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nekrosoft13
02-27-08, 11:20 PM
32bit
http://www.station-drivers.com/telechargement/nvidia/nv_gf_171.20whql-vista32(www.station-drivers.com).exe

64bit
http://www.station-drivers.com/telechargement/nvidia/nv_gf_171.20-vista64(www.station-drivers.com).exe

thanks to Station Drivers
AdamK47
02-28-08, 01:12 AM
Wootle scootle on a noodle!
saturnotaku
02-28-08, 08:03 AM
Drivers are dated 01/24/2008 and support these cards:

NVIDIA = "NVIDIA"
NVIDIA_G80.DEV_0191.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX"
NVIDIA_G80.DEV_0193.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS"
NVIDIA_G80.DEV_0194.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra"
NVIDIA_G80.DEV_019D.1 = "NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600"
NVIDIA_G80.DEV_019E.1 = "NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600"
NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0400.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS"
NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0402.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT"
NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0403.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600GS"
NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0404.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS"
NVIDIA_G84.DEV_040A.1 = "NVIDIA Quadro FX 370"
NVIDIA_G84.DEV_040D.1 = "NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M"
NVIDIA_G84.DEV_040E.1 = "NVIDIA Quadro FX 570"
NVIDIA_G84.DEV_040F.1 = "NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700"
NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0420.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400 SE"
NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0421.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT"
NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0422.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS "
NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0423.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS"
NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0424.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS "
NVIDIA_G86.DEV_042F.1 = "NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290"
NVIDIA_C77.DEV_0848.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9200"
NVIDIA_C77.DEV_0849.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8200"
NVIDIA_C77.DEV_084A.1 = "NVIDIA nForce 730a"
NVIDIA_C77.DEV_084B.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8200 "
NVIDIA_C77.DEV_084C.1 = "NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI"
NVIDIA_C77.DEV_084D.1 = "NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI"
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0600.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512"
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0611.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT"
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_061A.1 = "NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700"
NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06E2.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400"
NVIDIA_G98.DEV_06E4.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS "

You'll need a modded .inf if your card isn't above.
mRYellow
02-28-08, 08:58 AM
These drivers are very good. The best COD4 drivers to date....its much better than the 174.12 ,13 and 16's.

DV is broken and they removed some of the video tweaks that were there for the 9600GT launch.

Apart from that its a great set for gaming.
Isola
02-28-08, 09:31 AM
still looking for good drivers for Company of heroes......since 163.75

8800gtx.
Lashek
02-28-08, 08:50 PM
Only thing I noticed with the 170.20 drivers in vista ultimate with sp1 was the fact that I could not enable/disable SLI. It always told me my computer needed to restart, and when I did, it would stay the same setting. I had to downgrade back to the 169.25 drivers in order to have working SLI again :(
malachi1313
02-28-08, 09:34 PM
Only thing I noticed with the 170.20 drivers in vista ultimate with sp1 was the fact that I could not enable/disable SLI. It always told me my computer needed to restart, and when I did, it would stay the same setting. I had to downgrade back to the 169.25 drivers in order to have working SLI again :(
I've been having that issue with all 170 series drivers. How can a driver be whql and sli not work?
Armed_Baboon
02-28-08, 09:49 PM
COD4 benches please.
lee63
02-28-08, 10:38 PM
I've been having that issue with all 170 series drivers. How can a driver be whql and sli not work?
I have the same issue :(
Slammin
02-28-08, 11:32 PM
I have the same issue :(


Ditto. Cannot enable Sli with these.
breathemetal
02-28-08, 11:32 PM
So how are these? The best drivers to date or no?
Bman212121
02-29-08, 12:50 AM
Ditto. Cannot enable Sli with these.

Hmm, remind me not to update my drivers. I'm using the 169.25's here lol. I had to look cause I wasn't sure if I had updated them.
Goran
02-29-08, 02:24 AM
WHQL has nothing in common with SLI, gamebugs or nonworking DV etc. MS runs a series of tests to ensure that the install routine is according to MS specs and they also test the driver for DirectX errors. Most tests check so that the driver does not crash while you work in windows desktop, eg in Word, Excel, IE etc..

As fas I know, no games at all are tested in these tests. They run some "tools" only that they have made over at MS. These tools checks these things.
nekrosoft13
02-29-08, 08:06 AM
they run more advance version of verifier (type verifier in run box)
andrebrait
03-01-08, 09:45 AM
Hmm, remind me not to update my drivers. I'm using the 169.25's here lol. I had to look cause I wasn't sure if I had updated them.


Have you tried 169.35? working great here
ShoNuff
03-02-08, 04:17 AM
Have you tried 169.35? working great here

You got a link to the Vista 64bit version of these drivers?
Greg
03-02-08, 06:01 AM
No issues here, driver appears to work fine. Also nothing special, no noticable speed ups or slow downs. 8800GT.
badboy64
03-04-08, 09:43 AM
SLI doesn't work at all.