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    Release Highlights:

    WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6-series, 7-series, 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs, including the newly released GeForce 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT, 9500 GT and 9400 GT GPUs.
    Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory (this driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.09.04).
    Experience GPU PhysX acceleration in several full games and demos today by downloading the GeForce Power Pack.
    Adds support for 2-way and 3-way NVIDIA SLI technology with GeForce GTX 200-series GPUs on Intel® D5400XS motherboards.
    Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way and Quad SLI technology.
    Supports CUDA™.
    Supports NVIDIA GeForce 3D Stereo Technology.
    Supports Folding@home distributing computing application. Download the high performance client for NVIDIA GPUs here and join the NVIDIA team: #131015.
    Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
    Includes several 3D application performance improvements. The following are examples of improvements measured with v178.13 WHQL versus v175.19 WHQL driver:
    Single GPU increases up to 11% in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset)
    Single GPU increases up to 11% in Assassin's Creed DX10
    Single GPU increases up to 15% in Bioshock DX10
    Single GPU increases up to 15% in Call of Duty 4
    Single GPU increases up to 8% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
    2-way SLI increases up to 7% in Bioshock DX10
    2-way SLI increases up to 10% in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts DX10
    2-way SLI increases up to 12% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
    2-way SLI increases up to 10% in World in Conflict DX10
    Includes numerous 3D application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.

    *Note: Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2, 3-way SLI technology, and Hybrid SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.

    Direct Links:

    Win XP x32 http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_178.13_whql.html

    Win XP x64 http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_178.13_whql.html

    Vista x32 http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_178.13_whql.html

    Vista x64 http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_178.13_whql.html
     
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    Nice one....dl'ing now :D
     
  6. SoLoR

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    siigh :( wtb BB2! but thx for this, hope it improves crysis warhead (altho its not in notes)
     
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    Could someone post benchmarks....
     
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    Thanks, I've been waiting for these...
     
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    Sweet!

    "Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way and Quad SLI technology. "

    What does this even mean?
     
  10. donga

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    no differnence notice with me at all with crysis warhead.
    i get exact same 3dmark06 score of 16700.

    havent tryed any other games yet though.

    maybe slight better dx10 performance with crysis wh.
     

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    slight improvment in vantage, gpu score went up for about ~200 (from 11.7k to 11.9k), crysis warhead feels same, also i dont see sli profile for it so i guess we are out of luck. also didnt notice DV bug that 177.98 had at least after ~2 reboots, maybe it will apear later

    177.92
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    178.13
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    (cpu score is bit lower since i usualy do clean reboot before runing vantage and i didnt this time, was playing crysis before)
     
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    Crysis Warhead

    GAMER, 1680x1050, 4xAA, 3 loops, avalanche, tod=0

    XP 32:

    177.92: 45,57
    178.13: 45.47

    V64 DX10:

    177.92: 42,18
    178.13: 41.21

    XP: The difference is negligible. Those differences also appear between benchmarks on the same driver.
    Minimum fps has changed from 30,07 to 31.57 on the new driver.

    Vista64: Again, differences are negligible. Minimum fps changed from 27.71 to 27.55, most likely not caused by driver.

    178.13 without PhysX:

    XP32:
    http://www.filedropper.com/17813xp32
    http://rapidshare.com/files/148274412/178.13_XP32.zip.html

    Vista32:
    http://www.filedropper.com/17813vista32
    http://rapidshare.com/files/148274891/178.13_Vista32.zip.html

    Vista64:
    http://www.filedropper.com/17813vista64
    http://rapidshare.com/files/148273564/178.13_Vista64.zip.html


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    To the post below, what full link? What if you have Vista?
     
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    woooooohoooooooo finally! :))))

    going to check them and i hope i wont be disapointed.
     
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    Got about 100 point more (now P7719) with this driver compared to 177.92 in Vantage.
     

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    edit: nvm...
     
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  17. david85

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    why it wont install?

    im waiting about 10-15 mintues, meanwhile it says "installing driver componets", and finally i got "system has not been modiffied".

    why is that ? :(
     
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    well im after a restart and seems like driver is working.

    but im not sure its working well, i neet to do some tests.
     
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    Are you trying to install in safe mode? If you are, that's your problem.

    The problem is that the physx drivers require Windows Installer to install, and that service won't load in safe mode.

    Here is the solution:

    Extract the drivers like normal, but before installing, remove the physx file from the directory you extracted to.

    Install the VGA drivers in safe mode, and then boot into "normal" mode and install the physx drivers there.

    Hope this helps. :)
     
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    david85, some people are reporting the nvidia drivers with physx are hanging on physx install. You could try driver from post #12.

    The drivers are meant for people who dont want physx taking away some fps..
     
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