good luck with that

 

[Brink]

No problem John. I'm glad to hear that you got the problem sorted out.

I agree. I would like to see Obama win it to see whay kind of changes he can make for us. We need some good changes badly here and towards the rest of the world.

Shawn

 

[xguntherc]

ya I did that when I first installed it also, it didn't give me a shortcut on desktop, or in system tray thing by start menu.. so I kept re extracting it.. I had installed 7 times.. then I realized it was hiding in a folder in program files.. so I added a shortcut, and a start menu icon and was good.. I shoulda thought of that one and told you.. sorry. lol

and Obama.. ya ya.. I'm down for that. I usually don't vote anyways.. what good is it.?? nothing comes from "Me" voting. I can't help anything, they are going to do there dirty work anyways.

But, ya I'd like to see Obama win also.. only problem is sadly. I'd be worried about a 6 month at Max: assasination attempt. also as much as I think we should not be in Iraq, i think it's a BAD idea to just straight up pull out. we need to finish what we started.. if we leave now.. the Taliban will get going strong again.. Kill EVERY Iraqi that helped us.. and have more hatred for us than they already do.. then we will probably have a second 9-11, and have to go back in 2-3 years and TRY to finish the job.. With no local help, or tips cuz they all got killed for helping last time.. So we'll have to TRY to win, with no help from locals, no freindly's to hide out with, a pissed off Iraq, and a Nuclear Iran..!!! So as much as I would love to see my freinds and family members that are there to come home.. We need to finish what we started.. or we shouldn't have gone in the first place.. Sorry, just my opinion...

 

[johngalt]

I usually don't vote anyways.. what good is it.?? nothing comes from "Me" voting. I can't help anything, they are going to do there dirty work anyways.

The problem comes from too many people thinking just like you do, and not voting, and then not realizing that your votes *could* have made a difference.

And I certainly hope you're not one of those who doesn't vote and then gets all mad if the wrong candidate gets elected..... :P

RE: rivatuner - hmmm, interesting. I am definitely going to have to play around with that thing - If I can figure out how to rewrite the BIOS Of my card to change the temp thresholds then I'll be golden - currently I am using eVGA's Precision utility, but that is wasted RAM for software just so I can have the card not be outrageously hot all the time....

 

[xguntherc]

true true.. I was waiting for someone to say that.. Everytime I do someone has your answer.. that it's people like me.. that if voted, could have made a difference.. but REALLY, I'm not tryin to get anyone mad. I like you.. we chat all the time, but really, in all honesty.. What could me voting change.. NOTHING.. all the BS, all the corruption is there for the most part... for good. some changes, not all.. and I can't do **** about it!!!!

although I do see your point, if LOTS of people don't vote that think like me.. enough of us that it could have changed the outcome.. then maybe.. but still, those are little bits here and there, each in different states.. probably not enough in any one given area to REALLY make any difference.

and no, I'm not one of those guys that does not vote.. then cry's when the wrong guy gets elected.. I don't do that... I just sit back and watch.. Vicariously watching the whole world die!!! no jk. (From a tool song). I'm not the dude sitting home watching it all on TV then saying we should do something about it.. thats not me, but I do say what i think at times...

just cuz I'm curious. Who did you want this year john?? (Running, or done already, whoever it is??)

and as to Rivatuner.. it's great.. does everything you need it to, well for your GPU that is, change clocks, fan speeds.. make ur own OC profile and set it for startup. or not.. has a monitor.. has all you need.. it's a great little tool and doesn't take up much on resources... check it out.

p.s. my 8800 GTS OCE (G80) runs at a fairly ok temp. Idles around 52 or so.. not bad for the big, hot G80 chips.. thats cooler than a lot of others.. and thats only on 60% fan speed. so mess with Riva and do what ya need.

 

[johngalt]

Can I make a confession? *I* am one of those that thinks like you :P

It may be why we get along....

I was having a Devil's Advocate moment....

re: Rivatuner - I don't want a profile like thing that works at startup on *windows* - I have that - it's called the eVGA Precision utility :P

 

[xguntherc]

oh i c.. so you do think like that.. and ur slammin me.. @$$

ya thats probably why we do get along. lol ur right.. devils Advocate huh.. evil...

ya some prefer eVGA Precision, some lik Riva.. just preference in that area then I guess.. either way it's a good thing to have.. but if Precision does everything it does.. then might as well only have one

 

[johngalt]

My point with Riva Tuner was to see if there is a way to edit the nVidia BIOS *directly* so that I can adjust the temp ranges for fan speeds, and then never have to worry about it in software.

Currently, eVGA Precision works better because it can run at startup without being sidetracked by Defender because it is not a signed app and requires elevated privileges - eVGA Precision starts up normally with all my other startups and gives me the 2 UAC prompts (the other is for the RTSS file, which is used to continually display GA Specs in games...)

In retrospect, I geuss I should be looking at the niBitor software, huh

 

[Brink]

New nVidia GeForce 200 series driver 177.35 released 6-17-08.

Shawn

 

[johngalt]

Note- Read the first post carefully, everyone - the 177.35 are for the GeForce 200 series only.

 

[xguntherc]

Yes the 177.35 are only for the 200 series.. and if anyone has been following the GTX 200's release.. They have not been performing all that amazing. and only slightly beating a 9800GX2.. but this new driver from 177.16 to 177.35 is great.

the .35 version is making these card run MUCH more affective, people getting around 60 FPS on High in Crysis... Sounds pretty good.

they now are running much much better on these drivers. GL

 

[dmex]

New Nvidia Driver Release

Version: 175.19 WHQL
Release Date: June 23, 2008

64bit Release 175.19 Download

32bit Release 175.19 Download

 

[johnwillyums]

Hi dmex, would these drivers be good for an 8800GTS 512mb or are they just for the 9000 series?
Thanks, John

 

[dmex]

Hi dmex, would these drivers be good for an 8800GTS 512mb or are they just for the 9000 series?
Thanks, John

Hi John, This is taken from the release notes...

This release is for GeForce 6-7-8-9 Graphics cards and fixes the following issues since the 175.16 Release...

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 32-bit
All GPU VERSIONS
• The NVIDIA Control Panel option is missing from the desktop context menu.
SLI Mode Issues
• GeForce 9800 GX2: Painkiller:Overdose–the game slows down
perdiodically when Quad SLI is enabled.
• GeForce 9800 GTX: Splinter Cell Double Agent–there is an intermittent
white flash of corruption when running at 1280x1068 and with 2x antialiasing and
night vision enabled. [404829]
GeForce 8 Series GPUs
• GeForce 8600 GT: STALKER ‐ there is flickering in the game and then the
system crashes when using ʹObject dynamic lightingʹ render mode with SLI
enabled. [419166]
GeForce 7 Series GPUs
• 2xGeForce 7900 GTX: The ʺSecondaryʺ monitor on the ʺSet SLI
Configurationʺ page cannot be used after enabling SLI mode.

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 64-bit
All GPU VERSIONS
SLI Mode Issues
• GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 7950 GX2: NHL2008–with SLI mode
enabled, the introduction video is corrupted. [395952]
• GeForce 9800 GX2: World of Warcraft–the game jitters if V‐Sync is enabled.
[397181]
• GeForce 8800 GTX/Ultra: The system hangs when trying to enable HDCP
while the display is underscanned [356373]
• GeForce 7800 GTX: FEAR ‐ “Driver is not responding” error occurs when
clicking “Test Settings” after setting the maximum resolution in SLI mode. [365162

Adds Support for the Following
• Added support for the GeForce 9600 GSO.
• Added support for Hybrid SLI technology on the following motherboards:
• nForce 780a SLI
• nForce 750a SLI
• nForce 730a
• nForce 720a
• GeForce 8300
• GeForce 8200
• GeForce 8100
• Added support for GeForce Boost, a Hybrid SLI Technology, on the
following GPUs:
• GeForce 8500 GT
• GeForce 8400 GS
• Added support for HybridPower, a Hybrid SLI Technology, on the
following GPUs:
• GeForce 9800 GX2
• GeForce 9800 GTX

 

[Brink]

Thank you Steven for the update.

LOL, I just checked it this morning and there wasn't an update yet.

 

[dmex]

Thank you Steven for the update.

LOL, I just checked it this morning and there wasn't an update yet.

I just randomly decided to check the site and the update had just released LOL

While I was reading the release notes theres quite a few pages of "Open Issues" they have yet to fix with the geforce drivers