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[GeForce.com] GeForce 306.97 WHQL released for all cards, recommended driver for Windows 8

post #1 of 34
10/10/12 at 7:23am
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Driver Version: 306.97
Certified: Yes

Download links:

x64: http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/49949
x86: http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/49892
Quote:
New in GeForce 306.97 Drivers:

Recommended driver for Windows 8 launch.
Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 650 Ti GPU.
Updates SLI profile for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier.

Updates 3D Vision profiles for the following PC games:
Check vs. Mate - rated Excellent
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - rated Good
Doom 3: BFG Edition - rated Excellent
English Country Tune - rated Good
F1 2012 - rated Good
Iron Brigade - rated Fair
Jagged Alliance: Crossfire - rated Good
Orcs Must Die 2! - rated Good
Planetside 2 - rated Not recommended
Prototype 2 - rated Poor
Sleeping Dogs - rated Good
Spec Ops: The Line - rated Good
Tiny Troopers - rated Fair
Torchlight 2 - rated Good
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron - rated Fair
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post #2 of 34
10/10/12 at 7:26am
thanks bro
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post #3 of 34
10/10/12 at 7:26am
http://www.overclock.net/t/1314694/nvidia-306-97-driver-whql-10-10-12#post_18334845
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post #4 of 34
10/10/12 at 7:28am
Hopefully, this addresses some of the GW2/BL2 issues we've been seeing lately.
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post #5 of 34
10/10/12 at 10:32am
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Hopefully, this addresses some of the GW2/BL2 issues we've been seeing lately.

I had so many issues after the last update. Amazingly enough turning my settings UP fixed my problems so far. Strange right?
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post #6 of 34
10/10/12 at 11:09am
Hoping these are better than 306.89. Those somehow knocked my 3DMark 11 score down by ~1100 points.
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post #7 of 34
10/10/12 at 11:12am
Hmm my System seems more responsive with this over the 306.23, also powermanagment seems better i had my GTX460 stuck at 3d clocks sometimes with my 720p TV streaming now they go down to P8 state quicker, so less temp.
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10/10/12 at 11:15am
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On Windows 8 I was getting a lot of driver crashes (screen would black out and come back a few seconds later). I switched back to Windows 7 a few days ago and I'm still getting the crash. Hopefully this fixes it?
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10/10/12 at 11:37am
Wasn't liking the latest 680 drivers. Surround would lock up, and Heaven performance was meh over my 3 670's. Actually lost a bit....*** nvidia? I'll have to try these
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10/10/12 at 11:56am
o wow, that went quick hehe, just yesterday I was reading about 650 only driver and now a WHQL for all LOL!

funny that the quick choice box in top left corner of geforce.com still recommends the former WHQL as latest, but when you search for the latest driver using Drivers tab, it shows this one smile.gif

will give it a shot after work and see if my 670 sees any improvements.
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