NVIDIA Geforce 180.48 WHQL (BIG BANG II) RELEASED!

[UAC]

This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 200-series, 9-series, and 8800-series desktop GPUs.

Exciting New Features:

• Enables NVIDIA SLI technology on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards with the following GPUs: GeForce GTX 280, GeForce GTX 260, GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 9800 GTX+, and GeForce 9800 GTX.
  
• Enables NVIDIA SLI Multi-monitor support, giving you the ability to use two monitors with your GeForce graphics cards in SLI mode. Now you can easily switch between multi-monitor desktop mode and full screen 3D gaming mode.
  
• Enables 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.
  

Blazing Fast Performance:

Boosts performance in numerous 3D applications. The following are some examples of improvements measured with Release 180 WHQL drivers vs. Release 178 WHQL drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):

• Up to 10% performance increase in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset)
  
• Up to 13% performance increase in Assassin's Creed
  
• Up to 13% performance increase in BioShock
  
• Up to 15% performance increase in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
  
• Up to 10% performance increase in Crysis Warhead
  
• Up to 25% performance increase in Devil May Cry 4
  
• Up to 38% performance increase in Far Cry 2
  
• Up to 18% performance increase in Race Driver: GRID
  
• Up to 80% performance increase in Lost Planet: Colonies :yes:
  
• Up to 18% performance increase in World of Conflict
  

And More:

• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way and Quad SLI technology.
  
• Supports CUDA.
  
• Supports Folding@home distributing computing application. Download the high performance client for NVIDIA GPUs here and join the NVIDIA team: #131015.
  
• Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
  
• Includes numerous 3D application compatibility fixes.
  

32-bit http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_180.48_whql.html

64-bit http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_180.48_whql.html

Edited November 19, 2008 by UAC

[Nagisan]

Enables NVIDIA SLI Multi-monitor support, giving you the ability to use two monitors with your GeForce graphics cards in SLI mode. Now you can easily switch between multi-monitor desktop mode and full screen 3D gaming mode.

What? They say it gives you the ability to use two monitors while in SLI, but then it says you can "easily switch between multi-monitor mode and full screen 3d gaming mode".....well, if you can use two monitors while in SLI, why would you need to switch? Anyone with SLI and multiple monitors that can test this and explain exactly what it means (is it just easier switching, as in no reboot, or actual SLI with 2 monitors?).

[+Tantawi Subscriber²]

Available for XP too:

32-bit: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_180.48_whql.html

64-bit: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_180.48_whql.html

[Si Veteran]

Yay!

Thanks :D (Y)

[s1k3sT]

thanks for the heads up. downloading now!

Edited November 19, 2008 by s1k3sT

[Rudy]

What? They say it gives you the ability to use two monitors while in SLI, but then it says you can "easily switch between multi-monitor mode and full screen 3d gaming mode".....well, if you can use two monitors while in SLI, why would you need to switch? Anyone with SLI and multiple monitors that can test this and explain exactly what it means (is it just easier switching, as in no reboot, or actual SLI with 2 monitors?).

I think it works like this:

- when using more than one monitor each card power it's own monitors

- when going in 3d mode all the cards are powering the one monitor the game is on

[Jimmy0]

Thanks for the heads-up, am downloading now. (Y)

[MrChainsaw]

Downloding!

[Nagisan]

I have a computer running a 9800GX2, but cannot update the video driver at the moment, my main concern for this multi-monitor while in SLI is this reference image of a GX2:

Above the image (on nVidias site), it says "Plug two monitors into the DVI and HDMI connector on the bracket with the blue LED."

What if my monitors do not have HDMI, can I plug one monitor into each DVI port and still run multi-monitors in SLI mode? It doesnt sound like it to me, which at least in my case, makes the "multi-monitors" in SLI completely useless as I wont be able to run the card in SLI-mode still.

Anyone with a single GX2 that is able to test plugging a monitor into each DVI port to see if they can run both monitors while in SLI? I would download and try it myself if I could, but I wont be able to for a few hours at the least.

[s1k3sT]

My computer crashed after installing these. I didn't uninstall the old ones first, but I never do that. Anyway, windows couldn't boot, rebooted and displayed the prompt asking if I wanted to boot into safe mode. I just went to last good configuration option and it got my computer working again.

I'm running xp sp3 32-bit w/ all updates.

Has anyone got these to work? If so, did you uninstall the old ones first?

[ViZioN]

thanks for the headsup, downloading now!

[+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹]

102MB now for the English International version :(

[Ci7]

Up to 80% performance increase in Lost Planet: Colonies

wow unbelievable

[biffzinker]

So the Geforce 8 series are not supported then?

edit: what i meant to say was below the 8800 series these drivers won't work?

[Blackhearted]

My computer crashed after installing these. I didn't uninstall the old ones first, but I never do that. Anyway, windows couldn't boot, rebooted and displayed the prompt asking if I wanted to boot into safe mode. I just went to last good configuration option and it got my computer working again.

I'm running xp sp3 32-bit w/ all updates.

Has anyone got these to work? If so, did you uninstall the old ones first?

They worked without a hitch for me on XP32. I also always remove the old drivers before installing new.

[Ambroos]

Let's try.. WiC performance increase would be very nice.

[Amano]

Thanks for the update! (Y)

[Avi]

Thanks for the news... Downloading...

[SinghKing]

Does it have full screen video display options or have they removed it for good?

[magik]

So this isn't at all useful for slightly older cards I assume? (8500)

[Typhon]

Lol I sold my 9800GTX oh well.

[ipodman715]

Waiting for Dox's modded drivers :)

[Malskazz]

I was considering selling my 9800gtx too and buying HD4870 but then i realized it was waste of effort.

[SMELTN]

thanks for the post. Will download for my 8800 GT when I get home.

[+Mystic MVC]

Awesome news thanks for the heads up. I'm just disappointed I don't have Far Cry 2 for the PC to see the huge difference. I would definitely like to see Lost Planet: Colonies run now as well, what a change.