Download GeForce 310.70 WHQL Candidate Driver

rewt

2012-12-04 16:56

I thought they just photochopped 310.64 to 310.70. Then I have to wonder what is the benefit of new profile if performance is the same.

#4471014

xankazo

2012-12-04 17:10

Downloading it now...!

#4471016

nick0323

2012-12-04 17:10

I'll provide feedback later this evening on my 4 series card since most people provide feedback on 5/6 series.

#4471021

pbvider

2012-12-04 17:14

Is me or Battlefield 3 is looking more awesome now?Is very smooth whit this new driver!

#4471026

Rich_Guy

2012-12-04 17:16

Guess they fixing it. 😀

#4471029

Burnt_Ram

2012-12-04 17:21

well, the sli profile for FC3 is not the same as maldo's and runs the game like poo! still need to use maldo's compatibility bits. what the hell nvidia??? 0x080902F5 (Far Cry 3) (310.70) to 0x0C1902F5

#4471034

NeoandGeo

2012-12-04 17:27

sigh, R E A D! FC3 fixes are from prev. driver...

The release notes are a cluster**** of fixes from previous 310 drivers, kind of hard to tell what's changed from .64 to .70. 😀 I assume that these are the only changes from .64 to .70?

Last but not least, 310.70 includes several fixes for commonly reported issues: Assassin’s Creed 3: Shadow flickering resolved. Battlefield 3: The game should no longer crash to desktop with the message “bf3.exe stopped working” on GeForce 500 and 600 series GPUs. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2: “Driver not responding” error should no longer occur on the GeForce GTX 570 and GTX 580 during the second half of the first level of the game, when the helicopter is shot by a rocket. Hitman: Absolution: “Driver Not Responding” error should no longer occur when playing the game on a GeForce GTX 650 Ti with Global Illumination and Tessellation enabled. Final Fantasy XIV Online: "DirectX device was lost" crash should no longer occur on GeForce GTX 680 systems. GeForce GTX 690: Quad SLI GeForce GTX 690 systems should no longer lock-up when playing games in Surround.

#4471037

rewt

2012-12-04 17:30

kind of hard to tell what's changed from .64 to .70

Not really, the changes in .70 are spelled out very clearly in its own section.

Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 310.70 The following sections list the important changes and the most common issues resolved since version 310.64. This list is only a subset of the total number of changes made in this driver version. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference. Windows Vista/Windows 7  [Assassin’s Creed 3]: Shadows flicker in the game. [1179668]  [GeForce 500/600 series][Battlefield 3 Multiplayer]: The game may crash to the desktop with the message “bf3.exe stopped working”. [1175853]  [GeForce GTX 570/580][Call of Duty: Black Ops 2]: “Driver Not Responding” error occurs in the second half of the first level of the game, when the gamer’s helicopter is shot by a rocket. [1175576]  [GeForce GTX 650 Ti][Hitman: Absolution]: “Driver Not Responding” error may occur after a few minutes of game play when Global Illumination and Tessellation game settings are set to ON. [1171386]  [GeForce GTX 680][Final Fantasy XIV Online]: The game crashes with a message that the DirectX device was lost. [964641]  [Quad SLI][Surround][GeForce GTX 690]: The system locks up when playing games in Surround mode. [1166919]  [SLI][Far Cry 3]: EXE names for Far Cry 3 need to be updated in the NVIDIA profiles. [1184031] Windows 8  [SLI][Far Cry 3]: EXE names for Far Cry 3 need to be updated in the NVIDIA profiles. [1184031]

#4471040

NeoandGeo

2012-12-04 17:34

I found it. It should be clearly labeled, it just says resolved issues after talking about the 306 driverset. Confusion stems easy when the page linked in the OP doesn't say that it is changes from .64 to .70. I guess you pulled that quote from the PDF?

#4471044

rewt

2012-12-04 17:37

It should be clearly labeled

“Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 310.70” on page 10 it's actually a click-able link within the PDF. Can't get much easier than this.

#4471047

NeoandGeo

2012-12-04 17:38

“Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 310.70” on page 10 it's actually a click-able link within the PDF. Can't get much easier than this.

I was going by the main page notes which were linked in the OP, which do not state it clearly.

#4471052

rewt

2012-12-04 17:40

I don't think a WHQL driver based on a previous beta is making a game looking any better.

And this driver is not even WHQL, yet.

#4471059

NeoandGeo

2012-12-04 17:46

Hopefully they are waiting on the magic fix for Borderlands 2 before going WHQL. The game is utterly broken still almost 3 months in. That and hopefully they admit they used a GTX 460 for their 680/PhysX showcase before the game released.

#4471061

ShadowDuke

2012-12-04 17:49

Is me or Battlefield 3 is looking more awesome now?Is very smooth whit this new driver!

its smoother since last WHQL! Only crashes effected the game since then!

#4471067

Penal Stingray

2012-12-04 17:54

yay i can finally play assasins creed 3 without the horrible flickering!

#4471068

NeoandGeo

2012-12-04 17:56

Can anyone with AC3 confirm if it fixes clothing textures? That is the only thing I was getting flickering on, never noticed anything on shadows.

#4471069

PurSpyk!!

2012-12-04 17:58

Hopefully they are waiting on the magic fix for Borderlands 2 before going WHQL. The game is utterly broken still almost 3 months in. That and hopefully they admit they used a GTX 460 for their 680/PhysX showcase before the game released.

I doubt this game will ever be fixed, Gearbox sold this game on hype, and we all fell for it. Has there ever been an official statement from the developer that any magic fix was in the works?

#4471072

rewt

2012-12-04 17:58

Hopefully they are waiting on the magic fix for Borderlands 2 before going WHQL.

It's possible they're already awaiting certification, though it's somewhat rare for Nvidia to re-release the same driver version as WHQL.

#4471078

Dr.Puschkin

2012-12-04 18:05

Can anyone with AC3 confirm if it fixes clothing textures? That is the only thing I was getting flickering on, never noticed anything on shadows.

Shadow flickering was visible only with SLi setup. Going to give these a spin.

#4471087

rewt

2012-12-04 18:11

I thought people were complaining of snow flickering with SLI. Separate issue, or the same?