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Ragtag
04-16-07, 03:51 AM
Supposed to be a real nice set of drivers. These are for WinXP 32bit only. No sign of Vista or x64 drivers yet.

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=221342
Rotor
04-16-07, 04:29 AM
thx mate!:up:
Snakeeyes
04-16-07, 07:38 AM
I think this is bogus dude. HUGE jump in version number.
Ragtag
04-16-07, 07:53 AM
It's not bogus. These are real and will be the release driver for the 8600 series cards tomorrow.
Capt.LoneRanger
04-16-07, 08:41 AM
So far only for 8xxx cards... :-?
DeuceHalo
04-16-07, 01:25 PM
It's not bogus. These are real and will be the release driver for the 8600 series cards tomorrow.

Considering the last official drivers for non-8800 cards running WinXP was 93.71, I'm gonna have to agree with the bogus assessment. Huge jump in versions - even 8800 cards running Vista were only in the low 100s.
shmall
04-16-07, 02:22 PM
anyone here tried them yet?

Simon :)
Ragtag
04-16-07, 05:39 PM
As i said, they are NOT fake.

http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=14586&catid=3
DeuceHalo
04-18-07, 10:25 AM
Well, I'll admit I was wrong - looks like they are at 158.xx now for all 8xxx cards. But what's up with that? Did they decide that 7xxx owners aren't worth their time anymore? They haven't had a recent 7xxx driver release in ages it seems.
Kant Schwimm
04-18-07, 10:44 AM
Well, I'll admit I was wrong - looks like they are at 158.xx now for all 8xxx cards. But what's up with that? Did they decide that 7xxx owners aren't worth their time anymore? They haven't had a recent 7xxx driver release in ages it seems.

I just installed a 158 driver for my 7950 - but its vista 32bit, it has an updated control panel too, so i think it wont be long for a new xp version :up:
Ragtag
04-18-07, 11:37 AM
There are official drivers out at nvidia.com for all cards now :)
Chuck B.
04-18-07, 01:51 PM
Has anyone seen the release notes for the new drivers? The link on the Nvidia site for the release notes only leads to a 15 Byte file ... :-?
Kant Schwimm
04-18-07, 02:04 PM
I think theres a pdf download with all the release notes at nvidia.
stuntcow
04-18-07, 03:11 PM
Would seem that the 7 series users are still on hold. There is no new drivers for the 7 series as of right now for XP.
Chuck B.
04-18-07, 03:14 PM
I think theres a pdf download with all the release notes at nvidia.

That is exactly the problem: The PDF is empty / corrupted.
Kant Schwimm
04-18-07, 03:17 PM
I think theres a pdf download with all the release notes at nvidia.

That is exactly the problem: The PDF is empty / corrupted.

Abit like the beta driver for vista then:damn: