Monday, October 24th 2011
NVIDIA Releases Key WHQL-Signed Driver Update for Battlefield 3
NVIDIA released its latest set of WHQL-signed GeForce drivers, GeForce 285.58 WHQL for Windows XP, and GeForce 285.62 WHQL for Windows 7 and Vista. The new drivers bundle PhysX system software v9.11.06.21, and feature the following [very] important changes:
DOWNLOAD: GeForce WHQL 285.62 and WHQL 285.58
- NVIDIA recommended driver for Battlefield, as it contains several performance and compatibility enhancements for the final release of the game.
- NVIDIA recommended and enhanced driver for Batman: Arkham City and RAGE
- Fixes reports of occasional driver timeouts while browsing the web
DOWNLOAD: GeForce WHQL 285.62 and WHQL 285.58
21 Comments on NVIDIA Releases Key WHQL-Signed Driver Update for Battlefield 3
As it seems as it seems there's a slight typo thar :> I hope there's more in these drivers than game improvements.
Apparently optimized for 500-series cards.
I wonder if these would be worthwhile for my GTX460s?
Performance
- Increases performance for GeForce 400 and 500-series GPUs in several PC games vs. v280.26 WHQL drivers. The following are some examples of improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
NVIDIA didn't list any results for 400-series cards, just the 580 and 560.Tried driver's tonight and did not work with Skype. Uninstalled, then did custom install without 3D driver package. Skype then worked.
Am trying with Folding@Home, will see.
Well, just played through single player. I dunno why some of the early reviews knocked it a little. Found it very enjoyable. Maybe its because its not super long that they knocked it. ~5-6hrs. Lot of very visually stunning moments. Tiny bit of repetition in parts, clear enemies, move on, rinse, repeat. You'll want things set to high or ultra to enjoy them. No way a console could do the same visuals.
But I enjoyed the story a lot better than I have others. Didn't feel cookie cutter like BC2 or MW. Actually got to feel for the characters more like I did with BC1. There was just one sequence that is questionable which makes me think they had to cut something else, but I won't spoil it.
Performance...seemed better than in beta on my dual 460s. Still slight hiccups at times likely due to my other hardware limitations. The game in auto recommends me to High settings without FSAA. I turned them all up to Ultra with 2x MSAA. Didn't really see anything that was unplayable. FPS were pretty solid aside from the momentary hiccups.
Found a few bugs still in game. But overall I didn't see many. DICE seems to have really worked hard to get things good for launch.
Turned off driver auto install in Windows 7 and did clean "custom" install without 3D driver package.