GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.08 Beta (Vista)

**MIG-31** · Jun 3, 2009, 01:09 PM

This is a beta driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION GPUs.

This driver supports all of the new GPU-accelerated DirectX APIs in Windows 7: DirectX Compute, Direct2D, DirectWrite, and DXVA-HD.

New in Release 186.08

Numerous bug fixes. More information can be found in the release documentation.
Installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0428.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.

New in Release 185/186 drivers:

Adds support for Ambient Occlusion – the newest NVIDIA Control Panel feature to offer enhanced 3D gaming realism exclusively to GeForce GPUs.
Adds support for CUDA 2.2 for improved performance in GPU Computing applications. See CUDA for more details.
Expands GPU hardware acceleration for the NVIDIA Video Encoding library to GPUs with less than 32 cores. Applications using this library include CyberLink PowerDirector 7, Nero Move it 1.5, Loilo SuperLoiloScope MARS, and CyberLink MediaShow Espresso.
Accelerates performance in several 3D applications. The following are examples of improvements measured with Release 185/186 drivers vs. Release 181 drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
- Up to 25% performance increase in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
- Up to 22% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with antialiasing enabled
- Up to 11% performance increase in Fallout 3 with antialiasing enabled
- Up to 14% performance increase in Far Cry 2
- Up to 30% performance increase in Half-Life 2 engine games with 3-way and 4-way SLI
- Up to 45% performance increase in Mirror’s Edge with antialiasing enabled
Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #3. Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now!

Download: 32 Bit / 64 Bit

**MIG-31** · Jun 3, 2009, 03:14 PM

This is quite odd... all thought the links i have supplied are working.When ever i accept the agreement im getting this message. File can not be found.

It only appears to be the Win 7/Vista drivers..

The XP drivers are fine.

Mac Daddy · Jun 3, 2009, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIG-31

This is quite odd... all thought the links i have supplied are working.When ever i accept the agreement im getting this message. File can not be found.

It only appears to be the Win 7/Vista drivers..

The XP drivers are fine.

Perhaps they had something linked improperly mate. I just DLed the 64 Bit Win 7/Vista without issue at the time of this post so seems sorted.

**MIG-31** · Jun 4, 2009, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

Perhaps they had something linked improperly mate. I just DLed the 64 Bit Win 7/Vista without issue at the time of this post so seems sorted.

I guess so Mac... I tried to D/L this set after i upped this new set of betas here.And these would not download.

It first appeared that this set was pulled due to refreshing a new page to download these drivers.Seeing as i always link these drivers to the DH FP.I just left the message here for a little heads up.

Mac Daddy · Jun 4, 2009, 08:33 PM

I figured you did Bro that's why I left mine as well

Any feedback on these?

I haven't had time to try them yet and curious.

**MIG-31** · Jun 5, 2009, 01:48 PM

For me the image quality is just as good as the last WHQL drivers.. But i do think these are slightly smoother also..

Bare in mind that i have only tried these out on Fear 2,Half Life 2 (Which i have lost the slight stutter in the frame rate on 64Bit) and COD world at war.

I still need to find some time to try out my other favourite games,Crysis inc Warhead and B.I.A Hells Highway.

Mac Daddy · Jun 5, 2009, 10:05 PM

Thanks for the feedback Bro I am going to try them out on the AMD system this weekend .. Mirrors Edge, L4D and Killing Floor

Sic Puppy · Jun 7, 2009, 08:45 PM

Will be getting the Win 7 64bit ones now and trying them out on Counterstrike: Source, HL2, BF2142 and BF2 (I was getting a flickering/artifacts problem on the dust2 map on CS:S among others with the 185.85 set)

Mac Daddy · Jun 7, 2009, 08:56 PM

Thanks for the feedback I didn't get around L4D but no issues on either Killing Floor or Mirror's Edge here. (Win7 64 bit)

Sic Puppy · Jun 15, 2009, 07:49 PM

Seems to have fixed artifact issues in Counterstrike: Source, and all is good in HL2.

Mac Daddy · Jun 15, 2009, 08:50 PM

Have had no issues here either thanks again for the feedback mate

Jun 3, 2009, 01:09 PM	#1
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,583 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.08 Beta (Vista) This is a beta driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION GPUs. This driver supports all of the new GPU-accelerated DirectX APIs in Windows 7: DirectX Compute, Direct2D, DirectWrite, and DXVA-HD. New in Release 186.08 Numerous bug fixes. More information can be found in the release documentation. Installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0428. Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here. New in Release 185/186 drivers: Adds support for Ambient Occlusion – the newest NVIDIA Control Panel feature to offer enhanced 3D gaming realism exclusively to GeForce GPUs. Adds support for CUDA 2.2 for improved performance in GPU Computing applications. See CUDA for more details. Expands GPU hardware acceleration for the NVIDIA Video Encoding library to GPUs with less than 32 cores. Applications using this library include CyberLink PowerDirector 7, Nero Move it 1.5, Loilo SuperLoiloScope MARS, and CyberLink MediaShow Espresso. Accelerates performance in several 3D applications. The following are examples of improvements measured with Release 185/186 drivers vs. Release 181 drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings): Up to 25% performance increase in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Up to 22% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with antialiasing enabled Up to 11% performance increase in Fallout 3 with antialiasing enabled Up to 14% performance increase in Far Cry 2 Up to 30% performance increase in Half-Life 2 engine games with 3-way and 4-way SLI Up to 45% performance increase in Mirror’s Edge with antialiasing enabled Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #3. Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now! Download: 32 Bit / 64 Bit __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Jun 3, 2009, 03:14 PM	#2
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,583 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.08 Beta (Vista) This is quite odd... all thought the links i have supplied are working.When ever i accept the agreement im getting this message. File can not be found. It only appears to be the Win 7/Vista drivers.. The XP drivers are fine. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Jun 4, 2009, 08:33 PM	#5
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.08 Beta (Vista) I figured you did Bro that's why I left mine as well Any feedback on these? I haven't had time to try them yet and curious. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jun 5, 2009, 01:48 PM	#6
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,583 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.08 Beta (Vista) For me the image quality is just as good as the last WHQL drivers.. But i do think these are slightly smoother also.. Bare in mind that i have only tried these out on Fear 2,Half Life 2 (Which i have lost the slight stutter in the frame rate on 64Bit) and COD world at war. I still need to find some time to try out my other favourite games,Crysis inc Warhead and B.I.A Hells Highway. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Jun 5, 2009, 10:05 PM	#7
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.08 Beta (Vista) Thanks for the feedback Bro I am going to try them out on the AMD system this weekend .. Mirrors Edge, L4D and Killing Floor __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jun 7, 2009, 08:45 PM	#8
Sic Puppy As Sic as Puppies Get Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Two Islands To The Right Of Australia, Where They Made Lord Of The Rings Posts: 160 Rep Power: 38 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.08 Beta (Vista) Will be getting the Win 7 64bit ones now and trying them out on Counterstrike: Source, HL2, BF2142 and BF2 (I was getting a flickering/artifacts problem on the dust2 map on CS:S among others with the 185.85 set) __________________ Les: This is Les Grossman, who is this? Kidnapper: THIS IS FLAMING DRAGON! Les: Oh, Okay, Flaming Dragon. Fkface. First, take a big step back... and literally FK YOUR OWN FACE! Les Grossman - Tropic Thunder

Jun 7, 2009, 08:56 PM	#9
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.08 Beta (Vista) Thanks for the feedback I didn't get around L4D but no issues on either Killing Floor or Mirror's Edge here. (Win7 64 bit) __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jun 15, 2009, 07:49 PM	#10
Sic Puppy As Sic as Puppies Get Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Two Islands To The Right Of Australia, Where They Made Lord Of The Rings Posts: 160 Rep Power: 38 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.08 Beta (Vista) Seems to have fixed artifact issues in Counterstrike: Source, and all is good in HL2. __________________ Les: This is Les Grossman, who is this? Kidnapper: THIS IS FLAMING DRAGON! Les: Oh, Okay, Flaming Dragon. Fkface. First, take a big step back... and literally FK YOUR OWN FACE! Les Grossman - Tropic Thunder

Jun 15, 2009, 08:50 PM	#11
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.08 Beta (Vista) Have had no issues here either thanks again for the feedback mate __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

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