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Problems with newer Nvidia drivers.

post #1 of 8
11/5/07 at 1:38am
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So I picked up the game Timeshift and it asks to use newer drivers to run the game. I tried running the game with my 92.91 driver, but is blue screened immediately. So I installed their recommended 164.09 driver from LaptopVideo2Go. The driver lets me play the game just fine, but on startup the system will hang for literally 1-2 minutes and the screen will flash off and back on and everything is fine. Now, the frame rates are dropping drastically and even hanging for 30 seconds at a time from time to time.

I've tried many other 100 series drivers and they are all giving me the same headache. Is there a fix for this? Is this common for the 6800 series cards?
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post #2 of 8
11/5/07 at 1:54am
What temperatures are i8kfanGUI reporting for your CPU and GPU?
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post #3 of 8
11/5/07 at 2:04am
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What temperatures are i8kfanGUI reporting for your CPU and GPU?
Nothing higher than normal. Definitely not hot enough to throttle the CPU or GPU.

CPU under load is about 66-67.
GPU under load is about 85-86.
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post #4 of 8
11/5/07 at 2:16am
OK, that seems about normal.

Are you uninstalling the drivers with Driver Cleaner and CCleaner? LINK
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post #5 of 8
11/5/07 at 5:03am
See my post right here. http://www.notebookforums.com/thread205385-2.html And you are welcome.
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post #6 of 8
11/5/07 at 10:09am
i just use nvidias default go driver 84.xx from there site using it quite a few months i dont notice any major drop in fps and its been the most solid driver ive installed.
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post #7 of 8
11/5/07 at 2:27pm
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Originally Posted by GeForceTony View Post
OK, that seems about normal.

Are you uninstalling the drivers with Driver Cleaner and CCleaner? LINK
Yes, I am fully cleaning the system of previous drivers when installing this new one.
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post #8 of 8
11/5/07 at 5:17pm
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Ok, I reinstalled the 169.04 driver and completely cleaned out the system before installing it. So far it's working, but I'll see after a few reboots if it's still doing ok. Seems like it would start acting up after rebooting a few times. I'll report back.
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