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Old 05-13-2008, 06:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default New NVIDIA GeForce WHQL Drivers

There are brand new NVIDIA GeForce WHQL 175.16 drivers out today. Grab them if you need them. Aside from a host of fixes and enhancements, the new drivers support the new 9x00 series down to the 5x00 series and even adds new PureVideo HD features for GeForce 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX, 9600 GT and 9600 GSO. Drivers are currently available for Windows XP, Windows XP Media Center, Vista 32-bit and Vista 64-bit. Thanks to Jason for the heads up!


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Old 05-13-2008, 07:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 05-13-2008, 07:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Where are those drivers that Maroon said about bringing out drivers for even their 6, 7 and 8 series cards
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:06 PM   #4 (permalink)
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i think these were it, cuz i searched for 8800GTS drivers and these came up
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Ya your right, I just thought it wasn't because it went down to the FX 5xxx Series... wow I'm such a noob..
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hopefully itl fix my css problem.
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Actually this is the 2nd update to the 6,7,8 series. There was a 172 driver out before these. Was only out for about a month before these were released.
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Any reports of increased performance with these? Specifically for the 8800gt....
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I have them with my 8600GT right now. I have not gone thru any full tests yet. I will do that later tonight when i game a bit. I will report back with my findings.
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Cheers, hopefully this will fix some of the errors I've been getting in BFII
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