NVIDIA ForceWare 174.16 Beta, For Windows Vista & XP

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NVIDIA has new beta drivers up for download! The only significant change is that it now supports the new GeForce 9600GT chipset. Below you will find modified .inf for the Geforce 6, 7 & 8 series. Although this is a beta release, ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.

Release highlights:

Added support for the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT.
Added support for NVIDIA Quad SLI technology
Added the following pages to the NVIDIA Control Panel
Manage Custom Resolutions
Adjust Television Color Settings
Adjust Screen Size and Position
Move CRT Position

Download English: Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit | Windows XP 32-bit or 64-bit

Download International: Windows Vista 32-bit | 64-bit | Windows XP 32-bit | 64-bit

View: Windows Vista Release notes or Windows XP Release notes

Modified inf to add support to all GeForce 6/7/8/9 (English driver only).

Download for Windows Vista 32-bit | 64-bit

Download for Windows XP 32-bit | 64-bit

#1 solardog on 22 Feb 2008 - 20:22

Anyone try these yet? I'm using the NGO optimized driver at the moment...really like it.

(2 replies) #2 Vettetech on 23 Feb 2008 - 01:47

NGO drivers are junk. Tweakforce is where its at. NGO are behind the times. Tweakforce already tweaked this set.

http://www.tweakforce.com/

#2.1 excalpius on 23 Feb 2008 - 04:32

I have a hard time taking anything called "tweakforce" seriously...

#2.2 solardog on 23 Feb 2008 - 07:12

Why do you say they're junk? Can you elaborate a bit? This 8800 GTS 512oc is my first Nvidia in a couple years so Ive been trying different drivers. Ill check out the tweakforce one.

****edit****

OK these are the Xtreme-G. These are actually the ones I was looking for but couldn't remember what they were called. Im gonna check them out right now, thanks for the heads up and link.

Last edited by solardog on 23 Feb 2008 - 07:18

#3 Neoauld on 23 Feb 2008 - 20:05

tweakforce is some good stuff
best performing drivers ive ever used

#4 Screaming Slave on 23 Feb 2008 - 22:34

Most of the driver modding communities are littered with slackjawed retards with a CounterStrike player's vocabulary, but I'll agree with Vette. The XG drivers are great. I was attached to the Omega set for a long time until I found these and cut the cord. I don't like how they mod every single release under the sun to shut the nagging FPS brats up, but every once in a great while I'll find a set that's too good to pass up.

(1 reply) #5 Popcorned on 24 Feb 2008 - 01:18

What's the benefit of modded drivers?

#5.1 nonick on 24 Feb 2008 - 20:02

(Popcorned said @ #5)

more efff peee esss

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