Nvidia Graphics Drivers

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

Well I'm getting some non-heat related artifacting in BC2 on 197.13 so I'm going to wipe them and go back to 196.34 and see if it clears up.  Will report back on that.  These last few driver releases from nvidia have been total garbage.

EDIT: Disregard, it appears to have been a conflict between BC2 and vista aero.

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

197.45 WHQL

New in Version 197.45

    * Recommended for the best performance with the new GPU-accelerated features in Adobe CS5.
    * Adds support for the new version of MotionDSP's video enhancement software, vReveal.
    * Fixes a video playback issue in Media Player Classic.

Existing Support in Release 197 Drivers

    * Supports Next Generation ION .
    * Supports GeForce GT 320 , GeForce GT 330 , and GeForce GT 340 .
    * Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0129.
    * Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.0.9.1 (for supported GPUs).
    * Increases performance in several PC games from v196.21 WHQL. The following are examples of measured improvements. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

          o Up to 13% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with a single GPU
          o Up to 30% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with SLI technology
          o Up to 13% performance increase in H.A.W.X with single GPU
          o Up to 15% performance increase in H.A.W.X with SLI technology
          o Up to 30% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with single GPU
          o Up to 28% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with SLI technology

    * Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for top new gaming titles including Assassin Creed II, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight, Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City, Mass Effect 2, Napoleon: Total War, and Zombie Driver.
    * Enhanced SLI support for Metro 2033, Supreme Commander 2, Unigine, and World of Warcraft.
    * Adds Ambient Occlusion support for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Need for Speed: Shift, Resident Evil 5, RUSE, and Street Fighter IV.
    * Adds override anti-aliasing support for Mass Effect 2.
    * Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
    * Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here .

Other Support:

    * Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with Adobe Flash 10.1. Learn more here .
    * Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
    * Supports OpenCL 1.0 ( Open Computing Language ) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
    * Supports OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
    * Supports CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements. See CUDA Zone for more details.
    * Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
    * Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects. Learn more here .
    * Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now!
    * Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software .

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

257.15 beta

New in Version 257.15

    * Adds support for Blu-ray 3D with NVIDIA 3D Vision technology. Learn more about the hardware and software requirements here .
    * Increases performance for GeForce GTX 400 Series GPUs in several PC games. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured with GeForce GTX 480. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

          o Up to 14% in Aliens vs. Predator (1920x1200 noAA/AF – Tessellation on)
          o Up to 4% in Batman: Arkham Asylum (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF PhysX=High)
          o Up to 5% in BattleForge (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF – Very High settings)
          o Up to 5% in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
          o Up to 4% in Crysis: Warhead (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF – Enthusiast setting)
          o Up to 24% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (1920x1200 no AA/AF)
          o Up to 9% in Far Cry 2 (2560x1600 8xAA/16xAF)
          o Up to 25% in Just Cause 2 (2560x1600 no AA/AF - Concrete Jungle)
          o Up to 7% in Metro 2033 (1920x1200 no AA/16xAF – Tessellation on)
          o Up to 40% in Metro 2033 with SLI ((1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF – Tessellation on)
          o Up to 8% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (1920x1200 no AA/AF – Day)
          o Up to 110% in Stone Giant with SLI (2650x1600 – Tessellation on, DoF on)
          o Up to 6% in The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena (2560x1600 no AA/AF)
          o Up to 9% in Unigine: Tropics (2560x1600 no AA/AF – OpenGL)
          o Up to 5% in 3DMark Vantage (Performance and Extreme Presets)
          o Up to 19% with Transparency AA (1920x1200 4xTrSS – measured in Crysis)

    * Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0222.
    * Adds support for OpenGL 4.0 for GeForce GTX 400 Series GPUs.
    * Adds support for CUDA Toolkit 3.1 which includes significant performance increases for double precision math operations. See CUDA Zone for more details.
    * Adds support for new extreme Antialiasing modes for 3-way SLI PCs, including up to SLI48x AA for GeForce 200 series GPUs and up to SLI96x AA for GeForce GTX 400 series GPUs.
    * Adds support for a new ‘Quality’ mode for NVIDIA’s Ambient Occlusion control panel feature.
    * Adds a new NVIDIA Control Panel setup page for SLI and PhysX for ultimate control over multi-gpu configurations.
    * Adds a new NVIDIA Control Panel feature for ultimate control over CUDA GPUs, allowing the user to effectively choose which GPU will power each CUDA application.
    * 3D Vision customers can download the v257.15 3D Vision drivers here.
    * Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

260.63 beta

This is a beta release from the Release 260 family of drivers. This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, and 400-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs.

New in Release 260.63

New GPU Support

    * Adds support for the newly released GeForce GTS 450 GPU.

Performance

    * Increases performance for GeForce GTX 400 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. v258.96 WHQL drivers. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

      GeForce GTX 480:
                + Up to 10% in StarCraft II (2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF Ultra)
                + Up to 14% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
                + Up to 16% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (SLI – 2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF)
                + Up to 6% in Aliens vs. Predator (SLI – 1920x1200 noAA – Tessellation on)

      GeForce GTX 460:
                + Up to 19% in StarCraft II (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Ultra)
                + Up to 15% in Battlefield Bad Company 2 (SLI – 2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF)
                + Up to 12% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (2560x1600 noAA)
                + Up to 9% in Aliens vs. Predator (1680x1050 4xAA/16xAF – Tessellation on)
                + Up to 7% in Metro 2033 (1680x1050 noAA – Tessellation on)
                + Up to 11% in Dirt 2 (SLI – 2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF)
                + Up to 12% in Crysis:Warhead (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Gamer)
                + Up to 13% in Far Cry 2 (2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF)
                + Up to 12% in H.A.W.X (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF SSAO Very High)
                + Up to 5% in Just Cause 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
                + Up to 22% in Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (1920x1200 noAA)
                + Up to 5% in 3DMark Vantage (Extreme Preset)

Blu-ray 3D

    * Adds support for playing back Blu-ray 3D discs when connecting your GPU to an HDMI 1.4 3D TV. Playback requires compatible software application from CyberLink, ArcSoft, Roxio, or Corel. For more information, NVIDIA Blu-ray 3D website.

HD Audio

    * Adds lossless DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD audio bitstreaming support for compatible Blu-ray movies with GeForce GTX 460 GPUs*.
    * Adds high definition 24-bit, 96 and 192 KHz multi-channel audio sampling rate support for compatible Blu-ray movies with GeForce GTX 400 Series ,GT 240, GT 220 and 210 GPUs*.
    * Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.1.9.0.

*Note: A Blu-ray movie player update may be required to enable these new features; check with your movie players software manufacturers for more details.These features are only supported on Windows 7.

Installation

    * New driver installer with enhanced user interface and new Express and Custom installation options.
          o Express – fast and easy one-click installation
          o Custom – customized installation
                + Option to perform a clean installation (completely removes older drivers from your system prior to installing the new driver).
                + Option to choose which driver components (ie. PhysX or 3D Vision) to install.
          o Improved installation time for multi-GPU PCs.

NVIDIA Surround

    * Updated NVIDIA Surround setup wizard
          o After first setup, wizard allows users to jump to any setup step.
          o Improved display connection diagrams and tooltips.
          o Improved UI for setup and arrangement of displays.
          o Improved bezel correction setup experience.
          o Adds help page to highlight which in-game resolution to select (e.g. how to pick bezel corrected resolutions)
          o Option to dedicate an extra GPU to PhysX or to drive an additional display.
          o Allows for portrait or landscape setup directly from the setup wizard.
    * Updated 3D Vision Surround and NVIDIA Surround game support list. Please visit the 3D Vision Surround web page for a full list of supported games.

NVIDIA 3D Vision

    * With Release 260 drivers, the installation process for 3D Vision has changed. Please view this knowledgebase article for more information on the changes.
    * Adds NVIDIA 3D Vision streaming support for Firefox 4 and Google Chrome web browsers.
    * Adds support for Sony’s 3D Sweep Panorama picture format added to NVIDIA 3D Photo Viewer (Sony digital cameras that can capture 3D Sweep Panorama pictures include NEX-5/NEX-3, Alpha a560/a580 and Cyber-shot DSC-WX5/DSC-TX9/DSC-T99 models).
    * Adds support for new 3D Vision Desktop LCD monitors: BenQ X2410 and NEC F23W2A
    * Adds support for new 3D Vision projectors: Sanyo PDG-DWL2500 and ViewSonic PJD6251
    * Added the following 3D Vision game profiles:
          o Arcania: Gothic 4
          o Fallout: New Vegas
          o FIFA 11
          o Formula 1 Racing
          o Final Fantasy XIV Benchmark
          o Guild Wars 2
          o Kane & Lynch 2 – Dog Days
          o Lead and Gold
          o Lego Harry Potter
          o Live For Speed
          o Lost Planet 2
          o Moonbase Alpha
          o Serious Sam HD – The Second Encounter
          o Shrek Forever After
          o Singularity
          o Vitua Tennis 2009
          o Virtua Tennis 3
    * Update the following 3D Vision game profiles
          o Drakensang: The Dark Eye – updated in-game compatibility text
          o Mafia II – updated profile to properly for 3D Vision-Rating
          o StarCraft II – fixed profile to properly recognize the retail game executable name and match the 3D Vision rating of “Good”
          o Super Commander – fixed HUD elements
          o TRINE – new profiles fixes that allow the game to be rated “3D Vision-Ready” when used with the TRINE patch v1.08, available via Steam.

Other Improvements

    * Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0514.
    * Improves compatibility for older PC games (DirectX 7 to DirectX 9) running on Windows 7 (examples: Gothic, Gothic II, Falcon 4.0: Allied Force, Links 2003, Independence War II - Edge of Chaos, and X2: Wolverine's Revenge).
    * Adds drag and drop display arrangement support to the “Set up multiple displays” page.
    * Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
    * Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.

Additional Information

    * Supports the new GPU-accelerated features in Adobe CS5.
    * Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with Adobe Flash 10.1. Learn more here.
    * Supports the new version of MotionDSP's video enhancement software, vReveal, which adds support for HD output. NVIDIA customers can download a free version of vReveal that supports up to SD output here.
    * Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
    * Supports OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
    * Supports OpenGL 3.3 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
    * Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
    * Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.

[Unleashed{MEOW}]

not sure what that all meant...  all I know is that Smooth is a stud.

[Kitty*{MEOW}*]

shoot he doesn't hold a candle to your studness jim

[NighEve*{MEOW}*]

Actually he is scary as hell. 

[Unleashed{MEOW}]

lol...  My studness is a reflection of my mentor...  you all know him as "Puddy"

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

266.35 beta

This is the first release from the Release 265 family of drivers (versions 265.xx to 269.xx). You can read more about this family of drivers on GeForce.com.

This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs.

New in Release 266.35

GPU Support

    * Supports the newly released GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 570 GPUs.

Performance

    * Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. the latest Release 260 drivers. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

         GeForce GTX 580:

          o Up to 7% in Battlefield Bad Company 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
          o Up to 12% in Battleforge (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Very High)
          o Up to 11% in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
          o Up to 7% in Dirt 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
          o Up to 7% in Far Cry 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
          o Up to 5% in Just Cause 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Dark Tower)
          o Up to 5% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
          o Up to 9% in Stone Giant (SLI 1920x1200, DOF on)
          o Up to 8% in Unigine Heaven v2.1 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)

    * Improves performance in Final Fantasy XI on GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs.

Visual Quality

    * Adds ambient occlusion support for one of the most popular games of the year: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. Ambient occlusion improves the quality of lighting, shadows, and depth perception in many parts of the game. Learn more on GeForce.com.

NVIDIA 3D Vision

    * With Release 260 and 265 drivers, the installation process for 3D Vision has changed. Please view this knowledgebase article for more information on the changes.
    * Adds support for 3DVisionLive.com Beta 2:
          o Adds supports for 3D photo sharing and viewing
          o Adds new 3D video clips to the website
          o Includes several bug fixes
    * Adds 3D Vision Window Mode support for the following games and applications:
          o Games
                + Aion
                + Crazy Racing Kart Rider
                + Crossfire
                + Dragon Nest
                + EverQuest 2
                + Guild Wars 2
                + NED
                + PopKart
                + QQ Dance QQ
                + QQ Xian Xia
                + Tian Long Ba Bu
                + World of Warcraft – Burning Crusade
                + World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King
                + Xun Xian
                + Zhu Xian 2
          o Google Earth
          o Improvements to 3DVisionLive
    * Adds support for new 3D Vision Desktop LCD monitors: Hannstar HS233, I-O Data 3D231XBR, Lenovo L2363dwA, Planar SA2311W
    * Adds support for new 3D Vision projectors: Acer X1261P, Sanyo PDG-DXL2000
    * Adds support for new DLP HDTVs: Mitsubishi WD-83838, WD-83738, WD-73838, WD-73837, WD-73738, WD-73638, WD-73C10, WD-65838, WD-65738, WD-65638, WD-65C10, WD-60738, WD-60638, WD-60C10, L75-A91.
    * Added the following 3D Vision game profiles:
          o Arcania: Gothic 4
          o Crazy Racing Kart Rider   크레이지레이싱 카트라이더
          o Crossfire   穿越火线
          o Darksiders
          o DC Universe Online
          o Dragon Nest
          o Front Mission Evolved
          o Guild Wars 2
          o Hank Haney's World Golf
          o Lineage 2
          o Medal of Honor (2010) Multiplayer
          o Medal of Honor (2010) Single Player
          o NED
          o Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
          o NVIDIA Demo: Aliens vs. Triangles
          o NVIDIA Demo Endless City
          o PopKart   跑跑卡丁车
          o QQ Dance QQ   炫舞
          o QQ Xian Xia Zhuan QQ   仙侠传
          o Tian Long Ba Bu   天龙八部
          o TRON: Evolution
          o Vizerra   (fullscreen version)
          o World Rally Championship 2010
          o Xun Xian   寻仙
    * Update the following 3D Vision game profiles
          o Lost Planet 2 – rating is now changed to Fair
          o Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2- rating has been changed to 3D Vision Ready

NVIDIA Surround

    * Improved performance for 3-way and 4-way SLI configurations
    * Updated 3D Vision Surround and NVIDIA Surround game support list.  Please visit the 3D Vision Surround web page for a full list of supported games.

NVIDIA SLI

    * Adds SLI profiles for the following PC games:
          o Alien vs. Triangles Demo
          o Endless City Demo
          o Lionheart: Kings Crusade
          o Moscow Racer: Legends of USSR
          o Rift: Planes of Telara
          o Shaun White Skateboarding
    * Enhances SLI profiles for the following PC games:
          o Age of Conan
          o Arcania: Gothic 4
          o Civilization V - DX11
          o Lost Planet 2
          o World Of Warcraft

Other

    * Installs HD Audio driver version 1.1.13.1
    * Installs PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0514
    * Supports playing back Blu-ray 3D discs when connecting your GPU to an HDMI 1.4 3D TV. Playback requires compatible software application from CyberLink, ArcSoft, Roxio, or Corel. For GPU and system requirements, visit the NVIDIA Blu-ray 3D website.
    * Supports lossless DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD audio bitstreaming support for compatible Blu-ray movies with GeForce GTX 460, GTS 450, and GT 430 GPUs.
    * Supports high definition 24-bit, 96 and 192 KHz multi-channel audio sampling rate support for compatible Blu-ray movies with GeForce 400 and 500 series, GT 240, GT 220 and 210 GPUs.
    * Supports the new GPU-accelerated features in Adobe CS5.
    * Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with Adobe Flash 10.1. Learn more here.
    * Supports the new version of MotionDSP's video enhancement software, vReveal, which adds support for HD output. NVIDIA customers can download a free version of vReveal that supports up to SD output here.
    * Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
    * Supports OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
    * Supports OpenGL 3.3 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
    * Supports OpenGL 4.1 on GeForce 400 series and later GPUs.
    * Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
    * Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
    * Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.

[WildKatZ*{MEOW}*]

think i'll wait, the last 2 updates i tried crapped the bucket & had to revert back. there starten to get sloppy with there updates.

[NighEve*{MEOW}*]

I too am of the mind that if "it aint broke dont fixt it".   All I have seems to work fine as is.

[{OF}WeeDawg]

I know Blackcat has been having trouble with his graphics card as of late, Nvidia just released updated drivers today, maybe this will fix his problem.

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

New in Release 270.51

GPU Support

    Adds support for the newly released GeForce GTX 590, GeForce GTX 560 Ti and GeForce GTX 550 Ti GPUs.

Performance

    Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. v266.58 WHQL drivers. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

GeForce GTX 580:

        Up to 516% in Dragon Age 2 (SLI 2560x1600 8xAA/16xAF Very High, SSAO on)
        Up to 326% in Dragon Age 2 (1920x1200 8xAA/16xAF Very High, SSAO on)
        Up to 11% in Just Cause 2 (1920x1200 8xAA/16xAF, Concrete Jungle)
        Up to 11% in Just Cause 2 (SLI 2560x1600 8xAA/16xAF, Concrete Jungle)
        Up to 7% in Civilization V (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF, Max settings)
        Up to 6% in Far Cry 2 (SLI 2560x1600 8xAA/16xAF, Max settings)
        Up to 5% in Civilization V (SLI 1920x1200 8xAA/16xAF, Max settings)
        Up to 5% in Left 4 Dead 2 (1920x1200 noAA/AF, Outdoor)
        Up to 5% in Left 4 Dead 2 (SLI 2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF, Outdoor)
        Up to 4% in H.A.W.X. 2 (SLI 1920x1200 8xAA/16xAF, Max settings)
        Up to 4% in Mafia 2 (SLI 2560x1600 AA on/16xAF, PhysX = High)

GeForce GTX 560 Ti:

        Up to 461% in Dragon Age 2 (SLI 1920x1200 8xAA/16xAF, Very High)
        Up to 241% in Dragon Age 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF, Very High)
        Up to 19% in Just Cause 2 (SLI 2560x1600 8xAA/16xAF, Concrete Jungle)
        Up to 13% in Just Cause 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF, Concrete Jungle)
        Up to 6% in Far Cry 2 (SLI 2560x1600 8xAA/16xAF, Max settings)
        Up to 5% in Call of Duty: Black Ops (1920x1200 noAA/AF, Jungle Map)
        Up to 5% in H.A.W.X. 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF, Max settings)
        Up to 4% in Call of Duty: Black Ops (SLI 2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF, Jungle Map)
        Up to 4% in Civilization V (1920x1200 noAA/AF, Max settings)
        Up to 4% in Left 4 Dead 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF, Outdoor)
        Up to 4% in Metro 2033 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF, PhysX on)

NVIDIA Update

    This is a new feature in Release 270 and later drivers. NVIDIA Update keeps your PC up-to-date with the latest NVIDIA drivers by notifying you when a new driver is available and directing you to the driver on www.nvidia.com. When you install a Release 270 or later GeForce driver from www.nvidia.com, you will be presented with the option to install NVIDIA Update. Click here to learn more about NVIDIA Update.

NVIDIA 3D Vision

    With Release 270 drivers, the 3D Vision Controller driver is now included with all GPU driver installations. This driver package includes v270.47 3D Vision Controller driver. Users are no longer required to install a separate 3D Vision Controller driver or CD driver. For more information, please view this knowledgebase article for more information.
    New features added to 3D Vision window mode
        Adds support for HDMI 1.4 3D TVs when using 3DTV Play software, including DirectX 9 games, Google Earth, and 3DVisionLive.com.
        3D Vision window mode now works with Windows Aero enabled
        New NVIDIA Control Panel option to toggle 3D Vision window mode on or off.
    Performance improvements
        DirectX 9 applications when using NVIDIA SLI
        Better performance using the in-game crosshair for Half-life 2, Left4Dead, and Left4Dead2
    Adds support for new 3D Vision Desktop LCD monitors: Tongfang LM2230W
    Adds support for new 3D Vision projectors: Acer X1261P, Acer X1261-3D, DepthQ HDs3D-1, NEC NP-V300X, Sanyo PDG-DXL2000
    Fixed problem with DLP HDTVs and SLI which caused problems with eye synchronization
    Add support for new 3D Vision All In One PCs: Acer Aspire Z5673, Lenovo B520
    Added the following 3D Vision game profiles:
        Alice Madness Returns
        Crysis 2 (including multi-player demo)
        Dead Space 2
        DeathSpank
        Dragon Age II
        Duke Nukem Forever
        Dungeon Defenders
        Dungeon Siege III
        Fable III
        Faxion Online
        F.3.A.R.
        Final Fantasy XIV
        Homefront (DirectX 9 and DirectX 10)
        Lego Universe
        Need for Speed World
        Portal 2
        Richard Burns Rally
        Rift
        Section 8: Prejudice
        Shift 2 Unleashed
        Shogun 2: Total War
        Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
        Test Drive Unlimited 2
        The Sims Medieval
    Updated the following 3D Vision game profiles
        MX vs. ATV Reflex
        Monster Hunter Frontier Benchmark

NVIDIA Surround

    Adds 3D Vision Surround support when using 3D Vision monitors with built-in IR emitters
    Increase performance for GeForce 200 series, 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several DirectX 9 PC games vs. the latest Release 265 drivers. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7 64-bit. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration.

GeForce GTX 480 SLI in 3D Vision Surround:

    Up to 109% in Aliens vs. Predator (5760x1080 1xAA / 16xAF)
    Up to 107% in Burnout Paradise (5760x1080 2xAA / 16xAF)
    Up to 267% in Call of Duty Black Ops (5760x1080 2xAA / 16xAF)
    Up to 177% in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (5760x1080 2xAA / 16xAF)
    Up to 15% in Far Cry 2 DirectX 9 (5760x1080 2xAA / 16xAF)
    Up to 250% in Left4Dead2 (5760x1080 2xAA / 16xAF)
    Up to 159% in Need for Speed Shift 2 (5760x1080 2xAA / 16xAF)

CUDA

    Adds support for applications using CUDA 4.0 features such as Unified Virtual Addressing (UVA) and GPUDirect™ v2.0.

Other

    Installs HD Audio driver version 1.2.22.1
    Installs PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0514
    Supports playing back Blu-ray 3D discs when connecting your GPU to an HDMI 1.4 3D TV. Playback requires compatible software application from CyberLink, ArcSoft, Roxio, or Corel. For GPU and system requirements, visit the NVIDIA Blu-ray 3D website.
    Supports the new GPU-accelerated features in Adobe CS5.
    Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with Adobe Flash 10.1. Learn more here.
    Supports the new version of MotionDSP's video enhancement software, vReveal, which adds support for HD output. NVIDIA customers can download a free version of vReveal that supports up to SD output here.
    Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
    Supports OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
    Supports OpenGL 3.3 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
    Supports OpenGL 4.1 on GeForce 400 series and later GPUs.
    Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
    Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
    Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.

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Nvidia put out new betas for BF3 today.  I heard AMD was going to do the same.

New in Release 285.38

    Increases performance in Battlefield 3 by up to 38%.
    Improves overall stability and image quality in Battlefield 3.
    Added or updated SLI profiles for Battlefield 3, Dead Island, Diablo III, Dragon Age 2, Need for Speed: The Run, and Saints Row: The Third.
    Fixed a performance regression in 285.27 beta running Crysis 2 (DirectX 9).