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Downloading, thanks for the heads up thumb.gif
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post #12 of 41
Quote:
Originally Posted by BulletSponge View Post

Please pardon my invincible ignorance on this subject but what does that mean? I have no idea what an MD5 hash is other than that MD5 has been mentioned in the BF3 color mod controversy.

An MD5 hash (Or SHA1, or some others) lets you compare two files or strings on a per byte or per bit level. If the MD5 hash of your download matches the known good MD5 hash, you can be certain you have fully downloaded it, there were no errors induced, and that it is a known good copy and not a malicious version.

There are a number of free utilities to calculate the MD5 hash of a file. I've not used them in years, so no idea what the current best ones are.

As far as known good hashes go, Microsoft (especially for TechNet) usually posts hashes for their downloads. Along with a few other companies I can't recall. Nvidia does not appear to post hashes for their drivers, so it would take a few people who have downloaded it to report their hashes and see if they gathered a consensus as to what it should be.
Edited by zinfinion - 10/10/12 at 7:51am
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post #13 of 41
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Please pardon my invincible ignorance on this subject but what does that mean? I have no idea what an MD5 hash is other than that MD5 has been mentioned in the BF3 color mod controversy.
It's basically a series of letters and numbers that are unique to a download. It's a form of verification.

If you had a bad download (or I did) we would get two different MD5 hash codes. Confirming that one of us had a bad download.

http://download.cnet.com/HashTab/3000-2248_4-84837.html is the program I use to verify md5 hash codes.

Edit: what zin (above poster) said. didn't get to read the remainder of the thread before replying
post #14 of 41
Anyone else noticed the max-boost is not as aggressive as with 306.23? Running the same clock with this new driver and I can achieve my old max-boost, is it just me?

EDIT: Just noticed a guy on Guru3D also noticed this http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=4428227&postcount=33
Edited by Twau - 10/10/12 at 9:04am
post #15 of 41
Weird, that kind of clock decrease usually indicates that you are hitting the temperature threshold. Is this happening in general or are these drivers hotter for you and you're hitting the limit earlier than expected?
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post #16 of 41
Quote:
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Anyone else noticed the max-boost is not as aggressive as with 306.23? Running the same clock with this new driver and I can achieve my old max-boost, is it just me?

Decreased max-boost may be a good sign.
It could mean that performance (fps) has increased.
If so, then power consumption and heat should also increase and consequently, max boost should decrease a little.
Run a benchmark to test fps.
     
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post #17 of 41
Just checked. My max-boost is the same. Ran Heaven and got about 2 frames better results compared to the last time I tested, which was a few drivers back.
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post #18 of 41
Argh, same result. Redownloaded the driver, custom clean install minus 3D elements, screen goes black after removing the previous driver. Waiting for my screen to come back now for 5 minutes.

Edit- this is strange, my monitor is receiving no signal via DVI but HDMI is working.Still no installed Nvidia driver detected. Rolling back once more and staying there. Will check the hash after the rollback. Oh, this time when the driver install failed all Nvidia components were uninstalled except for PhysX.
Edited by BulletSponge - 10/10/12 at 1:57pm
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post #19 of 41
Using this driver with no problems with my newly installed msi gtx660 twinfrozr 3 oc 2gb. I'm gonna try them on my other pc with gtx670 trisli.
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post #20 of 41
Just got done playing dirt 3 for 3 hours with this new driver. It might all be in my head, but I think there's been some performance improvement. I'm seeing a lot less gpu power and usage numbers with a constant 60fps (adaptive vsync enabled) than I did with 306.23. Also maybe 2-3 degree drop in temps (or maybe my basement was just really cold today biggrin.gif)
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