Forceware 177.41 Official NV driver (inf needed)

HaZe303 · *Last edited by HaZe303; 06-26-2008 at 13:52.*

http://www.computerbase.de/downloads...dia_forceware/

177.41 WHQL x64 &
177.41 x64 Modded (so Whql is gone) I modded my self, no virus or anything. Only nvdisp.inf and setup.ini are modified. All cards should be included. Ps. Worked fine on my 8800GTX, no benchies yet tho!
174.41 x64 Modded inf & setup.ini only copy n replace action.

177.41 WHQL x86

Both are international for Vista.

Changelog

Guru3D Download (original files):

GeForce ForceWare 177.41 XP (64-bit)

GeForce ForceWare 177.41 XP (32-bit)

GeForce ForceWare 177.41 Vista (32-bit)

GeForce ForceWare 177.41 Vista (64-bit)

Sneakers · *Last edited by Sneakers; 06-27-2008 at 12:32.*

Would be nice if someone could upload a Vista x64 inf

/edit1 Oh, I see OP moded one xD

/edit2

Okey tried the driver with Age of Conan and World In Conflict.

Rock solid with conan during SLI, no crashes, no glitches.

Gained 2 fps in World in Conflict from 177.40 driver, all settings maxed, ( x16 csaa ), 1680x1050, dx10.

Also with 177.41 digital vibrance works/sticks from when you enable it during single GPU and then switch/activate SLI.

- Keeper for now, best driver for me since 169.44

/edit3

After two days of testing this driver I found one problem with it, it randomly stops responding ( I'm using the OP's mod inf now, might be that I have no clue.

It isn't that frequent, happend 3 times in two days, and twice today.

Khr][st · 06-26-2008, 12:57 | posts: 626 | Location: Greece - Xanthi

Hey mate thnx for sharing.

Could you plz upload just the modded files for vista x64 ?

Izeliae · 06-26-2008, 13:03 | posts: 75

http://www.mediafire.com/?cpx0df7iaz5
modded x64 vista inf only (from OP)

http://www.mediafire.com/?keinlz4cz29
modded x86 xp inf only

Arjan0597 · **Memory**: 4 GB 1066mhz 5-4-4-12

Please report some preformance increase/decreases, wich windows u are running, what ur overall experience of these drivers etc, and not that bladibla no1 can use .. Thnx!

Khr][st · 06-26-2008, 13:25 | posts: 626 | Location: Greece - Xanthi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izeliae

http://www.mediafire.com/?cpx0df7iaz5
modded x64 vista inf only (from OP)

http://www.mediafire.com/?keinlz4cz29
modded x86 xp inf only

Thnx mate.

Arjan0597 · **Memory**: 4 GB 1066mhz 5-4-4-12

Sticking with 175.19 if no1 can report some decent benches :'(

Izeliae · 06-26-2008, 13:43 | posts: 75

sorry, im not good at benchmarking XD

HarryRag · 06-26-2008, 13:46 | posts: 117 | Location: Behind my Keyboard

sticking with the 40's running to good for me, just started a fresh xp sp3 install for those and don't want to ruin that install that fast

HaZe303 · *Last edited by HaZe303; 06-26-2008 at 13:55.*

Grid & Dirt run smooth. And if you use the inf, you will propably need the setup.ini file as well? I tried with just the modded inf and it didnt work for me, but with both setup.ini and nvdisp.inf the installation worked great!

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryRag

sticking with the 40's running to good for me, just started a fresh xp sp3 install for those and don't want to ruin that install that fast

Thats why Vista is so great, it doesnt break after driver installations/uninstallations or the same with software. Its a huge achilles heel for XP. Almost one of the biggest reasons Ill propably never use XP again.

edod · 06-26-2008, 14:02 | posts: 82 | Location: Rome Italy

vista 32 bit modded inf?

Stop It RAWR · 06-26-2008, 14:03 | posts: 208 | Location: Biggleswade, UK

Oh for the sake of cats, How many drivers want to be released this week?

Will test these when I get home from work, again.

:/

Nuja · 06-26-2008, 14:13 | posts: 62

lol, you are not forced to try them out ^^

Frag-master · 06-26-2008, 14:16 | posts: 2,443 | Location: United Kingdom, Essex

vista 32 bit modded inf?

NitroBlueUK · *Last edited by NitroBlueUK; 06-26-2008 at 14:22.*

Modded Vista 32Bit Inf

works with setup but will not install in safe mode i am in the process of creating a self extracting archive will post in this infs place soon

CPC_RedDawn · 06-26-2008, 14:26 | posts: 4,543 | Location: Wolverhampton/United Kingdom

Thanks for the upload. 177.40's didnt really work good for me. Had a stuttering problem in GRID and GoW.

NitroBlueUK · 06-26-2008, 14:29 | posts: 12 | Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

No Worries Mate. If People Could Leave Feedback On How These Work It Would Be Much Appreciated.

arjcba · 06-26-2008, 14:38 | posts: 17

[QUOTE=HaZe303;2747773]Grid & Dirt run smooth. And if you use the inf, you will propably need the setup.ini file as well? I tried with just the modded inf and it didnt work for me, but with both setup.ini and nvdisp.inf the installation worked great!

i just modded the inf (Vista32) and nth else and it worked ok

GRID runs smoother than ever so as DMC. i have no bench app so i tried DMC Performace Test and i lost 2fps to 177.39 driver, but in game i see the opposite

Cybermancer · 06-26-2008, 14:53 | posts: 13,832 | Location: Cyberspace

I'm just done with running a few tests on Vista x64, SP1:

Forceware 175.19: P8220 (CPU: 7282, GPU: 8589)
Forceware 175.51: P7750 (CPU: 7158, GPU: 7970)
Forceware 177.40: P7443 (CPU: 7118, GPU: 7558)
Forceware 177.41: P8727 (CPU: 7183, GPU: 9400)

So far these drivers seem to be the best I ever had on my PC. (Running 8800GT SLI)

Grid, Crysis run smooth. Didn't check fps. I don't care, as long as everything works smoothly on high settings.

p.s.: Auto fan settings are working with EVGA's Precision Tool 1.1.1, in case somebody wants to know.

p.p.s.: Also no PhysX drivers installed!

CPC_RedDawn · 06-26-2008, 14:59 | posts: 4,543 | Location: Wolverhampton/United Kingdom

COD4
177.40 Max FPS 125fps >>>>>>> 177.41 Max FPS 132fps

Crysis
177.40 Max FPS 36.2fps >>>>>>> 177.41 Max FPS 34.6fps (min is 3fps higher than .40's)

Gears of War
177.40 60fps Very unstable, stuttering >>>>>>>>>> 177.41 silky smooth 60fps.

GRID
177.40 Max FPS 64FPS stuttering >>>>>>>>>> 177.41 Max FPS 63fps siky smooth.

Also Ive noticed that in 177.41 when I set the image quality to "High Performance" in GRID the cars look better than in "Quality" mode... which is a little strange.

NitroBlueUK · 06-26-2008, 15:05 | posts: 12 | Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

177.41 Modded Vista 32Bit Drivers

There you go guys as far as i know its working now still wont install in safe mode but works fine in windows in standard mode and installs like a charm.

usual self extracting archive that automatically starts setup process

WhiteLightning · 06-26-2008, 15:11 | posts: 20,608 | Location: Netherlands

wow cant wait to install these. to bad one of my gtx's burned out

scandalous · 06-26-2008, 15:19 | posts: 678 | Location: The far side of the moon

Downloading now. I'll install these in a couple of minutes. will post feedback later.

HaZe303 · 06-26-2008, 15:29 | posts: 1,938 | Location: Sweden

As I said earlier, both Grid & DirT run great on these. Good IQ as well, im saying it once more after some further testing. So this is just a confirmation that my games run perfectly with these. Sorry im to lazy for Benchmarks, for me the most important thing is IQ and that games "Feel" fluid.

bokloz · 06-26-2008, 15:31 | posts: 577 | Location: Egypt

downloading now will rebort later, thanks