NVidia 344.11 WHQL Released

[100Coogn]

Nvidia 344.11 WHQL

Finally.  I know that the 340.52 was extremely buggy, at least for me it was.  Hopefully this driver will clear up some issues.
As Skuzzy says, 'newer is not always better', however I think in this case it might be.

Coogan

[guncrasher]

I always download the drivers from my vc manufacturer.  and always wait a couple of weeks to make sure they arent buggy.  done that since nvidia released drivers that were so flawed that it caused thousands of vc to literally burn.


semp

[100Coogn]

I always download the drivers from my vc manufacturer.  and always wait a couple of weeks to make sure they arent buggy.  done that since nvidia released drivers that were so flawed that it caused thousands of vc to literally burn.


semp

I usually wait a while too, to make sure that I'm not downloading a driver that's worse than the one that I have.
340.52 was so bad for me that I ended up going back a few versions, until I found one that was a little more stable. 
I've only played Dirt 2 and Mass Effect 2 with this new driver.  So far so good.  My micro stutters are gone from Dirt 2.
Mass Effect 2 is smooth also.

Coogan

[Drane]

Installed this version today for Win 8.1 64 and Aces High wouldn't start. Got a DirectX 9 error for one of the NVidia driver files. Had to roll back to 3.40 so AH will run.

[Pudgie]

Loaded this driver today & all runs perfect for me.
From looking at my monitor (DoubleSight DS-279W 2560x1440) the graphics were sharper & cleaner than on 340.52.

AH ran beautifully & looked very good......................... .....

 

[Drane]

Loaded this driver today & all runs perfect for me.
From looking at my monitor (DoubleSight DS-279W 2560x1440) the graphics were sharper & cleaner than on 340.52.

AH ran beautifully & looked very good......................... .....

 

Awesome!  Will figure out what's happening with mine after my AH fix. 

[Pudgie]

Just so all will know......................... ........

I only install the graphics driver & Physix...................

No 3D Surround, no 3D Vision, no HD Audio & no GFE.

Always check the "Perform Clean Install" box.......................... ..

This is how ole Pudgie does Nvidia driver installs on his box..........

Hope this helps....................

 

[Chalenge]

I always wait like semp. Then I completely uninstall the old drivers and clean the system of any files or references before installing the new set.

[Ack-Ack]

Updated last night and didn't see any issues and got a slight performance boost in a few games like ESO and FFXIV.

ack-ack

[Ack-Ack]

Update.  I should have tried AH before I posted earlier.  The new drivers seemed to have completely corrupted my SweetFX configurations for every game I use SweetFX.  With SweetFX on, I get the following error when starting up AH, though I can still play after the error messages are closed out and the SweetFX settings are working in game.



With SweetFX disabled, no error messages and obviously no SweetFX either.  

2nd Update:  Fixed the problem.  The problem wasn't the drivers, it was the latest version of the Geforce experience software that was causing a conflict with SweetFX.  If you're running SweetFX and installed the GFE software along with the drivers and were getting the error message I was in any game with SweetFX enabled, just uninstall the GFE software.

ack-ack

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Update.  I should have tried AH before I posted earlier.  The new drivers seemed to have completely corrupted my SweetFX configurations for every game I use SweetFX.  With SweetFX on, I get the following error when starting up AH, though I can still play after the error messages are closed out and the SweetFX settings are working in game.

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With SweetFX disabled, no error messages and obviously no SweetFX either. 

ack-ack

To be honest I was surprised how many people thought injecting 3rd party effects was going to be safe in the long run. This was bound to happen eventually.

[Ack-Ack]

To be honest I was surprised how many people thought injecting 3rd party effects was going to be safe in the long run. This was bound to happen eventually.

There is really nothing unsafe about it, the problem wasn't corrupted files like I thought.

ack-ack

[MrRiplEy[H]]

There is really nothing unsafe about it, the problem wasn't corrupted files like I thought.

ack-ack

Lol you must be joking. Any time you introduce a new variable to the system you bring potential problems.

[Masherbrum]

I updated to 344 yesterday and have no issues.

[Gman]

Same here, I think we have the same 780ti Ref board as well Karaya.