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So guys, what's your thoughts on the new latest and greatest from Nvidia. According to benchmark results, posted by Nvidia on their official site and released at the conference, the GTX 1070 pulls slightly ahead of the Titan X, which is a pretty good feat. considering that it costs $359, will you guys be settling for this or the 1080?

Game Ready • Provides the optimal experience for new and upcoming Virtual Reality titles including NVIDIA VR Funhouse, Everest VR, Obduction, Raw Data, and The Assembly. New Features • Supports the new Ansel technology now available in Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, which allows you to compose your shots from any angle, capture in 2D, 360°, and adjust with post-process filters. Virtual Reality • VR Ready GeForce GTX 1080, 1070, and 980 Ti customers can download NVIDIA VR Funhouse from Steam today. Application SLI Profiles • Obduction - disabled SLI 3D Vision Profiles • Obduction - not recommended 3D Compatibility Mode Profiles • Obduction - excellent Windows 10 Fixed Issues • GPU Boost not applied to VR games. [1778552] • Vive does not work with mini-DisplayPort on the Link Box. [200217901] • [ArcheAge] The GameGuard module crashes in nvinit.dll when CreateProcess() is called with parameters greater than 260 bytes. [200210594] • [GeForce GTX 970M] NVIDIA reference driver support requested for Gigabyte P55Wv5. [1783058] • [GP104] Corruption seen when booting on DVI at or above a 330 MHz pixel clock and an 80 Hz refresh rate. [1782521] • [365.10] Tearing occurs in windowed applications after an update to Release 364.xx drivers. [1763731] Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7 Fixed Issues • [ArcheAge] The GameGuard module crashes in nvinit.dll when CreateProcess() is called with parameters greater than 260 bytes. [200210594] Software Module Versions • NView - 148.03 • HD Audio Driver - 1.3.34.15 • NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.16.0318 • GeForce Experience - 2.11.4.0 Windows 10 64-bit 32-bit Windows 7 & 8.1 64-bit 32-bit

Game Ready Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for DiRT Rally VR. Application SLI Profiles • Armored Warfare - added DirectX 11 SLI profile • Dangerous Golf - added SLI-Single profile • iRacing: Motorsport Simulator - added DirectX 11 SLI profile • Lost Ark - added DirectX 9 SLI profile • Tiger Knight - added SLI-Single profile 3D Vision Profiles • No 3D Vision profiles were added with this version. 3D Compatibility Mode Profiles • No compatibility mode profiles were added with this version. Windows 10 Fixed Issues • [368.39] If Fast Sync is enabled, Windows Media Player playback causes a blue-screen crash. [1779278] • [iRacing: Motorsport Simulator] Add DirectX 11 executables and profile. [1777259] • [368.39] The Crew crashes when launched after the driver update. [1775345] • [CUDA] cuda-memcheck reports error in dynamic parallelism code when compiled in debug mode, but not in release mode. [1773273] • [368.xx] R3D preview not working in Adobe Premiere Pro CC with 368.22 and 368.25 drivers. [1772639] • [368.25, GP104] GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition cards spin up and down rapidly.[1771960] • [NVIDIA GRID K1 vGPU] Windows 10 virtual machines (VMs) get purple screen of death (PSOD) with current 361.40 and 362.13 drivers. With 352.83 and 354.80 drivers, systems drop connections but VMs run. [1756897] • [368.15] XSplit Broadcaster has rendering error. [1755174] • [346.72] Sony Vaio laptop fails to boot into Windows on LCD. [1751326] Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7 Fixed Issues • [CUDA] cuda-memcheck reports error in dynamic parallelism code when compiled in debug mode, but not in release mode. [1773273] • [Windows 7] Unable to set MOSAIC with a custom resolution. [1773273] • [368.15] XSplit Broadcaster has rendering error. [1755174] • [346.72] Sony Vaio laptop fails to boot into Windows on LCD. [1751326] Software Module Versions • NView - 148.03 • HD Audio Driver - 1.3.34.15 • NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.16.0318 • GeForce Experience - 2.11.4.0 Windows 10 64-bit 32-bit Windows 7 & 8.1 64-bit 32-bit

Game Ready •Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst and Edge of Nowhere. Gaming Technology •Supports the new GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card which delivers the incredible speed and power of NVIDIA Pascal™—the most advanced GPU ever created. This is the ultimate gaming platform. Virtual Reality •Supports the new GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 VRWorks features including Lens Matched Shading and Single Pass Stereo. New Features •NVIDIA published the OpenGL extensions that expose the Pascal GPU architecture’s new hardware features. The extensions are available on GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce GTX 1080 GPUs starting with the Release 367 drivers. For more information, see here. •Single Pass Stereo: GL_NV_stereo_view_rendering •Lens Matched Shading: GL_NV_clip_space_w_scaling •Improved Conservative Rasterization: GL_NV_conservative_raster_pre_snap_triangles •Double Precision Atomic Operations: GL_NV_shader_atomic_float64 Added or updated the following SLI profiles: •Everybody's Gone to the Rapture - updated •Homefront: The Revolution - added •Mirror's Edge: Catalyst - updated •The Witcher 3 - updated •Total War: WARHAMMER - added Added or updated the following 3DV profiles: •Mirror's Edge: Catalyst - Not recommended •Total War: WARHAMMER - Not recommended •Virtual Battlespace 3 - Not recommended 3D Compatibility Mode Profiles: •No compatibility mode profiles were added with this version. Windows 10 Fixed Issues: •[368.25] GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition cards spin fan up and down rapidly.[1771960] •Eliminate stuttering in Total War: WARHAMMER. [1767466] •[368.22] X-Legend Entertainment reports that Laplace fails to launch. [200203264] •[368.22] Stutter occurs during full-screen playback of YouTube videos in Edge browser. [1769515] •[365.10] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain launches to a white screen. [1764610] •System hangs during transition from monitor sleep to system sleep. [1757517] •[SLI, 364.72] Tom Clancy's The Division stutters after 20–30 minutes. [1750263] Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7 Fixed Issues •Eliminate stuttering in Total War: WARHAMMER. [1767466] •WarThunder 3D Vision rating lowered. [1764596] Software Module Versions • NView - 147.00 • HD Audio Driver - 1.3.34.14 • NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.16.0318 • GeForce Experience - 2.11.3.5 Windows 10 64-bit 32-bit Windows 7 & 8.1 64-bit 32-bit

NVIDIA just sent word that they have created a new "GeForce GTX VR Ready" program where participating hardware partners will produce GeForce GTX equipped systems that will have the NVIDIA approved GeForce GTX VR Ready badge. NVIDIA is doing this in hopes of simplifying the buying process as many consumers aren't aware of the immense GPU power necessary to deliver a quality VR experience. According to NVIDIA, VR demands "seven times the graphics processing power of traditional 3D games and applications". Some of the partners that will be participating in this new program include Alienware, MAINGEAR and MSI with the full list of partners available here. The press release is as follows: View full article

Game Ready Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Overwatch, World of Tanks, and War Thunder. •No SLI profiles were added with this version. •No 3D Vision profiles were added with this version. •No compatibility mode profiles were added with this version. Windows 10 Fixed Issues •[364.72, SLI] Tom Clancy's The Division exhibits stuttering after 20–30 minutes.[1750263] Software Module Versions •NView - 147.00 •HD Audio Driver - 1.3.34.14 •NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.16.0318 •GeForce Experience - 2.11.3.5 •CUDA - 8.0 Windows 10 64-bit 32-bit Windows 7 & 8.1 64-bit 32-bit GeForce 368.25 Gaming Technology Supports the new flagship GeForce GTX 1080; the most advanced gaming graphics card ever created. Discover unprecedented performance, power efficiency, and gaming experiences—driven by the new NVIDIA Pascal™ architecture. This is the ultimate gaming platform. Virtual Reality Supports the new GeForce GTX 1080 VRWorks features including Lens Matched Shading and Single Pass Stereo Windows 10 64-bit Windows 7 & 8.1 64-bit

Game Ready Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Doom, Homefront: The Revolution, and Master of Orion. Added or updated the following SLI profiles: •Battleborn - AFR SLI profile added •Battlefleet Gothic Armada - SLI Single set •Dead Island - redux version EXE added to original profile •Dead Island: Riptide - redux version EXE added to original profile •Master of Orion - AFR SLI profile added •Obscuritas - AFR SLI profile added •The Moonlight Blade - SLI Single set •The Solus Project - SLI Single set •World of Warships - SLI disabled pending fix of SLI-related issues by the game developers Added or updated the following 3DV profiles: •Homefront: The Revolution - Not recommended 3D Compatibility Mode Profiles: •No compatibility mode profiles were added with this version. Windows 10 Fixed Issues: •Operating system crashes in 0x113_dxgkrnl!DpiFdoHandleSurpriseRemoval during upgrade. [1529462] •[SLI] Talos Principle crashes with SLI enabled. [1732418] •[GM107] Playback pauses, flickers, and rolls back after hot attach and detach with system DisplayPort. [1736912] •After Enable/Disable Surround and Bezel Peeking are enabled in Configure Surround, PhysX > Span displays with Surround, Keyboard Shortcuts no longer functions. [1738298] •[SLI, 364.72] Tom Clancy's The Division stutters after 20–30 minutes with SLI enabled.[1750263] •[Windows Media Player, OCX, ASF] Read access violation @nvd3dum!CDX9VideoCallbacks::getSurface_NON_NEAR_NULL_nvd3dum!free nvd3dum!_aligned_free nvd3dum!cresource::destroy n. [1754145] •[VR, Oculus Rift] Blacks appear bright grey with the Rift set to TV Levels. [1754702] •[Shadowplay] Second Life Viewer crashes on opening when Shadowplay is turned on.[1756448] •[364.72, 364.76] Glacier NVIDIA D3D test application Rthdribl.exe performance significantly drops after update from 362.00. [1758879] •VulkanRT-Installer triggers virus scanner false positives. [1763395] •[GeForce GT 720] NVIDIA Control Panel can’t change refresh rate in multi-display configuration (onboard VGA + dGPU VGA or HDMI). [200147951] •Support Microsft Hybrid with Apollo Lake and Kaby Lake CPUs. [200190085] Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7 Fixed Issues: •Talos Principle Vulkan build: Performance optimizations. [1731228] •Unreal Engine 4 Vulkan crashes when multiple renderer threads are used. [1757734] •VulkanRT-Installer triggers virus scanner false positives. [1763395] •[Windows 7 x64] 3DMark 11 Displays garbage. [20017547] Software Modules • NView - version 147.00 • Vulkan RT Installer - version 1.0.11.1 • HD Audio Driver - version 1.3.34.4 • NVIDIA PhysX System Software - version 9.15.0428 • GeForce Experience - version 2.11.3.5 • CUDA - version 8.0 Windows 10 64-bit 32-bit Windows 7 & 8.1 64-bit 32-bit

These days a lot of the rage is in thin and light notebooks and while that is fine for a lot of people, there is a substantial number of performance enthusiasts (especially found on this website) that want the exact opposite. This group of enthusiast demands the pinnacle of performance built right into the notebook and not a thin and light compromise saddled with an Intel BGA processor and soldered GPU. Well Clevo and Eurocom are listening and Eurocom let us know that they have launched the new Sky DLX7 notebook that is aimed squarely at those aforementioned enthusiasts. But you don't have to be a gamer to want this DTR (desktop replacement) because it will offer the same amount of productivity as any formidable desktop, especially with it's 17.3" display with 4k resolution and 64 GB of DDR4 RAM. It can also support up to 4 active displays thanks to its two mini Display Ports, USB 3.1 and HDMI 2. The Sky DLX7 uses Intel's latest Z170 chipset with socket LGA 1151 which allows it to support the latest 14nm Skylake desktop processors up to the Core i7-6700K that operates at 4 GHz and has a turbo boost of 4.2 GHz. In addition, the CPU can be further overclocked for true high end desktop level performance. For those that like to keep upgrading their notebooks, the Sky DLX7 supports MXM 3.0b graphics cards such as the NVIDIA GTX 980 desktop (full desktop level card in an MXM package) and professional Quadro mobile cards. Unlike many competing notebooks, this DTR won't have trouble keeping itself cool as it features high capacity copper heatsinks and fans to keep things chilled. There doesn't appear to be a shortage of space either as it can support two 9.5 mm HDD or SSD bays and two M.2 SSD PCIe x 4 SATA drives with RAID 0/1/5/10 availability. There's no word on final pricing but given all the power this thing packs, it probably can get pricey very quickly. EUROCOM Sky DLX7 Specifications: Special Feature(s): Intel Z170 Chipset; Skylake-S; supports both mobile and a desktop based GTX 980 GPU Main Chipset: Intel Z170 (Skylake) Processor: Socket LGA 1151 Skylake-S; up to i7-6700K, unlocked Video / GPU: - MXM 3.0 slot; up to 180W GPU - NVDIA GeForce GTX 980 (desktop) N16E-GXX MXM 3.0 (83x 115mm)or GTX 980M, 970M, 965M; MXM 3.0b (83x105mm) Built-in PC Camera: Built-in 2M FHD Display: 17.3" UHD IPD eDP 3840x2160 Supports 4 active displays Memory: Four 260-pin, 1.2V, SODIMM sockets DDR4-2133/2400; up to 64GB Total Storage: up to 4 physical drives: - 2x M.2 2280 SSD PCIe Gen3 2x/4x or SATA - 2x 2.5" 9.5mm/7mm HDD/SSD/SHDD - RAID 0/1/5/10 Optical Drive: External USB based DVD-RW or Blu Ray Burner Card Reader: 6-in-1 Push-Push Card Reader MMC/RSMMC SD/mini SD/SDHC/SDXC UHS-II (SD 4.0) Audio Architecture: High Definition Audio S/PDIF Digital Output Built in array microphone Built in two 2W speakers and subwoofer Sound Blaster X-FI MB5 External 7.1CH output (headphone, mic, line-in and S/PDIF) ANSP 3D Sound Technology (headphone output) LAN/WLAN/Bluetooth: - WLAN / Bluetooth; M.2 2230 slot - 1Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 LAN on-board; Killer E2400 Data and Physical: Kensington Lock Fingerprint TPM 2.0 on-board (Infineon SLB9665-TCG) Internal cards / # of slots/Type: Three M.2 slots -1st: WLAN M.2 2230 Card with PCIe x2 and USB (A Key) -2nd for SSD M.2 2280 Card with SATA / PCIe x2/x4 (M key) -3rd for SSD M.2 2280 Card with SATA / PCie x2/x4 (M key) I/O Ports: 1 x USB 3.1 type C / Thunderbolt 3 / DP 1.2 / HDMI 2.0 3 x USB 3.0 1 x eSATA / USB 3.0 (1x Powered USB AC/DC) 2 x miniDisplay Port 1.2 1 x HDMI 2.0 output 1 x Headphone 1 x Microphone-in 1 x S/PDIF (digital) 1 x Line in 1 x RJ-45 LAN 1 x DC-in Internal Keyboard: Backlit full size keyboard with numeric pad TouchPad with multi-gesture and scrolling W/A/S/D Gaming key AC Adapter: 330W 100-240V 50-60Hz Auto-switching (worldwide) optional 660W (2x 330W) for Extreme Performance Battery: 8cells Smart Li-Ion; 89W FexiCharger (via BIOS) Weight: 3.9kg / 8.58lb with battery Dimensions WxDxH: 418x295x39.9mm / 16.72x11.81x1.6-inch View full article

It seems NVIDIA is getting to ready to release two new mobile Maxwell GPUs in Q2 2016, the GTX 970MX and GTX 980MX. With the company already dominating the high end notebook market and 14nm/16nm next generation GPUs on their way like Polaris, the timing of this release seems a little odd. Both GPUs will be positioned as slightly more powerful than their existing GTX 970M and GTX 980M counterparts with increased CUDA cores, texture units, and clock speed while retaining the same TDP. In addition to the aforementioned, the 970MX has 56 ROPs vs 48 in the 970M while the 980M and 980MX have the same 64 ROPs. WCCFTech created a table which shows the differences between the new GPUs and existing ones: Model GeForce GTX 980 Laptop Version GeForce GTX 980MX GeForce GTX 980M GeForce GTX 970MX GeForce GTX 970M GeForce GTX 965M GeForce GTX 960M Architecture Maxwell Maxwell Maxwell Maxwell Maxwell Maxwell Maxwell GPU GM204 GM204 GM204 GM204 GM204 GM204 GM107 CUDA cores 2048 1664 1536 1408 1280 1024 640 Texture Units 128 104 96 88 80 64 40 Raster Devices 64 64 64 56 48 32 16 Clock Speed 1218 MHz 1048 MHz 1038 MHz 941 MHz 924 MHz 950 MHz 1097 MHz Memory Bus 256-bit 256-bit 256-bit 192-bit 192-bit 128-bit 128-bit Amount of memory 8 GB GDDR5 8/4 GB GDDR5 8/4 GB GDDR5 3/6 GB GDDR5 3/6 GB GDDR5 4 GB GDDR5 4 GB GDDR5 Memory Frequency 7008 MHz 5000 MHz 5000 MHz 5000 MHz 5000 MHz 5000 MHz 5000 MHz Memory Bandwidth 224 GB/s 160 GB / s 160 GB / s 120 GB / s 120 GB / s 80 GB/s 80 GB/s TDP ~150W 125W 125W 100W 100W 90W 75W Table Source: WCCFTech There's no word on what the price will be for these new cards or what notebooks will feature them but if I had to guess, I'd say the usual suspects like Alienware, Clevo, MSI and Asus will be among the first to have these ready. View full article

Game Ready •Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Battleborn, Forza Motorsport 6: APEX Beta, Overwatch Beta, and Paragon Beta. Quantum Break and Windows 10 Microsoft has identified a Windows 10 memory management issue that may cause Quantum Break to crash on some GPUs. This crash is seen more frequently at higher game settings. Microsoft plans to fix this in a future Windows Update. For more information see this notice. Added or updated the following SLI profiles: •Everybody's Gone to the Rapture - SLI profile added •Overwatch - SLI profile added Added or updated the following 3DV profiles: •Battleborn- Good Windows 10 Fixed Issues •[GeForce GTX 960] With one daisy-chained monitor enabled, system crashes when going into S3 or resuming from S3/S4. [200184073] •[364.72, GK104] Severe drop in FPS in games after driver update; temporarily fixed by Alt+Tab or changing resolution. [1750365] •[364.72, SLI] NVIDIA Control Panel stops responding during attempt to enable SLI.[1748603] •[364.96, SLI] NVIDIA Control Panel stops responding during attempt to enable SLI after an express installation of the 364.96 driver. Issue does not reproduce after a clean installation. [1755187] •[364.72] G-SYNC option missing from Clevo P751DM-G after an update to the R364 drivers. [1748834] Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Fixed issues •[GeForce GTX 400 and 500 series] Dark Souls 3 has very poor performance, regardless of the game settings, on the 364.72 and 364.97 drivers. [1755352] •[VR, HTC Vive, OpenGL, Google Earth] NV_DX_interop performance erratic with GL_DEBUG_OUTPUT_SYNCHRONOUS. [1747696] Open Issues in Version 365.10 WHQL Windows 10 Issues •[SLI, Street Fighter V] Performance drop (pause and play) observed when the game is played at 4K resolution with SLI enabled. [200172046] •StarWars TOR- Knights of the Fallen Empire hangs when in-game graphics settings changed in full-screen mode. [200169614] •[SLI] Blank display is observed on disabling SLI with two displays connected.[200168702] •[SLI] Unable to select the check box of an HDMI display to extend it via the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200163629] •[Luxmark 3.0, Windows 10 TH2] Display driver stopped responding while running benchmark LuxBall HDR (Simple Bechmark:217K triangles). [200153736] •Driver installation will fail if GeForce Experience is a selected component and the system is either in safe mode or without a network connection. [200151914] •[347.09, GM204] Blank screen observed on an ASUS Tiled display when system resumes from shutdown or hibernation with Fast boot option enabled from BIOS.[1591053] •[SLI, UEFI] Event Viewer error 14 points to nvlddmkm when the system is rebooted.[1309257] Windows 8.1 Issues •With a 3DTV connected and the resolution set to an HD3D resolution through the NVIDIA Control Panel, the display flickers constantly after installing the driver via INF over driver version 320.4 [1315116] •[3DVision] While a stereoscopic 3D video with stereoscopic 3D enabled is played, the monitor refresh rate switches to 60 Hz after changing the resolution using the Windows control panel. [1314811] •[SLI, UEFI] Event Viewer error 14 points to nvlddmkm when the system is rebooted.[1309257] Windows 7 Issues •[SLI, Street Fighter V] Performance drop (pause and play) observed when the game is played at 4K resolution with SLI enabled. [200172046] •Driver installation will fail if GeForce Experience is a selected component and the system is either in safe mode or without a network connection. [200151914] •[3DVision] While a stereoscopic 3D video with stereoscopic 3D enabled is played, the monitor refresh rate switches to 60 Hz after changing the resolution using the Windows control panel. [1314811] •[GeForce 500 series, Need for Speed: The Run] During the race the sun flickers and there are bright blips and black patches. [909577] •[SLI, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor] With SLI enabled, there is heavy flickering in the game after switching from windowed mode to full-screen mode. [892264] •NVS 4200M, Optimus, F1 2011] The game hangs while selecting Quit To Main Menu during gameplay. [879537] •[SLI, GeForce 500 series, DirectX 11, Dragon Age II] Shadows flicker in the cutscene when SLI is enabled. [849235] •[GeForce 400 series, Total War: Shogun 2] The sun and surrounding area within the game flicker. [807036] Software Modules •NView - version 147.00 •HD Audio Driver - version 1.3.34.4 •NVIDIA PhysX System Software - version 9.15.0428 •GeForce Experience - version 2.11.2.66 •CUDA - version 8.0 Windows 10 64-bit 32-bit Windows 7 & 8.1 64-bit 32-bit

Game Ready • Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Quantum Break, Killer Instinct, Dark Souls III, and Paragon early-access. Virtual Reality • Virtual reality is here! This Game Ready driver brings full support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, optimizations and enhancements for virtual reality games such as EVE: Valkyrie, Chronos, and Elite Dangerous, and the latest support for NVIDIA VRWorks. Make sure your PC is GeForce GTX VR Ready before stepping into the Rift! • The new driver also brings the latest support and enhancements for the upcoming HTC Vive headset. New Features • This driver provides support for the Vulkan™ 3D API. • Added Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR) support for SLI configurations driving a GSync monitor. • Added SLI support for YUV422 at 4k and YUV420 with 12-bpc at any resolution. • Power Saving: The driver now puts the GPU in the OFF state, with video memory in self-refresh mode, when the monitor is blanked or inactive. (Windows 10) • Added external graphics UI (Windows 10) • Improved fluidity of ShadowPlay videos for DirectX 12 applications and under SLI. Application SLI Profiles • Dark Souls III - SLI profile added • Hitman - SLI profile added • The Technomancer - SLI profile added • Zui Zhong Bing Qi (Ultimate Weapon) - SLI profile updated 3D Vision Profiles • Dark Souls III - Not recommended • Gears of War Ultimate Edition - Not recommended • Hitman Pro - Not recommended • Paragon - Not recommended • Quantum Break - Not recommended Windows 10 Fixed Issues • [364.54] System hang or BSOD on express installation of 364.54 driver over 364.51 driver with single HDMI monitor connected. [200181626] • [Razer Dock] Hot unplug then plug causes “Display driver has stopped responding and has recovered” notification. [200172155] • [SLI, Tom Clancy's The Division] Frequent freezes and pauses as well as low GPU usage result in low FPS. [1744361] • [364.51, SLI] BSOD when SLI enabled on 364.51 or 364.47. [1739730] • [364.51, SLI] In a multi-monitor configuration with one G-SYNC monitor and one nonG-SYNC monitor, the FPS in games drops to single digits if Chrome hardware acceleration is enabled and V-SYNC is off. [1719037] Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7 Fixed Issues • [SLI, Tom Clancy's The Division] Frequent freezes and pauses as well as low GPU usage result in low FPS. [1744361] • [359.00] PowerDirector crashes in nvspcap64.dll. [1708900] Software Modules • NView - version 147.00 • HD Audio Driver - version 1.3.34.4 • NVIDIA PhysX System Software - version 9.15.0428 • GeForce Experience - version 2.11.2.42 • CUDA - version 8.0 Windows 10 64-bit 32-bit Windows 7 & 8.1 64-bit 32-bit

NVIDIA earlier today released the 361.43 WHQL driver which comes with some long awaited fixes that cover power usage when idle at 144 Hz as well as SLI issues with Star Wars Battlefront. In addition, the driver adds support for GameWorks VR 1.1 as well as support for Oculus VR's latest SDK. Some highlights from the 361.43 release notes: Gaming Technology Support added for GameWorks VR 1.1 including VR SLI support for OpenGL applications and support for the latest Oculus SDK. Application SLI Profiles Added or updated the following SLI profiles: Bless - DirectX 9 SLI profile added DayZ - SLI AA and NVIDIA Control Panel AA enhance disabled Dungeon Defenders 2 - DirectX 9 SLI profile added Elite Dangerous - 64-bit EXE added • Hard West - DirectX 11 SLI profile added Windows 10 Fixed Issues Cleaned up flip timing and event notification bugs. [200151547] Fixed a driver bug where if the output is active, hot unplugging a device will cause any following hot plug device to be ignored. [1707505] Cleaned up unexpected behavior related to the multi-HMD (helmet-mounted device) use case. [200152110] Return NVAPI_NO_CONNECTOR_FOUND from the NVAPI_GPU_GetAllDisplayIds() when headless GPUs are detected to allow for identification of the unsupported use case. [200155835] [GM20x] Clock speeds remain above idle at 144 Hz on desktop. [1631144]  Lag in Star Wars Battlefront with SLI enabled after updating to driver 359.06. [1709067] Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Vista Fixed Issues Prevented an extra hotplug/unplug for unconnected devices in escapeDirectModeEnable\DisableVRDirectMode(). [1707485] Fixed windowed G-SYNC not being totally disabled at the UMD (user-mode display) when the VR display is active. [200146036] Updated the whitelist entry regkey to allow multiple entries at once. [200155690] [GM20x] Clock speeds remain above idle at 144 Hz on desktop. [1631144] Other Fixed Issues Increased robustness of the VR SLI queued present implementation to mitigate flickering and tearing related to rendering to the scanout surface. This is not operating system specific. [200151843] View full article

Game Ready •Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Tom Clancy’s The Division, Hitman, Need for Speed, Ashes of the Singularity, and Rise of the Tomb Raider. Gaming Technology • This driver provides support for the Vulkan™ 3D API. More information is available here Application SLI Profiles • Hitman - SLI profile added • The Technomancer - SLI profile added • Zui Zhong Bing Qi (Ultimate Weapon) - SLI profile updated 3D Vision Profiles • Call of Duty: Black Ops3 - Not recommended • Far Cry Primal - Not recommended • Just Cause 3 - Not recommended • Need for Speed - Not recommended • StarWars Battlefront (2015) - Not recommended • Rise of the Tomb Raider - Updated to 3DVision Ready 3D Compatibility Mode Profiles • Call of Duty: Black Ops3 - Excellent • Just Cause 3 - Excellent Windows 10 Fixed Issues • Discrete GPU remains on by default, even if no app is running. [200172650] • Flickering is seen on the LVDS, but not an external monitor, when clone mode is set with G-SYNC enabled. [200170772] • [364.07, Assassin's Creed Syndicate] With ShadowPlay enabled, game crashes at launch pointing to nvwgf2um.dll. [200168443] • [361.14] System hangs during driver installation. [200149074] • [361.91] Stutter in DirectX 9 games when AA forced override is used. [1731438] • TDR on Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 with drivers after Release 353. [1726408] • The Twitch broadcast game title does not match Twitch's game library. [1708975] • [SLI] Assassin's Creed: Syndicate needs an SLI profile. [1666227] Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7 Fixed Issues • [361.91] Stutter in DirectX 9 games when AA forced override is used. [1731438] • [361.75, GK104] Call of Duty Black Ops III: volumetric light corruption. [1724810] • [SLI] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege shows corruption when Alt+Tab used in fullscreen mode. [1724562] • [SLI] Assassin's Creed: Syndicate needs an SLI profile. [1666227] • [SLI] 3D Surround does not work in Titanfall. [1545116] Software Modules • NView - version 147.00 • HD Audio Driver - version 1.3.34. • NVIDIA PhysX System Software - version 9.15.0428 • GeForce Experience - version 2.10.2.40 • CUDA - version 8.0 Windows 10 64-bit 32-bit Windows 7 & 8.1 64-bit 32-bit

Game Ready •Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Far Cry Primal, and the latest update for Dying Light. Application SLI Profiles •No SLI profiles were added with this release. 3D Vision Profiles •No 3D Vision profiles were added with this release. Windows 10 Fixed Issues •There were no issues to report for this release. Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7 Fixed Issues •There were no issues to report for this release. Software Modules • NView - version 147.00 • HD Audio Driver - version 1.3.34.4 • NVIDIA PhysX System Software - version 9.15.0428 • GeForce Experience - version 2.9.1.35 • CUDA - version 8.0 Windows 10 64-bit 32-bit Windows 7 & 8.1 64-bit 32-bit

Game Ready Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for ARMA 3, Street Fighter V, Monster Hunter Online, and HITMAN (Beta). Added or updated the following SLI profiles: • Assassin's Creed Syndicate - SLI profile changed (with driver code as well) to make the application scale better • Bless - SLI set to SLI-Single • Need for Speed - profile EXEs updated to support trial version of the game • Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2 - SLI profile added • XCOM 2 - SLI profile added (including necessary code change) 3D Vision Profiles • No 3D Vision profiles were added with this release. Windows 10 Fixed Issues • TDR on Illustrator CC 2015 with drivers post Release 353. [1726408] • [361.75] Enabling NVIDIA Surround after a driver clean install causes NVIDIA Control Panel to crash. [1724062] • Windows 10 Open Devices and Printers ejects NVIDIA GPU. [1720849] • Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 intermittently crashes on exit with NVIDIA drivers post Release 353. [1711214] • [SLI, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate] Need SLI profile. [1666227] Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7 fixed issues • [Quadro K5200, Quadro M4000] Poor performance observed with Dassault Catia V5 R20, R21, R22. [200170447] • [361.75] Enabling NVIDIA Surround after a driver clean install causes NVIDIA Control Panel to crash. [1724062] • [SLI] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege shows corruption when Alt+Tab used in fullscreen mode. [1724562] • [SLI, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate] Need SLI profile. [1666227] Software Modules • NView - version 147.00 • HD Audio Driver - version 1.3.34.4 • NVIDIA PhysX System Software - version 9.15.0428 • GeForce Experience - version 2.9.1.35 • CUDA - version 8.0 Windows 10 64-bit 32-bit Windows 7 & 8.1 64-bit 32-bit

This is a GeForce Hot Fix driver, version 361.82 that addresses the following issues: Eject NVIDIA Graphics Device. Windows 10 64-bit 32-bit Windows 7 & 8.1 64-bit 32-bit

Game Ready Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Rise of the Tomb Raider and Tom Clancy’s The Division (Beta). Gaming Technology Added Beta support on GeForce GTX GPUs for external graphics over Thunderbolt 3. •GPUs supported include all GTX 900 series, Titan X, and GeForce GTX 750 and 750Ti. Application SLI Profiles Added or updated the following SLI profiles: • Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - multiplayer EXE added to profile • Rise of the Tomb Raider - profile added • Sebastien Loeb Rally Evo - profile updated to match latest app behavior • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege - profile updated to match latest app behavior • Tom Clancy's The Division - profile added 3D Vision Profiles: • No 3D Vision profiles were added with this release. 3D Compatibility Mode Profiles: • No compatibility mode profiles were added with this release. Windows 10 Fixed Issues: •Photoshop CC 2015 has BSOD on notebooks when launched. [200161894] •[359.06] NVIDIA Control Panel fails to launch after driver installed. [200156167] •[361.43] Users get SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M (1000007e) BSOD when using driver in games. [1715822] •Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 has TDR and subsequent crash with NVIDIA drivers higher than Release 353. [1711214] •Disable G-SYNC for the Netflix app through Edge. [1694000] •[SLI] Clock speeds remain above idle at 144 Hz on desktop. [1631144] Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7 Fixed Issues: •[361.43] CUDA driver DRS support is disabled. [1714908] •[361.43] Call of Duty: Black Ops III has image corruption. [1714658] •Overclocked VRAM clock speed reverts to default during Share sessions. [1710879] •[SLI] Clock speeds remain above idle at 144 Hz on desktop. [1631144] •[344.48] Enabling the Snap To mouse option in Windows Mouse Properties prevents changing the DSR setting. [1569081] •[GM204] Just Cause 2, Rage runs at a 6 GHz memory clock speed. [1567334] Software Modules • NView - version 147.00 • HD Audio Driver - version 1.3.34.4 • NVIDIA PhysX System Software - version 9.15.0428 • GeForce Experience - version 2.9.1.35 • CUDA - version 8.0 Windows 10 64-bit 32-bit Windows 7 & 8.1 64-bit 32-bit

NVIDIA released the GeForce 361.60 hotfix driver which addresses crashes in photoshop and illustrator as well as installing and clocking related issues. You can grab the driver from below. Windows 7 and 8 64 bit Version 32 bit Version Windows 10 64 bit - Win10 32 bit - Win 10 View full article

NVIDIA Geforce 314.21 BETA Changelog: Download: Geforce.com

[Desktop & Mobile] NVIDIA Geforce 313.96 BETA Changelog: Download: Geforce.com 310.90 WHQL vs 313.96 BETA: Game: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 GPU: GTX670 (Up to 4% in Call of Duty: Black Ops II) Settings: Extra, no Vsync, no AA, 6040x1200 Average FPS: 310.90 WHQL: 67.2 (100%) 313.95 BETA: 70.6 (105%) I'll benchmark Assassin's Creed III at a later time, want to see the 28% performance improvment myself:Banane38: Game: Assassin's Creed III GPU: GTX 670 (Up to 28% in Assassin’s Creed III) Settings: Very High, no Vsync, high AA, 6040x1200 Average FPS: Map: Frontier 310.90 WHQL: 31.1 (100%) 313.96 BETA: 31.5 (101.3%) Map: New York 310.90 WHQL: 36.0 (100%) 313.96 BETA: 37.2 (103.3%) source: Geforce.com Hmm...only a small difference (1 to 3%) between the 310.90 WHQL and the 313.96 BETA driver in Assassin's Creed III...no idea how Nvidia gets 28% more performance...souped numbers?!?...too bad:chargrined:

[Desktop & Mobile] NVIDIA Geforce 310.90 WHQL New in GeForce 310.90: --> Adds a security update for the NVIDIA Display Driver service (nvvsvc.exe). Improves performance for GeForce GTX 690: Up to 19% faster performance in Autodesk 3ds Max when interacting with large models compared to GeForce GTX 480. Up to 60% faster performance in ray tracing applications such as NVIDIA iray and Chaos V-Ray (subject to the scene fitting into graphics memory) compared to GeForce GTX 480. Up to 76% faster performance in the 3D extruded ray tracing capability in Adobe After Effects compared to GeForce GTX 480. Updates SLI profiles for Far Cry 3 and NBA2k13. Adds new 3D Vision profiles for the following games: Aliens: Colonial Marines – rated Fair GT Legends – rated 3D Vision Ready LEGO: Lord of the Rings – rated Good Miasmata – rated Good Pirate101 – rated 3D Vision Ready Viking: Battle for Asgard – rated Excellent Warframe – rated Good Wizard101 – rated 3D Vision Ready Changelog R310: Download: Geforce.com

NVIDIA Geforce 306.97 WHQL Changelog: Download link: Nvidia Geforce 306.97WHQL (Recommended driver for Windows 8 launch!) (M18X-R1 Clevo GTX680m ini files from 306.23 driver provided by @Brian should work, because my GTX660m ini file provided by @svl7 G73JwGTX660m thread works)

NVIDIA Geforce 301.42 WHQL Changelog: Download: Desktop / Mobile (Win7/64bit)

NVIDIA Geforce 304.79 BETA Changelog: Update: Download: Geforce.com BetaDrivers

NVIDIA Geforce 301.24 Beta Driver Changelog: Desktop: Mobile: Geforce.com Beta-Legacy Drivers