Official NVIDIA Forceware 196.75 display driver feedback thread Options

[ManuelG]

NVIDIA has posted a new Forceware display driver update for desktop GPUs version 196.75:

For Windows 7 32-bit/Windows Vista 32-bit:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista...96.75_whql.html

For Windows 7 64-bit/Windows Vista 64-bit:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista...96.75_whql.html

For Windows XP 32-bit:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_196.75_whql.html

For Windows XP 64-bit:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_196.75_whql.html

Highlights of changes:
* 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 World of Warcraft and Unigine.
* 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.

Supported Products:
GeForce 200 series:
GT 240, GTX 260, GT 230, 205, GTS 250, GT 220, GTX 285, GTX 295, G210, GTX 280, GTS 240, 210, GTX 275

GeForce 100 series:
GT 130, GT 140, GT 120, G 100

GeForce 9 series:
9400, 9800 GTX/GTX+, 9500 GT, 9600 GSO, 9800 GX2, 9300, 9800 GT, 9200, 9500 GS, 9400 GT, 9600 GT, 9600 GS, 9300 GS, 9300 GE

GeForce 8 series:
8100 / nForce 720a, 8500 GT, 8300, 8800 GTX, 8800 Ultra, 8800 GS, 8600 GTS, 8200, 8400 SE, 8800 GT, 8400, 8600 GT, 8300 GS, 8800 GTS, 8400 GS, 8600 GS, 8800 GTS 512

GeForce 7 series:
7800 GS, 7950 GT, 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 620i, 7900 GTX, 7800 SLI, 7500 LE, 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 610i, 7150 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7900 GS, 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a, 7950 GX2, 7550 LE, 7800 GTX, 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7600 GS, 7300 LE, 7650 GS, 7100 GS, 7900 GT/GTO, 7300 GS, 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7600 GT, 7600 LE, 7350 LE, 7300 GT, 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a, 7300 SE / 7200 GS

GeForce 6 series:
6600 VE, 6100 nForce 420, 6800 GT, 6800 GS, 6800 Ultra, 6200 TurboCache, 6800, 6200, 6200 LE, 6600, 6150 LE, 6150LE / Quadro NVS 210S, 6200SE TurboCache, 6150SE nForce 430, 6600 LE, 6800 GS/XT, 6100 nForce 405, 6200 A-LE, 6150, 6600 GT, 6610 XL, 6100, 6500, 6800 XT, 6800 XE, 6100 nForce 400, 6800 LE, 6250, 6700 XL

ION series:
ION, ION LE

Release Notes:
http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/196....lease_Notes.pdf

Control Panel Users Guide:
http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/196....Start_Guide.pdf

Please provide feedback on these drivers here so that I may compile the information and pass it along to our driver team. When you reply to this thread with your feedback, please include the following as best you can a well as a detailed description of the problem:

Motherboard Make/Model:
Graphics Card Model:
Number of Graphics Cards:
CPU Make/Model:
Memory Manufacturer/Model:
Number of Memory Modules:
Power Supply Make/Model:
Operating System:
Monitor(s) Make/Model:
Other Peripherals:

Last but not least, please provide regression information if possible (does this problem occur with the previous driver version, if it is a monitor specific issue will swapping the monitors correct the problem, if it is game related does the problem show up in every game or just one specific game, if you are running SLI, does the problem show up if SLI is disabled, do you have a factory overclocked graphics card, etc.)

[PurSpyk!!]

Hi,

If I try to view System Information the drivers crash. I did a clean installation and the same crash occured. Running Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit version. GTX 260 Black Edition Sli

Motherboard Make/Model: ASUS P6T Deluxe
Graphics Card Model: XFX GTX 260 Black Edition
Number of Graphics Cards: 2
CPU Make/Model: Intel Core i7 920
Memory Manufacturer/Model: Corsair XMS
Number of Memory Modules: 3
Power Supply Make/Model: Corsair HX-850
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
Monitor(s) Make/Model: Samsung P2370
Other Peripherals:

This post has been edited by PurSpyk!!: Mar 2 2010, 06:07 PM

[acare84]

Motherboard Make/Model: MSI P45 Neo2
Graphics Card Model: Zotac GeForce 9800 GTX+
Number of Graphics Cards: 1
CPU Make/Model: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66 Ghz
Memory Manufacturer/Model: Corsair Dominator
Number of Memory Modules: 2
Power Supply Make/Model: Corsair 650 Watt
Operating System: Windows 7 32 Bit
Monitor(s) Make/Model: Philips 107P4
Other Peripherals: Creative X-Fi Sound Card

My problem is with nVidia drivers and I think problem is scaling. I am using 1280 X 960 resolution with 85 Hz but after 196.21, 196.34 and this 196.75 drivers I have a problem with my resolution. Screen is unclear and something wrong like blurry on Windows. I can't look the monitor so much time becuase it is making headache for me. So I am still using 195.81 driver it has no problem like these drivers above. I hope you will fix this annoying issue. Also I think it is Windows 7 only problem, I tried these new drivers on Windows XP but there is no problem like Windows 7. Is there an option to disable this new nvidia auto scaling that came with 196.21, 196.34 and this 196.75 drivers on registry or some other place? I was using custom resolution from nvidia control panel and it was working.

This post has been edited by acare84: Mar 2 2010, 05:55 PM

[TheShadowRunner]

As far as I'm concerned, HTPC user (and exclusively HTPC, no games); 196.75 is the best release since pretty much.. EVER.

- The VMR9 zooming bug is fixed (unbelievable!!)
- The Colorspace are back to what they should be (default TV levels for the VMRs without any need to change anything in the driver anymore).
- VMR9 code seem enhanced, switching from video to video has never been faster.

The scaling option still doesn't show up for HDTV, but running "%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe NvCpl.dll,dtcfg setscaling 1 DA 5" still does the trick.

VERY HAPPY CAMPER HERE!

For once in a huge while, I'm happy to say: Thank you, nVidia.

Oops, almost forgot:

Motherboard Make/Model: ASUS P5K-VM
Graphics Card Model: Geforce 8500GT
Number of Graphics Cards: 1
CPU Make/Model: Intel E2180
Memory Manufacturer/Model: G.Skill
Number of Memory Modules: 2
Power Supply Make/Model: Antec
Operating System: XP SP3
Monitor(s) Make/Model: Sony HDTV
Other Peripherals: /

This post has been edited by TheShadowRunner: Mar 2 2010, 05:55 PM

[CmdrKeen]

Motherboard Make/Model: Asus Maximus Formula X38
Graphics Card Model: XFX GTX 260
Number of Graphics Cards: 1
CPU Make/Model: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850
Memory Manufacturer/Model: Geil Esoteria
Number of Memory Modules: 2 (2x2GB)
Power Supply Make/Model: Seasonic S12-600
Operating System: Windows 7 X64
Monitor(s) Make/Model: Mitsubishi CRT DiamondTron 2060u
Other Peripherals: Creative Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro

My problem is with PCI-e 2.0. It is a problem across many manufacturers, and many models of motherboards. From Intel X38, X48 and X58, to even some of the AMD chipsets. Asus, Gigabyte, Intel, MSI, etc. all have affected boards.

The problems is shown in some detail here:
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=153911
and also here
http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20091026025645328

It affects quite a few Nvidia drivers, like shown in the topics above. 186.18 is the last drivers I know of where it worked properly. 196.75 still shows only PCI-e 1.1 mode working (picture at bottom of post). I would appreciate any information you can provide on this issue, whether it can be fixed by Nvidia, or it really does need the manufacturers to update their BIOS.

Despite this one issue, I am really pleased with Nvidia drivers. I have not had them crash even once since early Vista beta days.



This post has been edited by CmdrKeen: Mar 2 2010, 07:22 PM

[heineoen]

Still can't get dual display support on my 8600GT, only black screen on display 2..!
This only works with the 182.50 driver for Windows 7 64bit
FIX THIS!!!!!!!!!

[JieMan]

Is NVIDIA ever going to implement down clocking features for the primary gpu when you have multiple displays in SLI?
Possibly rearrange things so the second monitor can be plugged into the second gpu when SLI is enabled for down clocking to work on both cards with multi monitors.

[Paranoid Delusio...]

Motherboard Make/Model: DFI Infinity UltraII-M2
Graphics Card Model: Palit Sonic gt220 512mb
Number of Graphics Cards: 1
CPU Make/Model: AMD Athlon X2 4200+
Memory Manufacturer/Model: Crucial Ballistix 667
Number of Memory Modules: 2x1gb
Power Supply Make/Model: Seasonic 650watt modular
Operating System: Vista 32 and Windows 7 64
Monitor(s) Make/Model: Philips HDTV PF5521D via hdmi
Other Peripherals: Hauppauge Nova T500, Creative Audigy 4

This like every driver after 190.45 gives BSOD after the usual drivers are not responding message, takes about 10 seconds from getting to the desktop screen, affects both Vista\Win7 same way (dual boot).

Installed driver to a new windows installation same thing happens, install safe mode, still get same result, these are using drivers from the UK nvidia website.

[Skullwipe]

Motherboard Make/Model: ASUS p5n32-E
Graphics Card Model: BFG GeForce 9800 GTX
Number of Graphics Cards: 1
CPU Make/Model: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.15 Ghz
Memory Manufacturer/Model: Corsair XMX 2 PC 6400 CS4
Number of Memory Modules: 4 x 1gig
Power Supply Make/Model: Cooler Master iGreen Power 600 Watt
Operating System: Windows XP Pro 32 Bit
Monitor(s) Make/Model: Samsung SyncMaster 216BW
Other Peripherals:

Ever since installing 196.21 WHQL my GFX card refuses to send a video signal after the XP Boot Screen; this new driver doesn't fix the issue. I'm dealing with poor performance in a number of newer games, and it's causing some issues with Battlefield Bad Company 2 in addition to the frame rates. I've searched all over and can't find a fix to this problem, but I sure can find tons of people with the same issue, shame Nvidia hasn't responded. I'm going to call BFG, but they shouldn't be the ones to have to solve this for me.

This post has been edited by Skullwipe: Mar 2 2010, 10:27 PM

[LineDetail]

Motherboard Make/Model:intel extreme DP45SG
Graphics Card Model: BFG GeForce GTX 295
Number of Graphics Cards: 1
CPU Make/Model: extreme qx9650 quad core 3.0 ghz
Memory Manufacturer/Model: 8 GB's of Crucial DDR3 PC3-10600 2GB sticks
Number of Memory Modules: 4
Power Supply Make/Model: Cooler Master - 1000W RS-A00-EMBA
Operating System: Win. Vista 64bit Ultimate
Monitor(s) Make/Model: Viewsonic vx2435wm
Connection: DVI to HDMI cable
Other Peripherals: mouse, keyboard
Regression Information: Problem occurred with previous driver versions, but this version I can't temporarily fix. Yes, I believe if I switched out the monitors it would be fine. I'm told it has to do with EID's.

i want my money back, 16 bit dull blurry off centred, non usuable, if nvidia will not stnad up and pay attention to my year long troubles, i will take my case to a small claims court, im not going to be stucj with a product that does not function as it was advertised to do so.

This post has been edited by LineDetail: Mar 3 2010, 03:17 AM

[Mocha25]

I havn't used these drivers yet. Can anyone tell me if the "resize desktop" option when using a dvi to hdmi cable is re-enabled in this driver? If it isn't then I will have to stay with my 182.50 driver for a bit longer.

[horsed]

"To avoid this situation and provide a better user experience, the driver treats certain TVs–
such as the Viewsonic VX2835wm and the Westinghouse LVM‐ 37w3–as a DVI monitor
when applying the native mode."

why was not my screen included in this , when you have made the exception for the 2 listed on the pdf for this latest release,

where are the contact details to send you guys this card, im getting really angry , this whole situation is ridiculous, i have wsted my time reporting my problems and nothing has been done.

[EmmSqd]

Drivers seems good, stable & fast for me....but no Nvidia Surround.

Edit: A few of points of note

• Driver install finished without prompting for restart - nice, but...
• Reboot required to get SLI working again - didn't have to do anything else
• 3D Vision IR emitter driver wasn't properly installed with the drivers - had to reinstall from the 1.20 CD release & then run the 3D Vision setup from the new driver release to update and get it all working again.

This post has been edited by EmmSqd: Mar 3 2010, 12:54 AM

[magnus420]

after installing this i cant even use my desktop. the video card keeps crashing, then recovering a few times. then just goes blank. great job.

Motherboard Make/Model: Dell xps 420
Graphics Card Model: 9800 GT
Number of Graphics Cards: 1
CPU Make/Model: quad core 6600
Memory Manufacturer/Model: whatever dell uses
Number of Memory Modules: 4, 3bg total
Power Supply Make/Model: dell
Operating System: vista 32bit
Monitor(s) Make/Model: dell 22 inch
Other Peripherals: keyboard mouse, webcam, etc.

[Michlo]

I cannot get these drivers to install properly. Once it just hung up mid way through, the other three times, it seems to install yet I have no nVidia control panel, cannot start a game and in my device manager the drivers appear and are up to date but there is an exclamation about them not being digitally signed. Also, DXDiag is not showing any information for my graphics card now. The card is the Geforce 9800 GX2 with 4 GB of RAM.

This is the link I'm downloading from:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista...96.75_whql.html

which came up from the auto-detect and here are my specs:

Time of this report: 3/2/2010, 16:40:57
Machine name: JEN
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8190MB RAM
Page File: 1627MB used, 14752MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 64bit Unicode

------------
DxDiag Notes
------------
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: The file ctaud2k.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 2: The file ctaud2k.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Input Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name:
Manufacturer:
Chip type:
DAC type:
Device Key: Enum\
Display Memory: n/a
Dedicated Memory: n/a
Shared Memory: n/a
Current Mode: 1920 x 1200 (32 bit) (1Hz)
Driver Name:
Driver File Version: ()
Driver Version:
DDI Version: unknown
Driver Model: unknown
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: , 0 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B70EE0-4340-11CF-B123-B03DAEC2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x0000
Device ID: 0x0000
SubSys ID: 0x00000000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: Unknown
Rank Of Driver: Unknown
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
D3D9 Overlay: n/a
DXVA-HD: n/a
DDraw Status: Not Available
D3D Status: Not Available
AGP Status: Not Available

I've had to go back to the 196.21 drivers.

This is the first time I've had trouble with nVidia drivers and I'm rather surprised and disappointed.

Please advise.

This post has been edited by Michlo: Mar 3 2010, 01:57 AM

[Skullwipe]

where are the contact details to send you guys this card, im getting really angry , this whole situation is ridiculous, i have wasted my time reporting my problems and nothing has been done.

im sick and tired of going around in circles, take this card back and reimberse my funds,

You need to contact the company that produced the card, NVIDIA does not sell the cards directly and has sold you nothing. Most companies have very easy RMA processes, yours is no different. No idea how long they warranty their products for, but I'm sure they'll tell you.

http://www.gainward.com/main/support.php?lang=en

Can you please stop spamming this thread so people can report new problems or successes.

[filipetolhuizen]

Much better performance on Ferrari Virtual Race and Jet Moto now runs again. Good sign.

This post has been edited by filipetolhuizen: Mar 3 2010, 04:09 AM

[-{RaptoR}-]

Amazing drivers!

I just got 14481 in 3DMVantage, which is only 31 points off my best ever - WITH MY CPU 400MHZ SLOWER AND LOWER GPU CLOCKS!.

Q6600 @ 3.2GHz
GTX275 666/1512/1224
DFI LP DK-P45-T2RS Plus
4GB Corsair 800MHz RAM 4-5-4-14
750W PSU

This post has been edited by -{RaptoR}-: Mar 3 2010, 04:02 AM

[Aika]

Automatic Fanspeed Control isn't working on my 8600 GTS. It was working fine in the last driver. I just noticed it and had to force it too 100%. My temperature was 95 degrees celcius and the fan was still at 30%

[The Gianni 1]

I am pleased to say that the stuttering problem in Crysis, and Crysis Warhead is fixed. The frames have even gone up by an average of 3 frames with the 196.75. There is one minor hiccup however. You have to play Crysis in 32bit mode for it not to stutter. Crysis Warhead plays smoothly, and without stutter on either 32 or 64bit modes. So thank you guys for getting to this in just a few weeks. I hope all others who were having the same problem are having a stutter free game play experience.

Also all other games have returned to the same performance level as on the 191.07. So that is good news as well. All in all this driver rocks, and I can play BF Bad Company 2, BioShock 2, and all other new and old games with great frames… hahaha inculding Crysis with this new driver. Finally .


Motherboard Make/Model: Asus M4A79T Deluxe BIOS 2304
Graphics Card Model: BFG GTX 295 @ 680/1466/1200 1.049v on MSI Afterburner
Number of Graphics Cards: 1
CPU Make/Model: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Revision C2 @ 3.8GHz 1.425v
Memory Manufacturer/Model: 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 @ 1600 8-8-8-24 1T
Number of Memory Modules: 2
Power Supply Make/Model: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910
Operating System: Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
Monitor(s) Make/Model: Dell Ultra Sharp 3007WFP-HC 30”
Other Peripherals: Logitech G15 Keyboard, Logitech G9 mouse, Thermalright Venomous X CPU heatsink with 120mm, 120CFM Fan @ 44db