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Cal Bear '66
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      04-02-2008
New BETA nVidia GeForce drivers ver. 174.74:


http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_174.74.html

Supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, and 9 series GPUs including these newly released GPUs:
GeForce 9800 GX2
GeForce 9600 GT
GeForce 8300
GeForce 8200
GeForce 8100/NVIDIA nForce 720a
NVIDIA nForce 730a

Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLIT technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and
OpenGL, including Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2.

Adds support for NVIDIA GeForce 3D Stereo Technology for GeForce 6, 7, 8, or 9
Series GPUs, including SLI technology. GeForce 3D Stereo driver can be found
here.

Adds new PureVideo HD features for GeForce 9800 GX2 and 9600 GT:
Dynamic Contrast Enhancement
Dynamic Blue, Green & Skin Tone Enhancements
Dual-Stream Decode Acceleration*
Microsoft Vista Aero display mode compatibility for Blu-ray & HD DVD playback*

Added the following pages to the NVIDIA Control Panel:
Manage Custom Resolutions
Adjust Television Color Settings
Adjust Screen Size and Position
Move CRT Position

Improved performance on many DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL applications.
Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes
for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known
compatibility issues.


I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!



 
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kevpan815
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      04-03-2008
Those Beta Driver's Are Now RTM, Just FYI.

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

> New BETA nVidia GeForce drivers ver. 174.74:
>
>
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_174.74.html
>
> Supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, and 9 series GPUs including these newly released GPUs:
> GeForce 9800 GX2
> GeForce 9600 GT
> GeForce 8300
> GeForce 8200
> GeForce 8100/NVIDIA nForce 720a
> NVIDIA nForce 730a
>
> Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLIT technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and
> OpenGL, including Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2.
>
> Adds support for NVIDIA GeForce 3D Stereo Technology for GeForce 6, 7, 8, or 9
> Series GPUs, including SLI technology. GeForce 3D Stereo driver can be found
> here.
>
> Adds new PureVideo HD features for GeForce 9800 GX2 and 9600 GT:
> Dynamic Contrast Enhancement
> Dynamic Blue, Green & Skin Tone Enhancements
> Dual-Stream Decode Acceleration*
> Microsoft Vista Aero display mode compatibility for Blu-ray & HD DVD playback*
>
> Added the following pages to the NVIDIA Control Panel:
> Manage Custom Resolutions
> Adjust Television Color Settings
> Adjust Screen Size and Position
> Move CRT Position
>
> Improved performance on many DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL applications.
> Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes
> for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known
> compatibility issues.
>
>
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
>

 
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JW
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      04-03-2008
They are only "RTM"/WHQL for the specific cards listed and are still Beta
for the 6,7,and other 8xxx cards according to the NVIDIA Website Thursday
morning 4/3.
"kevpan815" <> wrote in message
news:2291505E-1CBF-4BF6-8251-...
> Those Beta Driver's Are Now RTM, Just FYI.
>
> "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>
>> New BETA nVidia GeForce drivers ver. 174.74:
>>
>>
>> http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_174.74.html
>>
>> Supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, and 9 series GPUs including these newly
>> released GPUs:
>> GeForce 9800 GX2
>> GeForce 9600 GT
>> GeForce 8300
>> GeForce 8200
>> GeForce 8100/NVIDIA nForce 720a
>> NVIDIA nForce 730a
>>
>> Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLIT technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10,
>> and
>> OpenGL, including Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2.
>>
>> Adds support for NVIDIA GeForce 3D Stereo Technology for GeForce 6, 7, 8,
>> or 9
>> Series GPUs, including SLI technology. GeForce 3D Stereo driver can be
>> found
>> here.
>>
>> Adds new PureVideo HD features for GeForce 9800 GX2 and 9600 GT:
>> Dynamic Contrast Enhancement
>> Dynamic Blue, Green & Skin Tone Enhancements
>> Dual-Stream Decode Acceleration*
>> Microsoft Vista Aero display mode compatibility for Blu-ray & HD DVD
>> playback*
>>
>> Added the following pages to the NVIDIA Control Panel:
>> Manage Custom Resolutions
>> Adjust Television Color Settings
>> Adjust Screen Size and Position
>> Move CRT Position
>>
>> Improved performance on many DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL
>> applications.
>> Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the
>> release notes
>> for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known
>> compatibility issues.
>>
>>
>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> GO BEARS!
>>
>>
>>


 
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