NVIDIA Releases GeForce 266.58 WHQL Drivers..Chock-full of Update Goodness!

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 19th January 2011, 9:11 AM

For those that can't wait for the final WHQL, this driver brings a boatload of fixed. It comes with support for the GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 series desktop cards and ION GPUs and provides performance improvements for the 400 and 500 models, plus multiple SLI, 3D Vision updates.

Windows Vista/7 64-bit http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-wi...ql-driver.html
Windows Vista/7 32-bit http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-wi...ql-driver.html
Windows XP 32-bit http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-2...ql-driver.html
Windows XP 64-bit http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64...ql-driver.html

Release notes can be found here: http://us.download.nvidia.com/Window...ease_Notes.pdf

MR CHILLED · 19th January 2011, 7:22 PM

I'll give them a go.....as they highlight performance increase for the 480, or 400 series. Done and done, lets see how they go.

Philll · 19th January 2011, 10:33 PM

Profiles found in drivers:

Alice: Madness Returns (alicegame.exe, shippingpc-alicegame.exe): SLI compatibility bits + AA compatibility bits

Aliens: Colonial Marines (pecangame.exe): SLI compatibility bits + AA compatibility bits

Battlefield 1943 (bf1943.exe): dx10 SLI compatibility bits

Battlefield: Play 4 Free (bfp4f.exe): SLI compatibility bits

Battle: Los Angeles (battlela.exe): SLI compatibility bits

Bullestorm (shippingpc-geargame.exe): SLI compatibility bits

Dead Space 2 (deadspace2.exe): SLI compatibility bits

Dragon Age 2 (dragonage2.exe): dx9 + dx10 SLI compatibility bits

Fable III (fable3.exe): SLI compatibility bits

F.E.A.R. 3 (f3ar.exe): dx9 + dx10 SLI compatibility bits

Oil Rush (oilrush_x86.exe): dx9 + dx10 SLI compatibility bits

Portal 2 (hl2.exe): SLI compatibility bits

Rage (rage.exe): SLI compatibility bits

Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrand (rogame.exe): SLI compatibility bits + AA compatibility bits

Saw II: Flesh & Blood (saw2game.exe): SLI compatibility bits

Serious Sam III (sam3.exe): SLI compatibility bits

They (they.exe): SLI compatibility bits

Total War: Shogun 2 (shogun2.exe): dx9 + dx10 SLI compatibility bits

Linkin · 19th January 2011, 10:54 PM

Installed them today, Will test them out later. Didn't have any problems with 260.99 either,

19th January 2011, 9:11 AM	#1
DiGiTaL MoNkEY Inverted Monkey Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 26,825	NVIDIA Releases GeForce 266.58 WHQL Drivers..Chock-full of Update Goodness! For those that can't wait for the final WHQL, this driver brings a boatload of fixed. It comes with support for the GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 series desktop cards and ION GPUs and provides performance improvements for the 400 and 500 models, plus multiple SLI, 3D Vision updates. Windows Vista/7 64-bit http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-wi...ql-driver.html Windows Vista/7 32-bit http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-wi...ql-driver.html Windows XP 32-bit http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-2...ql-driver.html Windows XP 64-bit http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64...ql-driver.html Release notes can be found here: http://us.download.nvidia.com/Window...ease_Notes.pdf

19th January 2011, 7:22 PM	#2
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19th January 2011, 10:33 PM	#3
Philll (Taking a Break) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NSW Posts: 10,949	Profiles found in drivers: Alice: Madness Returns (alicegame.exe, shippingpc-alicegame.exe): SLI compatibility bits + AA compatibility bits Aliens: Colonial Marines (pecangame.exe): SLI compatibility bits + AA compatibility bits Battlefield 1943 (bf1943.exe): dx10 SLI compatibility bits Battlefield: Play 4 Free (bfp4f.exe): SLI compatibility bits Battle: Los Angeles (battlela.exe): SLI compatibility bits Bullestorm (shippingpc-geargame.exe): SLI compatibility bits Dead Space 2 (deadspace2.exe): SLI compatibility bits Dragon Age 2 (dragonage2.exe): dx9 + dx10 SLI compatibility bits Fable III (fable3.exe): SLI compatibility bits F.E.A.R. 3 (f3ar.exe): dx9 + dx10 SLI compatibility bits Oil Rush (oilrush_x86.exe): dx9 + dx10 SLI compatibility bits Portal 2 (hl2.exe): SLI compatibility bits Rage (rage.exe): SLI compatibility bits Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrand (rogame.exe): SLI compatibility bits + AA compatibility bits Saw II: Flesh & Blood (saw2game.exe): SLI compatibility bits Serious Sam III (sam3.exe): SLI compatibility bits They (they.exe): SLI compatibility bits Total War: Shogun 2 (shogun2.exe): dx9 + dx10 SLI compatibility bits