nVidia 270.61 Drivers released for R2

Looks like those "wonder" drivers have come out of beta.

Personally I'm hoping they fixed these issues:

1. Left 4 Dead 2 High Shader Crash.
2. Grand Theft Auto 4 memory detection. FIXED

I can't find much on the performance improvement for the GT335M though, if it is even there.



Let's see if they really enable a higher overclock or if that's a placebo.



Download it at nVidia.com. Direct linked here for conveniance.

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Reply 1 : nVidia 270.61 Drivers released for R2

Downloading right now

Reply 2 : nVidia 270.61 Drivers released for R2

downloading for my r1

Reply 3 : nVidia 270.61 Drivers released for R2

Installed on the R2. Issue from the BETA driver still continues with WoW. Anyone confirm?



Starts up with Audio and a Black Screen with no images. The WoW cursor is visible but nothing else.



Edit: Adding -opengl to the target line allows it to run without issues except the settings arent able to go above low for shaders. So it has something to do with the gxapi. I guess Ill revert back to 276.xx until the issue is resolved.



WoW says that in order to increase shader and water quality it "Requires a shader model 3 capable graphics card"



In previous drivers the card was able to handle it.

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I just installed the beta one. is there any real advantage to upgrade now?

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Originally Posted by M11x ftw I just installed the beta one. is there any real advantage to upgrade now?

Not really.



Would any R1 users like to test an Optimus version of this driver?

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Can anyone tells me if it fixes the texture setting problems in the witcher? I have to run a pretty old driver to make it work.

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I may have a go at knocking up an M11xR1 hybrid driver set.

Nivida 270.61/Intel 2302, like how difficult can it be...skip, skip, skip...

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Originally Posted by DavyGT Would any R1 users like to test an Optimus version of this driver?

What??? And there's even a hint, it may work? We can build it! More power Igor!!! More power!!! ha ha ha...



But seriously, like.. Just an exercise in science to confirm:

1. An M11xR1 doesn't support Optimus when BIOS is left in hybrid mode.
2. An M11xR1 is now, also able to use Optimus when not in discrete BIOS mode.

Or is there's something you know, that has prompted this line of thought?



It's no problem to test it, just interested in the parameters defining the test environment.



What Intel GMA version do you think you'd need. I have had Intel GMA 2302 running on an M11xR1

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Originally Posted by DavyGT Not really. Would any R1 users like to test an Optimus version of this driver?

i would love too lol

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Originally Posted by DrGoodvibes I may have a go at knocking up an M11xR1 hybrid driver set. Nivida 270.61/Intel 2302, like how difficult can it be...skip, skip, skip... What??? And there's even a hint, it may work? We can build it! More power Igor!!! More power!!! ha ha ha...

Good luck making a Hybrid Driver set.



Not really a hint, just a new project now that BIOS modding is all done: Drivers for the R1 that are the latest and retain switching capability of some sort. I'm just picking up where Nautis left off.

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Originally Posted by ajslay i would love too lol

I thought you hated Optimus?



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Quote:

But seriously, like.. Just an exercise in science to confirm: An M11xR1 doesn't support Optimus when BIOS is left in hybrid mode. An M11xR1 is now, also able to use Optimus when not in discrete BIOS mode. Or is there's something you know, that has prompted this line of thought? It's no problem to test it, just interested in the parameters defining the test environment.

Optimus on the M11x R1 has been done before, except it wasn't successful as a) It has an overlay (now fixed by nando4) and b) the drivers weren't that new (The R1 is now 2 drivers sets behind [265/266 and 270]).



The BIOS should be set to switchable as that keeps the GMA enabled.

The second item in the list is correct.



I was thinking about the driver dichotomy R1 users face: Either use old drivers with issues to retain switching or take a battery hit and use the newest drivers.



The parameter I'm most concerned with is battery life. With Optimus there should be less battery life then Switchable as the GT335 gets polled every so often.