rajendra82 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) I am downloading them now, but release notes look VERY promising. Get the US English version here.NVIDIA Beta Drivers 290.53 Windows 7 64 Bit New in 290.53 Optimizations for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Increases performance by up to 25% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim vs. 290.36 drivers (measured with GeForce GTX 560 at 19x10 Ultra – Indoor Scene). Results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and in-game location.Updates the NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to a higher performance profile.Added new 3D Vision laser sight /crosshair options to better match Skyrim crosshairs.For a full Skyrim tweak guide, visit GeForce.com. NVIDIA SLI Adds SLI profiles for Trine 2, WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship 2011, and Afterfall: InSanity. 3D Vision Fixes issues with Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 not launching into 3D Vision modeAdded new 3D Vision laser sight /crosshair options to better match The Elder Scrolls Skyrim crosshairsAdded or updated the following 3D Vision game profiles:AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome – rated GoodThe Adventures of Tintin: The Game – rated ExcellentAssassin's Creed: Revelations – rating changed to FairDriver San Francisco – updated settings to work better in 3D VisionElder Scrolls V: Skyrim – updated in-game compatibility messageHard Reset – updated in-game compatibility message. FXAA x2 and x4 are now supported by the gameIgnite – rated GoodJane's Advanced Strike Fighters – rated FairJurassic Park: The Game – rated GoodOrcs Must Die! – rated GoodPAYDAY The Heist – rated PoorPT Boats - Knights of the Sea – rated GoodPT Boats - South Gambit – rated GoodRace 07 – updated in-game compatibility messageRace Room – rated GoodSerious Sam 3: BFE – rated PoorSkyDrift – rated GoodStar Wars: The Old Republic – rated GoodStronghold 3 – rated GoodTake on Helicopters – rated FairTrine 2 – rated 3D Vision ReadyWaves – rated ExcellentKey Bug Fixes Fixes some random instances of triangular artifacts when playing Battlefield 3 (fix is now enabled for GeForce 400 and 500 series GPUs).Fixes a default panel resolution/ timing bug in 290.36. Other Details Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards. Edited December 21, 2011 by rajendra82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rennn Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 25%... yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarnz Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Thanks for the link. I recently updated to the first beta drivers to get the ambient occlusion (which looks sweet) so I wouldn't have checked again so recently. Can't wait to try these out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajendra82 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Thanks for the link. I recently updated to the first beta drivers to get the ambient occlusion (which looks sweet) so I wouldn't have checked again so recently. Can't wait to try these out There is an option in the NVDIA Control Panel to check for updates daily (with an option to allow checking for latest beta drivers). It won't download them for you, but going to Nvidia Control Panel, Updates tab will show you the latest version, and provide a link to download as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daventry Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Meh, the Game works fine now after the Latest Patch, so i will wait for the Official Nvidia Driver Release, i Never trust Beta Drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csgators Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Thanks for the heads up in the drivers. I just wish installing new ones wouldn't keep turning off my SLI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajendra82 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) Meh, the Game works fine now after the Latest Patch, so i will wait for the Official Nvidia Driver Release, i Never trust Beta Drivers. Did you use the 4GB skyrim mod before the latest patch came out? Did it not offer greater stability a month ahead of official patch 1.3.10.0? If you did that with the 4GB patch, why do you reject these beta drivers? If you didn't, then you missed out on a month of more stable game play, even through it was through unofficial means. The previous beta drivers have provided driver based SSAO for a while, and new ones claim to offer substantial performance increases above even those ones. To reject them just because they have not gone through the formal WHQL certification seems pointless to me. If the new beta offered no improvements, and you don't want to bother with installing them, that's understandable. These drivers however provide real benefits, and many of us are happy to have them now. Edited December 21, 2011 by rajendra82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daventry Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) I never used the 4GB Mod and i shall wait for the Official Nvidia Release, thanks ;) When will it get released and why is it taking so long. :unsure: Edited December 21, 2011 by daventry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runicNomad Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 great stuff here. now I have to edit the ini files so they recognize my laptop again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusDubious Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) There's a useful optimum settings page for various cards and resolutions with average FPS scores here,It's using the 280.26 drivers so hopefully Skyrim will perform better with these new betas. Edited December 21, 2011 by MarcusDubious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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