New 174.84 drivers for 8600GT

[wgilles]

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18207

You need to download the driver and the modified INF file. Copy the INF file to the extracted folder and then install new drivers. They do have improved performance, very nice. This is for XP 32bit.

EDIT: For Vista 32 bit: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18208

 

[Stridder44]

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18207

You need to download the driver and the modified INF file. Copy the INF file to the extracted folder and then install new drivers. They do have improved performance, very nice. This is for XP 32bit.

Ok, I'm confused. I went on their main page (laptopvideo2go) and went to download drivers, clicked on xp-32bit and the latest appears to be from 2007. Is the one you're posting a beta?

Also, anyone have a link to Vista for these drivers?

 

[wgilles]

No, that's why I linked to the driver directly.
Driver Date: 2008-03-28 (YYYY-MM-DD)
Here is your Vista 32 bit:
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18208

 

[ayeying]

any improvements on the new drivers?

 

[wgilles]

any improvements on the new drivers?

It's marginal, but depending on what you are doing it's nice. For example, I experienced a 5FPS improvement in Crysis, which in that game is quite a bit. Other games I got about the same FPS improvement, but it allowed me to bump up some GFX settings in certain games without a disadvantage.

 

[Radio Monk33]

So far so good! Looks like maybe 5-10 fps better in Rainbow 6: Vegas.

 

[wgilles]

I tell you what 10 FPS is a lot...20-30 FPS while playing is the difference between playing a game and not playing it

 

[Mariux.mac]

i have does drivers how can i overclock them? and how mutch? i have a mbp, and another question how you safly uninstal boot camp vga drivers and then instal those modified?

 

[Stridder44]

I'm a bit confused about their drivers section (http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showforum=88). Wouldn't the 175.xx drivers be better than the 174.xx, or are they for a different series of cards?

 

[Tsurisuto]

I'm a bit confused about their drivers section (http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showforum=88). Wouldn't the 175.xx drivers be better than the 174.xx, or are they for a different series of cards?

Same here. I'm new to all this driver update business, and it seems a little confusing.

 

[Consultant]

I'm a bit confused about their drivers section (http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showforum=88). Wouldn't the 175.xx drivers be better than the 174.xx, or are they for a different series of cards?

Read their FAQ. It says drivers with higher number might not be newer, due to recent changes in Nividia driver development.

 

[wgilles]

i have does drivers how can i overclock them? and how mutch? i have a mbp, and another question how you safly uninstal boot camp vga drivers and then instal those modified?

Last I heard, the most recent drivers for the 8600GT could not be overclocked, I don't know if this has changed with this update...

 

[kashik]

Last I heard, the most recent drivers for the 8600GT could not be overclocked, I don't know if this has changed with this update...

Any word on this?