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    Nvidia Verde 270.51 beta driver

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by DivineAura, Mar 30, 2011.

  1. DivineAura

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    Only for R2 unless you have disabled switching in R1.
     
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    WOHOOO finally they fixed the PES2011 compatibility problem!, I can play it at max settings.
     
    Revoluxon, Mar 30, 2011
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    can anyone confirm if this driver works with "very high" shaders on Left 4 Dead 2.
     
    darkdomino, Mar 30, 2011
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    OMG, are you seriouss?? *downloading*

    Edit: Can someone test GTA IV on this, mien is currently broken..
     
    kfruit, Mar 30, 2011
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  7. DivineAura

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    it fixed my flash player video acceleration for IE9......lol!
    Now I can use Nvidia instead of intel gfx xD
     
    DivineAura, Mar 30, 2011
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    Could anyone out there playing GTA San Andreas tell me if this fixes the issues with it like random lock ups?
     
    FreddeN, Mar 30, 2011
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  9. Mi||erTyme

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    I'm currently running 267.76. How would I go about properly removing the currently installed version and upgrading to the newest?
     
    Mi||erTyme, Mar 30, 2011
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    Todays drivers are updated with the unique Clean Install function. WHen you run the installation, make sure to select Advanced or Custom Install, instead of Express Installation. Then just check the 'Perform a Clean Install' checkbox and it will remove the old driver then install the new one.
     
    FreddeN, Mar 30, 2011
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  11. DivineAura

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    I only run the installer directly and select custom installation :x
    Updating a driver won't be a hassle :D
     
    DivineAura, Mar 30, 2011
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    Anyone know if this fix the water issue in World of Warcraft and/or the lockups?
     
    okdoki, Mar 30, 2011
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    I'll do some tests right now
     
    hiarieshi, Mar 30, 2011
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    Homefront runs better if anyone was wondering (not much but still improved). Checking WoW water now.

    Edit: For some reason my WoW is going to a black screen. Anyone else? Only thing I've changed is the driver.
     
    DeeVu, Mar 30, 2011
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  15. Revoluxon

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    I'm not 100% sure but seems that now I can overclock my GPU even more with no freezes with this new driver.

    My stable overclock on Core was 495 and now I've been running on 520 with no problems, I haven't checked higher numbers.
     
    Revoluxon, Mar 30, 2011
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  16. Rigek

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    Battlefield Play4free performance had dropped immensly. From 50fps to 5FPS. Game probably not optimized since its beta, but wanted to let you know in case you play it.
     
    Rigek, Mar 30, 2011
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  17. Marxus

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    I find that Dragon Age II can be run using DX10 with a pretty stable frame rate now on medium graphics. Haven't tested using high yet but this isn't with an OC'd GPU so everyone knows.
     
    Marxus, Mar 30, 2011
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    wowis the only game I play, so if anyone else is experiencing this issue, let me know, and i'll wait on the driver.
     
    Dieselville, Mar 30, 2011
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  19. DeeVu

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    I am rolling my driver back to see if its the drivers fault. I can fix the black screen by forcing WoW to run in DX11 but 5min into the game it crashes and so I need to run it in DX10/9 but then there is a black screen with audio. Weird bug but the driver is the only thing that has changed.

    Edit: Definitely the driver. I would not update to this BETA driver for WoW. It causes a weird bug.

    Edit 2: Weird. I rolled back to the 267.76 driver WITHOUT clearing all data and now I can see water in Ultra Settings in WoW.
     
    DeeVu, Mar 30, 2011
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  20. Dieselville

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    Ty ill wait on it
     
    Dieselville, Mar 30, 2011
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  21. DrGoodvibes

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    Oh fudge!

    Pity DELL couldn't have waited a few months to release their M11x R1(Revision 1) Nvidia 263.08/Intel 1994 Hybrid driver set.

    If Nvidia Verde 270.51 beta is 'correcting' browser/Adobe flash issues, GPU acceleration and etc la la la.. then maybe Dell could have another go at creating a new hybrid driver set for the M11x R1(Revision 1) using the WHQL version of this Nvidia release and Intel GMA version 8.15.10.2302.

    Firefox 4.0 requires Intel GMA version 8.15.10.2202 at least for GPU acceleration (when not forced) on an M11xR1(Revision 1).

    I have a dream....


    Information for noobs with an M11xR1(Revision 1)

    Note - Native Nvidia drivers DO NOT work in a switchable M11x R1(Revision 1) hybrid driver set unless someone (Dell, Nautis, Andrew08, RigelKent and friends) have designed them to do so.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m11x/530309-m11x-r1-260-99-hybrid-drivers-intel-2020-a.html
     
    DrGoodvibes, Mar 30, 2011
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  22. DivineAura

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    I think R2 users have trouble using adobe flash acceleration on IE9 too.....
    Yeah my IE9 crashes repeatedly on facebook sites while using Nvidia gfx.
    IE9 64-bit version even crashes at homepage D:
     
    DivineAura, Mar 30, 2011
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    Confirmed, it got worse for me. It crashes as soon as its done loading where as before I could load and play a bit before it would crash.
     
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    M11xR1 or M11xR2?

    If M11xR2, have you tried Nvidia Verde 270.51 beta driver?

    It'd be good to hear from M11xR2 owners if they see improvements in browser environments too using Nvidia Verde 270.51 beta driver

    @DivineAura - You write as if you have an M11xR1 though... me thinks.
     
    DrGoodvibes, Mar 30, 2011
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    :eek: :eek: Is this true???
    I want to play PES 2011 without problems...
     
    HEUR, Mar 30, 2011
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  26. Rigek

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    My mistake, all previous profiles were erased and the game used the intel chipset. After setting the game to the NVIDIA card all is well. I notice a little boost in performance.
     
    Rigek, Mar 30, 2011
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    L4d2 ran perfectly. It did have a hiccup 20 minutes into a game causing me to end the program(no hard reset) but it never happened afterwards.
     
    aggiekevin, Mar 31, 2011
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  28. DivineAura

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    I do have M11x R2 (see my sig) o_O
    Yea the video acceleration is now working but for the IE9 browser........ it's still problematic x.x
     
    DivineAura, Mar 31, 2011
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  29. werewolfery

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    im downloading it now ill test it later today
     
    werewolfery, Mar 31, 2011
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    I'm going to download this for my R1 only because it says Black Ops will run better with no stuttering. I am going to get a huge black burn mark on my left thigh for exchange for this driver. M11X R1=Mini-Microwave.
     
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  31. werewolfery

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    ok so far it seems to be running things fine no crashes or hang ups thats for sure...
     
    werewolfery, Mar 31, 2011
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    pes 2011 working flawlessly :D
     
    UNd34D, Mar 31, 2011
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    Do you have a r1 or r2 revision??
     
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  34. CubsWin

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    So is this finally an R2 driver worthy of upgrading from 260.99?
     
    CubsWin, Mar 31, 2011
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    Not in some games. But in others it would definitely seem to be worth it.
     
    DeeVu, Mar 31, 2011
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    What settings are you using? It crashed as usual with everything on high and multicore rendering on. NOTE: these settings work fine on the stock dell drivers.
     
    shadowghost21, Mar 31, 2011
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    It doesn't work flawlessly for me...
    What settings are you using??

    In this:
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    Here:
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    Or here:
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    ???
     
    HEUR, Mar 31, 2011
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    Everything on medium outputting to a 32" Samsung LED. I've played on two different occasions and everything went fine.
     
    aggiekevin, Apr 1, 2011
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    So should we wait for the release version of this one? or the beta is worth trying?
     
    Arklight, Apr 1, 2011
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  40. DivineAura

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    Every driver is fine lol :x I can't feel any performance boost lmao xD
    BTW NFS World runs at 18~30 FPS only? That's too low for the same NFSCarbon gfx engine T_T
     
    DivineAura, Apr 1, 2011
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    I retract my statement about L4D2, I cant join a single game without crashing now...
     
    aggiekevin, Apr 1, 2011
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    I think it works when you leave the shaders on low and turn off multi core rendering, I THINK... Not next to my m11 atm, working :(
     
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    The Witcher works without the -dontforceminreqs hack.
     
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    Red Faction: Guerilla and the Windows Experience Index work again in this one... 267.76 wouldn't let me get my Mars rebellion on!
     
    mosaic, Apr 1, 2011
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    WOW i think this drivers amazing, im able to overclock even more.. im stable at 560/1440/926
     
    ajslay, Apr 1, 2011
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    Yeah same here.

    But I've got 2 BSODs in the past 2 days, and I've never had a BSOD in this laptop (more than 3 months)

    Everything works awesome, but I would like to know what is making these drivers crash like that.
     
    Revoluxon, Apr 2, 2011
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    If they manage to fix the WoW bug then I would be greatly pleased by this driver. I had to roll back because of that. I did however enjoy greater GPU overclocks and better performance in all my other gaming (homefront, blackops, mass effect 2, etc). too bad the bug is too great to manage. Looking forward to the 270 release driver :D
     
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    hmm, thats odd. iv been running these drivers all day and i havent had any crashes or BSOD's other then my overclocks being to high :p
     
    ajslay, Apr 2, 2011
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    This driver is the BEST! 600/1200/926 :D
     
    LuckRocks, Apr 3, 2011
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  50. DivineAura

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    Yar yar :D
    I tried 540/ 1080/ 800 it works uber great without any lockups on NFS World! The framerate is stable now :)
     
    DivineAura, Apr 3, 2011
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