Nvidia Official Forceware 178.13

[V_R]

Nvidia has released the Official Forceware 178.13 drivers for Windows XP and Vista. These drivers are for all GeForce 6,7,8,9 and 200 series cards, and contain a range of performance improvements over the last official Forceware release, as well as bug fixes and full support for Nvidia PhysX on GeForce 8,9 and 200 series cards.

• WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6-series, 7-series, 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs, including the newly released GeForce 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT, 9500 GT and 9400 GT GPUs.
• Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory (this driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.09.04).
• Experience GPU PhysX acceleration in several full games and demos today by downloading the GeForce Power Pack.
• Adds support for 2-way NVIDIA SLI technology with GeForce GTX 200-series GPUs on Intel® D5400XS motherboards.
• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.
• 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 several 3D application performance improvements. The following are examples of improvements measured with v178.13 WHQL versus v175.19 WHQL driver:
  • Single GPU increases up to 11% in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset)
  • Single GPU increases up to 11% in Assassin's Creed DX10
  • Single GPU increases up to 15% in Bioshock DX10
  • Single GPU increases up to 15% in Call of Duty 4
  • Single GPU increases up to 8% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
  • 2-way SLI increases up to 7% in Bioshock DX10
  • 2-way SLI increases up to 10% in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts DX10
  • 2-way SLI increases up to 12% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
  • 2-way SLI increases up to 10% in World in Conflict DX10
• Includes numerous 3D application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.

*Note: Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2, 3-way SLI technology, and Hybrid SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.

 

[psd99]

oooh do you think it would be worth using these on my new 9800?

I downloaded the version before only a few days ago! haha

 

[V_R]

Go for it mate, I'm always trying different beta drivers i find on Guru3D etc. Am on the 177.92's for a while, see to be very good. Word is these are the whql versions of them.

 

[psd99]

thanks what does whql mean again?

Qualifed right?

 

[Waynos_Face]

Just read the specs on the NVidia site, 10% - 15% increase in some games, awesome.

Cheers for the link V_R.

 

[V_R]

Ah yes, the key words are 'up to'

But latest drivers are always a good thing.

WHQL = Windows Hardware Quality Labs

 

[guest_9323wk]

Thanks V_R I am downloading these now.

Regards,

Wiz

 

[V_R]

Am running them atm, seems fine, need to run the crysis warhead benchmark nad play a few but seems good.

Ah, digital vibrance is fubar..... FFS, ever other NV driver breaks this....

 

[V_R]

Oh, not that i care (Long time PCR crunchers will understand) but you can now run F@H on NV cards too.

Supports Folding@home distributing computing application. Download the high performance client for NVIDIA GPUs here and join the NVIDIA team: #131015.

 

[guest_9323wk]

V_R,

A few months back did you make a thread on Call of Duty 4? or was it Crysis? As I am looking to get COD4 for PC.

Thanks,

Wiz

 

[V_R]

I start many threads. Ya the crysis and CoD4 ones in the gaming section.

Ask away mate, i have played cod4 since day 1, ill tell all you need to know.