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7950 Drivers

post #1 of 68
10/2/07 at 5:17am
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I have done a fairly big search on these forums, and everything seems to be pretty vague as to what drivers to use on a Geforce Go 7950GTX with windows vista.

Does anybody have a direct link to the best drivers available?
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post #2 of 68
10/2/07 at 8:40am
I am also looking for those drivers.

Also, do I have to flash my GPU in order to use custom drivers?
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post #3 of 68
10/2/07 at 9:00am
Start with Laptopvideo2go.com and make sure you get the driver PLUS it's corresponding modded .inf file. I've never heard of a superdriver per say. Seems like it's mostly down to user preference. No, you don't need to flash your GPU to use any given driver. Overclocking, though, is going to give you a performance increase much beyond any driver.
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post #4 of 68
10/2/07 at 11:07am
Alright, so I installed these 163.44 drivers. However, there are no options to change clock frequencies.
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post #5 of 68
10/2/07 at 8:47pm
In vista, I guess you just use ATItool, ntune, or maybe even rivatuner to OC. Of course, your card will have to be unlocked however.
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post #6 of 68
10/3/07 at 1:24am
I am using 163.44, they are great. bioshock plays full settings @1600x900 on my rig
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post #7 of 68
10/3/07 at 1:42am
Might wanna check with geforcetony around these forums. Love his XG Mobileforce drivers.

http://www.tweakforce.com/
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post #8 of 68
10/3/07 at 2:32am
Tweakforce is not where I do my stuff any longer. MobileForce now has a home here at NBF.
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post #9 of 68
10/3/07 at 5:29am
So I have to flash the gpu to change clock frequencies? I see the sticky about it, just need to know if it applies to me.

Edit: And also, if I flash the gpu is there any way to restore original bios to it? Or are they lost forever?
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post #10 of 68
10/3/07 at 5:37am
You never told us which card you had so there's no way for us to know.
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post #11 of 68
10/3/07 at 8:50am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Philljc View Post
Geforce Go 7950GTX with windows vista.

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post #12 of 68
10/3/07 at 8:54am
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I got the 163.44, works fine now.
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post #13 of 68
10/3/07 at 2:24pm
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Originally Posted by Damaged4Life View Post
? I was talking to you, not the OP. But, I'm guessing this means you have a 7950 too and looking back at the thread name suggests that as well. Yes you have to unlock the card to overclock within windows with any conventional overclocking utilities. Edit: And yes, always backup your original bios before flashing. True its a carbon copy of others bios (provided dell doesnt make a new rev) but I like relying on my own files and not others uploaded on the net. 'nvflash -b original.rom' is a command to generate a rom that contains the bios dump of what is currently stored in the eeprom. There are more intuitive ways to make a backup within windows but since you have to flash your card anyway, there is no point.
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post #14 of 68
10/13/07 at 12:22pm
OK i am a bit confused .I have a single 7950 GTX on my Alienware m9750 and with Vista 32 bit. What are the best drivers out there that will help run Bioshok well.(i mean any drivers as alienware has still not come out with their own).
Also please provide a link or some thing Thanks a lt.
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post #15 of 68
10/13/07 at 9:18pm
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These are specific for Bioshock:

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...2&st=0&start=0

And these are the newest drivers:

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...9&st=0&start=0


Make sure you follow the instructions properly.
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post #16 of 68
10/14/07 at 7:32am
Thanks mate.
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post #17 of 68
10/14/07 at 7:34am
In the list of supported cards i don't see the 7950 GTX ?

Should i select any one of these?

[DEV_0290] NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX
[DEV_0291] NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT/GTO
[DEV_0292] NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
[DEV_0293] NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
[DEV_0294] NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
[DEV_0295] NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
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post #18 of 68
10/14/07 at 8:51am
You have to download the modded INF first...

Or, just use the MobileForce drivers, and there's no mucking around with replacing INF's. Just install and go.

http://www.notebookforums.com/forum304.html

I'd recommend 163.75 for Vista. Latest optimizations, and I'm running them, they work well.
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post #19 of 68
10/14/07 at 9:37am
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They never do list the 7950 GTX, but it does work on it.
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post #20 of 68
10/14/07 at 10:59am
Ohh ok thanks guys. I'll let u know if it goes well.

Philljc you using the laptopvideo2go drivers? If so they working fine?
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