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Nvidia GeForce 295.51 Beta Drivers Fix Annoying Fan Issue, Beefs Up 3D Vision Support

Paul Lilly — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:26 +0000

Nvidia has made available for download its GeForce 295.51 GPU drivers in beta form, and while beta code typically isn't for the faint of heart, this release could help you rest easy if you're an owner of a GeForce GTX 590 videocard that insists on spinning its fan full bore all the time. In addition to address the annoying fan issue, Nvidia crammed the new driver full of 3D Vision profile updates.

Nvidia added or updated 31 3D Vision profile updates in all, including DotA 2 (rating upgraded to Fair), Fractal (rated Excellent), and Tropico 4 (rated Good). Other notable tweaks include:

Fixes instances of driver timeouts while simultaneously watching multiple videos
Adds edit/delte option for custom resolutions
Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU comptuing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, Open CL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards

You can download the beta driver here.

No BS Podcast #182: The Pointy Ears Edition

The Maximum PC Staff — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:23:36 +0000

The gang's back, and with a couple of weeks worth of news to talk about, busier than ever. Tune into episode number 182 of the No BS Podcast to catch up on news about Sandy Bridge E, Bulldozer, Ultrabooks, and Nathan's shameful Elvish secret.

Computer trouble? Star Trek argument? Need advice? Just need to get something off your chest? A secret to share? Email us at maximumpcpodcast@gmail.com or call our 24-hour No BS Podcast hotline at 877.404.1337 x1337--operators are not standing by.

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No BS Podcast #181: Turning The Heat Up To 11

The Maximum PC Staff — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:40:26 +0000

If you'll recall, we lost 20 minutes of the last No BS Podcast to the Macbook Pro in the podcast recording studio. For this week's episode, it ate a mere 10 minutes of the rant. So thank you, Macbook, for screwing us somewhat less than you did last time. But don't fret--even without those 10 minutes, you're getting a solid hour of news and discussion about ultrabooks, Battlefield 3, the most high-tech thermostat ever, and more.

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No BS Podcast #180: Sabotage!

The Maximum PC Staff — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:16:33 +0000

Is it that time already? Gordon, Alex, and Nathan gather in our once-again-functional podcasting studio to discuss HP, LSI buying SandForce, Battlefield 3, Diablo III, and more! All this, plus suggestions from the peanut gallery and more in Episode 180 of the No BS Podcast! Unfortunately, the MacBook in the podcasting studio cut off the last 20 minutes of the podcast for unknown reasons, so we don't have a rant. Rest assured that this will become fodder for next week's rant.

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No BS Podcast #179: We Move Away From the Mic to Speak (Sorry)

The Maximum PC Staff — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:46:47 +0000

Surprise podcast! Nathan, Alex, Alan, Amber, and Gordon gather in the podcast pod to discuss the Qwiksterization of NetFlix, the de-Apothekering of HP, the UI updates of Facebook, the why-don't-we-have-access-to-the-Diablo-III-closed-beta of Diablo III, and people who don't have anything nice to say. All this and more in Episode 179 of the No BS Podcast!

Plus, we take a few questions and topic suggestions from the peanut gallery, and Gordon's Rant of the Week!

A note: We noticed in editing that our mics seemed to cut out intermittently. Sorry about the audio issues; we're trying to figure out what happened.

Do you have a tech question? A comment? A tale of technological triumph? Just need to get something off your chest? A secret to share? Email us at maximumpcpodcast@gmail.com or call our 24-hour No BS Podcast hotline at 877.404.1337 x1337--operators are not standing by.

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No BS Podcast #178: The Big News Edition

The Maximum PC Staff — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:41:18 +0000

What's that? It hasn't even been 3 months since the last podcast, and already a new one? Your eyes don't deceive you. This week, Nathan, Alex, Alan and Gordon discuss all of last week's big news, including HP dropping the Touchpad, Steve Jobs resigning from Apple, a few major product announcements, and more. Download Episode 178 of The No BS Podcast for all that, plus reader questions and Gordon's rant of the week.

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No BS Podcast #177: Is This Thing On?

The MaximumPC Staff — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:05:47 +0000

Oh, are we back on? With several mostly sincere apologies, the Maximum PC cast returns to the podcasting room in the basement of our secret volcano lair to record the 177th Episode (176th, if you don't count the 150th episode) of the No BS Podcast. Join Alex, Alan, Nathan, and Gordon as they discuss Google's buyout of Motorola Mobility, conspiracy theories, the ever-expanding range of Intel CPU sockets, bank errors in your favor, and alien invasions. Plus: answers to your questions, another Rant of the Week, and absolutely no mention of HP leaving the PC business, which hadn't happened when we recorded.

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No BS Podcast #176: Keepin' the Dream Alive

The Maximum PC Staff — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:26:49 +0000

Attention Maximum PC fans and/or other people who are mistakenly on this website: It has come to our attention that we have not posted a podcast in quite some time. Luckily for everyone involved, all that time was not wasted--it was spent building the 2011 Dream Machine, the fastest PC we've ever put together. Today, we've got a brand new podcast, with Gordon, Nathan and Alex discussing the Dream Machine, the Star Trek PC, Google Plus, and more.

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No BS Podcast #175: Room With No View Edition

The Maximum PC Staff — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:59:22 +0000

While we were gone, we bought you a pony! Nah, we didn’t, but we did make some changes! Episode 175 of the No BS Podcast is the very first episode recorded in Future US’s very nice podcast recording studio with Andy Bauman sitting RIGHT THERE! Previously we’d just recorded via Skype at our desks. The new way is much better. We think.

Join Gordon, Nathan, Alex, and Andy as they discuss the crazy new podcasting setup, Windows 8 and the future of Windows, the post-PC era (again), Google’s two-factor authentication, the new Star Trek-themed PC mod they’ve commissioned, and more!

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No BS Podcast #174: Sky.net is Online

The Maximum PC Staff — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:30:40 +0000

Just in time for your West coast lunch break, it's a new episode of the Maximum PC No BS Podcast. Join Gordon, Nathan, Andy and Alan as they discuss Microsoft's Skype buy, the news from Google I/O, Tegra tablets, the "post PC era," the slippery electronics conspiracy, 3D transistors, and more!

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