190.38 WHQL 7/21/2009

[mailman2]

http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista_64bit_190.38_whql.html
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GeForce/ION Driver Release 190 WHQL
Version: 190.38
Release Date: July 21, 2009
Operating System: Windows 7 or Windows Vista (64-bit)
Language: U.S. English
File Size: 112 MB

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

New in Release 190.38

- Adds support for OpenGL 3.1
- Adds support for CUDA 2.3 for improved performance in GPU Computing applications. See CUDA Zone for more details.
- Adds a new user-controlled power management setting for select GeForce 9-series and later graphics cards (cards must already support more than one power state). This option allows users to set a performance level for each DirectX or OpenGL application.
- Includes several new control panel features and numerous bug fixes. More information can be found in the release documentation.
- Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.

Existing Support:

- Supports Microsoft’s new DirectX Compute API on Windows 7.
- 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.
- Installs PhysX System Software version 9.09.0428.
- 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.
- Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #3. Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now!
- Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.

[Mr Bigman]

Looks good will try em.

[Drax]

Can only get in game AA settings to work in WoW with these. Override and Enhance the Application settings don't work.

Had everything working nicely with 186.18

[hell_of_doom227]

Interesting thing about drivers in Windows 7. I uninstalled old ones and installed new ones without requiring to reboot and everything works perfect.

[Lfctony]

38 or 39?

[Yaboze]

It's 38. He needs to edit the subject.

[DarkOneX]

Interesting thing about drivers in Windows 7. I uninstalled old ones and installed new ones without requiring to reboot and everything works perfect.

Ya I noticed the same when they were betas and I installed them, however ever since installing these Left 4 Dead has been constantly freezing up like it used to do quite a few driver revisions back, and just now I got one of those BSOD's on that NVKLMMD or whatever that I haven't ever got on this video card nor in Win7 but used to get long time ago.

I'm going to uninstall the betas, run driver cleaner, and install these and if still happens I'm going back to 186 drivers.

[mailman2]

It's 38. He needs to edit the subject.

cant a mod will have to

[methimpikehoses]

still running the 190 betas here which worked fine. Any changes for these whql's?

[hell_of_doom227]

These have one nusty bug in Windows 7. Nvidia Display Service is in invalid state 32 is a message i get in event viewer. I changed service to be in manul, so far so good.

[Yaboze]

I am getting this too, on a reboot only. It doesn't seem to reappear after prolonged use.

[wyverne]

This is crap. Flat panel scaling info is gone. I had it working with a regedit on HDTV on the previous WHQL. Now they revamped all the settings and scaling is GONE. Everything is stretched at non native resolutions.

[wyverne]

Possible variation on fix here: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1167222&page=86

[sharangad]

This is crap. Flat panel scaling info is gone. I had it working with a regedit on HDTV on the previous WHQL. Now they revamped all the settings and scaling is GONE. Everything is stretched at non native resolutions.

Nope it's there. Look under "Adjust desktop size and position."

[Eliminator]

awesome drivers... slightly better performance than 185.85 but most importantly empire total war works now without any flickering or corruption in windows 7 :)

[betterdan]

Scaling works fine here. The only thing is I select which option i want then click OK and it sets it but you can't tell because the radio buttons go back to the default position. Even though it doesn't look like your setting was set it really was.

[wyverne]

Nope it's there. Look under "Adjust desktop size and position."

Can you make a screenshot?

Do you use a HDTV?

Previously, NVIDIA fixed the option to "monitor scaling" if you used a HDTV and you had to reg hack it before GPU scaling would work.

That option appears to be gone with my HDTV on the new drivers. I'll double-check.

[wyverne]

Gone. Nothing.

http://i25.tinypic.com/qz5elw.jpg

[sharangad]

Gone. Nothing.

http://i25.tinypic.com/qz5elw.jpg

I'm not connected to an HDTV, but a regular monitor. For me in that tab I get scaling options.

I have another PC connected to an HDTV through an 8600 GTS and that has no scaling options either.

[hypertek]

what to use to overclock with these? i installed rivatuner and i dont get that option

[betterdan]

what to use to overclock with these? i installed rivatuner and i dont get that option

http://www.nvidia.com/object/nvidia_system_tools_6.05.html

[ATi]

is it just me or is the sli profile for necrovision gone?! can any one please link me to the old evga sli patch for necrovision .?

[Mathesar]

Are they ever going to fix the pixelation issues with Win 7 & Nvidia cards? I have a GTX 260 and whenever I run VLC fullscreen it looks like a pixelated mess. If I reboot into WinXP its fine.

Same pixelation issue occurs in Plants vs. Zombies & Peggle Deluxe when running fullscreen (Only happens in Win7).

[newparad1gm]

I just installed these drivers on my Vista64, and in RivaTuner I am seeing that my primary GTX 280 is not clock throttling at all, while my second GTX 280 is clock throttling while at desktop. Also, at seemingly random intervals, when I open my start menu, my screen resets for a second (as if I had just changed my resolution, like it will go black out for a second). This doesn't happen every time I open the start menu, but it is pretty jarring when it does happen.

[Yaboze]

I rolled back to 186.18. I noticed WoW would hitch when I first launched it, act funny or slow when alt-tabbing and back and these perform HORRIBLY with Fallout 3 (as of Zeta/1.17).