Forceware 169.17 is here

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12-06-2007, 02:58 PM
HamidFULL

Forceware 169.17 is here

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Download Forceware 169.17 Vista x86 Here

Download Forceware 169.17 Vista x64 Here

Download Forceware 169.17 XP x86 Here

Download Forceware 169.17 XP x64 Here

Enjoy! ;)

EDIT : And here is results with 2 x Sparkle 8800GT @685/960 (SLI) :

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrenchKiss

I did some SLI Crysis benchies (169.09 vs 16.17):

1440x900 high
40.51 => 44.87
+11%

1440x900 very high
24.20 => 33.30
+38%

1680x1050 high
36.79 => 42.16
+15%

1680x1050 very high
19.15 => 26.19
+37%

1920x1200 high
30.52 => 35.99
+18%

1920x1200 very high
13.38 => 17.43
+30%

Very good performance boost with Very High settings!

I did some tests under Vista x32:
- UT3 runs smoother, I can play with 32 bots and FSAA in the Deck map without any framerate drop now
- Bioshock still has crappy performances when V-Sync is enabled
- GoW still stuttering, but seems to appear less frequently
- CoD 4 runs very good, totally stable and smooth! (I used to get random crash with SLI enable)
- Hellgate London SLI issues are gone, and the game doesn't crash anymore randomly when you talk to a shop

Another Reports :

Quote:

Originally Posted by soul8103

These drivers notably increased my performance along with the .13's in crysis. I can now run the game with the very high dx9 patch without AA (even though I run vista x64) pretty smoothly all the way through. The only level that gives me slight trouble still are the last and the pilot section level. Pretty pleased overall. All other games run smoothly anyway so cant really tell the diff. Nicely done NV :d

Quote:

Originally Posted by morfeus02

i got really nice fps boost in crysis

+ the alt+tab problem (i had to do alt+tab every half an hour to make the game run smooth) seems to be gone now, really really smooth :D
12-06-2007, 03:00 PM
NickS

Improvements? TY for links though, DLING now.

EDIT: Holy schist its 70MB :eek:
12-06-2007, 03:11 PM
Envydia007

I like large forcewares :)
12-06-2007, 03:17 PM
GAR

what is the date on the drivers.
12-06-2007, 03:35 PM
Philip_J_Fry

Quote:

Originally Posted by Envydia007

I like large forcewares :)

lol i think thats b/c its "international" has all that language stuff in it...

*crosssfingers* hopefully more fps on Crysis ...

now where is that patch where Crytek CEO said it will be released 7 to 14 days ... that was like Nov. 15th ...

http://www.incrysis.com/index.php?op...sk=view&id=559
12-06-2007, 03:39 PM
Envydia007

yeah its been weeks and no patch still
12-06-2007, 03:45 PM
Mad1723

This forceware still doesnt fix black models on 7 series in CoD 4
12-06-2007, 05:16 PM
revogamer

169.12 was vista only, this is vista and xp
12-06-2007, 05:36 PM
NickS

Crysis seems to run a hair better (just smoother overall) but maybe its in my head.

I run @ 1680x1050 medium settings overall, see rig in sig.
12-06-2007, 06:21 PM
GAR

everything seems the same to me, as .12 and .13
12-07-2007, 03:13 AM
HamidFULL

And here is results with 2 x Sparkle 8800GT @685/960 (SLI) :

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrenchKiss

I did some SLI Crysis benchies (169.09 vs 16.17):

1440x900 high
40.51 => 44.87
+11%

1440x900 very high
24.20 => 33.30
+38%

1680x1050 high
36.79 => 42.16
+15%

1680x1050 very high
19.15 => 26.19
+37%

1920x1200 high
30.52 => 35.99
+18%

1920x1200 very high
13.38 => 17.43
+30%

Very good performance boost with Very High settings! :cheers:
Keep the work up nVidia! And Crytek, where is your the damn patch? T_T
12-07-2007, 03:22 AM
HamidFULL

FrenchKiss :

I did some tests under Vista x32:
- UT3 runs smoother, I can play with 32 bots and FSAA in the Deck map without any framerate drop now
- Bioshock still has crappy performances when V-Sync is enabled
- GoW still stuttering, but seems to appear less frequently
- CoD 4 runs very good, totally stable and smooth! (I used to get random crash with SLI enable)
- Hellgate London SLI issues are gone, and the game doesn't crash anymore randomly when you talk to a shop
12-07-2007, 05:18 AM
takamishanoku

Wow. Crysis is now 'playable' at 1440x900 very high. Hopefully once the patch comes out it will be even better.

What are the benchs for single cards
12-07-2007, 05:32 AM
Gam3Ra

single 8800GTS have no effect in performance after 169.04 (09/13/17). Nowhere
12-07-2007, 05:37 AM
Rovtar

i will try them now..:D
12-07-2007, 05:49 AM
NightCrawler™

Just installed these and they really are smooth.... :D
12-07-2007, 05:54 AM
malik22

Quote:

Originally Posted by takamishanoku

Wow. Crysis is now 'playable' at 1440x900 very high. Hopefully once the patch comes out it will be even better.

What are the benchs for single cards

On what cards?
12-07-2007, 06:01 AM
nullface

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad1723

This forceware still doesnt fix black models on 7 series in CoD 4

Uh?! I havent had any problems with CoD4 witm my 7900GS
12-07-2007, 06:04 AM
Lazy Dog

Thanks! Will try them and see...
12-07-2007, 06:08 AM
iadstudio

yeah, definately want to see some benches with single g92 cards.
12-07-2007, 06:46 AM
Mad1723

Quote:

Originally Posted by nullface

Uh?! I havent had any problems with CoD4 witm my 7900GS

If you use 169.04, you don't have those problems, and even some people with 169.09/10/13 haven't got the problem... I got it and wait for a fix from Nvidia :(
12-07-2007, 07:10 AM
Gig4moller

Installed these on both my main rig and my lappy so far, no problems.
12-07-2007, 07:19 AM
deathman20

Hmmmmm I'll play with it later this weekend.
12-07-2007, 10:23 AM
HamidFULL

Another Reports :

Quote:

Originally Posted by soul8103

These drivers notably increased my performance along with the .13's in crysis. I can now run the game with the very high dx9 patch without AA (even though I run vista x64) pretty smoothly all the way through. The only level that gives me slight trouble still are the last and the pilot section level. Pretty pleased overall. All other games run smoothly anyway so cant really tell the diff. Nicely done NV :d

Quote:

Originally Posted by morfeus02

i got really nice fps boost in crysis

+ the alt+tab problem (i had to do alt+tab every half an hour to make the game run smooth) seems to be gone now, really really smooth :D
12-07-2007, 04:57 PM
dengyong

Why aren't these on nvidia's site ?
12-07-2007, 05:49 PM
Jodiuh

Hmmm...I got 1 frame going from .09 to .13 w/ GT SLI in the GPU benchmark. Better than .13's? Or did I futzer up the install again... :(
12-07-2007, 05:57 PM
Simps

This driver is really good!
I got an impressive 3DMARK06 using Vista64 and stock settings.

12858 - http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=4071575

C2Q @ 2.66Ghz / 266 FSB (QX6700)
680i Chipset (Striker Extreme)
2x 1GB DDR2 625MHz 5-5-5-18-CR2 (Corsair PC10000 C5DF)
1x XFX 8800 Ultra Extreme Edition (650 / 2200 stock from factory)

[]'s
Simps
12-08-2007, 10:48 AM
fireice2

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...0GTResults.jpg

Here is my 3Dmark06 result using the new driver. I'm luvin it! :D
12-08-2007, 10:58 AM
Solarfall

well after playing 4-6h of crysis these new drivers seem to be a tiny a bit better .. the gain i got was about 2-4 fps
12-08-2007, 01:46 PM
gmod

Bandwidth says exceded for the vista 64bit verison
12-08-2007, 02:15 PM
veilsidebr

Where could i get the xp 64 version for download? it always says that bandwith has got exceeded...
12-08-2007, 02:19 PM
G.Foyle

Can't download Vista x86 version... 7.3kb file downloads and crashes the MS-DOS 16bit subsystem ?!?!
12-08-2007, 02:22 PM
HamidFULL

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmod

Bandwidth says exceded for the vista 64bit verison

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoqolatl

Can't download Vista x86 version... 7.3kb file downloads and crashes the MS-DOS 16bit subsystem ?!?!

Quote:

Originally Posted by veilsidebr

Where could i get the xp 64 version for download? it always says that bandwith has got exceeded...

ooops! I cant Believe!! Downloaded for more 200GB in 2 Day! :eek: :eek:

There is no Problem New Links! :up: :

Download Forceware 169.17 Vista x86 Here

Download Forceware 169.17 Vista x64 Here

Download Forceware 169.17 XP x86 Here

Download Forceware 169.17 XP x64 Here
12-08-2007, 02:39 PM
HamidFULL

And for those are Suspicious about all things!! Official link from Nvidia :

Vista 32 :
ftp://download.nvidia.com/downloads/...ional_beta.exe

Vista 64 :
ftp://download.nvidia.com/downloads/...ional_beta.exe

XP 32 :
ftp://download.nvidia.com/downloads/...ional_beta.exe

XP 64 :
ftp://download.nvidia.com/downloads/...ional_beta.exe
12-08-2007, 04:07 PM
ericware

It seems like nvidia only improves crysis .. I still have lagging when I play NFSMW though .. Nonetheless it is an improvement since NFSMW kept crashing on 163.xx
12-08-2007, 10:42 PM
veilsidebr

Quote:

Originally Posted by HamidFULL

ooops! I cant Believe!! Downloaded for more 200GB in 2 Day! :eek: :eek:

There is no Problem New Links! :up: :

Download Forceware 169.17 Vista x86 Here

Download Forceware 169.17 Vista x64 Here

Download Forceware 169.17 XP x86 Here

Download Forceware 169.17 XP x64 Here

Thank you for the help. :up:

i appreciate, lets see if these drivers are nice!
12-09-2007, 01:51 AM
strange|ife

cod 4 and WIC seem to be a bit smoother, more steady fps. with 163.12's it would dip in and out a bit on cod4, these drivers are pretty nice. Havent tried crysis yet, i pretty much shelved the game till i get a newer card.. i want to enjoy it more later down the road
12-09-2007, 01:54 AM
96redformula

Yeah, these are definetly more stable for my setup. I was having glitches with the beta drivers and this fixed them right up.
12-16-2007, 07:18 PM
emoners

Has anyone tried NVidia's ForceWare v169.21 (Release Date: December 11, 2007)? http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.21.html

Is it better than the 169.17?
12-16-2007, 07:32 PM
dengyong

Quote:

Originally Posted by emoners

Has anyone tried NVidia's ForceWare v169.21 (Release Date: December 11, 2007)? http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.21.html

Is it better than the 169.17?

yes.
12-16-2007, 08:22 PM
TheCarLessDriven

Should I get the .21's or the .17's??
12-17-2007, 12:09 PM
HamidFULL

Quote:

Originally Posted by AC3421

Should I get the .21's or the .17's??

169.21 is newer and a bit better
12-17-2007, 12:26 PM
nullface

Quote:

Originally Posted by dengyong

yes.

Good answer... "Yes" what? Good or bad?
12-18-2007, 11:51 AM
dengyong

Quote:

Originally Posted by nullface

Good answer... "Yes" what? Good or bad?

I was answering the question "has anyone tried 169.21 and is it better than 169.17".

I answered "yes". How could anyone be confused by that, it's self explaining ? :yepp: