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Nvidia this week released new WHQL videocard drivers, now in version 186.18. A handful of bugs have been squashed in this newest update, most of which relate to Windows 7. Some of the resolved issues include:
Not a whole lot has been done to improve performance if you're upgrading from a previous 186.xx or 185.xx driver release. However, if you're upgrading from 182.xx, Nvidia claims double digit performance boosts in a number of titles, including up to 45 percent in Mirror's Edge with antialiasing enabled, 30 percent better performance in Half-Life 2 engine games with tri- and quad-SLI enabled, and a 25 percent boost in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena.
Windows XP Release Notes (PDF)
Windows Vista Release Notes (PDF)
Windows 7 Release Notes (PDF)
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Vegan
June 19, 2009 at 5:35pm
If you have quad SLI you probably don't need the 30% performance increase from Half-life 2.
jcollins
June 19, 2009 at 6:39pm
If you have a Quad SLI, you're still going to download the drivers to help justify the price of the Quad SLI system to yourself... :)
vistageek
June 19, 2009 at 1:11pm
I have been running 190 series drivers for a while now and they are some of the best drivers ever for my GTX 260. I love em!
