techPowerUp! Forums

Go Back   techPowerUp! Forums > www.techpowerup.com > News

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old Sep 26, 2011, 12:42 PM   #1
btarunr
Editor & Senior Moderator
 
btarunr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hyderabad, India
Posts: 15,030 (7.22/day)
Thanks: 790
Thanked 13,028 Times in 5,719 Posts
Send a message via AIM to btarunr Send a message via MSN to btarunr

System Specs

NVIDIA Releases Battlefield 3 Specific GeForce BETA Driver

NVIDIA today released a new BETA version of its GeForce driver suite. What makes the new GeForce 285.38 BETA important is its timing, and what it brings to the table. Recently, EA/DICE released an open-beta of the highly anticipated AAA title, Battlefield 3, and gamers are already sharpening their skills ahead of its market release.

The new GeForce BETA drivers are said to increase performance of Battlefield 3 beta by up to 38%, add SLI profiles for the game, and add several stability fixes and image-quality improvements for the game. In essence, Battlefield 3 beta is at the center of GeForce 285.38 BETA. Apart from Battlefield 3, the drivers add SLI profiles for Dead Island, Diablo III, Dragon Age 2, Need for Speed: The Run, and Saints Row: The Third; and fix a stability issue with Crysis 2 (DirectX 9).

DOWNLOAD: NVIDIA GeForce 285.38 BETA
btarunr is offline  
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to btarunr For This Useful Post:
Old Sep 26, 2011, 12:48 PM   #2
TheMailMan78
Banstick Dummy
 
TheMailMan78's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Crystal River, FL
Posts: 15,142 (6.86/day)
Thanks: 1,337
Thanked 6,861 Times in 3,752 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by btarunr View Post
NVIDIA today released a new BETA version of its GeForce driver suite. What makes the new GeForce 285.38 BETA important is its timing, and what it brings to the table. Recently, EA/DICE released an open-beta of the highly anticipated AAA title, Battlefield 3, and gamers are already sharpening their skills ahead of its market release.

The new GeForce BETA drivers are said to increase performance of Battlefield 3 beta by up to 38%, add SLI profiles for the game, and add several stability fixes and image-quality improvements for the game. In essence, Battlefield 3 beta is at the center of GeForce 285.38 BETA. Apart from Battlefield 3, the drivers add SLI profiles for Dead Island, Diablo III, Dragon Age 2, Need for Speed: The Run, and Saints Row: The Third; and fix a stability issue with Crysis 2 (DirectX 9).

DOWNLOAD: NVIDIA GeForce 285.38 BETA
Nice! I hope ATI follows suit!
TheMailMan78 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 12:51 PM   #3
Derek12
500 Posts
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 925 (0.74/day)
Thanks: 480
Thanked 142 Times in 134 Posts

System Specs

I will maybe try it but I am not sure if the performance improvements is for every supported Nvidia video card and only that game.
Derek12 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 01:06 PM   #4
Mussels
Doctor Moderator
 
Mussels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA)
Posts: 34,594 (10.89/day)
Thanks: 3,708
Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts

System Specs

wait, dragon age II and dead island didnt have SLI support til now?
Mussels is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 01:23 PM   #5
Shihabyooo
200 Posts
 
Shihabyooo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Hell on Earth -or someplace similar-
Posts: 489 (0.55/day)
Thanks: 160
Thanked 107 Times in 87 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by btarunr View Post
Recently, EA/DICE released an open-beta of the highly anticipated AAA title, Battlefield 3, and gamers are already sharpening their skills ahead of its market release.
I thought the open Beta was due to be released on the 29th
__________________
MAL

-~--Please excuse my poor English.
Shihabyooo is online now  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 01:25 PM   #6
YautjaLord
75 Posts
 
YautjaLord's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Israel
Posts: 172 (0.11/day)
Thanks: 130
Thanked 69 Times in 65 Posts

System Specs

Bta, 285.27 or something like that adds 5% increase in Crysis 2 DX11; this 285.38 supposed to improve it even slightly more, or does it? You TPU staff have long-lasting grudge gainst this app (Crysis 2) in DX11 or just not certain whether to use it or not? If there's support for full game & demo of Battlefield 3 (if there is a BF3 demo) i might DL this driver along with said demo.
__________________
YautjaLord is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 01:26 PM   #7
DrunkenMafia
1000 Posts
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Cairns QLD, Aussie
Posts: 1,869 (0.80/day)
Thanks: 230
Thanked 239 Times in 215 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shihabyooo View Post
I thought the open Beta was due to be released on the 29th
you get it 48hrs early if you pre-ordered on some sites. That makes it the 27th!! I guess that is in 2 days for the USA.
__________________
DrunkenMafia is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 01:30 PM   #8
claylomax
1000 Posts
 
claylomax's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: London
Posts: 1,385 (1.19/day)
Thanks: 119
Thanked 251 Times in 217 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mussels View Post
wait, dragon age II and dead island didnt have SLI support til now?
All games/applications have SLI support from launch ... if you use Nvidia Inspector, that is.
__________________
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them
claylomax is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 01:31 PM   #9
DannibusX
2000 Posts
 
DannibusX's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: United States
Posts: 2,055 (1.47/day)
Thanks: 786
Thanked 948 Times in 628 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by DrunkenMafia View Post
you get it 48hrs early if you pre-ordered on some sites. That makes it the 27th!! I guess that is in 2 days for the USA.
Tomorrow! I'm stoked!
__________________
“Has the whole world gone crazy? Am I the only one around here who gives a s**t about the rules? Mark it zero!” -Walter Sobchak

“Yup, you were 9-2 when you slid it in me.” -MT Alex
DannibusX is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 01:31 PM   #10
Shihabyooo
200 Posts
 
Shihabyooo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Hell on Earth -or someplace similar-
Posts: 489 (0.55/day)
Thanks: 160
Thanked 107 Times in 87 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by DrunkenMafia View Post
you get it 48hrs early if you pre-ordered on some sites. That makes it the 27th!! I guess that is in 2 days for the USA.
You mean the early access promised to the unlucky fellas who bought Medal of Honour limited editions ? Should that be called open beta ?
__________________
MAL

-~--Please excuse my poor English.
Shihabyooo is online now  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 01:46 PM   #11
DannibusX
2000 Posts
 
DannibusX's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: United States
Posts: 2,055 (1.47/day)
Thanks: 786
Thanked 948 Times in 628 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shihabyooo View Post
You mean the early access promised to the unlucky fellas who bought Medal of Honour limited editions ? Should that be called open beta ?
Everyone that bought MoH or preordered BF3 via Origin. It's still a closed beta until the 29th though.
__________________
“Has the whole world gone crazy? Am I the only one around here who gives a s**t about the rules? Mark it zero!” -Walter Sobchak

“Yup, you were 9-2 when you slid it in me.” -MT Alex
DannibusX is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 03:08 PM   #12
15th Warlock
2000 Posts
 
15th Warlock's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Visalia, CA
Posts: 2,057 (0.64/day)
Thanks: 601
Thanked 550 Times in 230 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mussels View Post
wait, dragon age II and dead island didnt have SLI support til now?
Dragon Age II has been supported since a few days after release, dunno about Dead Island since I don't have that game. I'm guessing that Nvidia just increased SLI performance on these games with this new driver, and they just posted some poorly redacted release notes...
15th Warlock is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 03:16 PM   #13
TheMailMan78
Banstick Dummy
 
TheMailMan78's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Crystal River, FL
Posts: 15,142 (6.86/day)
Thanks: 1,337
Thanked 6,861 Times in 3,752 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shihabyooo View Post
You mean the early access promised to the unlucky fellas who bought Medal of Honour limited editions ? Should that be called open beta ?
Why do you say "unlucky" MOH was a good game.
TheMailMan78 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 03:38 PM   #14
DanishDevil
Eligible for custom title
 
DanishDevil's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Newport Beach, CA
Posts: 8,633 (3.07/day)
Thanks: 1,366
Thanked 2,018 Times in 1,585 Posts
Send a message via AIM to DanishDevil Send a message via MSN to DanishDevil

System Specs

You never fail to make me laugh, TMM

Yet another sign of the BF3 beta, can't wait!
DanishDevil is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 03:49 PM   #15
PVTCaboose1337
Graphical Hacker
 
PVTCaboose1337's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 7,478 (2.78/day)
Thanks: 798
Thanked 1,174 Times in 834 Posts

System Specs

For anyone having issues with the driver download posted above, it did not work for me either. I used this instead:

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Window...ional-beta.exe
__________________
CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked
PVTCaboose1337 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 04:07 PM   #16
the54thvoid
2000 Posts
 
the54thvoid's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2,084 (1.62/day)
Thanks: 336
Thanked 880 Times in 511 Posts

System Specs

Wait, what.....

BF3 isn't out here (UK) till the 28th October.....
the54thvoid is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 04:10 PM   #17
PVTCaboose1337
Graphical Hacker
 
PVTCaboose1337's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 7,478 (2.78/day)
Thanks: 798
Thanked 1,174 Times in 834 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by the54thvoid View Post
Wait, what.....

BF3 isn't out here (UK) till the 28th October.....
Beta is out tomorrow.
__________________
CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked
PVTCaboose1337 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 04:13 PM   #18
the54thvoid
2000 Posts
 
the54thvoid's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2,084 (1.62/day)
Thanks: 336
Thanked 880 Times in 511 Posts

System Specs

I bought MoH limited edition way back. I have a wee sticker on my box that says invite enclosed...

I feel sadly left out of the party.
the54thvoid is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 04:16 PM   #19
Gzero
500 Posts
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Scotland
Posts: 661 (0.22/day)
Thanks: 22
Thanked 52 Times in 46 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by the54thvoid View Post
Wait, what.....

BF3 isn't out here (UK) till the 28th October.....
Although the title is confusing, this driver is for the BETA of BF3.

Quote:
Originally Posted by PVTCaboose1337 View Post
Beta is out tomorrow.
Yes and as a fan of the BF series, I'm not sure whether to be worried to see how much they have codified it, or turned it into an addictive beast.
Gzero is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 04:18 PM   #20
the54thvoid
2000 Posts
 
the54thvoid's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2,084 (1.62/day)
Thanks: 336
Thanked 880 Times in 511 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gzero View Post
Although the title is confusing, this driver is for the BETA of BF3..
I know. I haven't had my invite yet.

S'alright - all understood now. 2 day early beta play. I'll get the open beta on the 29th either way.

Last edited by the54thvoid; Sep 26, 2011 at 04:24 PM.
the54thvoid is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 04:24 PM   #21
Jegergrim
200 Posts
 
Jegergrim's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Denmark
Posts: 373 (0.55/day)
Thanks: 150
Thanked 38 Times in 37 Posts

System Specs

the open beta will only involve a single map like alpha right? if not the exact same as alpha with some bug fixes..?
__________________
"In youth we learn, in age we understand." - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Jegergrim is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 04:34 PM   #22
phanbuey
Eligible for custom title
 
phanbuey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Miami
Posts: 5,011 (2.45/day)
Thanks: 1,484
Thanked 960 Times in 813 Posts

System Specs

Nice, nvidia driver support, or at least frequency of updates, is top notch...
phanbuey is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 04:44 PM   #23
PVTCaboose1337
Graphical Hacker
 
PVTCaboose1337's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 7,478 (2.78/day)
Thanks: 798
Thanked 1,174 Times in 834 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jegergrim View Post
the open beta will only involve a single map like alpha right? if not the exact same as alpha with some bug fixes..?
Same map as Alpha. Hopefully with improvements and ability to change controls and settings this time!
__________________
CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked
PVTCaboose1337 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 05:07 PM   #24
Wrigleyvillain
3500 Posts
 
Wrigleyvillain's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,556 (2.20/day)
Thanks: 1,540
Thanked 1,596 Times in 1,137 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by PVTCaboose1337 View Post
Same map as Alpha. Hopefully with improvements and ability to change controls and settings this time!
If we still can't customize controls I'm going to go ape shit.
__________________
“i dont care what consoles have they dont have mouse and keyboard” -crazyeyesreaper
Wrigleyvillain is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 26, 2011, 05:15 PM   #25
Bjorn_Of_Iceland
2000 Posts
 
Bjorn_Of_Iceland's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Húsið mitt
Posts: 2,623 (1.31/day)
Thanks: 481
Thanked 366 Times in 272 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by claylomax View Post
All games/applications have SLI support from launch ... if you use Nvidia Inspector, that is.
Nope. Empire Total War didnt have any. Forcing it to AFR / Split Screen Rendering made it worse. The released profile it had, forced the game to run single GPU. Im quite sure there are others like that as well
__________________

SIEG HEIL!!
Bjorn_Of_Iceland is offline  
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
NVIDIA Releases GeForce Beta Drivers Specific to APB Beta btarunr News 5 May 4, 2010 04:01 AM
NVIDIA Releases GeForce 185.68 BETA Drivers alexp999 News 58 Apr 29, 2009 08:37 AM
NVIDIA Releases GeForce 182.47 BETA Driver with OpenGL 3.1 Support alexp999 News 18 Mar 25, 2009 08:19 PM
NVIDIA Releases OpenGL 3.0 Supportive Beta Linux Driver btarunr News 8 Oct 28, 2008 06:31 AM
Nvidia releases Quad SLI Beta driver D_o_S News 5 Jul 21, 2006 02:18 AM


All times are GMT. The time now is 10:54 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
no new posts