Alongside the new 1.2 patch for Crysis comes the new 169.44 beta version of NVIDIA's Forceware drivers for PCs with GeForce based graphics cards that is designed to work specifically for the new 1.2 version release. You can download the beta drivers at NVIDIA's web site for Windows XP (32-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) and Windows XP Media Center).
It boasts support for GeForce FX, 6, 7 and 8 series cards (GeForce 9600 GT not included) and is the recommended driver for when playing, what else if not Crytek's game updated to version 1.2. This driver is dated March 4th.
We have some discussions running on these drivers in our forums.