Forceware 180.42 Beta's XP 32/64bit Vista 32/64bit

LoadsaMoney · 21 Oct 2008 at 13:19

Spotted these over at Guru (and now been upped by Nvidia), so thought id give a heads up.

Thread :- http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=276729

Drivers :-

XP 32bit

http://uk.download.nvidia.com/Windows/180.42/180.42_geforce_winxp_32bit_english_beta.exe

XP 64bit

http://uk.download.nvidia.com/Windows/180.42/180.42_geforce_winxp_64bit_english_beta.exe

Vista 32bit

http://uk.download.nvidia.com/Windows/180.42/180.42_geforce_winvista_32bit_english_beta.exe

Vista 64bit

http://uk.download.nvidia.com/Windows/180.42/180.42_geforce_winvista_64bit_english_beta.exe

Original .inf only supports :-

NVIDIA_G80.DEV_0191.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX"
NVIDIA_G80.DEV_0193.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS"
NVIDIA_G80.DEV_0194.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra"
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0600.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512"
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0601.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT"
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0602.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT"
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0604.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2"
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0605.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT "
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0606.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS"
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0610.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO"
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0611.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT "
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0612.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+"
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0613.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+"
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0614.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT "
NVIDIA_G94.DEV_0622.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT"
NVIDIA_G94.DEV_0623.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GS"
NVIDIA_G94.DEV_0625.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512"
NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0640.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT"
NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0641.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT "
NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0643.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT "
NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0644.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GS"
NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0645.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GS "
NVIDIA_G96.DEV_065B.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT "
NVIDIA_GT200.DEV_05E1.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280"
NVIDIA_GT200.DEV_05E2.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260"
NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0860.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300"
NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0864.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300 "
NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0865.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300 "
NVIDIA_C79.DEV_0868.1 = "NVIDIA nForce 760i SLI"
NVIDIA_C79.DEV_086A.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400 "
NVIDIA_C79.DEV_086C.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300 / nForce 730i"
NVIDIA_C79.DEV_086D.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9200"

bledd · 21 Oct 2008 at 13:22

Thanks

will check when i get home to see how many pc's catch fire as to whether or not i install them

Neil79 · 21 Oct 2008 at 17:42

Fan control not working with these via rivatuner

Strife212 · 21 Oct 2008 at 17:44

Cheers

Leebone · 21 Oct 2008 at 17:45

Neil79 said:
Fan control not working with these via rivatuner

Try evga precision

Neil79 · 21 Oct 2008 at 17:46

low-level fan controls still work

, phew

Bony Maloney · 21 Oct 2008 at 20:03

Snakedoctor · 24 Oct 2008 at 13:49

Getting a number of BSODs with these while not even gaming. PC crashed during the night for no aparent reason.

helmutcheese · 24 Oct 2008 at 15:55

Fan control works for me in RT, there is peeps say it don't in EVGA PT.

I have no BSOD outside game or in BIA-HH (only one I'm currently playing.

I will now not be playing FarCry2 (for now) because the more I read the more crap it appears esp the Respawning.

Adrianr · 24 Oct 2008 at 15:58

helmutcheese said:
I will now not be playing FarCry2 (for now) because the more I read the more crap it appears esp the Respawning.

Just give it a whirl dude, Crysis was a similar division of opinion (And every other game really), but many people loved it!

helmutcheese · 24 Oct 2008 at 16:05

Adrianr said:
Just give it a whirl dude, Crysis was a similar division of opinion (And every other game really), but many people loved it!

Not paying for it to bin it lol.

I will quote my post in the section where others are slating it.

helmutcheese said:
I will not be playing this till the respawning is removed if ever.

I've read lots of bad things about a game I was looking forward to.

If they want to make it real like guns jamming and rusting (OK has to speed up time as in real life it would take longer than you would to complete the game), they cant have camps back to undamaged and peeps back to life once you backtrack to where you were before.

Coolasmoo · 24 Oct 2008 at 17:19

180.43

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=277020

Recommended for the best experience on Far Cry 2

helmutcheese · 24 Oct 2008 at 17:39

Coolasmoo said:
180.43

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=277020

Recommended for the best experience on Far Cry 2

You should make that a new thread m8, so peeps see it.

IMO is deserve it same as others do and its your news so I wont steal your glory.

Coolasmoo · 24 Oct 2008 at 17:42

Its only a very minor incremental update so i will let somebody else have the limelight with this one,

Besides i like to keep loadsa busy these days

helmutcheese · 24 Oct 2008 at 17:45

Coolasmoo said:
Its only a very minor incremental update so i will let somebody else have the limelight with this one,

Besides i like to keep loadsa busy these days

He posts BS modded ones 99% of the time TBH.

Post it m8, the MIN FPS gains is the best aspects of these BTW.

Nymins · 24 Oct 2008 at 17:45

Is there any worthwhile updates in this compared to the 180.42's?

helmutcheese · 24 Oct 2008 at 17:51

Nymins said:
Is there any worthwhile updates in this compared to the 180.42's?

MIN FPS Gains as above.

There is thread on Guru3D about these.

Nvidia would not waste time or bandwidth on them if no gain.

jonnylaris · 24 Oct 2008 at 17:51

Tried these drivers and havent made .1fps difference in any game even far cry 2 on the spec in my sig. Also, this driver disables scaling options which are a must for me who plays cs on a 24inch monitor.

helmutcheese · 24 Oct 2008 at 17:54

Have you actually ran the Bench Tools and looked at the MIN FPS (More important) or are you the only one reporting no gain.

(the drivers are for FarCry 2 so other games do not even come into the equation).

BTW, they are on the UK site but US site fails to load them after you choose your options.

http://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-uk

LoadsaMoney · 24 Oct 2008 at 17:58

helmutcheese said:
He posts BS modded ones 99% of the time TBH.

Pmsl.

Those were Nvidia's drivers im afraid, and if it wasn't for me linking to those leaked ones, then you wouldn't have been getting any drivers.