November 17, 2008 new Nvidia Big Bang 2 drivers!

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte

Originally posted by: reallyfull
These caused major stuttering in Left 4 Dead on my rig. I didn't try any other games, but I went back to the 178.24 drivers and everything is fine.

SAME!!! I guess I should roll back.

I have no stuttering in Left 4 Dead with these new drivers.

I have some pretty bad studdering as well.

You all need to try reinstalling Windows and start fresh to see if the drivers still give you a problem. I am willing to bet the problem isn't the nvidia drivers.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte

Originally posted by: reallyfull
These caused major stuttering in Left 4 Dead on my rig. I didn't try any other games, but I went back to the 178.24 drivers and everything is fine.

SAME!!! I guess I should roll back.

I have no stuttering in Left 4 Dead with these new drivers.

I have some pretty bad studdering as well.

You all need to try reinstalling Windows and start fresh to see if the drivers still give you a problem. I am willing to bet the problem isn't the nvidia drivers.

I rolled back to 178.24 and all is fine. It's the only game I'm actively playing at the moment.

 

[reallyfull]

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte

Originally posted by: reallyfull
These caused major stuttering in Left 4 Dead on my rig. I didn't try any other games, but I went back to the 178.24 drivers and everything is fine.

SAME!!! I guess I should roll back.

I have no stuttering in Left 4 Dead with these new drivers.

I have some pretty bad studdering as well.

You all need to try reinstalling Windows and start fresh to see if the drivers still give you a problem. I am willing to bet the problem isn't the nvidia drivers.

Nvidia 180.48 Driver causing stuttering @ Steam Forums

Problems with 180.48 @ Gamespot forums

180.84 drivers causing BAD Left 4 Dead stuttering @ nvidia forums

New NVIDIA 180.48 Drivers causing stutter @ Left4Dead411

These are just a few of the results Google pulls up. I ran Driver Sweeper (guru3d.com) after uninstalling the 178.24 and before installing the 180.48 driver.

I don't think many people completely reinstall their OS just to update drivers. :disgust:

 

[Tempered81]

180.70 running fine for me

 

[taltamir]

Originally posted by: tdawg

Originally posted by: schneiderguy

Originally posted by: Wreckage

Originally posted by: taltamir
nov 17, two days before the netflix HD streaming and the xbox360 netflix upgrade hit... it will be remembered as the day blu ray died.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008...sical-discs-greatly-p/

Research finds that people still heart physical discs, greatly prefer Blu-ray to streaming

Yeah, while streaming of HD content might work in europe or asia where most people have a really fast broadband connection, there is still a lot of people in the USA who either are on dial up or a slow broadband connection that isnt really fast enough to stream HD.

I'm in the US on a Comcast broadband connection and I greatly prefer physical blu-ray and dvd discs. If I'm buying a movie, I want a tangible copy. I hope physical media for film doesn't die any time soon.

for 8$ a month for unlimited streaming netflix doesn't just beat buying movies, it beats PIRATING movies. buying a burner and all those new disks, and spending the time burning them... or building a file server and wasting all those terrabytes of storage... netflix streaming model is cheaper then both...

Don't forget that disks DEGRADE over time, so you are NOT guaranteed to have it for years to come if you buy it in disk format.

But I totally agree with you when discussing the retarded streaming models used by the itunes store and others... where you rent or buy each movie to get a DRM infested crap that you can only play a limited amount of time... or are limited on how often you can stream... and have to pay by the movie instead of a monthly subscription.

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: reallyfull

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte

Originally posted by: reallyfull
These caused major stuttering in Left 4 Dead on my rig. I didn't try any other games, but I went back to the 178.24 drivers and everything is fine.

SAME!!! I guess I should roll back.

I have no stuttering in Left 4 Dead with these new drivers.

I have some pretty bad studdering as well.

You all need to try reinstalling Windows and start fresh to see if the drivers still give you a problem. I am willing to bet the problem isn't the nvidia drivers.

Nvidia 180.48 Driver causing stuttering @ Steam Forums

Problems with 180.48 @ Gamespot forums

180.84 drivers causing BAD Left 4 Dead stuttering @ nvidia forums

New NVIDIA 180.48 Drivers causing stutter @ Left4Dead411

These are just a few of the results Google pulls up. I ran Driver Sweeper (guru3d.com) after uninstalling the 178.24 and before installing the 180.48 driver.

I don't think many people completely reinstall their OS just to update drivers. :disgust:

I am not talking about to update drivers every time you should reinstall your OS. I am saying I bet they would have no more stuttering issues if they did with the current drivers. It is not the drivers causes the issue it is something else.

 

[cyphilis]

Originally posted by: cyphilis

Originally posted by: Xellos2099
Will my 8800gt receive performance boost as well or is it only for the newer card?

I've been waiting to hear someone say yeah or neah on this subject to.

Finally found out the answer. No.. Seems as if most 8800 series cards are having issues with these drivers. I finally said screw it, installed them tonight to see if GTA4 would work a little better, but after my XP screen,... blackness. So I went back to the 178 drivers and back to keeping with what seems to work good.

I also found by googling 8800 180 drivers, there are a lot of people having these issues.

 

[MTDEW]

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: reallyfull

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte

Originally posted by: reallyfull
These caused major stuttering in Left 4 Dead on my rig. I didn't try any other games, but I went back to the 178.24 drivers and everything is fine.

SAME!!! I guess I should roll back.

I have no stuttering in Left 4 Dead with these new drivers.

I have some pretty bad studdering as well.

You all need to try reinstalling Windows and start fresh to see if the drivers still give you a problem. I am willing to bet the problem isn't the nvidia drivers.

Nvidia 180.48 Driver causing stuttering @ Steam Forums

Problems with 180.48 @ Gamespot forums

180.84 drivers causing BAD Left 4 Dead stuttering @ nvidia forums

New NVIDIA 180.48 Drivers causing stutter @ Left4Dead411

These are just a few of the results Google pulls up. I ran Driver Sweeper (guru3d.com) after uninstalling the 178.24 and before installing the 180.48 driver.

I don't think many people completely reinstall their OS just to update drivers. :disgust:

I am not talking about to update drivers every time you should reinstall your OS. I am saying I bet they would have no more stuttering issues if they did with the current drivers. It is not the drivers causes the issue it is something else.

When i first build my pc, i do a clean install of windows with no drivers at all.
Then i make an image of it and name it something like CleanXP.tib or Vista64Clean.tib.

That way when i have an issue with any driver, i can just restore that image and install the driver "clean" to see if its actually the driver or something else.
(Takes less than 10min to restore an image)

And believe it or not, 99% of the time there are no issues with drivers on a clean install.

Which makes sense, since thats most likely how the drivers are tested (on a clean windows install) before being released.

Anyway, its just "food for thought" for anyone reading.

On your next build try using an image program.
Do a clean install of windows and name it Cleanxp.image / VistaClean.image
Install all your stuff / programs and setup your email etc...etc.. and make another image named XPAll.image or VistaAll.image

that way you can keep your pc running clean FOR SURE, and its as simple as a few mouse clicks, pick your nose or something for 10min or so and Tada...clean pc

And before someone says " you shouldnt have to do all that for drivers".
I dont do it specifically for that, i do it for ME.
A few extra minutes making a few images when building a pc, saves me all kinds of frustration and time.



BTW: back on topic, im having no issues with the 180.48's in Vista 64 w/GTX 280 and Left for dead.
But its not like Left is that demanding on my system to begin with.