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Nvidia 163.67 beta drivers out

Beta driver release.
This driver supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ 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. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, feature limitations, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.


OOOOOhhh Crysis :cool::D
 
Beta.. beta this.. beta that... cheap drivers are they or what. Beta seems to mean if you get problems, your stuffed :eek:

Still lets give them a try.. ta
 
Improved performance of the graphics memory manager on GeForce
8 series GPUs running DirectX 9 applications in single‐GPU and
NVIDIA SLI configurations.
These improvements solve cases of reported performance slowdowns
some 3D applications with high graphics settings and resolutions.

Looks like the slowdown bug is fixed on DX9 at least.
 
nvdia 163.67 driver release

Changes in Version 163.67

What’s New in Version 163.67
New Features
• Improved performance of the graphics memory manager on GeForce
8 series GPUs running DirectX 9 applications in single‐GPU
configurations.
These improvements solve cases of reported performance slowdowns in
some 3D applications with high graphics settings and resolutions.


Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 32-bit
Fixed Single-GPU Issues
All GPUs

• Company of Heroes (DirectX 10) ‐ ʺout‐of‐memoryʺ errors may occur
at high resolutions and high antialiasing levels.
GeForce 8 Series GPUs
• GeForce 8600 GTS: The Microsoft DirectX SDK Blob demo–the screen
turns blank when changing the multisample type while in full‐screen
mode. [322023]
GeForce 7 Series GPUs
• GeForce 7300GT, GeForce 6150/6100: The display becomes corrupted
after entering Hibenate mode from Standby mode (linked standbyhibernate).
[339269]
• GeForce 7050PV/7025, GeForce 6600: Civilization4–the game menu
doesnʹt show the options. [330106]
Fixed SLI Mode Issues
• [SLI]: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl–game performance with
SLI mode enabled may be lower than under single‐GPU mode in
some areas. [321749]
• [SLI], GeForce 8600: Age of Empires 3–blue‐screen crash or blank
screen occurs after exiting the game. [322085]
• [SLI], GeForce 8600: 3DMark06–ʺGT2‐Firefly Forestʺ shows massive
corruption at 1600x1200 resolution with 8xAA enabled. [321355]
• [SLI], GeForce 8500/8400/8300: 3DMark05–the benchmark crashes or
results in an intermittent blank screen when run with Override AA set
(from the NVIDIA Control Panel) and at resolutions higher than
1920x1200. [330368]
• [SLI], GeForce 8500/8400/8300: The desktop resolution resets to
800x600 after switching between SLI‐mode enable and SLI‐mode
disable. [327233]

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 64-bit
Fixed Single-GPU Issues

• GeForce 7300GT, GeForce 6150/6100: The display becomes corrupted
after entering Hibernate mode from Standby mode (linked standbyhibernate).
[339269]
Fixed SLI Mode Issues
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: Screensaver crashes after resuming from
preview. [340179]
• [SLI], GeForce 8500/8400/8300: The system automatically restarts
when SLI is either enabled or disabled with UAC enabled. [332104]
 
Funny as i was sitting at work today wondering if we we might get some new drivers today, and looks like these are the slowdown bug fix, cheers for the heads up. :)

@tom, yeah the slowdown fix will be fixed for Dx10 later, only the Dx9 fix was coming this month. :)

Crysis improvements, right anybody tested the game to verify that, id wager no one has. :p
 
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still aint fixed the bug that happens when you use a via chipset and new nvidia drivers in vista :(

only gfx drivers that work are nearly a year old now , dont even offer open gl :/ and are s slow as can be in dx9 too
 
Downloading again, as usual with new drivers i will install and test a game or two and report if the slowdown bug is still present
 
Well, STALKER and Oblivion have no slowdown! Oblivion with 8xAA and 16xAF = no slowdown at all! They were the two games worst for it, too

Also ran 3dMark 06... score went from a usual 10800ts to 11300! Very pleased with these drivers :)
 
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I benched Bioshock and 3dmark06 with these, I got 9996 3dmarks as opposed to the 10300 with the last driver - bioshock sees no FPS difference though in DX10 from what I can tell with fraps running, IQ looks the same too. I will run a Source stress test now and see what I get - I used to get 213fps so let's see.....

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209FPS in Source.

I don't mind losing a few fps here and there really if indeed these drivers have better VRAM management so provide a smoother experience!
 
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Yeah can also confirm Oblivion is clean from the slowdown bug, i just done a test, when you start the game outside the sewers, cross the lake and go up the bank to where the Roxy Inn is, with 2xAA on that used to crawl a bit there with all the grass around there, and also when you entered the Roxy Inn, and came back out it would be a crawl, but its totally fixed, im amazed it even seems like my card is running faster, nice one Nvidia. :cool:
 
LoadsaMoney said:
Yeah can also confirm Oblivion is clean from the slowdown bug, i just done a test, when you start the game outside the sewers, cross the lake and go up the bank to where the Roxy Inn is, with 2xAA on that used to crawl a bit there with all the grass around there, and also when you entered the Roxy Inn, and came back out it would be a crawl, but its totally fixed, im amazed it even seems like my card is running faster, nice one Nvidia. :cool:
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What clocks is your card at btw ?
 
Greenboi said:
Well, STALKER and Oblivion have no slowdown! Oblivion with 8xAA and 16xAF = no slowdown at all! They were the two games worst for it, too

Also ran 3dMark 06... score went from a usual 10800ts to 11300! Very pleased with these drivers :)
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Excellent, cheers for telling us that. I was getting fed up with that damn bug in Oblivion. Look's like i'll be getting these then. :D
 
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