ForceWare Vista 163.69 BETA

Coolasmoo · 17 Sep 2007 at 17:26

Dont think anyone's posted these yet:

Supports GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs.
Improved compatibility and performance for NVIDIA SLI™ 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, feature limitations, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_163.69.html

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_163.69.html

gurusan · 17 Sep 2007 at 17:27

ooh...improved compatiblity for Quake Wars...eager to try this one out.

Coolasmoo · 17 Sep 2007 at 17:30

Also for XP

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

Greebo · 17 Sep 2007 at 17:33

Coolasmoo said:
Also for XP

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

I was just about to ask what about us poor xp users?

Shocky-FM · 17 Sep 2007 at 17:52

Improved compatibility for The Way It’s Meant To Be Played™ game titles? interesting, how about none TWIMTBP games? oh well

Thanks for sharing guys..

Talrinys · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:03

Sounds intersting, but damn they're releasing a lot these days, and bringing nothing to the non-beta crowd?
Anyone tested this yet?

Nymins · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:10

Hopefully Crysis will play even better. Ill report back.

helmutcheese · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:14

Well Rivatuner 2.04 works with it even though it was signed off at .67's, I have used the new settings to set Shader to -1, this gives me same Core/Shader Ratio as older drivers inc my underclocked 2D speed, so Im happy.

Tom|Nbk · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:16

OOOOOhhhh Improved Crysis performance. Man NVIDIA are right on with drivers recently. Unfortunatly I don't have a monitor atm so will have to rely on what others say

Tom|Nbk · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:21

Hold on the XP ones are just 163.67

helmutcheese · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:23

So Tom are you typing this on your Nvidia 3D Specs ?

Nymins · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:34

Performance was basically the same, maybe a tiny bit slower due to Rivatuner reverting back to default clocks and i couldn't remember what i set them too

J.D · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:34

helmutcheese said:
So Tom are you typing this on your Nvidia 3D Specs ?

He's on the PC that much, he won't need a screen. He knows where the mouse is at all times and typing is easy

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LoadsaMoney · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:36

Thanks for the heads up.

Anyone know if these ones have the slowdown bug fix in em as well.

Margaret · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:40

Tom|Nbk said:
Hold on the XP ones are just 163.67

Microsoft payed nVidia.

helmutcheese · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:40

J.D said:
He's on the PC that much, he won't need a screen. He knows where the mouse is at all times and typing is easy .

LOL

Well I ignored these drivers as of same issue as last beta ones with static Shader, but as Rivatuner 2.04 came out today I can enter -1 and get my Core/Shader Ratio back as before, I aint going to mess about with it as I do not have a clue whats limit of the Shader.

LoadsaMoney · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:42

well ive just downloaded the XP ones, and it says 163.69. :confused:

helmutcheese · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:47

Probably Link was slow to update thats all.

Now just a long wait on Crysis MP from crappy FP

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Gerard · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:50

Really cant be bothered installing more bloody drivers, if the improved compatability for crysis = like a 15fps bump (no channce) then someone tell me.

helmutcheese · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:55

15FPS is not impossible m8, I wont know as FP is "as slow as a week in the jail" and these will be drivers I'm using so cant compair.