Monday, October 25th 2010

NVIDIA Releases GeForce 260.99 WHQL Driver Suite

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NVIDIA released its latest version of GeForce software. Version 260.99 installs WHQL-signed drivers for all NVIDIA ION and GeForce GPUs since GeForce 6-series, installs NVIDIA PhysX system software, and drivers for the on-chip HDMI audio device for some GPUs. This version packs increases performance for certain games, fixes certain game-specific bugs, and adds a fresh set of SLI profiles. To begin with, overall performance improvements are brought to Civilization V (SLI), Fallout 3, Final Fantasy XIV and F1 2010 (DirectX 11) compared to GeForce 260.89; SLI profiles (bits of software that optimize the driver to let games make use of multiple GPUs) are added for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and Fallout: New Vegas; it improves anti-aliasing compatibility for Fallout: New Vegas. For more details, refer to the Release Notes document (for Windows 7/Vista, Windows XP)

DOWNLOAD: NVIDIA GeForce 260.99 WHQL for Windows 7/Vista 64-bit, Windows 7/Vista 32-bit, Windows XP 32-bit, Windows XP 64-bit

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35 Comments on NVIDIA Releases GeForce 260.99 WHQL Driver Suite

#26
[H]@RD5TUFF
LAN_deRf_HAThis one did ask for a restart, last one didn't.
Last one did for me, this one didn't, odd.
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#28
Bjorn_Of_Iceland
erockerYes, it works just like the Catalyst installer now. Way to go Nvidia. I guess they threw in the "clean install" option for those who are too lazy to go into the control panel and uninstall their previous drivers. These drivers are working fine for me so far. No complaints.
Never did uninstall geForce drivers prior to installing.. never did have any issues. Last time I uninstalled prior to a driver upgrade was detonator.
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#29
Depth
Bjorn_Of_IcelandNever did uninstall geForce drivers prior to installing.. never did have any issues. Last time I uninstalled prior to a driver upgrade was detonator.
Same here. Had to reinstall Windows to make it recognize the cards.
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#30
assaulter_99
Since me don't game no more, me don't update. Last time me update, thee driver's don't recognise card. So me scared to update.
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#31
newtekie1
Semi-Retired Folder
[H]@RD5TUFFLast one did for me, this one didn't, odd.
I haven't been asked to restart for some time now. I though it was since the 260 drives, but now that I think about it, it has been since at least the 258, maybe even the 256 series.

Though I know sometimes it asks for restart and sometimes it doesn't, even when I've been installing the same driver. I know the previous 260.89 drivers asked me to restart on my server but not on my main machine. I'm sure several factors go into weither it asks to restart or not. Most likely it will ask to restart if something is using the 3D driver and it can't de-initialize the old driver. Come to think of it, I think I still had F@H going on the server but not on my desktop, I wonder if that was why I had to restart it.
assaulter_99Since me don't game no more, me don't update. Last time me update, thee driver's don't recognise card. So me scared to update.
A quick driver sweeper usually clears that up in the few instances it happened to me.
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#32
assaulter_99
newtekie1A quick driver sweeper usually clears that up in the few instances it happened to me.
Yeah figured it out, but why bother doing all that when its only performance numbers in games? Since I don't even have time to play some good old or new games! ;)
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#33
claylomax
I always do a fresh Windows install before updating Nvidia/Ati drivers.
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#34
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
claylomaxI always do a fresh Windows install before updating Nvidia/Ati drivers.
that would get boring, fast.
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#35
newtekie1
Semi-Retired Folder
assaulter_99Yeah figured it out, but why bother doing all that when its only performance numbers in games? Since I don't even have time to play some good old or new games! ;)
It isn't only performance increases in games, it is often times bug fixes for games and not games alike, especially in cases where drivers are release so close together like this. But if you don't play games, and everything works that you use, then yeah I don't see much point in updating drivers every release.
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