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Read this over at TRP (thanks, I_G!) Apparently they are killing Nvidia cards. http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=7551&tag=nl.e539 Nvidia is recommending to roll back to the 196.21's.

Thanks for the update, lucky i dun really go for latest driver, just couple of day back, some peep posted on another forum asking for help, it seem to be the exact version

For those interested in the latest drivers for the most performance (Like I am) Nvidia has release a new driver v197.13 WHQL-candidate!
I've already tested it & ran a Vantage bench which has given me the highest score ever so far...
This also fixes the fan issue that was in drivers 196.75 so you don't have to worry about that anymore with these drivers!

This is a WHQL-candidate driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, and 300-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.

This driver resolves fan speed issues reported with version 196.75 drivers.
NVIDIA asks that you remove 196.75 drivers and update to either 196.21 WHQL drivers or to this 197.13 WHQL-candidate driver.

New in Version 197.13

* Adds support for Next Generation ION.
* Adds support for GeForce GT 320, GeForce GT 330, and GeForce GT 340.
* Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0129.
* Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.0.9.1 (for supported GPUs).
* Increases performance in several PC games from v196.21 WHQL. The following are examples of measured improvements. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

o Up to 13% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with a single GPU
o Up to 30% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with SLI technology
o Up to 13% performance increase in H.A.W.X with single GPU
o Up to 15% performance increase in H.A.W.X with SLI technology
o Up to 30% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with single GPU
o Up to 28% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with SLI technology

* Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for top new gaming titles including Assassin Creed II, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight, Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City, Mass Effect 2, Napoleon: Total War, and Zombie Driver.
* Enhanced SLI support for Metro 2033, Supreme Commander 2, Unigine, and World of Warcraft.
* Adds Ambient Occlusion support for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Need for Speed: Shift, Resident Evil 5, RUSE, and Street Fighter IV.
* Adds override anti-aliasing support for Mass Effect 2.
* Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
* Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.

Download Beta section: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us

i gave 196.21 a try back a few weeks ago- trying to see if i could get bioshock2 to act better- it did not- but the drivers did seem to give me more fps in my games and bio2 too- but it messed up the fps display in both my zdsoft recorders- i could see the display box but was garbled where i could not read the fps or see turn from green to red when recording. so i fell back to 182.06 ive been using..

when or if evga precision comes out with a new precision for 197.13 i might give 197.13 drivers a try. the last precision 1.9 i think it is- had to be tweaked to work around some fault in the 196 drivers.. i will wait a month or so.. it might not need a new version- i will wait and see..

but. ive never had the display prob issues before i tried the last drivers.. i need my recorder programs to work as they should.. better drivers and more fps are welcome- if it all works right - that is.. some drivers give better color or saturations too. but some drivers over all are not as good with some- and seems sometimes - you have trade offs- or what might be good drivers for 1 game- might not be for other games- its kind of crazy maybe-- be nice to get better drivers that make everything better- seems its asking to much tho..

see ya..

I'll still wait for the WHQL'd drivers. I'm really not into beta testing video card drivers anymore. I used to be, but then rolling back when I found the messed more stuff up than they fixed, and all the trouble to uninstall then reinstall, forget it.

um. i dont think they are beta anymore. maybe b or c version what ever- but they are also posted at the evga site. evga is always late to post drivers compared to nv site. but they are not posted as beta driver and they are whql drivers.

actually- evga just updated its drivers on its site to these 197.13. but if you go to nvidia site- they have new drivers just out 197.45 so. i like to wait until evga has them on their site and has a precision that works with it..

um these are for my 8 series card. maybe its different for 200 or 400 cards- but all are whql drivers..>

here is 197.13 whql drivers for w7 from nv site.. id guess same at evga..>

http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvi ... _whql.html

here is 197.13 whql for xp..>

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_197.13_whql.html

here is 197.45 whql for w7..>

http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvi ... _whql.html

here is 197.45 whql or xp..>

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_197.45_whql.html

see ya..

this is w7 and my 8800 card's drivers.. i just posted for general info..>

This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, and 300-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.

New in Version 197.45

Recommended for the best performance with the new GPU-accelerated features in Adobe CS5.
Adds support for the new version of MotionDSP's video enhancement software, vReveal, which adds support for HD output. NVIDIA customers can download a free version of vReveal that supports up to SD output here.
Fixes a video playback issue in Media Player Classic.
Existing Support in Release 197 Drivers

Supports Next Generation ION.
Supports GeForce GT 320 , GeForce GT 330 , and GeForce GT 340 .
Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0129.
Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.0.9.1 (for supported GPUs).
Increases performance in several PC games from v196.21 WHQL. The following are examples of measured improvements. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
Up to 13% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with a single GPU
Up to 30% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with SLI technology
Up to 13% performance increase in H.A.W.X with single GPU
Up to 15% performance increase in H.A.W.X with SLI technology
Up to 30% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with single GPU
Up to 28% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with SLI technology
Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for top new gaming titles including Assassin Creed II, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight, Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City, Mass Effect 2, Napoleon: Total War, and Zombie Driver.
Enhanced SLI support for Metro 2033, Supreme Commander 2, Unigine, and World of Warcraft.
Adds Ambient Occlusion support for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Need for Speed: Shift, Resident Evil 5, RUSE, and Street Fighter IV.
Adds override anti-aliasing support for Mass Effect 2.
Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here .
Other Support:

Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with Adobe Flash 10.1. Learn more here .
Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
Supports OpenCL 1.0 ( Open Computing Language ) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
Supports OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
Supports CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements. See CUDA Zone for more details.
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects. Learn more here .
Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now!
Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software .
Release Notes for Windows 7 and Windows Vista (v197.45)

Control Panel User's Guide
GeForce 300 series:
GT 340, GT 320, GT 330

GeForce 200 series:
GT 230, GTX 260, GTX 295, GTX 285, 205, GTX 275, GTS 250, GT 220, GT 240, G210, GTX 280, 210, GTS 240

GeForce 100 series:
GT 120, GT 140, GT 130, G 100

GeForce 9 series:
9300 GS, 9400 GT, 9800 GX2, 9300 GE, 9300, 9800 GT, 9200, 9600 GT, 9400, 9800 GTX/GTX+, 9500 GT, 9500 GS, 9600 GS, 9100, 9600 GSO

GeForce 8 series:
8600 GS, 8600 GTS, 8600 GT, 8800 GTS 512, 8400 GS, 8500 GT, 8400 SE, 8800 GTS, 8200 / nForce 730a, 8100 / nForce 720a, 8800 GS, 8200, 8300 GS, 8800 GTX, 8800 Ultra, 8300, 8800 GT, 8400

GeForce 7 series:
7300 GS, 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a, 7800 SLI, 7300 LE, 7300 GT, 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 620i, 7150 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7950 GX2, 7900 GT/GTO, 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 610i, 7900 GTX, 7800 GTX, 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a, 7900 GS, 7600 LE, 7600 GT, 7650 GS, 7600 GS, 7100 GS, 7300 SE / 7200 GS, 7950 GT, 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7800 GS

GeForce 6 series:
6200, 6600 VE, 6200 TurboCache, 6800 LE, 6800 GT, 6610 XL, 6100 nForce 400, 6150 LE, 6800 GS, 6150, 6100 nForce 420, 6100, 6250, 6800 XE, 6800, 6500, 6200 A-LE, 6800 GS/XT, 6600 LE, 6200SE TurboCache, 6200 LE, 6800 XT, 6800 Ultra, 6100 nForce 405, 6600, 6700 XL, 6150SE nForce 430, 6600 GT

ION series:
ION LE, ION

Hi Ya'll

I run the 1.9713 Drivers, funny I was just thinking about checking out new NV drivers, but that leg works been done.

AFAIK, my Drivers are fine, in fact they seem to be Excellent for me anyhow. I expected some bumps in the Driver Roads with

tghe new FERMI chips, they be having some teething to do yet, but NV, I have faith will hit the G-Spot.

I run games from 95 to 2010 with these drivers. Not a Hitch whatsoever. Oh and I can't roll back my drivers as I only use but one set.

Driver Sweeper takes out all them old drivers. I hate having more that one set, the ones I'm using, though I do tell, in a case such as this it would be

Handy to Just click the ROLL BACK box I'm leaving my RIG alone it runs like a freaking TOP

Long story Short my NV Drivers are right as Rain.

Blue

As of the moment I'm staying with what works, soon all the kinks will be worked out then I'll upgrade, but then again I play a ton of GOG games, and Heck my drivers work great with all them old ASS games!!

mine runs good too.. its hit or miss if your system likes new drivers or not.. i might try new 1s soon.. i just hate deleting and re installing if they dont work good. i defrag and all that stuff.. but more fps is a good thing- if it all works right that is..

my old pc and xp kicks butt.. im happy with it.. ha ha makes my wins even more sweet to beat folks with modern computers.. maybe they should buy some skills- ha ha na that would more than likely be a cheat lol..

see ya..

So, does the Precision Tool work with these 197.xx drivers?