NVIDIA Releases GeForce 398.82 "Game Ready" Drivers

bug · Aug 3, 2018

rtwjunkie said:
W10 only forces NVIDIA drivers on users if GEFORCE Experience is not installed. With it, you can decline to an indeterminate amount of time (I haven’t reached that point yet).

Ah, I see. I don't use GFE, so I didn't know that.

$ReaPeR$ said:
what @rtwjunkie said. new drivers have a tendency to create problems either due to not being properly optimized or tested, so i try to avoid them unless there is no other option or a sufficient amount of people has tested them thus ensuring the minimal possibility of a problem arising.

So... how does waiting solve that problem? Because when you wait, other drivers will be released which, following your train of thought, are also poorly optimized and tested.

XiGMAKiD · Aug 3, 2018

xorbe said:
The writing is on the wall that nv is not giving Win7/8 enough love any more. Driver TDRs on Win7/8 have also crept in as the driver is bent to favor Win10, and hacks added to keep Win7/8 going. I gave up and actually moved to Win10. It would be best to revert to whatever the last driver was before the TDRs showed up a while back, and just stay there.

The reason I updated the driver is because in this driver sometimes when browsing the driver is stopped working for some reason although the occurrences has been reduced significantly on recent Firefox release. Looks like I'll just keep using this driver on my Windows 7 PC forever :shadedshu:

Processor	Intel i5-12600k
Motherboard	Asus H670 TUF
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 34
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 3600 G.Skill Ripjaws V
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1060 SC
Storage	500GB Samsung 970 EVO, 500GB Samsung 850 EVO, 1TB Crucial MX300 and 2TB Crucial MX500
Display(s)	Dell U3219Q + HP ZR24w
Case	Raijintek Thetis
Audio Device(s)	Audioquest Dragonfly Red :D
Power Supply	Seasonic 620W M12
Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Core
Keyboard	G.Skill KM780R
Software	Arch Linux + Win10

System Name	Skypas
Processor	Intel Core i7-6700
Motherboard	Asus H170 Pro Gaming
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212X Turbo
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X 6GB
Storage	Corsair Neutron GTX 120GB + WD Blue 1TB
Display(s)	LG 22EA63V
Case	Corsair Carbide 400Q
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-460FL2 w/ Deepcool XFan 120
Mouse	Logitech B100
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K70
Software	Windows 10 Pro (to be replaced by 2025)

NVIDIA Releases GeForce 398.82 "Game Ready" Drivers

bug

XiGMAKiD