Nvidia GeForce driver update: 296.16

[Symho]

I hope that ASUS will release a new driver with new Nvidia's features (es. FXAA)... Marshall, we have a chance?

[Zygomorphic]

I updated tp the new 301,42 and my WEI went down to 7.1 don't know why , after i rolled back to 296,16 it went back up to 7.2 im guessing that in my case 296,16 gives me a better performance boost then the 301.42.....maybe they lower the performance on the 301,42 because with the 301,24 i was getting the 7.2 score .

Mine was at 7.1 under the 301.24 beta drivers and still is under the 301.42, so I think it has something to do with Windows. Actually, under Windows 8, I got a 6.9, but that was running non-Windows 8 drivers, so I can't speak with total certainty. Then again, under Windows 8, I got an 8.9 on the RAM . Don't worry about it, especially since the WEI for gaming graphics is totally bogus. If the games you play run fine, then who cares what Microsoft thinks about your computer. If they don't try updating the drivers, since NVIDIA optimizes for games, not the Windows Experience Index. Some of their driver releases purportedly boosted gaming performance by 30-50% in some games...

[gilbert]

Mine was at 7.1 under the 301.24 beta drivers and still is under the 301.42, so I think it has something to do with Windows. Actually, under Windows 8, I got a 6.9, but that was running non-Windows 8 drivers, so I can't speak with total certainty. Then again, under Windows 8, I got an 8.9 on the RAM . Don't worry about it, especially since the WEI for gaming graphics is totally bogus. If the games you play run fine, then who cares what Microsoft thinks about your computer. If they don't try updating the drivers, since NVIDIA optimizes for games, not the Windows Experience Index. Some of their driver releases purportedly boosted gaming performance by 30-50% in some games...

it would b nice to know what driver gives you better overall performance , i really think that the 296,16 is it.

[Zygomorphic]

I actually got 7.1 under all the different drivers that I have tested, to be honest. Besides which, if you look up GTX560M equipped notebooks on notebookcheck.net, then you will find that the range in 560M cards from various manufacturers varies by more than 0.1 points on the WEI scale. Just try all the various versions with the games that you play, and determine which one runs them the fastest with the most stability. The other thing I forgot to say earlier is that Microsoft occasionally changes the scale slightly, so individual cards can change in performance. So much for their promise to keep WEI consistent across versions. What they are trying to do is make the highest end hardware available score a perfect score, and everything else drops down from there.

[GottiBoi55]

I updated tp the new 301,42 and my WEI went down to 7.1 don't know why , after i rolled back to 296,16 it went back up to 7.2 im guessing that in my case 296,16 gives me a better performance boost then the 301.42.....maybe they lower the performance on the 301,42 because with the 301,24 i was getting the 7.2 score .

I had the same issue, you need to reset 3D setting, then restart your laptop and run WEI again.
soon as your desktop is fully loaded run the WEI.
I get 7.2 for both desktop, and gaming.

[Slayerking]

The latest beta drivers (304.79) seem to have got rid of the lines for me.

[cjfowler]

Found a new nVidia driver release this month for the 560m.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/noteboo...ql-driver.html

[Zygomorphic]

Good find! +1

[eskion]

I hate my G53. I have to jump between drivers constantly because after about a week I get constant crashes. My display driver crashed 3 times last night. I always end up going back to 2.85 and then when that one starts acting up I go to the 2.96. Asus really does make some crap today.

2.96 has already crashed twice today, and guess what I was doing....browsing the forum...

[games4lyf22]

I just want to ask, I already downloaded the latest version available on my Nvidia Graphics auto Update.
Vers. 306.97

Do I need to downgrade it?. .