NVIDIA ForceWare WHQL Driver Update v280.26 is here

[Feuer Frei!]

NVIDIA has just released new WHQL-certified ForceWare drivers (v275.33) for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs. There are drivers for Windows Vista, Windows 7 -32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows XP, and Windows XP 64-bit. The GeForce 280.26 drivers add support for a handful of new 3D Vision projections, including the Acer X1111, BenQ W710ST, and NEC NP-V300W, as well as ViewSonic's V3D245 3D Vision monitor. Nvidia also shoehorned over two dozen 3D Vision game profiles, and updated three others (Crysis 2, Deep Black, and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition). In addition to plenty of love for 3D Vision, Nvidia addressed a bunch of issues, both for single GPU and multi-GPU users.

Resolved Single GPU Issues
-When installing the driver in Windows safe mode, the driver installation fails with an "NVIDIA Installer failed" message: The NVIDIA PhysX driver installer is not compatible with Microsoft's policy for safe mode, so the failure occurs when the PhysX driver is installed. To install the NVIDIA graphics driver in safe mode, deselect the PhysX driver from the list of NVIDIA driver components during safe mode installation.
-GeForce 400 Series: "Out of Memory" error messages occur when loading certain saved DirectX 9 games with 3D Vision enabled.
-GeForce 500 series: Crysis 2 – when played using DirectX 9, weapons become semi-transparent.
-GeForce 500 Series: Crysis 2 "Seat of Power" – weapons are not drawn correctly.
-GeForce 500 series: World of Tanks – the game hitches and stutters, especially while moving around the view.
-GeForce GTX 280M: "Could not find compatible graphics hardware" error occurs when installing the notebook driver.

Resolved Multi-GPU Issues
-3D Surround, GeForce 400 series: With three displays connected and enabled, after connecting a ourth display, if cannot be enabled from the NVIDIA Control Panel.
-3D Surround, GeForce 500/400 series: Two displays from the Surround group go blank upon enabling extended view on a display connected to the non-Surround group GPU.
-3D Vision: 3-way SLI is slower than 2-way SLI in 3D Vision mode.
3-Way SLI, GeForce 500 series: Displays connected to the HDMI connection on the second or third GPU cannot be enabled from the NVIDIA Control Panel: To workaround, enable the displays using the Windows Display Settings page.
-Optimus, Notebook GPUs: With the NVIDIA GPU display set as the secondary Dualview display, a YouTube HD video in full-screen mode is blank the first time it is played.
-SLI, GeForce 500 Series: Crysis 2 "Seat of Power" – weapons are not drawn correctly.
-SLI, GeForce 500 Series: Dirt 3 – the game stutters within the menu and occasionally during a race.
-SLI, GeForce 200 Series: Crysis 2 – the game flickers when both PhysX and SLI are enabled.
-SLI, GeForce 200 Series: F.E.A.R. – poor SLI performance.
-SLI, GeForce 400 Series: Dragon Age 2 – shadows glitches occur.
-SLI, GeForce 400 series: After restart the system, the PhysX processor setting on the Set SLI and PhysX configuration page switches from "Auto" to "GPU."
-SLI: Homefront – with SLI is enabled, shadows flicker in the game.
-SLI: The NVIDIA Control Panel reports that the first GPU is not installed in a high-performance PCIe slot: This message can be ignored. It is an obsolete message that no longer applies, and will be removed in a future driver release.

[kiwi_2005]

Might try it out, using v275.33 atm

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Might try it out, using v275.33 atm

Why not? It's an upgrade and you know what they say about keeping your PC up to date
I installed it today.

[kiwi_2005]

Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Why not? It's an upgrade and you know what they say about keeping your PC up to date
I installed it today.

might try it out as in 'I will download soon', I was in the middle of a heroic in WoW during my previous post, have 2nd monitor setup so I can browse in between breaks. Going to dl driver now actually.

[Castout]

Installed yesterday.

[Skybird]

Careful. 280.26 caused me troubles with SBP, making it to freeze the graphics while the sim ran on, blindly. Going back to 275.xx solved the issue. 280.26 also gave me CTDs with FS9. Thgey too got solved by goiung back to 275.xx.

It is a good idea to keep your OS and most other stuff updated, but gfx boards are the exception from the rule, too often latest drivers not only solve issues and adress new games, but also mess up things that before were no problem. For example the Alpi 3 scenery for Condor was almost unplayable with drivers between 262.xx and 272.xx - you either had to use an older driver, or wait for the newest ones.

With gfx drivers I tend to think: do not update them if not needed, means: if you do not have problems with any existing title your play. Why I did it today I do not know, but breaking my own rule immediately had me getting my fingers burned. So: serves me right.

[Feuer Frei!]

Very true Skybird.
Although I must admit. and from research, nVidia is a lot better in updating their drivers in relation to stability and regularity of updates.
But you are right, if issues arise with certain games, which invariably happens with bot companie's drivers, then roll back until newest driver's stability is addressed.

[kiwi_2005]

Drivers works fine for me, Windows 7 Ult edition 64bit, no service pack with updates turned off the day this OS was installed (Dec 2010) No issues with the OS.

Ive notice the glitching in Farcry 2 has gone since this new driver update.

[Castout]

This driver is giving me driver stopped responding message from time to time. Rare but certainly periodic.