Anyone tried ForceWare Vista 169.21?

Dalton Sleeper · Dec 11, 2007, 06:43 PM

169.21:

*Added support for GeForce 8800 GTS 512 GPU.
*Recommended driver for the latest DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL applications.
*Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please refer to the release documentation for more information on features, driver fixes, and known issues.

Grab them from Guru3D (XP x86, x64, Vista x86, x64):
[COLOR=#ffcccc]http://downloads.guru3d.com[/COLOR]

**MIG-31** · Dec 11, 2007, 07:18 PM

Bloody hell, i just installed 169.17's yesterday

Nvidia has these as whql candidate release.I guess ill give these a try.

ViRuS2k · Dec 11, 2007, 09:23 PM

dam beat me to it lol

i new i should have posted info about them ages ago i new they where coming today lol

mkk · Dec 11, 2007, 09:26 PM

Nice, I've avoided all those unofficial betas so I'll throw this in. Don't expect to notice any difference but why not.

ForceWare Vista 169.21 WHQL Candidate 32bit
ForceWare Vista 169.21 WHQL Candidate 64bit

Datagg · Dec 12, 2007, 05:20 AM

Yea, I just tried them for awhile.... Crysis crashed 3 times on me over a short period of time, where 17's ran smooth.

I will say yhis set looked better in most parts, yet also had some glitches, like flashes lights / glares that just shouldn't have been there.

FPS average was about 21 for my rig, where as the 17's were about 23 average according to the crysis bencmarking tool.

Dalton Sleeper · Dec 12, 2007, 12:41 PM

Ok, I'll try Crysis later when I get home. Ran a few benchmarks for about 12 hours with .17 yesterday (overklocking) and everything was fine, no crashes or strange glitches. Anyway, sholdnt take long to see if it's something wrong with these drivers..

Uppdated:
Benchmarked for 10 hours with .21, no crashes, to me these are very much alike .17. Haven't tested the performance though, but same score in 3DMark06...

Dec 11, 2007, 06:43 PM	#1
Dalton Sleeper Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Västermo (Eskilstuna/Sweden) Posts: 94 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Anyone tried ForceWare Vista 169.21? 169.21: Added support for GeForce 8800 GTS 512 GPU. Recommended driver for the latest DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL applications. Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please refer to the release documentation for more information on features, driver fixes, and known issues. Grab them from Guru3D (XP x86, x64, Vista x86, x64): [COLOR=#ffcccc]http://downloads.guru3d.com[/COLOR] __________________ Neverwinter Nights: The Best Game Ever* Last edited by Dalton Sleeper; Dec 11, 2007 at 06:53 PM.

Dec 11, 2007, 07:18 PM	#2
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,848 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Bloody hell, i just installed 169.17's yesterday Nvidia has these as whql candidate release.I guess ill give these a try. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here Last edited by MIG-31; Dec 12, 2007 at 06:57 AM.

Dec 12, 2007, 05:20 AM	#5
Datagg Back To ATI Join Date: May 2003 Location: Mesa,AZ Posts: 287 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Yea, I just tried them for awhile.... Crysis crashed 3 times on me over a short period of time, where 17's ran smooth. I will say yhis set looked better in most parts, yet also had some glitches, like flashes lights / glares that just shouldn't have been there. FPS average was about 21 for my rig, where as the 17's were about 23 average according to the crysis bencmarking tool. __________________ --- i7-920 @3.8 CORSAIR XMS3 6GB(3 x 2GB) 2 4870 X2's CrossFireX VelociRaptor Asus P6T Deluxe Thermaltake toughpower 1200 Vista 64 Ultimate

Dec 12, 2007, 12:41 PM	Thread Starter #6
Dalton Sleeper Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Västermo (Eskilstuna/Sweden) Posts: 94 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Ok, I'll try Crysis later when I get home. Ran a few benchmarks for about 12 hours with .17 yesterday (overklocking) and everything was fine, no crashes or strange glitches. Anyway, sholdnt take long to see if it's something wrong with these drivers.. Uppdated: Benchmarked for 10 hours with .21, no crashes, to me these are very much alike .17. Haven't tested the performance though, but same score in 3DMark06... __________________ Neverwinter Nights: The Best Game Ever Last edited by Dalton Sleeper; Dec 13, 2007 at 12:46 PM.

Dec 11, 2007, 09:23 PM	#3
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	dam beat me to it lol i new i should have posted info about them ages ago i new they where coming today lol

Dec 11, 2007, 09:26 PM	#4
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Nice, I've avoided all those unofficial betas so I'll throw this in. Don't expect to notice any difference but why not. ForceWare Vista 169.21 WHQL Candidate 32bit ForceWare Vista 169.21 WHQL Candidate 64bit