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Nvidia forceware 197.45 WHQL

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This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, and 300-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.

New in Version 197.45

Recommended for the best performance with the new GPU-accelerated features in Adobe CS5.
Adds support for the new version of MotionDSP's video enhancement software, vReveal, which adds support for HD output. NVIDIA customers can download a free version of vReveal that supports up to SD output here.
Fixes a video playback issue in Media Player Classic.
Existing Support in Release 197 Drivers

Supports Next Generation ION .
Supports GeForce GT 320 , GeForce GT 330 , and GeForce GT 340 .
Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0129.
Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.0.9.1 (for supported GPUs).
Increases performance in several PC games from v196.21 WHQL. The following are examples of measured improvements. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
Up to 13% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with a single GPU
Up to 30% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with SLI technology
Up to 13% performance increase in H.A.W.X with single GPU
Up to 15% performance increase in H.A.W.X with SLI technology
Up to 30% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with single GPU
Up to 28% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with SLI technology
Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for top new gaming titles including Assassin Creed II, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight, Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City, Mass Effect 2, Napoleon: Total War, and Zombie Driver.
Enhanced SLI support for Metro 2033, Supreme Commander 2, Unigine, and World of Warcraft.
Adds Ambient Occlusion support for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Need for Speed: Shift, Resident Evil 5, RUSE, and Street Fighter IV.
Adds override anti-aliasing support for Mass Effect 2.
Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here .
Other Support:

Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with Adobe Flash 10.1. Learn more here .
Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
Supports OpenCL 1.0 ( Open Computing Language ) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
Supports OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
Supports CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements. See CUDA Zone for more details.
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
Supports 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 .
Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now!
Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software .
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WIN7 64BIT
http://downloads.guru3d.com/Forceware-197.45-Windows-7-|-Vista-(64-bit)-WHQL-download-2520.html

WIN 7 32BIT
http://downloads.guru3d.com/Forceware-197.45-Windows-7-|-Vista-(32-bit)-WHQL-download-2519.html

WINXP 64BIT
http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/197.45/197.45_desktop_winxp_64bit_english_whql.exe

WINXP 32BIT
http://downloads.guru3d.com/Forceware-197.45-Windows-XP-(32-bit)-WHQL-download-2518.html
 
FURMARK

1680x1050 , 2XAA

186.18
FPS: min=53 max=78 avg=61

191.87
FPS: min=53 max=84 avg=61

196.86
FPS: min=54 max=77 avg=61

197.13
FPS: min=62 max=94 avg=71

197.25
FPS: min=62 max=94 avg=72

197.41
FPS: min=61 max=94 avg=71

197.45
FPS: min=62 max=(95) avg=72


Heaven Benchmark

DX10/high/Ani x2/AA x2/FS 1/Res 1680x1050

186.18 = 42.6 , 1073 points
191.87 = 43.0 , 1084 points
197.13 = (43.2), 1084 points
197.25 = 43.0 , 1084 points
197.41 = 43.0 , 1083 points
197.45 = 43.0 , 1083 points
 
Thats about 3 drivers in a row with this line

Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for top new gaming titles including Battlefield: Bad Company 2,
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Id prefer to see performance increase in BC2 instead of regurgitating whats been said in other beta and whql releases...
 
Gerard said:
Thats about 3 drivers in a row with this line
Id prefer to see performance increase in BC2 instead of regurgitating whats been said in other beta and whql releases...
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Yup...same here. Until it says that I won't bother putting them on...unless there is any improvment? Can't be asked to check myself for like 5fps or whatever.
 
where the 280 owners at? sli

I really don't want to install these as my system is running sweet MUST RESIST...
 
Downloading now while doing a Vantage run on 196.21 to check for any improvements (GTX280.) Will post back what I get.
 
Do these newer drivers actually improve performance in older games such as crysis warhead compared to say 191.07??

I have seen more sluggishness with the later drivers compared to 191.07 in my GTX260! There was no "up to 13% performance improvement"! Wish I could boost from 20 to 25 fps in crysis warhead!
 
Results:


GTX280
Q6700 @ 3.2Ghz
4GB DDR2
PhysX Enabled

196.21

Vantage.JPG


Crysis.JPG




197.45

Vantage.JPG


Crysis.JPG







No major improvement really, but hope this helps someone :).
 
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