nVidia Forceware Driver Releases - Post new driver info here

I am not too eager to try these 162.22s on Vista 32 bits since the betas screwd up completely my 3D performance but eventually I will and if all goes wrong I'll roll back to 158.24s.

163.11 Beta is out.

Numerous game and application compatibility fixes.
Improved compatibility for World in Conflict.

http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_downloads_rel70betadriver.html

Here is the 163.44 beta for Bioshock:

http://board.gulli.com/thread/843476-neuer-nvidia-treiber-fuer-bioshock/

Go to the nvidia web page for the smaller package of the english only installer (just check beta drivers).

[venom4911]

if ya got vista make sure you get this hotfix that ms released...fixes game performance

http://www.nvidia.com/object/windows_vista_hotfixes.html

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Version: 163.67
Release Date: September 10, 2007
Operating System: Windows XP and XP64, Vista 32 and 64
Language: U.S. English
File Size: 43.7 MB


Beta driver release.
This driver supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLIâ„¢ technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs.
Improved compatibility for Crysis and BioShock.
Numerous game and application compatibility fixes.

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ForceWare Release 163 BETA

Version:
163.69

Release Date:
September 17, 2007

Operating System:
Windows Vista 64-bit, 32-bit, XP 32-bit, XP 64-bit

Language:
U.S. English


Supports GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs
Improved compatibility and performance for NVIDIA SLIâ„¢ technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL applications.
Improved compatibility for The Way It’s Meant To Be Played™ game titles: BioShock, Crysis, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Hellgate: London, and World in Conflict.
Added HD video post-processing for H.264, VC-1 and MPEG-2 HD content on the GeForce 8500 and 8600 series GPUs.
Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.


http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=238119

The Go series drivers for windows vista check this out:

v156.65 VISTA 32bit | NVIDIA, COMPAQ, LENOVO, HP, 2007-09-19
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=15177


WHQL drivers.

163.75 ForceWare WHQL is out.
http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/163.75/163.75_forceware_winxp_32bit_english_whql.exe

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Forceware 169.04 Beta

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.

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=242230

One question: what's up with the new version scheme? I mean, the latest beta is 169.04 but the WHQL released a few days later (I'm talking Vista) is 163.75. I have the betas installed (just as my sig says), should I install the 163.75s? Do the include the improvements implemented in the 169.04s? Maybe the numbering scheme for betas differs from WHQL drivers? I am just trying to squeeze every bit of performance from my 7900GS GO to play Crysis...

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i duno but those latest whqls gave me nothing but problems with crysis...id get artifacts all over the screen and the game would crash constantly, also got a bsod...went back to the beta 169.04s and everything is great

this is on vistax64

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Nvidia forceware driver 169.09

Release Date:13.11.2007
Language:English (International)
File Size:69.2 MB

Supports SLI for Crysis.
Beta driver for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs.
Recommended driver for Crysis.
Several game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.

Adds SLI support for Crysis
Fixes a water reflection bug in Crysis
Adds Control Panel anisotropic filtering support for Crysis

With this driver, SLI will deliver 40-50% speedup over a single GPU for Crysis. In addition, Crytek will release a patch in the next week or two that will improve SLI performance further.

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=243789

With this driver, SLI will deliver 40-50% speedup over a single GPU for Crysis. In addition, Crytek will release a patch in the next week or two that will improve SLI performance further.[/i]

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=243789

I guess the only way to get smooth frame rates in Crysis at 1920x1200 or better with FSAA is with a SLI 8800 setup so they better deliver on that promise.

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Nvidia ForceWare 169.12 Vista 32 bit and 64 bit only

ForceWare Release 169 BETA
Version: 169.12
Release Date: November 21, 2007
Language: U.S. English
File Size (32bit): 31.7 MB
File Size (64bit): 44.7 MB

Release Notes and Info:

- Release Notes - 169.12

- Beta driver for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs.
- Fixes a resume from Sleep/Hibernate issue with GeForce 8800 GT.
- Recommended driver for Crysis (no Crysis changes from Release 169.09).

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=244763

[venom4911]

new 169.21 beta drivers out my nigs

NVIDIA Beta Drivers [December 11, 2007, 3:02 pm ET] - Viewing Comments

NVIDIA is offering new "WHQL candidate" beta ForceWare reference drivers for their GeForce graphics cards (thanks Thinus), in spite of that beta status calling the new version 169.21 the "Recommended driver for the latest DirectX 9, and OpenGL applications." There are new drivers for Windows XP, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows XP x64, Server 2003 x64, and Windows Vista 64-bit. What's changed can be found in the 60 pages of release notes.

http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=83383