GeForce BETA Drivers 163.67 for Windows Vista and XP

Vikingod · Sep 10, 2007, 05:17 PM

Download: nZone
Vista: 32-bit / 64-bit
XP: 32-bit / 64-bit
Thanks to BiGBrOwNPimpsta for the submit!
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Nvidia has released new beta drivers for Windows XP and Vista, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The drivers appear to have fixes for game compatibility for Crysis and Bioshock, as well as a range of bug fixes. Check out the release notes for specifics.

shteve · Sep 10, 2007, 07:10 PM

Interesting... reading the release notes (pg 13) there's a bug (258862) still open for Haze - which is supposedly now only a PS3 exclusive.

OmegaRED · Sep 10, 2007, 07:58 PM

WTF?!

Quote:

Improved compatibility for Crysis and BioShock.

Is there a Crysis beta out?

Vikingod · Sep 10, 2007, 08:29 PM

In 15 days there will be.

OmegaRED · Sep 10, 2007, 08:42 PM

Ah, well I see in the release notes this driver fixes the memory handling problems in the 8800GTS 320's. Will try them out tonight.

clicker666 · Sep 10, 2007, 09:45 PM

Trying them now.

OmegaRED · Sep 10, 2007, 11:10 PM

Did Nvidia ever optimize their drivers for Quake Wars? The demo doesn't run much better than the betas.

Vikingod · Sep 10, 2007, 11:57 PM

Well I tried them. Bioshock saw some nice gains in performance, so I'll stick with them.

clicker666 · Sep 11, 2007, 12:10 AM

I didn't notice any real difference, however no loss either.

OmegaRED · Sep 11, 2007, 01:08 AM

Hmm looking forward to the Bioshock gains. I noticed it has a new AA profile in Nhancer perhaps that's one reason for the boost.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Sep 11, 2007, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by OmegaRED

WTF?!

Is there a Crysis beta out?

The first batch of keys were leaked, not again....
The first batch came and went so fast that even I didn't get one and I am normally at the front of the line.
If you search you will find many people posting screenies around the net.
I am not going to link to the fileplanet page because I want one but I am sure the resourceful people will find it.

I changed my mind. Here is a link to the keyed client download page seeing how it is not working anymore. Most likely once the QW hype dies down they will hand out the keys.
Crysis on FilePlanet

>GSXR<mrbusa · Sep 11, 2007, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vikingod

In 15 days there will be.

The demo is coming in 15 days.

OmegaRED · Sep 11, 2007, 04:03 AM

Hardly seems worth the fuss to get in the beta when the demo is 2 weeks away.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Sep 11, 2007, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmegaRED

Hardly seems worth the fuss to get in the beta when the demo is 2 weeks away.

Well...If you just want to play and not help pinpoint bugs then ya, waiting for the demo is probably best. Lately I have been noticing that the beta's give a better determination of the final product than the actual demo. It is like all these demo's coming out lately are tweaked and optimized as a whole separate game and then you get the final product and it just doesn't feel the same. That sentence rhymes.
The way they are doing this beta makes no sense. How many beta's come out just a couple weeks before a demo? It might be an indication that there are issues with the game.

crlorentzen · Sep 12, 2007, 01:41 PM

Well, everyone be careful with the scaling settings. They are still completely screwed up.

At least this and the last driver 163.44 display my screen without like an inch of overscan.

Edit: Oh yeah, Video Overlay Mixer still broken.

mkk · Sep 12, 2007, 04:52 PM

Noticed that the bug regarding card clocks being locked at 2D levels after ALT-Tab'ing out of some games has been fixed. Personally I've only encountered this with Flatout 2, but others have reported this problem with different games.

Sep 10, 2007, 05:17 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	GeForce BETA Drivers 163.67 for Windows Vista and XP Download: nZone Vista: 32-bit / 64-bit XP: 32-bit / 64-bit Thanks to BiGBrOwNPimpsta for the submit! _____________ Nvidia has released new beta drivers for Windows XP and Vista, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The drivers appear to have fixes for game compatibility for Crysis and Bioshock, as well as a range of bug fixes. Check out the release notes for specifics.

Sep 10, 2007, 08:42 PM	#5
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	Ah, well I see in the release notes this driver fixes the memory handling problems in the 8800GTS 320's. Will try them out tonight. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Sep 10, 2007, 09:45 PM	#6
clicker666 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 327 Rep Power: 0	Trying them now. __________________

Sep 10, 2007, 11:10 PM	#7
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	Did Nvidia ever optimize their drivers for Quake Wars? The demo doesn't run much better than the betas. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Sep 11, 2007, 12:10 AM	#9
clicker666 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 327 Rep Power: 0	I didn't notice any real difference, however no loss either. __________________

Sep 10, 2007, 07:10 PM	#2
shteve HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	Interesting... reading the release notes (pg 13) there's a bug (258862) still open for Haze - which is supposedly now only a PS3 exclusive.

Sep 10, 2007, 08:29 PM	Thread Starter #4
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	In 15 days there will be.

Sep 10, 2007, 11:57 PM	Thread Starter #8
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Well I tried them. Bioshock saw some nice gains in performance, so I'll stick with them.

Sep 11, 2007, 01:08 AM	#10
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	Hmm looking forward to the Bioshock gains. I noticed it has a new AA profile in Nhancer perhaps that's one reason for the boost. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Sep 11, 2007, 04:03 AM	#13
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	Hardly seems worth the fuss to get in the beta when the demo is 2 weeks away. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Sep 12, 2007, 01:41 PM	#15
crlorentzen DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	Well, everyone be careful with the scaling settings. They are still completely screwed up. At least this and the last driver 163.44 display my screen without like an inch of overscan. Edit: Oh yeah, Video Overlay Mixer still broken. __________________

Sep 12, 2007, 04:52 PM	#16
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Noticed that the bug regarding card clocks being locked at 2D levels after ALT-Tab'ing out of some games has been fixed. Personally I've only encountered this with Flatout 2, but others have reported this problem with different games.