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**THE NVIDIA DRIVERS THREAD**
- Thread starter Boomstick777
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Caporegime
Yes.
I uninstalled a few
I get them all in the sales.
Maybe you need to do clean install of windows, sounds like you have bugs as for me it always auto adds games.
I only have 6 installed and usually only play 1 or 2, just one game is like 140gb
Soldato
It doesn't auto add for me, and never has.
Soldato
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Hi
normally i keep a driver for months on end without upgrading, however i got a new gpu and so it seemed as good a time as any to upgrade. However the one i chose was a stinker, (the 1st 416 driver) I upgraded to 416.34 which seem much better, i am still wondering if my gpu is running as fast as it can be with the driver i am currently using. (I have a new 1080ti)
basically i suppose i am looking for a new driver which i know is not gimping my 1080ti. my current driver may be it, but i am not sure?
so TLDR, how is the new 417 performing?
Thanks
normally i keep a driver for months on end without upgrading, however i got a new gpu and so it seemed as good a time as any to upgrade. However the one i chose was a stinker, (the 1st 416 driver) I upgraded to 416.34 which seem much better, i am still wondering if my gpu is running as fast as it can be with the driver i am currently using. (I have a new 1080ti)
basically i suppose i am looking for a new driver which i know is not gimping my 1080ti. my current driver may be it, but i am not sure?
so TLDR, how is the new 417 performing?
Thanks
Caporegime
Latest drivers are good and if there was any gimping, tech sites would be all over it.
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Soldato
Unfortunately, for me, the latest drivers cause a black screen on first windows boot that requires a hard reset. Additionally, my frame rates with gsync on have taken a significant dive since the last set.
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Soldato
Try it and see, not going to see tech sites reporting on gimping due to being in Nv's pocket under nda due to fear of reprisals from Nv.
Users usually expose dodgy drivers-tech sites are the last to inform us unfortunately.
Caporegime
I am currently on 416.94 and no issues. Though I am not playing any games recently released at this moment.
Strange. You guys on Windows 10? Cannot think of anything else really. Unless you are the type that never does a clean install for years on end, could be that.
I do at least one clean install per year, sometimes even two. Only takes a couple of hours these days. Secure Erase SSD and install windows from a usb stick takes 15 minutes tops. The rest of the time is for installing stuff really. Can be done watching a movie or a tv show. Nothing like a nice clean install of windows imo
Caporegime
I would lend you my tinfoil hat but I see you have your own
Soldato
How’s your card Gregster ?
Caporegime
Really good bud. Not caused me any issues at all (thus far and touch wood).
Soldato
Mines is in OcUK how being tested for a replacement new card is a msi Ventus.
Caporegime
Geeez, that is a big mess of a launch. I hope mine carries on being good, as nothing worse that messing around with RMAs
Hope yours gets replaced soon bud.
Soldato
Yea, I clean install every few months. I clean install the driver updates, too.
Soldato
Tinfoil hat discredit excuse...I would lend you my tinfoil hat but I see you have your own
You jump on new tech on release day, you're the last one to ask about drivers on old gen GPUs.
They've been caught out in the past with crap performance driver **** storms, hopefully they'll get caught out again if they do it again on new titles now Pascal is previous gen.
Caporegime
Strange no idea why it does not auto add then. The only other thing I can think of is something you do as a part of your installation process as habit and without realising that causes it. Not saying that is the case by the way.
A somewhat similar example would be with steam many years ago, the overlay would not work for me and it was the case for quite a while. Did not know why it was, then eventually one day I realised it was not playing well with msi afterburner. That no longer is the case by the way, they play well with each other
Caporegime
Tommy, lighten up, I was joking and if they do stupid things like that, they deserve to be pulled over the coals and there is enough tech sites who would love to get one over NVidia.
Strange no idea why it does not auto add then. The only other thing I can think of is something you do as a part of your installation process as habit and without realising that causes it. Not saying that is the case by the way.
A somewhat similar example would be with steam many years ago, the overlay would not work for me and it was the case for quite a while. Did not know why it was, then eventually one day I realised it was not playing well with msi afterburner. That no longer is the case by the way, they play well with each other
This is the guide I always go by:
https://www.overclock.net/forum/71-...emove-your-nvidia-gpu-drivers-new-2016-a.html
https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/417-01-whql-clean-version.421390/
Nothing complicated, no tools and it seems to be flawless but to be honest I cannot tell any difference in performance between 378.92 and 417.01 on a 1080Ti the way some people go on.
Soldato
All fine here, was just pointing out they have got previous, wasnt as big a deal as you must have thought.
Also stated better off keeping an eye on user feedback and not tech sites who are more or less PR wings now.
Soldato
I use those drivers and my win 7 64bit is 4 months old.
The games I have that are not steam do show up.