NVIDIA ForceWare 169.21 Released / Discussion / Download

getting freezes with cs1.6

 

in the versions before 169.21 there used to be a window like this:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/video/p54936-2/th/ds_clrco.gif

you can activate it from NVIDIA control panel -> view -> show Notification tray icon -> then at the tray icon color correction.

in the new version 169.21 when i click on color correction it opens me another window and i don't know how to edit the values

i want to apply these settings:
Brightness – 103%
Digital Vibrance – Lowest Medium

 

Say what? "I" never use any driver cleaners and I rarely to literally never have any problems with any games. In the last month I have installed probably 10 drivers so far without issue(add/remove display driver/install new one). I also don't use 'bs' driver cleaners because overall that is what they are BS and they likely F'up your system more than you know.

Please though, tell me exactly how I can determine I have conflicts all over the place. If you can't then I would say 'you' obviously don't know what you are doing, much less 'saying'.

 

Setup: q6600 @ stock + 8800gts 640 @ 567/1350/1700 + 2gb ram

3DMark06

163.75 drivers: 10669
169.21 drivers: 11043

 

Right click your Desktop > Nvidia Display > select your Display, then Additional Properties Tab, then Colour Correction to bring that screen up.

 

Nope, you are not. Currently the only fix is to enable overscan compensation.

Note tho that on my machine the scaling reverts to "Use display.." as soon I watch a DVD or view a wmv and I have to reboot to be able to reset the scaling to "fixed".

 

whql driver is slower in crysis gpu benchmark by 2fps. Weird.

 

does anyone know if the forced AA works with the WHQL version? i would like to know that before install them.

 

here is my result w. crysis bench.

 

I wonder what has caused the increase in size of the wHQL from the beta.
WHQL are 5.6mb larger.

 

Worse performance in The Witcher with these.

Hoping for some new beta version from nVidia...

 

Still not working. See my previous post.

 

I couldn't find that. explain more please..

edit: do you mean this? http://aycu20.webshots.com/image/38019/2005966693863608434_rs.jpg

 

I just posted this in another thread:

why would drivers change from non-whql to whql?

nvidia submitted the 169.21 to MS for whql certification. They got the OK and whql stamp was added.

Do you think they're allow to get whql certification for a driver and then go and change something? No....

MS takes WHQL just a serious a NCAP do with cars. And you dont crashtest a car, change it and start selling! Cause then there wouldnt be any point to NCAP and same for WHQL.

 

YEP!!! I knew something wasn't right when I loaded up Half-Life 2: Episode 2, and it was much darker at the same settings I always use. Also it looked like the "bloom" effect was disabled. Unbelievable! It did in fact hurt performance too, right from the menu screen! And things seemed actually better with this driver in XP itself (desktop, window dragging, etc.). Oh well, back to what works. :bang:

 

Can anyone confirm that the driver gives worse performance in opengl games?

 

Great drivers.

in lost planet tested 1-2 days ago..

169:17 - 38.6 in snow , 32.2 in cave

169:21 - 39.8 in snow , 33.5 in cave

Gained 1 fps... better then nothing.

I find both same... ^^ but 169:21 better since i gained 1 fps.

 

Hm let me test in CS 1.6.

^^ lol will let u know

well it runs well ^^

Well i see no problems in CS which is OpenGL game.

it runs so smooth!!! Same fps as my 7900GS but Very smooth , i can feel it.

Gonna test CS:S :\

 

heard ppl say poor performance in quake 4, wonder if it's just a specific issue

 

Don't eve work for me, my PC starts up, then the desktop loads, then no programs start up, the mouse won't move, then the screen goes black, then it comes on dark grey with white diagonal stripes, then I have to kill the power. I'm in Safemode atm. I used driver cleaner and the guru3d one aswell.