NVIDIA has new beta drivers up for download!
Release highlights:
* Beta driver for GeForce FX, 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs including GeForce 8800 GT.
* Recommended driver for Crysis single player game demo and TimeShift.
* Several game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
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* Please read the driver installation hints before you install this driver.
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| NVIDIA ForceWare 169.04 Beta, October 30, 2007 | |
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| Post #1 Oct 30 2007, 16:25 | |
Neowinian Wise One  Group: Registered Posts: 4,822 Joined: 2-March 04 From: Cairo, Egypt Member No.: 49,195 
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| Post #2 Oct 30 2007, 16:27 | |
Neowinian  Group: Registered Posts: 93 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Seattle, Washington Member No.: 21,141
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again? That's a lot of beta releases in a short period. Will have to install when I get home.
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| Post #3 Oct 30 2007, 16:32 | |
Resident Elite  Group: Registered Posts: 1,434 Joined: 9-January 07 Member No.: 194,472
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Hopefully this will solve the 64-bit Crysis demo freeze issue I'm having. About five seconds after Crysis starts in full screen, it becomes unresponsive - I have to go into Task Manager and kill it. 32-bit works fine.
I've heard that there supposedly is a 20% performance benefit if you run it in 64-bit mode vs. 32-bit, and am anxious to test it out. Quote - (HaTeTaTeLLyA @ Oct 30 2007, 09:27)  again? That's a lot of beta releases in a short period. Will have to install when I get home. No kidding! They released the 169.01 driver on Friday, the 169.02 driver on Monday, and the 169.04 driver today. |
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| Post #4 Oct 30 2007, 16:47 | |
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Resident Fanatic  Group: Registered Posts: 553 Joined: 1-September 03 From: Tel-Aviv, Israel Member No.: 34,468
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Well, it's nice to see that new drivers are out along w/ the new GeForce 8800GT card...
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| Post #5 Oct 30 2007, 17:01 | |
Neowinian Group: Registered Posts: 1,493 Joined: 20-December 01 From: Paris, France Member No.: 7,103
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thanks for the tip
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| Post #6 Oct 30 2007, 17:05 | |
Neowinian UNSTOPPABLE  Group: Registered Posts: 7,481 Joined: 17-February 05 From: Wolverhampton (West Midlands) Member No.: 97,030
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wow new ones again...
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| Post #7 Oct 30 2007, 17:23 | |
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Neowinian Senior  Group: Registered Posts: 2,164 Joined: 3-October 04 Member No.: 74,044
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I was just about to installed the 169.02's released yesterday. Nice work nVidia!
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| Post #8 Oct 30 2007, 17:25 | |
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Neowinian UNSTOPPABLE Group: Registered Posts: 7,481 Joined: 17-February 05 From: Wolverhampton (West Midlands) Member No.: 97,030
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Rivatuner is still broken though, its saying that ive got a fan when i havnt, and also it wont let me o/c my card anymore
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| Post #9 Oct 30 2007, 17:26 | |
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Neowinian Group: Registered Posts: 5 Joined: 4-February 07 Member No.: 201,715
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Nate,
There are several reasons why the 64bit may not work. The first was the leaked pre-order version of the SP Demo. It had 64 bit executable issues. It is recommended to use the rereleased public version. The second was the 169.01 drivers. They apparently have done more harm than good, and their main focus was to help optimize some GPU hardware that had fallen by the wayside, which was a concern given that the SP demo is considerably old; rather than particularly increase performance, which, is a bit of a moot point, given the age of the demo. They also do not work with RivaTuner. And I suspect these new ones do not as well, as even the 2.06 version of Riva only covers the 163.7X series and older. The third was some users, especially those using Nhancer, had multiple profiles in their Nvidia control panel or Nhancer database. Also, if you do not have duplicate or multiple profiles, you should at least remove the executable that the profile points to, and replace it with the newly installed 64 bit one. There is another quirky suggestion that seem to have 'done the trick for some. That was to set GPU to default clocks, run the game in 32bit mode, set your visuals, save and exit, reboot, then run in 64bit. If it works, then modify clock settings. What we know, is that the public release of the demo, using 163.69 Vista 64 drivers is confirmed as working, without flaws. General FPS reports (1280X1024, no AA, Very High (a.k.a. DX10)) settings are: high teens - high twenties for GTX users and mid teens-mid twenties for GTS users (roughly speaking). The 64 bit will help processing, but it won't necessarily return better frame rates. This post has been edited by hopeful: Oct 30 2007, 17:33 |
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| Post #10 Oct 31 2007, 04:03 | |
Neowinian SVT Driver Group: Registered Posts: 550 Joined: 6-October 04 From: Orlando, Florida Member No.: 74,513
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Actually, the fix for vista x64 is to disable vsync in crysis.exe from within the nvidia control panel.
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| Post #11 Oct 31 2007, 05:21 | |
Neowinian DOMINATING   Group: +Subscriber Posts: 8,639 Joined: 14-June 05 From: BC, Canada Member No.: 114,394
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anyone getting better fps in crysis?
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| Post #12 Oct 31 2007, 05:26 | |
Professional Hoochie™ Group: Registered Posts: 7,786 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Melbourne, AU Status: PORK!! Member No.: 34,386
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No, but I got a nice 50% decrease in performance in UT3 demo with these new 169.xx drivers. (Down to 25-30 from 60-70ish)
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| Post #13 Oct 31 2007, 05:31 | |
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Neowinian DOMINATING Group: +Subscriber Posts: 8,639 Joined: 14-June 05 From: BC, Canada Member No.: 114,394
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Quote - (HoochieMamma @ Oct 30 2007, 22:26) No, but I got a nice 50% decrease in performance in UT3 demo with these new 169.xx drivers. (Down to 25-30 from 60-70ish) wait a minute...thats not what new drivers are supposed to do!  what card you using? |
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| Post #14 Oct 31 2007, 05:31 | |
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Professional Hoochie™ Group: Registered Posts: 7,786 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Melbourne, AU Status: PORK!! Member No.: 34,386
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8800GTX
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| Post #15 Oct 31 2007, 05:38 | |
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Resident One Post Wonder Group: Registered Posts: 1 Joined: 30-October 07 Member No.: 240,276
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Vsync and AF are non existent in the demo. And indeed it might be an issue, which is why checking the nvidia/nhancer profiles is a good idea, to ensure everything is disabled until you secure the stability first.
I'll add that to the notes, thank you. And I'm not surprised the drivers give less performance with UT3, it was already performing great. These are just shoddy beta drivers, that have no need. If you want drivers for Crysis, just wait a few days till after it's gone retail. |
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