Simviation Forum - Is 182.50 still the driver of choice?

Nov 18^th, 2009 at 6:17pm

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I'm still using 182.5 for my GTX 285 even though nVidia is now at 191.07. Is 182.50 still considered the best? Has anyone run tests with the new driver?

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Reply #1 - Nov 18^th, 2009 at 9:06pm

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Don't do it Steve. I was using the newest drivers before I switched back to 182.5 and it was a nightmare of stutters.

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Reply #2 - Nov 19^th, 2009 at 9:41am

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"If it ain't broke don't fix it!"

Good to know.

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Reply #3 - Nov 20^th, 2009 at 12:17am

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SubZer0 wrote on Nov 18^th, 2009 at 9:06pm:

Don't do it Steve. I was using the newest drivers before I switched back to 182.5 and it was a nightmare of stutters.

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Reply #4 - Nov 22^nd, 2009 at 11:55pm

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I have been all the way up to 195.15? beta and the stutters haven't improved. I've now reinstalled 182.5 and though not perfect it is miles better.

Reading the release notes with each version it is clear that nVidia has no interest in FSX. I can't recall it being mentioned in any notes, and because it is not SLI, is minimally threaded, CPU based nor related to the newest first-person shooter or driver game in the shops, FSX is basically ignored.

It's a bit of bad business choice on their part, as we are the ones who buy the new cards before the kids. It just might make sense for NVidia to look at the durability of this game on PCs, otherwise PSP, XBox and all of those TV based controllers will take over the field.

It has taken AMD a long time to catch up, but it seems to be doing so, and nVid could lose a large market segment.

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Reply #5 - Nov 23^rd, 2009 at 6:10pm

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Been having trouble with graphics so ran a benchmark with 191.07 then 182.5 installed. The 191.07 came up with a better 2D/3D score but not enough to leave it in place. Am working with EVGA and BIOSTAR to determine if I have a card or board problem. I'm thinking board 'cause I've got the same problem with two different cards on the same board. The onboard graphics don't appear to be automatically switching to the card as they're supposed to and there's no way, in bios, to disable them manually.

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Reply #6 - Nov 24^th, 2009 at 1:32am

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stevehookem wrote on Nov 18^th, 2009 at 6:17pm:

I'm still using 182.5 for my GTX 285 even though nVidia is now at 191.07. Is 182.50 still considered the best? Has anyone run tests with the new driver?

On a fresh OS installs of Windows XP/SP2 64-bit and Windows 7 64, I haven’t had any problems with FSX and the 191.07, 195.39 or the new 195.55’s. All of them have performed the same as the 182.50’s.

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Reply #7 - Nov 25^th, 2009 at 1:05pm

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the beat goes on

....by the way ...does one just go to control panel to uninstall a program, and uninstall nvidia driver....and then install new or older driver....is it that simple? it's the way i had been doing it......

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Reply #8 - Nov 25^th, 2009 at 8:49pm

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For graphics drivers I go to add/remove programs and remove the display driver. Then I boot into safe mode and run "Driver Sweeper". Reboot into safe mode again and install the new driver. Reboot into regular Windows and set it up. I make sure nHancer is correct because it will not load during the "in between" stages. Reboot a final time and fly!

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Reply #9 - Nov 26^th, 2009 at 12:23pm

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Can't keep me "tweaking-fingers" away from FSX, so I downloaed today the 195.62 Nvidia drives for Win 7.

Must say: The best I seen so far!

Here they are, try'em:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista_64bit_195.62_whql.html

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