ForceWare Release 169.04 BETA

Just Learnin' · Oct 30, 2007, 03:37 PM

(64bit are available as well)

Version:169.04
Release Date:October 30, 2007
Operating System:Windows Vista 32-bit
Language:U.S. English
File Size:35.6 MB

ForceWare Release 169

Beta driver for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs including GeForce 8800 GT.
Recommended driver for Crysis single player game demo and TimeShift.
Several game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
If you would like to be notified of upcoming drivers, please subscribe to the [COLOR=#000000]newsletter[/COLOR].
Please read the [COLOR=#000000]driver installation hints[/COLOR] before you install this driver.

Zardon · Oct 30, 2007, 03:39 PM

3 drivers in a week, certainly can't say nvidia aren't getting them out on a regular basis, by the time you reboot another set is up.

Just Learnin' · Oct 30, 2007, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

3 drivers in a week, certainly can't say nvidia aren't getting them out on a regular basis, by the time you reboot another set is up.

Yup, and me on dial-up!

Erroneus · Oct 30, 2007, 05:22 PM

dial-up :X Man it's like over 10 years ago i used a dial-up, rough times

Anyway, is there any release notes for these?

**MIG-31** · Oct 30, 2007, 05:54 PM

Why is it whenever you recover your pc from problems,do a complete format and install the last beta set of drivers..Hours later the next set is released..

mkk · Oct 30, 2007, 06:47 PM

When the numbers change by so little it's usually nothing more than a change to some game profiles default values, or adding a profile for a new game.

Dragunov · Oct 30, 2007, 08:16 PM

Too many drivers in a week

Vikingod · Oct 31, 2007, 04:05 AM

Its nice to have updated drivers, but I wonder why the last few releases haven't include release notes.

wlsh242 · Oct 31, 2007, 05:26 AM

They are working hard on getting everything working good for the nov 14 release of Crysis. I think It's going to be worth it, looking at the demo.

Zardon · Oct 31, 2007, 05:46 PM

Yeah the nvidia experience with crysis demo on the ultra was much better than I thought it would be. I thought the game would be unplayable at 1920, but gladly it runs pretty well.

These are good drivers, although I dont think nvidia have put out a bad driver in a long time tbh. They have a really good solid nvidia base set now, and they just add games fixes and some performance increases every other week. nice job.

ViRuS2k · Oct 31, 2007, 07:31 PM

i cant say im to impressed with the latest betas...

when i jumped from the 163.75s that where working perfect not a problem in the world lol

betas version 169.01 and .02 and .04 have gave me nothing but lockups and dreaded driver not responding ****

i wouldnt touch em with a barge poll if it wasnt for crysis and timeshift lol and even they are locking my system up...

i wouldnt say nvidia are doing a great job infact its far from it. they seem to be going backwards.

Zardon · Oct 31, 2007, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ViRuS2k

i cant say im to impressed with the latest betas...

when i jumped from the 163.75s that where working perfect not a problem in the world lol

betas version 169.01 and .02 and .04 have gave me nothing but lockups and dreaded driver not responding ****

i wouldnt touch em with a barge poll if it wasnt for crysis and timeshift lol and even they are locking my system up...

i wouldnt say nvidia are doing a great job infact its far from it. they seem to be going backwards.

its an SLI problem, ive seen that happening on one test system. which is why I dont run SLI anymore. single card mode is brilliant.

ViRuS2k · Nov 1, 2007, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

its an SLI problem, ive seen that happening on one test system. which is why I dont run SLI anymore. single card mode is brilliant.

hmmm

i will test your theory out tonight and let you know the outcome, if it is indeed true then thankyou :P
at least then i wont have to change drivers to get the extra crysis performance...

ok i will be back in about 10 minutes going to test this out

ViRuS2k · Nov 1, 2007, 01:25 AM

Well i thought it fixed the problem was playing for about 20 minutes then the computer froze lol

and i tryed my best to alt and tab or ctrl + alt + delete to get back to the desktop to identify the problem

i managed to get back but i was in a constant infinate loop
i hard rebooted the system and checked out the evnt viewer

i had over 50 of these Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered. lol

guess that will work for some but not for me hehe

Zardon · Nov 1, 2007, 01:12 PM

i have read a lot about this particular problem, as you know the offical nvidia forums have a huge thread on this.

I can only tell you from the testing i have done, every single card nvidia based system ive built in the last 6 months (around 10) have not had this issue, but I saw it on one sli system and found out that one of the cards in SLI was overheating and couldnt handle the clocks. I used rivatuner to underclock the cards by 40mhz on the core and the system was stable.

Obviously I do believe you, so dont think I mean to say I don't, but I just wish I could reproduce it. The only game ive had some crashes with is WORLD IN CONFLICT and I think the game (while brilliant) is quite shoddy on a coding level.

Zelig · Nov 2, 2007, 03:00 PM

Release notes for this set are finally up.

Oct 30, 2007, 03:37 PM	#1
Just Learnin' HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 1,414 Rep Power: 54 System Specs	ForceWare Release 169.04 BETA (64bit are available as well) Version:169.04 Release Date:October 30, 2007 Operating System:Windows Vista 32-bit Language:U.S. English File Size:35.6 MB ForceWare Release 169 Beta driver for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs including GeForce 8800 GT. Recommended driver for Crysis single player game demo and TimeShift. Several game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues. If you would like to be notified of upcoming drivers, please subscribe to the [COLOR=#000000]newsletter[/COLOR]. Please read the [COLOR=#000000]driver installation hints[/COLOR] before you install this driver.

Oct 30, 2007, 05:22 PM	#4
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,343 Rep Power: 114 System Specs	dial-up :X Man it's like over 10 years ago i used a dial-up, rough times Anyway, is there any release notes for these? __________________

Oct 30, 2007, 05:54 PM	#5
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Oct 31, 2007, 04:05 AM	#8
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Oct 30, 2007, 03:39 PM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	3 drivers in a week, certainly can't say nvidia aren't getting them out on a regular basis, by the time you reboot another set is up.

Oct 30, 2007, 06:47 PM	#6
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,383 Rep Power: 120 System Specs	When the numbers change by so little it's usually nothing more than a change to some game profiles default values, or adding a profile for a new game.

Oct 31, 2007, 05:26 AM	#9
wlsh242 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: FL USA Posts: 44 Rep Power: 0	They are working hard on getting everything working good for the nov 14 release of Crysis. I think It's going to be worth it, looking at the demo.

Oct 31, 2007, 05:46 PM	#10
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Yeah the nvidia experience with crysis demo on the ultra was much better than I thought it would be. I thought the game would be unplayable at 1920, but gladly it runs pretty well. These are good drivers, although I dont think nvidia have put out a bad driver in a long time tbh. They have a really good solid nvidia base set now, and they just add games fixes and some performance increases every other week. nice job.

Oct 31, 2007, 07:31 PM	#11
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	i cant say im to impressed with the latest betas... when i jumped from the 163.75s that where working perfect not a problem in the world lol betas version 169.01 and .02 and .04 have gave me nothing but lockups and dreaded driver not responding **** i wouldnt touch em with a barge poll if it wasnt for crysis and timeshift lol and even they are locking my system up... i wouldnt say nvidia are doing a great job infact its far from it. they seem to be going backwards.

Nov 1, 2007, 01:25 AM	#14
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Well i thought it fixed the problem was playing for about 20 minutes then the computer froze lol and i tryed my best to alt and tab or ctrl + alt + delete to get back to the desktop to identify the problem i managed to get back but i was in a constant infinate loop i hard rebooted the system and checked out the evnt viewer i had over 50 of these Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered. lol guess that will work for some but not for me hehe

Nov 1, 2007, 01:12 PM	#15
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	i have read a lot about this particular problem, as you know the offical nvidia forums have a huge thread on this. I can only tell you from the testing i have done, every single card nvidia based system ive built in the last 6 months (around 10) have not had this issue, but I saw it on one sli system and found out that one of the cards in SLI was overheating and couldnt handle the clocks. I used rivatuner to underclock the cards by 40mhz on the core and the system was stable. Obviously I do believe you, so dont think I mean to say I don't, but I just wish I could reproduce it. The only game ive had some crashes with is WORLD IN CONFLICT and I think the game (while brilliant) is quite shoddy on a coding level.

Nov 2, 2007, 03:00 PM	#16
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	Release notes for this set are finally up. __________________ --