Nvidia Driver

ridgewayranger · 04-05-09, 07:24 AM

Hi Guys,
I installed the latest driver on Nvidia site, 182.50, and still get virtually double my original frame rate BUT, there has to be a but, if I set up and use Nhancer the rate drops to around 70 fps. I then have to uninstal and reinstal the driver to get it back.
No doubt someone with much more knowledge of computers will be able to explain this. For the time being I'm happy to have the speed. The same thing happens if I change Nvidia settings using their own controls, so I conclude that the driver doesn't like being tweaked, unless of course, you have a blindingly fast card to start with. RR

irish1958 · 04-05-09, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ridgewayranger

Hi Guys,
I installed the latest driver on Nvidia site, 182.50, and still get virtually double my original frame rate BUT, there has to be a but, if I set up and use Nhancer the rate drops to around 70 fps. I then have to uninstal and reinstal the driver to get it back.
No doubt someone with much more knowledge of computers will be able to explain this. For the time being I'm happy to have the speed. The same thing happens if I change Nvidia settings using their own controls, so I conclude that the driver doesn't like being tweaked, unless of course, you have a blindingly fast card to start with. RR

mmmmm, interesting. This is a beta driver; I have noted that if I use ready booste, the the computer will CTD when I try to hibernate. I assume the people at Nvedia will work out the bugs. There is a problem using Beta drivers; nevertheless, the speed increase is really great and I can see no readon to use nhancer now. I have not engaged nHancer since I have started using the beta driver, so maybe I will just uninstall it.

ridgewayranger · 04-05-09, 10:55 AM

Hi again,
The driver I installed (182.50) was released on April 2nd. and is not Beta so should not cause any problems.
RR

irish1958 · 04-05-09, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ridgewayranger

Hi again,
The driver I installed (182.50) was released on April 2nd. and is not Beta so should not cause any problems.
RR

I don't have the laptop; mine is a "desktop replacement" with an "m" label; the driver I have was released this month and is a beta.

Oneshot/Onekill · 04-05-09, 12:53 PM

Geez they really like to pump these updates out fast don't they. I just updated to 182.08 a little over a week ago.

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04-05-09, 07:24 AM	#1
ridgewayranger Frogman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ipswich, England Posts: 302 Downloads: 281 Uploads: 0	Hi Guys, I installed the latest driver on Nvidia site, 182.50, and still get virtually double my original frame rate BUT, there has to be a but, if I set up and use Nhancer the rate drops to around 70 fps. I then have to uninstal and reinstal the driver to get it back. No doubt someone with much more knowledge of computers will be able to explain this. For the time being I'm happy to have the speed. The same thing happens if I change Nvidia settings using their own controls, so I conclude that the driver doesn't like being tweaked, unless of course, you have a blindingly fast card to start with. RR

04-05-09, 10:55 AM	#3
ridgewayranger Frogman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ipswich, England Posts: 302 Downloads: 281 Uploads: 0	Hi again, The driver I installed (182.50) was released on April 2nd. and is not Beta so should not cause any problems. RR