Nvidia GeForce 301.42 WHQL Driver

[Protagonist]

Nvidia GeForce 301.42 WHQL

Its out
http://www.geforce.com/


This is the first WHQL-certified unified driver from the R300 family of drivers (versions 300.00 to 301.99).

GeForce R300 drivers are packed with new industry-leading, GeForce-exclusive features as well as some really nice performance increases in top games.

New in R300 Drivers:

New GPU Support:
GeForce GTX 690
GeForce GTX 680
GeForce GTX 670
GeForce GT 600-series GPUs

Performance Boost – Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 296.10 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration.

[JrRacinFan]

Without looking; any changelog difference between the 301 betas?

[Protagonist]

[ShiBDiB]

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

Without looking; any changelog difference between the 301 betas?

^^ any1?

[LAN_deRf_HA]

Changes listed at the download page; as they always are. http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/44967

Seems to do nothing for the new cards, but nice improvements for the old.

[JrRacinFan]

I'm trying them out. Nothing like WHQL even though they won't do much for me. I noticed a few SLI profiles added in.

[okidna]

Originally Posted by ShiBDiB

^^ any1?

Just the HD Audio driver version apparently (1.3.16.0 in 301.42 WHQL vs 1.3.12.0 in 301.24 BETA).

New 3D Vision profiles and also DisplayPort 1.2 support for all GTX 600 series.

[maleficarus]

Driver works well for my system....

[MasterInvader]

Didn't notice any of the "Performance Boost" @ Single, SLI or 3Way

Games tested:

BF BadCompany2
Metro 2033
Company of Heroes
COD Black Ops
NFS Shift 2

[TheHunter]

Release notes

Changes Since 301.24 Beta


If you downloaded our 301.24 beta drivers or the releases specifically for the GTX 670, 680 or 690, you'll definitely want to upgrade to the new 301.42 WHQL drivers as we've fixed bugs, improved functionality, added 4-way GTX 670 SLI support, improved Mass Effect 3 override anti-aliasing performance, and listened to user feedback to fine-tune and tweak the elements you care about.

New 3DTV Play Display Support

Add support for the following displays:


•Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector
•Samsung UE40ES6530 3DTV
•Samsung UE40ES6710 3DTV
•Samsung UE46ES8000 3DTV
•Samsung UN40ES6500F 3DTV
•Sharp LC-70C7450U 3DTV

Fixed Single-GPU Fixes


•GeForce 200 series: 3D Vision - The stereoscopic 3D image capture function (via hotkeys) does not work.
•GeForce 400 series: There is no picture when using LAV DirectShow Filters on MPC-HC for MPEG4 video playback.
•GeForce 400/400M series: HDMI displays - Changes made to the NVIDIA Control Panel->Adjust Desktop Color Settings->Content type (ITC) reported to the display setting are not preserved across system reboots or suspend/resume cycles.
•GeForce 500 series: Mass Effect – Anti-aliasing turns off for some objects at various positions.
•GeForce 500 series: NEC PA241W - The NEC MultiProfiler Calibration software is unable to communicate with the monitor.
•GeForce 600 series: ASUS VE278Q - Upon bootup, the DisplayPort display resolution is set to 1680x1050 instead of its native 1920x1080.
•GeForce 600 series: Bully: Scholarship Edition - The main game character is drawn incorrectly.
•GeForce 600 series: Dragon Age 2 - Shadows randomly become corrupted as you move characters around.
•GeForce 600 series: F1 2012 - The bottom edge of the screen eventually turns completely black.
•GeForce 600 series: The NVIDIA Control Panel incorrectly reports DirectX support as DirectX 11.0 instead of DirectX 11.1.
•GeForce 600 series: World of Tanks - Red-screen crash occurs when playing the game.
•When setting a custom resolution on the secondary Dualview (extended mode) display, the display goes blank.

Fixed Multi-GPU Issues


•2-way/3-way/4-way SLI: GeForce 500 series, DiRT 3 - Stuttering occurs in the menus and loading screens, and occasionally during a race.
•3D Surround, SLI: GeForce GTX 500 series, Batman: Arkham City - There is heavy flickering in the cut-scenes with 3D Surround enabled.
•3D Surround: With four displays connected, the displays used for Surround may not match what the Wizard depicts.
•3-way/4-way SLI: GeForce 600/500 Series - Certain custom resolutions result in ‘Display Driver Not Responding’ errors when running DirectX 11 games.
•SLI: GeForce 400 series - If SLI is enabled immediately after installing the driver, there is screen corruption upon system boot up. If SLI is not enabled, then there is no option to enable SLI after the system boots up.
•SLI: GeForce 500 series, 3D Vision, ASUS VG278H - The 3D monitor does not return to 2D mode when exiting a stereoscopic 3D video or game.
•SLI: GeForce 500/200 series, 3DTV Play: Black bars appear in the lower right portion of the screen of alternate frames in 3DTV Play for 720p @ 60 Hz.
•SLI: GeForce 500/400 series - With SLI enabled, the motherboard remains powered on even after shutting down Windows.
•SLI: GeForce 600 series - When shutting down the system with SLI enabled, the driver hangs and requires the system to be shut off using the power switch.
•SLI: GeForce 600 series, 3D Surround - The Windows taskbar appears on top of games when viewed in windowed full-screen mode.
•Surround: GeForce 600 series - The Confine taskbar feature fails when the accessory display is set as the primary display.

This latest release underlines our promise to support your purchases for as many years as possible, improving fidelity, performance, and the overall experience wherever possible.

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Window...ease-notes.pdf


And they're ok for my 570 GTX, much better then leaked 301.40 or early 301.24.

[okidna]

Originally Posted by okidna

Just the HD Audio driver version apparently (1.3.16.0 in 301.42 WHQL vs 1.3.12.0 in 301.24 BETA).

New 3D Vision profiles and also DisplayPort 1.2 support for all GTX 600 series.

Oh, and also added support for 4-way SLI GTX 670.

[Wrigleyvillain]

So do people generally uninstall old or just install new drivers on top?

[MxPhenom 216]

Originally Posted by Wrigleyvillain

So do people generally uninstall old or just install new drivers on top?

yep. uninstall old via control panel and then I ussually restart in save mode and run driver sweeper to clean it out even more. then reset in normal mod and install new drivers.

[Wrigleyvillain]

Hmm ok...tho I bet I don't absolutely have to do all that.

Red team a lot easier these days.

[ShiBDiB]

Originally Posted by nvidiaintelftw

yep. uninstall old via control panel and then I ussually restart in save mode and run driver sweeper to clean it out even more. then reset in normal mod and install new drivers.

You dont have to do this.. ever..

Just install over the old. And play like normal.

[LAN_deRf_HA]

It doesn't even ask you to restart most times, but I do anyways.

[Flak]

Anyone notice that the cards now throttle in just about every stability test app? I used to use OCCT with check for errors enabled to test overclocks and then would just game to test at what got me no errors in OCCT. However, now OCCT/furmark/kombuster/heaven all throttle.

[slyfox2151]

just install over the top....

[NC37]

Had to roll back mine. Driver was not stable with TOR. Performance would go from smooth to 1-5fps. Usually when alt-tabbing to desktop. Wouldn't recover after. Back to 296 and its all good again.

I think the FXAA worked but the Adaptive VSYNC didn't seem that super. Still saw some clipping. Just not as bad as no VSYNC.