NVIDIA prepping new Windows Vista beta drivers

Posted on Thursday, March 01 2007 @ 21:32 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
HardOCP received confirmation from NVIDIA that new Windows Vista beta drivers are coming within a few days:
  • New Features: GeForce 7 series SLI support. GeForce 6 series SLI support. GeForce 7950 GX2 support (both GPUs are now operational).
  • Key Bug Fixes: Improved OpenGL performance. Improved NVIDIA SLI performance at high resolutions. Brief corruption (flickering, boxes) on screen at Windows Vista login, CTR-ALT-DEL (Task Manager), or other function that requires Vista User Account Control. Playback issues when playing TV/DVD/video in Media Center with Aero enabled. Outputting via TV-Out shows only a black and white display. HDTV output does not keep HDTV resolution after restart. Adjusting Video Color settings from the NVIDIA Control Panel are not getting applied. Change Flat Panel Scaling page does not correctly work in the NVIDIA Control Panel. Brightness, Contrast and Gamma values remain the same in Adjust Desktop Color settings once closing and opening the NVIDIA Control Panel. Corruption on DVI monitor while going to hibernation from standby. Call of Duty 2 has no performance gain when SLI is enabled. Madden NFL 07 while playing the screen will freeze, but the game will continue to run and you hear the in-game sounds. General application compatibility fixes.


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    Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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