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New PC with 8800GT - is my driver the latest?



 
 
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Old May 8th 08, 09:53 AM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Terry Pinnell
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Default New PC with 8800GT - is my driver the latest?

In Device Manager on this new XP Pro PC I see
Driver Provider: NVIDIA
Driver Date: 05/12/2007
Driver Version: 6.14.11.6921

That looks pretty recent, but just in case I chose 'Update Driver' and
enabled the option to let Windows search Windows Update. I was then
asked to insert the original Nvidia CD, and after a while the wizard
reported that nothing better could be found.

Is that correct please?

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK
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Old May 8th 08, 10:32 AM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Paul
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Default New PC with 8800GT - is my driver the latest?

Terry Pinnell wrote:
In Device Manager on this new XP Pro PC I see
Driver Provider: NVIDIA
Driver Date: 05/12/2007
Driver Version: 6.14.11.6921

That looks pretty recent, but just in case I chose 'Update Driver' and
enabled the option to let Windows search Windows Update. I was then
asked to insert the original Nvidia CD, and after a while the wizard
reported that nothing better could be found.

Is that correct please?


Windows Update is a particularly bad place to get drivers.
Machines end up bricked when you do stuff like that.

Getting them straight from Nvidia.com would be a prime choice.

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

Paul
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Old May 8th 08, 10:39 AM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Al Brumski
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Default New PC with 8800GT - is my driver the latest?

Taking the last 5 digits of your driver version, that's forceware
169.21 which is the latest official Nvidia driver for XP.

There are several beta drivers available at:

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

They're newer but are beta versions. Try them if you like.

Guru3d has an excellent forum where new driver performance is
discussed. You may find it helpful:

http://forums.guru3d.com/forumdisplay.php?f=21

Al



On Thu, 08 May 2008 09:53:31 +0100, Terry Pinnell
wrote:

In Device Manager on this new XP Pro PC I see
Driver Provider: NVIDIA
Driver Date: 05/12/2007
Driver Version: 6.14.11.6921

That looks pretty recent, but just in case I chose 'Update Driver' and
enabled the option to let Windows search Windows Update. I was then
asked to insert the original Nvidia CD, and after a while the wizard
reported that nothing better could be found.

Is that correct please?


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Old May 8th 08, 03:01 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Augustus[_3_]
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Default New PC with 8800GT - is my driver the latest?


"Terry Pinnell" wrote in message
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In Device Manager on this new XP Pro PC I see
Driver Provider: NVIDIA
Driver Date: 05/12/2007
Driver Version: 6.14.11.6921

That looks pretty recent, but just in case I chose 'Update Driver' and
enabled the option to let Windows search Windows Update. I was then
asked to insert the original Nvidia CD, and after a while the wizard
reported that nothing better could be found.

Is that correct please?


That's the latest WHQL XP driver. Depending on what game you are running and
which patch has been applied, there are a number of different beta drivers
that address specific issues in those games. I currently run the 174.74
drivers on my 8800GT / Xp Pro system. Prior to this I was running the
169.44's. But unless you have a specific app that benefits, there's no real
need to use any but the WHQL.


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Old May 8th 08, 05:16 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Mr.E Solved!
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Default New PC with 8800GT - is my driver the latest?

Terry Pinnell wrote:
In Device Manager on this new XP Pro PC I see
Driver Provider: NVIDIA
Driver Date: 05/12/2007
Driver Version: 6.14.11.6921

That looks pretty recent, but just in case I chose 'Update Driver' and
enabled the option to let Windows search Windows Update. I was then
asked to insert the original Nvidia CD, and after a while the wizard
reported that nothing better could be found.

Is that correct please?


How is your system running, ok?
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Old May 9th 08, 08:20 AM posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
Terry Pinnell
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Default New PC with 8800GT - is my driver the latest?

"Mr.E Solved!" wrote:

Terry Pinnell wrote:
In Device Manager on this new XP Pro PC I see
Driver Provider: NVIDIA
Driver Date: 05/12/2007
Driver Version: 6.14.11.6921

That looks pretty recent, but just in case I chose 'Update Driver' and
enabled the option to let Windows search Windows Update. I was then
asked to insert the original Nvidia CD, and after a while the wizard
reported that nothing better could be found.

Is that correct please?


How is your system running, ok?


Thanks all, appreciate the fast and helpful advice. I'll stay with the
current driver then.

Although I do a lot of image editing and DVD making and use
graphics-intensive apps like Google Earth a lot, I'm not really into
gaming. However, yesterday I installed a birthday present from my son,
MS FSX, which I gather is amongst the most demanding. I'll get myself
a joystick and will soon find out ;-)

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK
 




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