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    GeForce/ION Driver Release 197.13 WHQL

    New in Version 197.13

    * Adds support for Next Generation ION.
    * Adds support for GeForce GT 320, GeForce GT 330, and GeForce GT 340.
    * Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0129.
    * Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.0.9.1 (for supported GPUs).
    * Increases performance in several PC games from v196.21 WHQL. The following are examples of measured improvements. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

    o Up to 13% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with a single GPU
    o Up to 30% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with SLI technology
    o Up to 13% performance increase in H.A.W.X with single GPU
    o Up to 15% performance increase in H.A.W.X with SLI technology
    o Up to 30% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with single GPU
    o Up to 28% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with SLI technology

    * Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for top new gaming titles including Assassin Creed II, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight, Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City, Mass Effect 2, Napoleon: Total War, and Zombie Driver.
    * Enhanced SLI support for Metro 2033, Supreme Commander 2, Unigine, and World of Warcraft
    * Adds override anti-aliasing support for Mass Effect 2.
    * Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
    * Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.

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    http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us

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    Anyone can confirm the improvements?
    Quote Originally Posted by zalbard View Post
    I think we should start a new "Fermi part <InsertNumberHere>" thread each time it's delayed in this fashion!
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    Heck, I think we should start a whole new forum dedicated to hardware delays.

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    Not as good looking as 10.3, but still, the performance boost is quite noticeable, nice!
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    I have tested with my 295 in crysis, The diferences was +5 fps in minimum frames(from 16 to 21), average and max fps was the same.
    And in dirt2 which isn't in the list, I have +5 fps in average and minimum. Very steady permormance I'll say.

    196.21 vs 197.13.
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    Performance wise this is a very good driver. But I wish they improved alt-tabbing with 19x.xx drivers but it seems to help if you select max performance instead of adaptive in the nvidia cpanel for the new power consumption setting but alt-tabbing still doesn't work as great as it did with pre 19x.xx drivers and you may have 3D clocks locking down to 2D clocks and only a restart will help.
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    +1 improved fps in BC2 in SLI.

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