GeForce ForceWare 175.16 Beta download & discussion

mailoc

175.16 beta is on Nvidia.com going to try these out.

ForceWare 175.16 Vista 64-bit

ForceWare 175.16 Vista 32-bit

ForceWare 175.16 XP 64-bit

ForceWare 175.16 XP 32-bit

scandalous · 05-06-2008, 09:44 | posts: 419 | User is Offline

Are these older or newer than the leaked 175.63 beta drivers?

Release Highlights:

* Supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, and 9 series GPUs including these newly released GPUs:
o GeForce 9800 GX2
o GeForce 9800 GTX
o GeForce 9600 GT
o GeForce 9600 GSO
o GeForce 8300
o GeForce 8200/ nForce 730a
o GeForce 8100/ nForce 720a
* Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.
* Adds new PureVideo HD features for GeForce 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX, 9600 GT, and 9600 GSO:
o Dynamic Contrast Enhancement
o Dynamic Blue, Green & Skin Tone Enhancements
o Dual-Stream Decode Acceleration**
* Improved performance on many DirectX 9 and OpenGL applications.
* Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
* Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here. http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx

*Note: Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2 and 3-way SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.

** Note: Users will require updated software from third-party movie players to experience the new Dual-Stream decode acceleration for Blu-ray and HD DVD playback features.

slickric21 · *Last edited by slickric21; 05-07-2008 at 00:40.*

Quote:

Originally Posted by scandalous

Are these older or newer than the leaked 175.63 beta drivers?

They are newer
175.16 = "DriverVer = 05/02/2008, 6.14.11.7516"

175.63 = "DriverVer = 04/25/2008, 6.14.11.7563"

This is nuts, I only installed the 175.63's a few hours ago...
Gonna give these a shot though

fr33k · 05-06-2008, 09:56 | posts: 941 | Location: USA | User is Offline

if you're going to bother posting the news at least post some links to the drivers ffs.

Sieras · 05-06-2008, 10:00 | posts: 3,759 | Location: Lithuania, Kaunas | User is Online

lol it is really nuts.. don't have the time to test ATM so can someone compare them with 175.63 and post some results? Just curious is it worth for me to try these out or not. Thanks.

slickric21 · *Last edited by slickric21; 05-06-2008 at 10:17.*

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Originally Posted by fr33k

if you're going to bother posting the news at least post some links to the drivers ffs.

Oh my god, some people. Is nvidia.com not clear enough for you.

Doesn't take a genius.

Here it is anyway for the lazy *****
XP 32 http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_175.16_beta.html
XP 64 http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_175.16_beta.html

Vista 32 http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_175.12.html
Vista 64 http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvist...5.16_beta.html

mailoc · *Last edited by mailoc; 05-06-2008 at 10:07.*

"if you're going to bother posting the news at least post some links to the drivers ffs."

how f*cking hard is it to go to nvidia.com and download them.

mailoc · 05-06-2008, 10:06 | posts: 68 | Location: Oregon | User is Offline

Just tested 3dmark 06 lost about 100 points. Will be testing these on Age of Conan beta later today.

fr33k · 05-06-2008, 10:08 | posts: 941 | Location: USA | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by mailoc

"if you're going to bother posting the news at least post some links to the drivers ffs."

how f*cking hard is it to go to nvidia.com and download them.

too hard

m4gg0t · 05-06-2008, 10:10 | posts: 75 | Location: Singapore | User is Offline

well the 175.12 were good, maybe these will be good also.

Rich_Guy · 05-06-2008, 10:14 | posts: 2,305 | Location: UK | User is Offline

so the WHQL set that were supposedly coming this week turn out to be Beta.

GamingArena · 05-06-2008, 10:34 | posts: 33 | Location: Toronto | User is Offline

Digital Vibrance still not working on 9800gx2 Vista64!!!

And i have problems with COD4 with any 175.xx driver, anybody else having problems with COD4 and drivers stop working but it recovers itself in the middle of the game i guess it's problem with OpenGL games.
Never had this problems with 174.xx.

Every other game works perfectly better then 174.xx

slickric21 · 05-06-2008, 10:37 | posts: 316 | Location: Norwich, U.K | User is Offline

Dv working on Win Xp 32 with 9800 GX2.

Performance is good in R6 vegas 2 (also fixed flashing textures) & DiRT, certainly not lost anything anyway. Thats all I tested so far.

m4gg0t · 05-06-2008, 10:40 | posts: 75 | Location: Singapore | User is Offline

ya pretty much, but they are still good drivers.

abrasive · **Memory**: Corsair XMS2 DHX 2x2 GB 4-4-4-12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich_Guy

so the WHQL set that were supposedly coming this week turn out to be Beta.

Nah, I don't think so, the drivers are sent to Microsoft for validation. Maybe they've had delays and therefore release betas in the meantime. Hopefully this isn't the driver that'll get WHQL, gets hard to choose between when there are drivers with higher build number out. Although, I've had problems with flashing textures in Crysis with the 175.51s and 175.63s. Don't remember if I had this with the 175.12 drivers and I've not yet tested these. I'll get back on that

Rich_Guy · 05-06-2008, 10:59 | posts: 2,305 | Location: UK | User is Offline

Back on 175.63's here, was stuck in 800x600, 4 bit colour with these.

m4gg0t · 05-06-2008, 11:10 | posts: 75 | Location: Singapore | User is Offline

so thee are not good drivers???

jststojc · 05-06-2008, 11:18 | posts: 1,232 | Location: Slovenia | User is Offline

hmm annoying stuff that the 8800gts 512 aint supporting the same Purevideo tech as the 9800/9600 series do (even the lame 9600gso supports them....)

abrasive · **Memory**: Corsair XMS2 DHX 2x2 GB 4-4-4-12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich_Guy

Back on 175.63's here, was stuck in 800x600, 4 bit colour with these.

Strange, I've got 8800GT too but no problems with that here, what brand?

DaumEx · 05-06-2008, 11:30 | posts: 4 | Location: Belgrade, Serbia | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by slickric21

They are newer
176.16 = "DriverVer = 05/02/2008, 6.14.11.7516"

175.63 = "DriverVer = 04/25/2008, 6.14.11.7563"

This is nuts, I only installed the 175.63's a few hours ago...
Gonna give these a shot though

Are you having eyesight problems?
Build number is 175.16, not 176.16...

king.mark · 05-06-2008, 11:38 | posts: 10 | Location: Germany | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by GamingArena

Digital Vibrance still not working on 9800gx2 Vista64!!!

And i have problems with COD4 with any 175.xx driver, anybody else having problems with COD4 and drivers stop working but it recovers itself in the middle of the game i guess it's problem with OpenGL games.
Never had this problems with 174.xx.

Every other game works perfectly better then 174.xx

Same thing here. Vista x86 every 175 driver resets itself a few time when I join a new map. 174.74 works without trouble.

m4gg0t · 05-06-2008, 11:42 | posts: 75 | Location: Singapore | User is Offline

it seems like Vista 32bit had a lot more problems then Vista 64-bit.

i wont be able to test this drivers till the weekend.

Rich_Guy · 05-06-2008, 11:46 | posts: 2,305 | Location: UK | User is Offline

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Originally Posted by abrasive

Strange, I've got 8800GT too but no problems with that here, what brand?

Ive got on an old 320mb GTS as i downgraded, just forgot to change my sig.

Im on a Sempron now, and mobo thats got onboard GF6100 gfx, seen as Nvidia and ATi aint released anything new for nearly 2 years now, and the games releases dwindling, i spend most of my time on the net, so downgraded, but still had my old 320mb GTS, so i stuck that in so i can still play the odd game if i want.

GamingArena · 05-06-2008, 11:51 | posts: 33 | Location: Toronto | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by king.mark

Same thing here. Vista x86 every 175 driver resets itself a few time when I join a new map. 174.74 works without trouble.

Great i'm glad it's not my system i tried everything and still resets itself everytime i go in the map definitely it's the problem with the new driver and 9800gx2 Vista64.

No DV, problems with COD4 etc..

I just reinstalled the 174.85 and everything is back to normal DV working no more COD4 resets.

I guess we with 9800gx2 and Vista64 need to wait for new drivers.

GhostXL · 05-06-2008, 11:55 | posts: 3,084 | Location: Newville, PA | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by GamingArena

Digital Vibrance still not working on 9800gx2 Vista64!!!

And i have problems with COD4 with any 175.xx driver, anybody else having problems with COD4 and drivers stop working but it recovers itself in the middle of the game i guess it's problem with OpenGL games.
Never had this problems with 174.xx.

Every other game works perfectly better then 174.xx

DV works for me with these, and COD4 plays perfect, never looked or ran better. I also have 9800GX2, I'd try a driver cleaner if i was you. Never know its known to fix issues.