Best Nvidia Driver Period?

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DasFox

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Now I know given the level of education around here, we shouldn't have to be guessing about this, but given my box specs with my replacement cards from Evga, that I haven't really had much time to play on, I'm trying to figure what's going to give me max performance and max IQ.

These are all XTreme-G Forceware Drivers I've used, except the 91.47 which where stock.
So i'm looking for a better XTreme-G Forceware Driver.

92.91 in F.E.A.R 4x AA was a bit laggy, and I thought that odd since in the past when I played with my original "7900GT CO Superclocks" I never experienced this, so I tossed these and moved on.

96.89, horrible, wouldn't boot up XP after installing them, just gave me a black screen, so these where removed.

Now I'm just playing with the stock Nvidia driver 91.47.

So far from what I have seen, which this makes my 4th 90.xx and 91.xx series drivers I've used, these things don't seem that great, or is it me?

With my "GameRig" listed below, what's really the best driver out there hands down?

ALOHA
 
nitromullet

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96.85 (not familiar with 96.89) is the Vista RC1 driver IIRC... 92.89 wasn't entirely stable for me, and it didn't save my profile data properly. Generally, I stick with their WHQL (for my OS) driver unless a beta driver adds functionality or a fix to something that I use. The 91.47's seem to work fine.
 
DasFox

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Personally the XTreme-G Forceware Drivers have been the best I've seen and used, when you compare them to the stock Nvidia drivers.

ALOHA
 
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TheRyuu

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http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=650&Itemid=43

That be a review of the most recent drivers.
96.89 be the winner. But it does have a coolbits bug.

Did you use the XG 96.89?? I did find them to be a bit unstable. Behind them were the 92.91's (also a little unstable but much better) and then you have to fall back to the 91.47's. (i'm talking all XTreme-G drivers here)

I've been with XG drivers for a while now. The last few 90's series drivers weren't exactly what I'd call great (stability, dark bug, now coolbits bug, memory bug, the list goes on). The last good stable drive would have to be the 91.47. Just make sure to update the nvapps.xml file first.

Just get the lastest driver off of Nvidia's FTP (the 91.47 or 92.91, either will do). Find the file called NvApps.xm_, and rename it to "nvapps.xml". After that, copy and paste it in the XTreme-G install folder (the one it creates when you double click on an XG download, so just uncheck the box that says "install drivers", then copy and paste the xml file, then just install them from the shortcut on the desktop.
 
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96.89 is nice, but, I was experiencing weirdness with the network while it was installed (network activity lights constantly on even though no data being transmitted). So, for now, 92.91 gets my nod.
 
DasFox

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Originally posted by: wizboy11
http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=650&Itemid=43

That be a review of the most recent drivers.
96.89 be the winner. But it does have a coolbits bug.

Did you use the XG 96.89?? I did find them to be a bit unstable. Behind them were the 92.91's (also a little unstable but much better) and then you have to fall back to the 91.47's. (i'm talking all XTreme-G drivers here)

I've been with XG drivers for a while now. The last few 90's series drivers weren't exactly what I'd call great (stability, dark bug, now coolbits bug, memory bug, the list goes on). The last good stable drive would have to be the 91.47. Just make sure to update the nvapps.xml file first.

Just get the lastest driver off of Nvidia's FTP (the 91.47 or 92.91, either will do). Find the file called NvApps.xm_, and rename it to "nvapps.xml". After that, copy and paste it in the XTreme-G install folder (the one it creates when you double click on an XG download, so just uncheck the box that says "install drivers", then copy and paste the xml file, then just install them from the shortcut on the desktop.
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Ahhh ok cool. The 96.89 wouldn't even boot up XP, just gave me a black screen. Ok you've lost me, what driver are we talking about using here? You're saying the last stable driver would be the 91.47, so we're going to get that and use the NvApps.xm_ and rename it to nvapps.xml, and then use this for the 96.89?

ALOHA
 
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TheRyuu

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Originally posted by: DasFox
Originally posted by: wizboy11
http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=650&Itemid=43

That be a review of the most recent drivers.
96.89 be the winner. But it does have a coolbits bug.

Did you use the XG 96.89?? I did find them to be a bit unstable. Behind them were the 92.91's (also a little unstable but much better) and then you have to fall back to the 91.47's. (i'm talking all XTreme-G drivers here)

I've been with XG drivers for a while now. The last few 90's series drivers weren't exactly what I'd call great (stability, dark bug, now coolbits bug, memory bug, the list goes on). The last good stable drive would have to be the 91.47. Just make sure to update the nvapps.xml file first.

Just get the lastest driver off of Nvidia's FTP (the 91.47 or 92.91, either will do). Find the file called NvApps.xm_, and rename it to "nvapps.xml". After that, copy and paste it in the XTreme-G install folder (the one it creates when you double click on an XG download, so just uncheck the box that says "install drivers", then copy and paste the xml file, then just install them from the shortcut on the desktop.
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Ahhh ok cool. The 96.89 wouldn't even boot up XP, just gave me a black screen. Ok you've lost me, what driver are we talking about using here? You're saying the last stable driver would be the 91.47, so we're going to get that and use the NvApps.xm_ and rename it to nvapps.xml, and then use this for the 96.89?

ALOHA
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No. Were going to get the lastest nvapps.xml from nvidia because the one that comes with the XG driver is outdated (for your SLI, if you play FSX or one of the other 3 new games added). Now, if you play: Battlefield 2142, Company of Heroes, and Flight Sim X, then your gonna wan't to do this.

Download this. Extract using Winrar. Take the "NvApps.xm_" file and rename it "nvapps.xml". Now take this and put it were you extracted the XG 91.47 (or 92.91, w/e one you want to use, I assume 91.47 because it's stable) and paste it there. All this is doing is adding SLI profiles and game profiles for newer games that weren't there when the original XG driver was made way back when 91.47 came out (they don't update it like Nvidia).

Get it??
PM me if you don't (cause it is rather confusing) but you really don't have to do it if you don't want to and if you want to make it simple, just install the XG driver like normal then take the new nvapps.xml you got and paste it in windows/system32 folder and reboot. It's really the same thing I just like installing with it to save me the trouble. All it is is game profiles. No biggie and not required.

And to answer OP question. Latest STABLE ACROSS THE BOARD driver would have to be the XTreme-G 91.47, without a doubt.

Originally posted by: BFG10K
91.47 works well. :thumbsup:
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Yup. I agree. I'll probably go back to those since the new 96. whatever arn't working out too good.
 
DasFox

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Ok, take the "NvApps.xm_" file and rename it "nvapps.xml" from the stock Nvidia 91.47 and add it into the XG 91.47, thanks :)

You mean the XTreme-G 91.47-AD?

ALOHA
 
DasFox

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Ok I put the NvApps.xm_" file as "nvapps.xml in XTreme-G 91.47-AD, and I ran F.E.A.R. for a bit, and much better, ahhhh :)

I'm a happy camper now, WoOt

THANKS
 
videopho

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Originally posted by: BFG10K
91.47 works well. :thumbsup:
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Ditto here with one of my rigs
92.91 x64 works very well with my other rig.

BF2/BF2142/FSx/GRAW/FEAR's EP all play flawlessly.

:thumbsup:
 
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letdown427

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91.47 is pretty popular, I've been using the XG 92.91s for a week or so, just made FEAR work much nicer to me than the XG 84.37 v2s that I was using up until then. Odd that you found them laggy? Hmm...

 
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