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    Nvidia 270.61 drivers officially out

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Alien M15x, Apr 18, 2011.

  1. Alien M15x

    Alien M15x Notebook Enthusiast

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    Alien M15x, Apr 18, 2011
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    Any test on this driver?
    Is it better than the 267.76?
     
    pepemosca, Apr 18, 2011
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    I have heard good things about this driver. I'm using it now but not extensively yet. I have a no gaming/benching policy until all my exams and assignments are over :D
     
    widezu69, Apr 18, 2011
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    ...will download and test it... will report as well...

    thanks for the heads up OP... :)
     
    Sgt., Apr 19, 2011
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  6. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Seems pretty stable at the moment. Also I have the black version and as we know, it absorbs light and heat. London is pretty warm today with the sun shining quite hard my GPU is idling along at ~45C so the drivers are a bit cooler than 267.76 :)
     
    widezu69, Apr 19, 2011
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    gamed 1h with them on Crysis 2 @ Hardcore and no problems at all, worked flawlessly, temps are about the same as with the 267.76 while gaming ~68C.
     
    DraZziW, Apr 19, 2011
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    just tried gaming with these drivers... lost about 8-10fps in almost every single game I tried today.... i don't plan to quit on 267.76 any time soon...coz if you ask me, only this driver really unleashes the BEAST out of my 460M. :D

    Just a heads up.. let us know how it works on your system guys.. PEACE !!!
     
    Sgt., Apr 19, 2011
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    Now I got a problem while gaming Crysis 2. If I choose OC settings 800/1600 like widezu69, sometimes the system hang up for a few secs and then the OC reset to factory settings. I've noticed that the max temp was around 82-83c. Maybe it is the reason?
     
    Flame113, Apr 23, 2011
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    I have the exact same problem with both 267.76 and new drivers, but my temps don't exceed 71C... So i guess it's not the temps. Tried with 780/1460 and works fine, low temps as well.
     
    DraZziW, Apr 23, 2011
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    I have an Nvidia GTX 260M and a changed back to 267.76 because my
    nvidia edge enhancement stoped working (video settings)

    I noticed when I change it to "use the nvidia setting" and hit apply it goes back to "use the video player settings"
     
    Alien M15x, Apr 24, 2011
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