NVIDIA ForceWare Beta 174.74 Released

Jimmy 2004 · Mar 27, 2008, 06:59 PM

NVIDIA has updated its beta ForceWare driver to version 174.74, which supports just about all GeForce FX, 6, 7, 8 and 9 series graphics cards. The changes in this release include improved performance for DirectX9 and OpenGL applications, as well as a number of game and application compatibility fixes. Download locations are as follows:

Windows XP 32-bit – here
Windows XP 64-bit – here
Windows Vista 32-bit – here
Windows Vista 64-bit – here

Mussels · Mar 28, 2008, 03:26 AM

mmm drivers.

oh it should be noted these are still betas

YES YES YES!

the release notes say they added custom resolution support to vista - AT LAST!
(i cant use component HDTV output and had to buy a DVI->HDMI adaptor cause this was missing)

my HDMI screen is now detected as a digital flat panel, so i can use Nvidias settings to disable scaling - previously, i had to use the TV remote to toggle to 4:3 mode for example, whereas now the video card does it for me.

Woot!

mikey8684 · Mar 28, 2008, 07:26 AM

Thank you sir

1c3d0g · Mar 28, 2008, 01:12 PM

EGGcellent. Finally some new 174.xx Beta drivers coming from NVIDIA themselves.

nicolais86 · Apr 1, 2008, 04:34 AM

FU%k
I got bluescreen after installs this drivers, i had to run in safe mode and reinstall my previous drivers, because the BSOD was permanent at windows log on.

In running E6300 @ 2.52 ghz,2 giga ram 900 mhz, msi 975x, 8600GTS. on windows XP SP3 build 5503.

Mar 27, 2008, 06:59 PM	#1
Jimmy 2004 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: England Posts: 5,047 (1.66/day) Thanks: 134 Thanked 276 Times in 185 Posts System Specs	NVIDIA ForceWare Beta 174.74 Released NVIDIA has updated its beta ForceWare driver to version 174.74, which supports just about all GeForce FX, 6, 7, 8 and 9 series graphics cards. The changes in this release include improved performance for DirectX9 and OpenGL applications, as well as a number of game and application compatibility fixes. Download locations are as follows: Windows XP 32-bit – here Windows XP 64-bit – here Windows Vista 32-bit – here Windows Vista 64-bit – here

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Mar 28, 2008, 03:26 AM	#2
Mussels Doctor Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA) Posts: 34,550 (10.97/day) Thanks: 3,699 Thanked 8,689 Times in 6,389 Posts System Specs	mmm drivers. oh it should be noted these are still betas YES YES YES! the release notes say they added custom resolution support to vista - AT LAST! (i cant use component HDTV output and had to buy a DVI->HDMI adaptor cause this was missing) my HDMI screen is now detected as a digital flat panel, so i can use Nvidias settings to disable scaling - previously, i had to use the TV remote to toggle to 4:3 mode for example, whereas now the video card does it for me. Woot! __________________ Edumacational thread about PC Audio My external HDD's.5x samsung 1TB + 2x Seagate 1.5TB = 8 TB external storage 32 Bit OS vs 64 bit OS information How to get hardware accelerated H264 playback (DXVA) Netbook Owners United! Last edited by Mussels; Mar 28, 2008 at 03:38 AM.

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Mar 28, 2008, 07:26 AM	#3
mikey8684 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Infront Of PC ... Perth, WA Posts: 352 (0.14/day) Thanks: 26 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts System Specs	Thank you sir

Mar 28, 2008, 01:12 PM	#4
1c3d0g Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 615 (0.31/day) Thanks: 2,255 Thanked 47 Times in 38 Posts	EGGcellent. Finally some new 174.xx Beta drivers coming from NVIDIA themselves.

Apr 1, 2008, 04:34 AM	#5
nicolais86 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires. Posts: 18 (0.01/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	FU%k I got bluescreen after installs this drivers, i had to run in safe mode and reinstall my previous drivers, because the BSOD was permanent at windows log on. In running E6300 @ 2.52 ghz,2 giga ram 900 mhz, msi 975x, 8600GTS. on windows XP SP3 build 5503. __________________ "The only limit is our will"

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