Nvidia ForceWare 185.20!!

bokloz · *Last edited by bokloz; 01-05-2009 at 07:22.*

In the wake of the new year, NVIDIA's GeForce Forceware drivers have surfaced. While being in a beta stage the 185.20 Forceware provide support for NVIDIA's upcoming products namely the GeForce GTX 295 and GeForce GTX 285. All other GPUs GeForce 6 Series onward are supported as usual. The driver is dated for 26-12-2008. The package includes PhysX system software version 8.11.18. Drivers for both 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows XP ,also tested and worked with windows 7 ultimate 32-bit (use the vista 32-bit one)and they can be downloaded from the links below:

GeForce ForceWare 185.20 Vista 64-bit

GeForce ForceWare 185.20 Vista 32-bit

GeForce ForceWare 185.20 XP 32-bit

GeForce ForceWare 185.20 XP 64-bit

Andyus · 01-01-2009, 00:37 | posts: 53 | Location: Italy | User is Offline

cool i just update to 181.00, lets see how these go

HaZe303 · 01-01-2009, 01:00 | posts: 936 | Location: Sweden | User is Offline

najs, cool find.. gimme gimme gimme... now

elrazor · 01-01-2009, 01:55 | posts: 330 | Location: Israel | User is Offline

Great find in NEW YEAR!!! whoa!

wantwantwant!

Witcher · 01-01-2009, 02:54 | posts: 221 | User is Offline

Musssssssssstttt have these driveeeeeerrrrrrrr

Retow · 01-01-2009, 02:57 | posts: 28 | Location: Tamworth UK | User is Offline

haha nothing better for a serious hangover than some new drivers and some casual gaming

me3850 · *Last edited by me3850; 01-01-2009 at 05:29.*

the drivers are OUT

AuDioFreaK39

*edit* All links are now RapidShare hosted.

Folding@home_GPU_v620nv

ForceWare 185.20 XP (32-bit)

ForceWare 185.20 XP (64-bit )

ForceWare 185.20 Vista (32-bit )

^ These drivers are confirmed working for Windows 7 Ultimate build 7000 as well.

ForceWare 185.20 Vista (64-bit )

Interesting, these new drivers contain a new Ambient Occlusion setting in the Nvidia Control Panel:

Don't forget to read the description of Ambient Occlusion at the bottom ^.

The effect of Ambient Occlusion is particularly emphasized in titles such as Crysis:

OFF

ON

3DMark Vantage results:

Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP1

Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit build 7000

TheAgeOfMen · *Last edited by TheAgeOfMen; 01-01-2009 at 06:40.*

Wddm1.1?

Plx Dxdiag them

me3850 · 01-01-2009, 05:36 | posts: 113 | User is Offline

12/26/2008, 6.14.11.8520 and not 1/1/2009

linyanti · 01-01-2009, 05:37 | posts: 261 | Location: United States | User is Offline

Thank you. Will try them.

I enjoy translating these pages from Chinese. On this page, "Sex: Constellation".

A previous web page was about the ati/nvidia rivalry, "Who will ascend to the throne of the king?".

scratch42069 · *Last edited by scratch42069; 01-01-2009 at 05:44.*

Cool, a new driver. I'll have to test these in Vista and Windows 7. Thanks for the heads up, I'll be sure to post up some benches

Edit: Just so everyone knows, the drivers contain PhysX System Software 8.11.18

Anarion · 01-01-2009, 06:04 | posts: 4,215 | Location: Helsinki, Finland | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by AuDioFreaK39

Links are now up:

Folding@home_GPU_v620nv

ForceWare 185.20 XP (32-bit)

ForceWare 185.20 XP (64-bit )

ForceWare 185.20 Vista (32-bit )

^ These drivers are confirmed working for Windows 7 Ultimate build 7000 as well.

ForceWare 185.20 Vista (64-bit )

Interesting, these new drivers contain a new Ambient Occlusion setting in the Nvidia Control Panel:

How about the performance? Is it fast?

scratch42069 · 01-01-2009, 06:07 | posts: 165 | Location: Canada | User is Offline

I couldn't install over top of 181.00 with these so I had to do a clean install. No problems with DV or anything like that. Everything for normal use is working perfectly. I'll post benchmarks later on when I get Vantage installed.

Anarion · 01-01-2009, 06:20 | posts: 4,215 | Location: Helsinki, Finland | User is Offline

Well this is weird driver. It has actually three installers. Normal drivers installer, PhysX installer and NVIDIA Performance Drivers installer. Now what the heck is that last one?
EDIT: Okay, it's for Quadros.

Black_ice_Spain · 01-01-2009, 06:21 | posts: 1,308 | User is Offline

that performance drivers is only for quadro cards in graphics edition programmes,

im wrong? (aka PDsetup.exe)

Anarion · *Last edited by Anarion; 01-01-2009 at 06:26.*

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black_ice_Spain

that performance drivers is only for quadro cards in graphics edition programmes,

im wrong? (aka PDsetup.exe)

You are right.

It looks like profiles are broken. Drop downs do not work.

Black_ice_Spain · 01-01-2009, 06:34 | posts: 1,308 | User is Offline

some1 else doesnt have the ambient oclusion thing? (spanish "version" of the driver) and 9000 series

profiles broken? i dont find nothing bad there, altho didnt try ingame

scratch42069 · 01-01-2009, 06:36 | posts: 165 | Location: Canada | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anarion

You are right.

It looks like profiles are broken. Drop downs do not work.

It works, I can access profiles.

Razor3DC · 01-01-2009, 06:36 | posts: 81 | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black_ice_Spain

that performance drivers is only for quadro cards in graphics edition programmes,
im wrong? (aka PDsetup.exe)

Yes, you are.

Are these drivers primary released for workstation cards?
Yes.

Are these drivers only good for workstation cards?
No, in fact those drivers are 'perfect' for consumer cards!

Why?
There is a much better quality management for drivers directed at the workstation market.
And don't forget... game developers are also situated in the market for workstation cards - just think about that.

My experience with such kind of drivers: they are mostly BETTER than those for the consumer cards.

So I try these drivers for my WinXP Setup now... thanks for the links!

Razor

Black_ice_Spain · 01-01-2009, 06:39 | posts: 1,308 | User is Offline

razor, we are talking about the PDsetup.exe not the whole driver, idk what you mean :S, do they help gaming in any way with a "normal" card? (aka 9600 for example)

Anarion · 01-01-2009, 06:40 | posts: 4,215 | Location: Helsinki, Finland | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by scratch42069

It works, I can access profiles.

Me too but AA & AF drop down don't work. But anyway, this driver is fast. Finally broke 8K in Vantage without OC.

Black_ice_Spain · 01-01-2009, 06:45 | posts: 1,308 | User is Offline

they do here :S, idk if you mean this, my english its not good at all

btw Anarion do you have the Ambient Occlusion option or it's only for 2xx series? ima seek the .inf a lil xP

cobhc2007 · 01-01-2009, 06:46 | posts: 77 | Location: Nottingham, England | User is Offline

Testing these in Windows 7 and I'm getting 3 fps more in Far Cry 2 than I ever have on any Windows versions, also GTA IV seems to have got a few fps increase as well. Overall these drivers kick ass.

scratch42069 · 01-01-2009, 06:47 | posts: 165 | Location: Canada | User is Offline

I just finished benching with Vantage and I scored P4996. This is the first benchmark I've done on this system. My last benchmark was done with an Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2GB DDR1 and a 9600GT with Forceware 180.70

On my last system I got P5215 3DMarks with the 9600GT. With the 185.20 driver on my new system with the same 9600GT I scored P4996.