185.85 WHQL available

gjaegy · **185.85 WHQL available -** 05-07-2009, 07:58 | posts: 2 | User is Offline

NVidia has just released the 185.85 WHQL drivers for I guess all platforms (including notebooks).

Testing right now !

NVIDIA just released a bucketload of new drivers for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. These drivers are all WHQL certified. This is a WHQL-Certified driver supporting GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION.
New in Release 185 drivers:

Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 275 GPU.
Adds support for CUDA 2.2 for improved performance in GPU Computing applications. See CUDA for more details.
Expands GPU hardware acceleration for the NVIDIA Video Encoding library to GPUs with less than 32 cores. Applications using this library include CyberLink PowerDirector 7, Nero Move it 1.5, Loilo SuperLoiloScope MARS, and CyberLink MediaShow Espresso.
Accelerates performance in several 3D applications. The following are examples of improvements measured with Release 185 drivers vs. Release 182 drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
- Up to 25% performance increase in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
- Up to 22% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with antialiasing enabled
- Up to 11% performance increase in Fallout 3 with antialiasing enabled
- Up to 14% performance increase in Far Cry 2
- Up to 30% performance increase in Half-Life 2 engine games with 3-way and 4-way SLI
- Up to 45% performance increase in Mirror’s Edge with antialiasing enabled
Automatically installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0408.
Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #3. Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now!
Numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release documentation notes.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver.

Download:

GeForce Forceware 185.85 Windows XP 64-bit WHQL

GeForce Forceware 185.85 Windows XP 32-bit WHQL

GeForce Forceware 185.85 Windows 7 64-bit WHQL

GeForce Forceware 185.85 Windows 7 32-bit WHQL

GeForce Forceware 185.85 Windows Vista 64-bit WHQL

GeForce Forceware 185.85 Windows Vista 32-bit WHQL

Tat3 · **Memory**: 3*2Gb 8-8-8-20 @ 1640MHz

Great, just great. i installed 185.81 Beta about 7 hours ago.

Nuke_Meltdown

Nice! Downloading right now....Hope they fixed the nVCP loading time!

BigAlBeast25 · **Memory**: 4GB G.Skill 800 5-5-5-15

damn, just installed the .82's yesterday. Oh well...

TheHunter · *Last edited by TheHunter; 05-07-2009 at 08:18.*

I hope they've fixed anisotropic filtering, because thats just stupid i don't want a performance boost so i loose IQ and use ingame af which sometimes looks worse >> bilinear af...

edit: no info about broken or issue with AF in release notes really nice nvidia

im still gonna give them a go but im not very pleased about them...

°L° · 05-07-2009, 08:24 | posts: 56 | User is Offline

Lol there is no links and in nvidia website ,nothing fo the moment.

Nismo GTR · 05-07-2009, 08:26 | posts: 138 | Location: UK | User is Offline

Eh, where are they?

Tyler Dalton · 05-07-2009, 08:31 | posts: 67 | Location: Spartanburg, SC | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nismo GTR

Eh, where are they?

On nVidia's site, I'm downloading them now http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_185.85_whql.html

FrenchKiss · **Memory**: 4Go G.Skill HZ PC8500 5-5-5-15

For notebook?

ME WANT!

Gonna report soon on SLI 8800GT under WinXP x32 and on notebook 9800GTS under Vista x32

Nismo GTR · 05-07-2009, 08:33 | posts: 138 | Location: UK | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyler Dalton

On nVidia's site, I'm downloading them now http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_185.85_whql.html

Excellent cheers mate

H-Ackermans · 05-07-2009, 08:34 | posts: 48 | Location: Ammerzoden | User is Offline

Windows 7 32 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_x86_185.85_whql.html
Windows 7 64 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_x64_185.85_whql.html
Vista 32 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvist...5.85_whql.html
Vista 64 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvist...5.85_whql.html
XP 32 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_185.85_whql.html
XP 64 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_185.85_whql.html
Windows Server 2003 64 bits: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_185.85_whql.html

BTW, PhysX is stil 9.09.203 in this one.

ElFishoIII · 05-07-2009, 08:48 | posts: 67 | Location: Nashville, TN | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by H-Ackermans

BTW, PhysX is stil 9.09.203 in this one.

From page 5 of the docs...

Note: The NVIDIA Control Panel erroneously reports the PhysX software version
as 9.09.0203. If you have installed graphics driver version 185.85, then the
NVIDIA PhysX software installed is version 9.09.0408.

Mr.Bigtime · 05-07-2009, 08:57 | posts: 7,076 | Location: Turkey | User is Online

i was visiting NVIDIA web page for BETA version and saw the WHQL version. lol..good one.

Gucci · 05-07-2009, 09:03 | posts: 127 | Location: Sweden | User is Offline

Sweet ... installing on Win 7 64bit

will post my feelings soon

H-Ackermans · 05-07-2009, 09:03 | posts: 48 | Location: Ammerzoden | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElFishoIII

From page 5 of the docs...

Note: The NVIDIA Control Panel erroneously reports the PhysX software version
as 9.09.0203. If you have installed graphics driver version 185.85, then the
NVIDIA PhysX software installed is version 9.09.0408.

Okay, but hovering over the extracted 9.09.0408 physx installer also says it still is 9.09.0203 so that is the reason CP is giving the wrong version?

Tyler Dalton · 05-07-2009, 09:23 | posts: 67 | Location: Spartanburg, SC | User is Offline

185 driver but no Ambient Occlusion?

YetYhunter · 05-07-2009, 09:26 | posts: 462 | Location: Romania | User is Offline

Great!!

dajife · 05-07-2009, 09:28 | posts: 49 | User is Online

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nuke_Meltdown

Nice! Downloading right now....Hope they fixed the nVCP loading time!

nVCP loading time not fixed yet, next one maybe...

Mersonix · 05-07-2009, 09:29 | posts: 124 | Location: USA | User is Offline

What driver do the release notes compare this one to? Those look like big boosts, but it's all relative...

Cybermancer · 05-07-2009, 09:34 | posts: 12,518 | Location: Cyberspace | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mersonix

What driver do the release notes compare this one to? Those look like big boosts, but it's all relative...

The 179 series...

Quote:

* Accelerates performance in several 3D applications. The following are examples of improvements measured with Release 185 drivers vs. Release 179 drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):

Mr.Bigtime · *Last edited by Mr.Bigtime; 05-07-2009 at 09:38.*

I cant ENABLE AO in OBLIVION..what the heck? and for the first time in my life i USED PROFILES in control panel and now i lost them lol..is there a way to keep them for the new DRIVER SET?

and in the SYSTEN INFORMATION in control panel as i see Physx version is OLD, 909.02.03..wtf?

currently This is the latest hu?

http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx_9.09.0408_whql.html

YetYhunter · 05-07-2009, 09:35 | posts: 462 | Location: Romania | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cybermancer

The 179 series...

It's the 185.xx compared to the 181;xx

Nismo GTR · 05-07-2009, 09:35 | posts: 138 | Location: UK | User is Offline

Not sure if i have had a dodgy install but iwasn't asked to restart the system once installed and my desktop went to a weird resolution.

Any others with this issue or should i just reinstall?

scandalous · 05-07-2009, 09:43 | posts: 419 | User is Offline

Nice, installing these now. The 185.81 run sweet on my system. Hope these are better!

Breathless · 05-07-2009, 09:46 | posts: 197 | Location: Long Island NY | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyler Dalton

185 driver but no Ambient Occlusion?

Why would you say such as thing?

* Adds support for Ambient Occlusion – the newest NVIDIA Control Panel feature to offer enhanced 3D gaming realism exclusively to GeForce GPUs