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Author Topic: [NVIDIA] 197.13 WHQL Drivers Released!!  (Read 462 times)
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« on: March 25, 2010, 09:14:12 AM »

The WHQL version of 197.13 has been released on the Nvidia Website today.

Check it out!!
For 64 Bit:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista_64bit_197.13_whql.html

For 32 Bit:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista_32bit_197.13_whql.html

Release Highlights:

This is a WHQL driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, and 300-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.

This driver resolves fan speed issues reported with version 196.75 drivers. NVIDIA asks that you remove 196.75 drivers and update to this 197.13 WHQL driver.

New in Version 197.13

Adds support for Next Generation ION.
Adds support for GeForce GT 320, GeForce GT 330, and GeForce GT 340.
Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0129.
Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.0.9.1 (for supported GPUs).
Increases performance in several PC games from v196.21 WHQL. The following are examples of measured improvements. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
Up to 13% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with a single GPU
Up to 30% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with SLI technology
Up to 13% performance increase in H.A.W.X with single GPU
Up to 15% performance increase in H.A.W.X with SLI technology
Up to 30% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with single GPU
Up to 28% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with SLI technology
Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for top new gaming titles including Assassin Creed II, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight, Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City, Mass Effect 2, Napoleon: Total War, and Zombie Driver.
Enhanced SLI support for Metro 2033, Supreme Commander 2, Unigine, and World of Warcraft
Adds Ambient Occlusion support for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Need for Speed: Shift, Resident Evil 5, RUSE, and Street Fighter IV.
Adds override anti-aliasing support for Mass Effect 2.
Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.
Existing Support:

Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with the new Adobe Flash 10.1 beta. Learn more here.
Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
Supports OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
Supports OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
Supports CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements. See CUDA Zone for more details.
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects. Learn more here.
Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now!
Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.

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« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2010, 09:59:01 AM »

Thanks for letting us know that these are out.

Hopefully they will work better than 197.13 did!
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« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2010, 10:22:45 AM »

This is 197.13, I think you're talking about 196.75 with the fan issues.  Although I've heard we can look forward to some performance increases when 173.25 is released, it is currently in beta stages.

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« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2010, 10:41:18 AM »

Sorry, haven't had my coffee yet when I posted that. Yes, hopefully this will be better than 196.75.

Can't seem to find any info on the 173.25 driver. Their numbering scheme has always had the driver numbers incrementing upwards. Why is this driver a lower number?

The only driver I can find that starts with 173 is one for Linux.
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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2010, 11:16:31 AM »

Whoops, I hadn't had my Lipton Green Tea w/ Citrus yet when I posted that.  LOL...I meant to say the 197.25

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« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2010, 11:29:07 AM »

OK...Admit it, we are just not morning people without our daily intake of caffeine (either by coffee or tea). I guess it jump starts our brains to get them functional.  Azn
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« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2010, 12:02:08 PM »

^Agreed!

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