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nVidia Forceware 181.22 Released

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This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, and 200-series desktop GPUs.
New in Release 181.22:

  • This driver is recommended for the best GPU PhysX experience in EA’s hot PC title Mirror’s Edge.
  • This driver package automatically installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0010.
  • Additional information on specific bug fixes can be found in the release documentation notes.
New in all Release 181 drivers:
Exciting New Features:

  • Added support for GeForce GTX 295 and GeForce GTX 285.
  • Enables NVIDIA SLI technology on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards with all SLI-certified GPUs
  • Enables NVIDIA SLI Multi-monitor support, giving you the ability to use two monitors with your GeForce graphics cards in SLI mode. Now you can easily switch between multi-monitor desktop mode and full screen 3D gaming mode. Learn more here.
  • Enables NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects. Learn more here. Note: GPU PhysX is supported on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory.
  • Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #2. Download these free PhysX and CUDA applications now!
  • Added support for the new NVIDIA CUDA Video Encoder with H.264 optimization.
Blazing Fast Performance:

  • Boosts performance in numerous 3D applications. The following are some examples of improvements measured with Release 181 WHQL drivers vs. Release 178 WHQL drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
    • Up to 10% performance increase in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset)
    • Up to 13% performance increase in Assassin's Creed
    • Up to 13% performance increase in BioShock
    • Up to 15% performance increase in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
    • Up to 10% performance increase in Crysis Warhead
    • Up to 25% performance increase in Devil May Cry 4
    • Up to 38% performance increase in Far Cry 2
    • Up to 18% performance increase in Race Driver: GRID
    • Up to 80% performance increase in Lost Planet: Colonies
    • Up to 18% performance increase in World of Conflict
And More:

  • Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology* on DirectX 9 , DirectX 10and OpenGL.
  • Supports CUDA.
  • Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
  • Includes numerous 3D application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
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Go here to get it for your card.

Need to test these, but are probably quite similar to the recent BETA. No more issues with Fallout 3 though.

EDIT: Looks like they're prettymuch just WHQL'd 181.22 beta drivers.
 
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Another PhysX software update that disables Ageia cards even though the notes state it will work if you are updating from a previous version.

My eyes rolled themselves out'a my head.
 
layte said:
Another PhysX software update that disables Ageia cards even though the notes state it will work if you are updating from a previous version.

My eyes rolled themselves out'a my head.
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Did you uninstall the drivers and the physx drivers first
then go into safe mode and use drivercleaner for both Ageia
and NV graphic drivers?
 
Ive installed and it worked fine with my 2 of XFX GF9600GT XXX (SLi) - no problems during install - Ive removed the old one include PhysX and installed new 181.22 and Physx driver - seem it went smooth without hiccup.
 
Hmmmm... had huge problems with these drivers and my 9800GT (tried multiple installs and used Driver Sweeper to clean up before installations).

Was getting *very* juddery performance in L4D (1920x1200, 16xQ CSAA, 16x Anisotropic) and sound 'judders', too... before the new drivers it was as smooth as anything.

WoW gave even weirder results, I'd log in and get 10FPS and juddery movement but could fix it by setting the options to 24bit 1x multisampling and then back to 24bit 4x multisampling and I'd be back to 30FPS but still slight pauses... it just didn't feel right!

To rule out a hardware issue, swapped in my 8800GT with exactly the same results.

So I'm back on the 178-24 release from November, which is running both games perfectly again.
 
me and a mate using a gtx280 and a 7900gt both on 181.22 are working totally fine no problems so far (oh except mirrors ege crashing with hardware physx on)
 
Broke Left 4 Dead for me...

...causes fps hack-ups/freezing/judders etc.

Apparently doesn't affect the game if your running 64-bit, but I'm on 32-bit, fair few people had the same problem on the valve forums, went back 178's and all is well again in the land of zombies! :)
 
Yup left 4 dead is very juddery :( but if I run my GPU fan at 100% it doesn't lockup/freeze - not sure whats going on there.

Back to 181.20 and even thinking of 180.60.
 
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