Items tagged with Forceware
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Joel Hruska - Wed, Mar 30, 2011
Nvidia released its new 270 driver series today, with a full set of new tools and performance improvements. Users can now configure the Nvidia control panel to automatically check for and apply driver updates or can simply choose to be...
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Joel Hruska - Sun, Mar 07, 2010
It's not often that we hear credible reports that a driver may have caused actual, physical harm to a video card, but that's precisely what an unhappy group of users has done. According to reports, the latest series of Forceware (196.75)...
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Marco Chiappetta - Fri, Sep 26, 2008
NVIDIA has posted a fresh set of Forceware drivers for all of you GeForce owners out there. The new Forceware 178.13s are WHQL-certified drivers for GeForce 6-series, 7-series, 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs, including the recently released GeForce 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT, 9500 GT and 9400...
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Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Mar 01, 2007
NVIDIA just gave us a heads up to say that there will be a new Windows Vista Beta driver release available for download in the next few days. This driver will support GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series graphics boards. Here is a summary of new features and bug fixes this new beta driver addresses: New...
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Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Feb 14, 2007
NVIDIA has released a new set of drivers to coincide with the launch of the 320MB GeForce 8800 GTS. This is an incremental driver release since v100.59 with a few additional fixes. The fixes incorporated into the ForceWare driver v100.64 include: A black screen bug with Quake 4 an issue...
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Marco Chiappetta - Mon, Jun 05, 2006
In January of this year, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NVIDIA and Dell jointly unveiled an ultra high-end gaming system equipped with a pair of specialized graphics adapters that were each powered by a pair of GeForce 7800 GTX GPUs and 1GB of memory. The final configuration...
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Sean Pelletier - Wed, May 03, 2006
OC Workbench reports that NVIDIA's Forceware 84.43 drivers can enable SLI functionality on Intel's i975X platform. There are some rumors that ATI's RD580 and Uli1697 can also be "unlocked" to have SLI functionality though those boards have not yet been tested fully. The irony here is that Intel's own...
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Steve Grever - Tue, Apr 11, 2006
NGOHQ put together a death match competition between all eight versions of Nvidia's ForceWare 84 Series drivers to see which one provides the best performance. See which one came out victorious. The software always had a great influence over our hardware. We always like to see the manufactures keep updating their software and to solve...
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Matt Beauvais - Wed, Mar 22, 2006
Earlier today, Nvidia released their Forceware 84.25 beta drivers, which are supposed to improve performance in the new Elder Scrolls game. I've had a few minutes to test them out, and while it's not a dramatic increase for me, they do seem to help a little. With Indoor environments, there's hardly a noticeable difference, but the outside...
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Matt Beauvais - Thu, Mar 09, 2006
ATI and Nvidia have released drivers for their respective products this week. Both drivers claim performance improvements, and various fixes, so make sure to grab them when possible. Click Here to download ATI's Catalyst 6.3, and Click Here to download the BETA ForceWare 84.20 drivers....
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Matt Beauvais - Wed, Dec 21, 2005
Graphics card owners everywhere can rejoice today, as Nvidia and ATI release a holiday treat with their latest driver releases. Catalyst 5.13 is the 13th driver release for ATI this year, as they didn't want to wait until next month's driver release to unlock their new AVIVO technology. Not one to stand back and watch, Nvidia has also released...
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Matt Beauvais - Thu, Oct 06, 2005
Hey folks, the last articles of the night have been rounded up for ya! Enjoy :) Crucial Ballistix PC4000 DDR RAM Review @ PCstats.com "Sold under the Crucial Ballistix name, this pair of 512MB PC4000 DDR modules have been well...
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Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Jul 19, 2005
Tomorrow on nZone.com, NVIDIA will release a new set of Forceware drivers that bring with them a few new features, and the prerequisite list of bug fixes. And whether you're a budget conscious gamer or a hard-core graphics junkie, the new features unveiled in these drivers are sure to...
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Matt Beauvais - Mon, Apr 04, 2005
Hey folks, I've got some news here to start off your week. I'm still a little fuzzy from last night's Red Sox vs Yankees game, so I'll let you enjoy the news while I get some coffee and continue trying to wake up. Enjoy! Forceware Comparison (71.84 - 75.90 - 76.10 - 76.41) @ Techconnect...
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Matt Beauvais - Tue, Feb 15, 2005
Good morning folks, the box is filling up so it's time to unload the latest news. As a side note, a S-ATA to USB bridge chip has been released, so click the link to find out more. Also, Phoronix has posted some screenshots of the Matrix...
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Matt Beauvais - Mon, Dec 13, 2004
I just received a ASUS A7N8X-X, and after looking around in the bios, it has some pretty decent features. After building a few systems using variants of the A7N8X, I've come to really like the brand. The NF7 series from ABit is also one of my top choices for Athlon XP systems. I'm going to...
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HH Editor - Wed, Feb 18, 2004
NVIDIA ForceWare 55 Hands-On New Features for Enthusiasts By: Chris Angelini February 18, 2004 It used to be that graphics manufacturers dedicated themselves to incorporating nifty features into their hardware, besting the competition from a specification point of view, at the very least. Developer resources limit the usefulness of these...
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