New 186.24 driver for XP,Vista and Win 7

Veteran · *Last edited by Veteran; 07-06-2009 at 08:13.*

This driver does NOT have Physx included with it so made a link at the bottom for the latest Physx

Original site
http://www.xfastest.com/viewthread.p...extra=page%3D1

Download mirrors Guru3D:

GeForce ForceWare 186.24 Win XP (32-bit)

GeForce ForceWare 186.24 Win 7 | Vista (32-bit)

GeForce ForceWare 186.24 Win 7 | Vista (64-bit)

latest Physx
http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx_9.09.0428_whql.html

Pillmonster · 07-06-2009, 02:19 | posts: 5,982 | Location: NZ | User is Offline

Thanks

paradox · 07-06-2009, 03:47 | posts: 119 | Location: Europe | User is Offline

is this a beta driver or an official release? btw ty for the nice find )))

Veteran · 07-06-2009, 03:57 | posts: 199 | Location: Birmingham England | User is Offline

i think its a beta but it works on my pc better that the previous releases,thats why i went in search of another driver

Pillmonster · 07-06-2009, 04:03 | posts: 5,982 | Location: NZ | User is Offline

So far they run great (Project Reality).

paradox · 07-06-2009, 04:07 | posts: 119 | Location: Europe | User is Offline

well will give them a go on xp x32.currently using the 186.18 WHQL one's.

happy · **Memory**: G.Skill 4GB @ 8-8-8-24

anybody testing folding with these drivers? what are they like

Valagard · *Last edited by Valagard; 07-06-2009 at 05:54.*

Downloading now, I'll test them once I get them installed and everything

EDIT: I had to install PhysX separately with these drivers, which wasn't a big deal

scandalous · 07-06-2009, 06:20 | posts: 419 | User is Offline

What's the difference between these and the whql 186.18 ones? Does anyone have a changelog?

Veteran · 07-06-2009, 07:33 | posts: 199 | Location: Birmingham England | User is Offline

for me they work better than the 186.18's

Pike79 · 07-06-2009, 07:41 | posts: 92 | Location: Torino, Italy | User is Offline

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Originally Posted by Veteran

for me they work better than the 186.18's

Hi! Did you noticed FPS increase or less stutters? I was not so lucky with 185.xx and 186.xx series....

Veteran · 07-06-2009, 07:44 | posts: 199 | Location: Birmingham England | User is Offline

i noticed with the 186.18 that my fps would just freeze for like 1-2 seconds at certain parts in fallout 3 in SLI mode and Non SLI mode but these seem to work a little better,my vantage score is up also with these drivers

Valagard · 07-06-2009, 07:47 | posts: 209 | User is Offline

Well, they work better then the 186.21's, but not by boatloads

UT3, L4D and TF2 recorded about the same framerates, noticed alittle better

L4D saw some awfully high spikes in FPS sometimes of 200FPS+, but it wasn't sustained, average FPS I saw was 150FPS+ like the .21's

TF2 saw my highest FPS ever in standing in my test area, whiping around the mouse and fireing, setting off explosions etc. While the .21's I got 280FPS as lowest, .24's I got 293FPS as lowest

UT3 framerates were more or less the same, played 4 botmatches and took note of FPS the whole time on my G15 keyboard, the FPS high spikes were even higher this time, I hit 190-210FPS a couple of times, but averages 100-120FPS normally with 31 bots

Mass effect I saw no boosts in performance over the .21's

Bioshock I saw ABSURDLY high FPS's until I enabled V-Sync, I was hitting 240FPS+ with V-Sync off, with V-Sync on and Restarted the game a couple of times and took note of some key scenes, FPS was more or less higher then the .21's all across the board of a 15-20FPS improvement, turning on V-Sync again I never saw a drop under 60FPS even in heated combat and tons of water effects

WoW I saw no improvement in FPS from either the .18's, .21's or even the 190.XX's, BUT I did notice that some special effects and particle effects for the .24's were better looking, I would say they looked abit cleaner and more vibrant

GPU temps were 58C in all tests, VRM showed alittle higher temps, so I attribute the GPU being cooler because I have my room a tad cooler right now with the AC cranked

Wattage draw remained more or less the same, L4D I saw 305watts at max, which I have recorded 320watts max before draw, Mass Effect drawed 298 watts max

sava700 · 07-06-2009, 08:02 | posts: 3,491 | Location: ask me | User is Offline

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Originally Posted by Valagard

Downloading now, I'll test them once I get them installed and everything

EDIT: I had to install PhysX separately with these drivers, which wasn't a big deal

thats a good thing about Physx... nvidia should stop packing it with the damn drivers cause I don't use it on some of my machines and it drives me crazy to unpack em to remove it before the install.

HaZe303 · 07-06-2009, 08:15 | posts: 936 | Location: Sweden | User is Offline

Dpc latency is much better with these than both .18 and .21 drivers. Havent had the time to test anything else yet, but these seam fine, stable wise.

Pike79 · 07-06-2009, 09:35 | posts: 92 | Location: Torino, Italy | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veteran

i noticed with the 186.18 that my fps would just freeze for like 1-2 seconds at certain parts in fallout 3 in SLI mode and Non SLI mode but these seem to work a little better,my vantage score is up also with these drivers

Thanks a lot! I' m gonna try these!

krazyq · *Last edited by krazyq; 07-06-2009 at 10:42.*

so far everyone's mentioned good things, so i guess im gonna give it a try then post back.
For who ever has it installed, pls post some benchmarks, thanks!

EDIT: results it

3dmark06 in xp
CPU @ 3ghz, GPU @ Stock

190.15
14136

186.18
14141

186.24
14,292

Better score, so far so good.
Gonna play some games now and check for stability.

Anti_Pagode

tested and aproved...

TigTex · *Last edited by TigTex; 07-06-2009 at 11:41.*

I've tested it but something is not ok

Video rendering is NOT working. (media player classic on xp x64).

I get better fps's with this version that with 185.65 (oficial nvidia beta for notebooks), but I will revert to it if video rendering is broken

EDIT: rendering artifacts @ counterstrike source

EDIT2: massive fps loss during high motion situations...

Downgrading now

chinobino · 07-06-2009, 11:32 | posts: 278 | User is Offline

@ Valagard - excellent post. Informative and useful, thankyou!

°L° · 07-06-2009, 11:59 | posts: 56 | User is Offline

No time for test it.
Im waiting for Samsung P2370.
I sleep all the day and the time feel more short lol.

applejack · 07-06-2009, 12:18 | posts: 141 | User is Offline

works just fine, no complaints. can now successfully finish the 3d stereo wizard, at last.

Quote:

EDIT: rendering artifacts @ counterstrike source

haven't seen any of these on my rig

Gucci · 07-06-2009, 12:41 | posts: 127 | Location: Sweden | User is Offline

Weird... i find the 190.15 beeing better then these...

Understandable · 07-06-2009, 12:44 | posts: 140 | Location: LAS VEGAS,NV | User is Offline

cant enable physX and i do have it installed

Estima8tor · 07-06-2009, 12:52 | posts: 2,228 | Location: Virginia, USA | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veteran

i noticed with the 186.18 that my fps would just freeze for like 1-2 seconds at certain parts in fallout 3 in SLI mode and Non SLI mode but these seem to work a little better,my vantage score is up also with these drivers

I have this same problem with FO3 and 190.15 drivers, otherwise they have been excellent drivers for all other games that I play.

I'm reluctant to switch from the 190.15 but fallout is just unplayable especially in the underground subway maps and I must finish that game!

I'll give these a go tonight.