Official Nvidia Forceware 174.16 WHQL Drivers

nVIDIA ForceWare X 174.16 WHQL for Windows Vista 32bit,Windows XP/2K 32bit,Windows Vista 64bit,Windows XP/2K 64bit
Operating System: Windows Vista 32bit, Windows XP/2K 32bit, Windows Vista 64bit, Windows XP/2K 64bit
Driver Version: 174.12
Release Date: 02-21-2008
Driver Size: 47.4 MB
MS WHQL Certificate: http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/221/drvcheckxc1.gif
Setup Files Included: http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/221/drvcheckxc1.gif
International Files: ???

Download WinVista 32bit driver here - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_174.16.html, Modded Inf

Download WinVista 64bit driver here - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_174.16.html, Modded Inf

Download Windows XP 32bit driver here - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_174.16.html, Modded inf

Download Windows XP 64bit driver here - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_174.16.html **CURRENTLY NO MODDED INF**

Getting them now......

Can't seem to get to Vista x64 Page :confused:

Have tried manually getting there but the old drivers are listed..

EDIT: Link's wrong, X.14 :D

Vista 64Bit - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_174.16.html

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Originally Posted by Bootup05

Can't seem to get to Vista x64 Page :confused:

Have tried manually getting there but the old drivers are listed..

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Use the advanced driver search - http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us

Only supports 9600 series....sadly.

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Originally Posted by Bootup05

Can't seem to get to Vista x64 Page :confused:

Have tried manually getting there but the old drivers are listed..

EDIT: Link's wrong, X.14 :D

Vista 64Bit - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_174.16.html

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Fix'ed

I just tried installing with my 8800GT and it says they don't support my video card.

Same here.....

Isn't this what the modded INF's are for..:confused:

Use the modified .inf file linked above....but you'll lose WHQL certification.

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Originally Posted by Bootup05

Isn't this what the modded INF's are for..:confused:

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indeedy :p:

they are only WHQL candidates, they don't have the full certification yet

Wonder if it is any different from the 174.16 beta?

So far that driver is giving me the best SLI performance.

when are these officially going to release? ive been seeing alot of whql's floating around, but nvidia still suggests the 169.25 :|

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Originally Posted by Aleki

when are these officially going to release? ive been seeing alot of whql's floating around, but nvidia still suggests the 169.25 :|

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these are under the 9600GT Driver section.

Also, For the Not supported cards, Use the Modded inf. Make sure you put the Modded inf in the 174.16 setup folder in the Nvidia folder.

XP64 modded inf at LaptopVideo2Go:
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...howtopic=17611

well kick me in the nuts and spit on on my neck....

dl'ng now, will post some tests later.

even with the modded inf these won't install properly.

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Originally Posted by WeStSiDePLaYa

even with the modded inf these won't install properly.

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Mine installed just fine....

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Originally Posted by [cTx]Warboy

Mine installed just fine....

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Which OS

No go for 8800gt and XP. Says missing files.:shrug:

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Originally Posted by WeStSiDePLaYa

Which OS

No go for 8800gt and XP. Says missing files.:shrug:

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what files are missing?

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Originally Posted by WeStSiDePLaYa

Which OS

No go for 8800gt and XP. Says missing files.:shrug:

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Same but I ignored that and it worked fine still. Pretty good driver actually, performance is superb but IQ wasn't that nice in all games. I prefer the XG 174.12 ones currently but 174.16 gave slightly better 3DMark06 score though.

Here you go guys select the driver and os and download the mod.info
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...p?showforum=89

I got the missing file error too. Using the WinXP 32bit drivers.

The missing files are as follows:

nvDispSR.dl_
nvGameSR.dl_
nvMccsSR.dl_
nvMoblSR.dl_
nvViTvSR.dl_

So I removed the needed files from the driver version 174.12, put them in the NVIDIA folder and the install went fine :cool:

In case anyone wants the missing files, I uploaded them here:

http://rapidshare.com/files/93825936...files.rar.html

32bit Win XP only.

Cheers! :D

i think the xp32 modded inf is from the international set, while the download link points at the US

[edit] according to Rich_Guy from guru3d forums, this inf is for the US set

http://www.mediafire.com/?asw0cmfpfzz

Man I just installed 169.39 yesterday. :lol: Any reason should I install this driver instead?

I have a xfx 8800 ultra XXX editon card (675/1667/2300) but every dam driver I try gives me that stupid error about display drivers failing or whatever and then recovers in windows vista 32 and then followed by a BSOD, except for the Omega 169.25 drivers.

So does anyone know if these new drivers have fixed that annoying issue in windows vista which by the way I think effects many 8800 gtx/ultra users ?

I used to have that problem. Some say it is related to improper ram timings. How, I do not know, but try that.

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Originally Posted by Silaz

I used to have that problem. Some say it is related to improper ram timings. How, I do not know, but try that.

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tried it, did not help.

used these in vista 64 with rivatuner 2.06 with dynamic fan speed control and clocked to 700/1750/1000 and cod 4 rocked all night.

any difference between 169.25?

Ok am i going insane or are these drivers really sharp (everything looks clear = best IQ i've seen with drivers). Also colours seem more vibrant. Again is it just me? (I was playing on my MAME cab which is lower res, but i was on the comp before i installed these nad could see a difference)

GOW works the best i've seen with these, cyrsis, couldn't really see a whole lot of difference other than the better IQ (sharp and colours). COD 4 can't really tell (fps GTX so very high anyway) again looks better, same goes with tf2 and HL2. These have the best IQ i've come across.
Compared to 169.25 omega + Vista 32bit SP1 + 8800GTX. Def sticking with these and FINALLY can get off 169.25.

Some1 reported this driver even force AA2X despite using performance setting so if you notice unusually crisp image quality that may be it.

I also thought colors were unusually vibrant so it's not only you.

Not sure if this has just happened with this release, but theres now a Pre Render Limit' option in control panel which I haven't seen avaliable since XP & the Old Control Panel:)

what exactly does that do and is there a benefit to changing it ?

Pre render limit has been changable in Rivatuner all the time and I used to set it to '0' with my 7900GTO since I'm not usually using vsync which caused FPS to skyrocket into 1000+ range in some simple menus and some animated scenes etc. and this caused my card to squeek with a high pitched noise which seems to happen also with this 8800GT but in a lot smaller scale and only barely audible in some games. Default is 3 but setting it to 0 reduced the FPS significantly in these scenes making this noise to almost dissappear completely for me. 3D performance wasn't really affected a lot by it, setting it to 0 did affect performance negatively but we're talking perhaps 2~3% or so tops so nothing to worry about, you can also check with 3DMark for example it will lower scores a bit. But some games like Oblivion they even suggest using '0' reading a performance optimization guide so some games may behave differently. It's also said to reduce mouse lag when lowering it but I haven't really experienced any severe mouse lag here so I can't comment on that. How it actually works I don't know though.

Mine says I don't have an 32-bit systems,when I have Vista Ultimate 32-bit installed,maybe because I have a portuguese systems instead on an english one?

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Originally Posted by DMH

Mine says I don't have an 32-bit systems,when I have Vista Ultimate 32-bit installed,maybe because I have a portuguese systems instead on an english one?

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Are you using the modified international inf file, or the US one?