Best driver?

clayp · 09-27-10, 03:07 PM

For a NV-GTX295 on WIN-7X64?

Elvin Presler · 09-27-10, 03:56 PM

Personally, I like 186.18. It seems to have the least problems and fixed aspect ratio scaling works best for me, though I do have to add a couple custom resolutions like 1440x900 and 1400x1050. Most of the newer ones completely break fixed aspect ratio for me and all I can get is a stretched screen when not in 16:10.

That said, for newer ones, the 258.96 set seems to work well too, but the 260 beta breaks scaling completely.

I have a single card and don't use the stereoscopic 3d or whatever.

Yaboze · 09-28-10, 08:13 AM

I used 186.18 for a long time before I got a GTX 480, now I use the 258.96's and they seem OK. The card I had before was a GTX 285.

Viventis · 10-13-10, 04:37 PM

I tried the 186.18 driver but it created explosion artifacts playing BFBC2. I am now trying the 197.57 Beta, the last driver before the 260 drivers came out. Can anyone tell me that last driver that had no support for the 400 series cards? I think sveral sets before the 256 drivers had support fot the 400 series cards.

i SPY · 10-13-10, 07:10 PM

try 197.45, i've seen a few that said they're the best 295gtx atm.

You can also try 3d vison driver that came with 1.34 cd; its 259.32, it was the fastest from all 25x.xx series in win7 64bit..

btw, 400 series started with 197.41

RAMChYLD · 11-01-10, 09:52 PM

After what I've experienced, I'd avoid anything newer than 197.45 if using a 200 series card.

gstanford · 11-05-10, 08:35 PM

Why, what have you experienced?

I've got 2 GTX280's in SLI and a GT240 as PhysX on win7 64 bit and wild horses stampeding could not convince me to go back to 197.45 from 260.99

09-27-10, 03:07 PM	#1
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09-27-10, 03:56 PM	#2
Elvin Presler Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 633	Re: Best driver? Personally, I like 186.18. It seems to have the least problems and fixed aspect ratio scaling works best for me, though I do have to add a couple custom resolutions like 1440x900 and 1400x1050. Most of the newer ones completely break fixed aspect ratio for me and all I can get is a stretched screen when not in 16:10. That said, for newer ones, the 258.96 set seems to work well too, but the 260 beta breaks scaling completely. I have a single card and don't use the stereoscopic 3d or whatever.

09-28-10, 08:13 AM	#3
Yaboze Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,057	Re: Best driver? I used 186.18 for a long time before I got a GTX 480, now I use the 258.96's and they seem OK. The card I had before was a GTX 285.

10-13-10, 04:37 PM	#4
Viventis Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 267	Re: Best driver? I tried the 186.18 driver but it created explosion artifacts playing BFBC2. I am now trying the 197.57 Beta, the last driver before the 260 drivers came out. Can anyone tell me that last driver that had no support for the 400 series cards? I think sveral sets before the 256 drivers had support fot the 400 series cards.

10-13-10, 07:10 PM	#5
i SPY 007 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: You were sayin' Posts: 290	Re: Best driver? try 197.45, i've seen a few that said they're the best 295gtx atm. You can also try 3d vison driver that came with 1.34 cd; its 259.32, it was the fastest from all 25x.xx series in win7 64bit.. btw, 400 series started with 197.41 __________________ intel Q9450 @ 3.656Ghz [1.3875v, LLC off]\| GA-X48-DS5 [Memory Enhance: Turbo]\|MSi N570GTX TwinFrozrIII OC/PowerEdition\|Kingston HyperX 4x2GB PC 8500 @ 1097Mhz [5-5-5-18, 2.25v]\| Creative X-FI Pro [SB046A]\| Tagan PipeRock 600w [48A]

11-01-10, 09:52 PM	#6
RAMChYLD Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Malaysia Posts: 93	Re: Best driver? After what I've experienced, I'd avoid anything newer than 197.45 if using a 200 series card. __________________ Rigs: "Edison" - Phenom II X4 925 AM3 (Deneb), M4N98TD-EVO (nForce980a SLI), ENGTS450 DirectCU 1GB (GeForce GTS450) x2 (SLI), integrated GeForce8200, SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro, 8GB DDR3-1600 "Sally" - Athlon64 x2 5000+ AM2 (Brisbane), M4N72-E (nForce750a SLI), ENGTS250 Dark Knight 1GB (GeForce GTS250) x2 (SLI), integrated GeForce8200, SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro, 4GB DDR2-1066 "Dongwa" - Phenom II X4 945 AM3 (Deneb), M4N75TD (nForce750a SLI), ENGTX260-216SP 896MB (GeForce GTX260 216SP) x2 (SLI), integrated GeForce8200, SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Champion, 8GB DDR3-1600 "Helen" - Athlon64 x2 6400+ AM2 (Windsor), M4N78 Pro (GeForce8300), ENGT520 1GB (GeForce GT520), integrated GeForce8300, AuzenTech Prelude X-Fi, 4GB DDR2-1066. "Clementine" - Athlon64 x2 3800+ AM2 (Windsor), TF560A2+ (nForce560), V8402GL26 (GeForce 8400GS), SoundBlaster Live! 5.1, Sonnet Allegro FW400 PCIe, 2GB DDR2-800

11-05-10, 08:35 PM	#7
gstanford Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 799	Re: Best driver? Why, what have you experienced? I've got 2 GTX280's in SLI and a GT240 as PhysX on win7 64 bit and wild horses stampeding could not convince me to go back to 197.45 from 260.99 __________________ Primary rig: CPU: Intel i7 2600K Cooler: Cooler MAster Hyper 212+ Motherboard Asrock z68 Extreme 4 Memory: 8gb Corsair DDR-3 1333 Video: 2x Galaxy GTX 670 reference 2gb PhysX: Gainward GTX 460 SE 1gb Video Capture: Compro E-700 DVB-T PCI-e PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W Monitor: Samsung 305T 30" Case: Coolermaster stacker 830 Hard drives: 5x 500gb seagate SATA (non raid) Burner: Samsung SH-S18L OS: Vista Ultimate 64 bit and Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit MS Sidewinder Joystick Logitech G25 wheel Logitech 5.1 speaker system