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Download GeForce 314.07 WHQL Drivers
Download the GeForce 314.07 WHQL driver. This is the recommended GeForce driver for the Crysis 3. It delivers a smoother gaming experience, and boosts SLI performance by up to 65%. EA’s recommended GeForce GPU for Crysis 3 is a GeForce GTX 560 or higher. For the Hi-Performance PC Specification, EA recommends GeForce GTX 680.
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- This is the GeForce Game Ready driver for Crysis 3. It delivers a smoother gaming experience, improves single GPU performance by up to 5%, and boosts SLI performance by up to 65%.
- GeForce R313 drivers also provide significant performance increases in other top games like Assassin's Creed III, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Far Cry 3.
NVIDIA PhysX System Software
- This driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v9.12.1031.
This version fixes a bug that caused some applications, including Unreal Tournament III, Trine, and Metro 2033, not to launch.
HD Audio Driver
This driver package installs the HD audio driver, version 1.3.23.1.
NVIDIA SLI Technology
Added or updated the following SLI profiles:
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Download GeForce 313.96 WHQL driver -NVIDIA made a small iteration to the 313.95 Beta driver and updated it towards 313.96.
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#4537768 Posted on: 02/25/2013 05:08 PM
Not sure if this might help some folks.Unstable peeps could try updating their java runtimes.I've only had some instability using latest firefox but that was caused by FDM addon which I've since disabled.That occurred while using 313.96.I saw someone mention in another thread about the nv control panel, that while using your custom settings for your apps, instead of using Global settings option for the ones you don't change it's better you set it to Application Controlled manually.I've tried this and it has had a great impact on smoothness of gameplay for me.Also for peeps who like to be thorough when uninstalling/installing drivers Driversweeper leaves behind (2)TWO OpenCl.dll files on 64bit OSes.System32 folder and SysWOW64 folder.Search registry also for "khronos" as this is tied in to the OpenCL.dll files as well.Ccleaner always misses it.
Not sure if this might help some folks.Unstable peeps could try updating their java runtimes.I've only had some instability using latest firefox but that was caused by FDM addon which I've since disabled.That occurred while using 313.96.I saw someone mention in another thread about the nv control panel, that while using your custom settings for your apps, instead of using Global settings option for the ones you don't change it's better you set it to Application Controlled manually.I've tried this and it has had a great impact on smoothness of gameplay for me.Also for peeps who like to be thorough when uninstalling/installing drivers Driversweeper leaves behind (2)TWO OpenCl.dll files on 64bit OSes.System32 folder and SysWOW64 folder.Search registry also for "khronos" as this is tied in to the OpenCL.dll files as well.Ccleaner always misses it.
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#4537861 Posted on: 02/25/2013 06:36 PM
Ignore this post, even running stock I have TDR issues in Max Payne 3 when I hit ESC and stay on the pause screen for more than just a few seconds. I can sit at the game screen pegged forever with no issues, and play forever with no issues. So my clocks weren't unstable just something with either Max Payne 3 or the drivers. Either way everything else runs fine even with higher clocks of 150 GPU & 500 MEM.
I feel these drivers are working my card harder. No artifacts or anything; however, I received reproducible "driver has stopped responding" when sitting at the pause screen in Max Payne 3 @ 99% GPU usage. Lowered my GPU offset and they went away. Also noticed in BO2 that my card was hitting it's power limit 132% more frequently, which leads to throttling. Lowering my GPU offset to +100mHZ and MEM offset to +200mHZ kept my card within it's target. Keep in mind this is with a 120fps in game cap, and 4x SGSSAA applied. Overall both games ran beautifully, guess I can't overclock as high a before which really isn't an issue.
Ignore this post, even running stock I have TDR issues in Max Payne 3 when I hit ESC and stay on the pause screen for more than just a few seconds. I can sit at the game screen pegged forever with no issues, and play forever with no issues. So my clocks weren't unstable just something with either Max Payne 3 or the drivers. Either way everything else runs fine even with higher clocks of 150 GPU & 500 MEM.
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#4538480 Posted on: 02/26/2013 01:14 PM
Nvidia keep suck
306.xx Driver i had 60-75fps on Guildwars 2
314.07 Driver i have 45fps +-5fps on Guildwars 2
My Frend have a i7@4,8ghz and MSI 670 he have 45fps +-5fps same as me
If the driver keeps going like this i switch red soon.
Nvidia keep suck
306.xx Driver i had 60-75fps on Guildwars 2
314.07 Driver i have 45fps +-5fps on Guildwars 2
My Frend have a i7@4,8ghz and MSI 670 he have 45fps +-5fps same as me
If the driver keeps going like this i switch red soon.
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#4538528 Posted on: 02/26/2013 02:26 PM
Nvidia keep suck
306.xx Driver i had 60-75fps on Guildwars 2
314.07 Driver i have 45fps +-5fps on Guildwars 2
My Frend have a i7@4,8ghz and MSI 670 he have 45fps +-5fps same as me
If the driver keeps going like this i switch red soon.
I just tried both and not much changed. GPU utilization and FPS drop in WvW, no matter how fast you CPU is, that's a general GW2 problem. In PvE I'm always at 60FPS except in huge zergs where the same problem kicks in.
Nvidia keep suck
306.xx Driver i had 60-75fps on Guildwars 2
314.07 Driver i have 45fps +-5fps on Guildwars 2
My Frend have a i7@4,8ghz and MSI 670 he have 45fps +-5fps same as me
If the driver keeps going like this i switch red soon.
I just tried both and not much changed. GPU utilization and FPS drop in WvW, no matter how fast you CPU is, that's a general GW2 problem. In PvE I'm always at 60FPS except in huge zergs where the same problem kicks in.
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#4538544 Posted on: 02/26/2013 02:53 PM
Pretty much this.
I just tried both and not much changed. GPU utilization and FPS drop in WvW, no matter how fast you CPU is, that's a general GW2 problem. In PvE I'm always at 60FPS except in huge zergs where the same problem kicks in.
Pretty much this.
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#4538885 Posted on: 02/26/2013 08:38 PM
Nvidia keep suck
306.xx Driver i had 60-75fps on Guildwars 2
314.07 Driver i have 45fps +-5fps on Guildwars 2
My Frend have a i7@4,8ghz and MSI 670 he have 45fps +-5fps same as me
If the driver keeps going like this i switch red soon.
Alright if a certain is performing great, continue to use that. NO point in using a driver that is giving you or your friend trouble. Also switching to AMD, doesn't matter, you may run into problems there. My advice,
#1 build a secondary gaming system , one for nvidia and one for AMD
#2 Use the driver that is giving you best performance.
Nvidia keep suck
306.xx Driver i had 60-75fps on Guildwars 2
314.07 Driver i have 45fps +-5fps on Guildwars 2
My Frend have a i7@4,8ghz and MSI 670 he have 45fps +-5fps same as me
If the driver keeps going like this i switch red soon.
Alright if a certain is performing great, continue to use that. NO point in using a driver that is giving you or your friend trouble. Also switching to AMD, doesn't matter, you may run into problems there. My advice,
#1 build a secondary gaming system , one for nvidia and one for AMD
#2 Use the driver that is giving you best performance.
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#4538909 Posted on: 02/26/2013 09:12 PM
Any chance to get better Ambient Occlusion support with Unreal 3 engine games?
I reinstalled Singularity and if I force MassEffect or Unreal Turnament 3 flag I can get disappearing AO at certain angles.. It happens by both, MassEffect looks nicer- darker
Working
2cm to the right off
Working
1-2cm to the right off
*I saw something similar by L4d2 with default AO, but only for a brief second.*
Im forcing 4xMSAA, TrAA- 4xSS and 1 frame to render ahead, default ingame max settings with vsync on.
Also when i OC'ed to get fps back (a little lower volts then usual), AO +AA is very demanding, I got TDR? not sure though. Game froze for a second and when I alt+tab back into the game gpu started to run at lower power 3D mode..
Only hard reboot fixed it.
EDIT: made a quick video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGebkz76ev8&hd=1
Any chance to get better Ambient Occlusion support with Unreal 3 engine games?
I reinstalled Singularity and if I force MassEffect or Unreal Turnament 3 flag I can get disappearing AO at certain angles.. It happens by both, MassEffect looks nicer- darker
Working
2cm to the right off
Working
1-2cm to the right off
*I saw something similar by L4d2 with default AO, but only for a brief second.*
Im forcing 4xMSAA, TrAA- 4xSS and 1 frame to render ahead, default ingame max settings with vsync on.
Also when i OC'ed to get fps back (a little lower volts then usual), AO +AA is very demanding, I got TDR? not sure though. Game froze for a second and when I alt+tab back into the game gpu started to run at lower power 3D mode..
Only hard reboot fixed it.
EDIT: made a quick video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGebkz76ev8&hd=1
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#4538929 Posted on: 02/26/2013 09:44 PM
Better still, completely remove Java.
Did you see the recent security scares?
Not sure if this might help some folks.Unstable peeps could try updating their java runtimes.I've only had some instability using latest firefox but that was caused by FDM addon which I've since disabled.That occurred while using 313.96.I saw someone mention in another thread about the nv control panel, that while using your custom settings for your apps, instead of using Global settings option for the ones you don't change it's better you set it to Application Controlled manually.I've tried this and it has had a great impact on smoothness of gameplay for me.Also for peeps who like to be thorough when uninstalling/installing drivers Driversweeper leaves behind (2)TWO OpenCl.dll files on 64bit OSes.System32 folder and SysWOW64 folder.Search registry also for "khronos" as this is tied in to the OpenCL.dll files as well.Ccleaner always misses it.
Better still, completely remove Java.
Did you see the recent security scares?
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#4539023 Posted on: 02/26/2013 11:31 PM
Unfortunately OpenOffice requires it and I guess LibreOffice also isn't completely done yet with not relying on it any more(?)
Unfortunately OpenOffice requires it and I guess LibreOffice also isn't completely done yet with not relying on it any more(?)
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#4539041 Posted on: 02/27/2013 12:00 AM
Nvidia keep suck
306.xx Driver i had 60-75fps on Guildwars 2
314.07 Driver i have 45fps +-5fps on Guildwars 2
My Frend have a i7@4,8ghz and MSI 670 he have 45fps +-5fps same as me
If the driver keeps going like this i switch red soon.
Have you tried turning vsync off and back on in game? I find this works on win7. The crazy thing is that GW2 runs much better for me on windows 8 and does not suffer from the low gpu usage i got in 7.
@Mufflore. You can leave java installed, just disable the web browser plugins if you're worried. Also a good idea to make sure you're on the late release (v15). Also with an AV with browser protection you are fairly safe even with the browser plugins enabled.
Nvidia keep suck
306.xx Driver i had 60-75fps on Guildwars 2
314.07 Driver i have 45fps +-5fps on Guildwars 2
My Frend have a i7@4,8ghz and MSI 670 he have 45fps +-5fps same as me
If the driver keeps going like this i switch red soon.
Have you tried turning vsync off and back on in game? I find this works on win7. The crazy thing is that GW2 runs much better for me on windows 8 and does not suffer from the low gpu usage i got in 7.
@Mufflore. You can leave java installed, just disable the web browser plugins if you're worried. Also a good idea to make sure you're on the late release (v15). Also with an AV with browser protection you are fairly safe even with the browser plugins enabled.
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#4539490 Posted on: 02/27/2013 04:08 PM
crysis 3 kept crashing with device removed error.
found out it because my card kept going to p12 state while in the game.
switched power management mode to max and rebooted computer and game stopped crashing.
why do I have to reboot computer for the power management mode to take effect. this is stupid.
crysis 3 kept crashing with device removed error.
found out it because my card kept going to p12 state while in the game.
switched power management mode to max and rebooted computer and game stopped crashing.
why do I have to reboot computer for the power management mode to take effect. this is stupid.
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#4539545 Posted on: 02/27/2013 04:56 PM
Still using 310.61 and have best performance and no issues.
Still using 310.61 and have best performance and no issues.
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#4539747 Posted on: 02/27/2013 09:14 PM
Had about 20 TDR's in the last 10 minutes, just in windows.
Had about 20 TDR's in the last 10 minutes, just in windows.
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#4539765 Posted on: 02/27/2013 09:33 PM
I think you have some serious issues with another reason then these drivers.
Just saying.
Had about 20 TDR's in the last 10 minutes, just in windows.
I think you have some serious issues with another reason then these drivers.
Just saying.
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I've a 590GTX .. i'll try to disable sli just to see what happen