NVIDIA GPU driver v190.38 released

Robert Hallock (Thrax)

July 16, 2009 9:59 PM ET in News, , , , , , , , ,

nvidiaNVIDIA has taken the wraps off of the newest driver revision for GeForce 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, GT 100 and GTX 200-series GPUs. Weighing in at roughly 120MB, this beta Windows XP/Vista/7 driver delivers the following changes:

  • A PhysX update (v9.09.0428).
  • The primary display in a multi-monitor configuration on the GeForce GTX 285 will no longer switch to a custom resolution being set for a secondary display under Windows 7.
  • A Windows Vista system will now properly recover from standby if the system is configured with a GeForce 9800 GX2.

Clearly there is nothing earth shattering in this release, but it’s always a cozy feeling to have the newest drivers, so get your fix below.

Download

Windows Vista & 7 x86-32: Here
Windows Vista & 7 x86-64: Here
Windows XP x86-32: Here
Windows XP x86-64: Here

7 Comments:

  1. _k_
    17 Jul '09, 2:29 pm

    The new drivers also allow for folding while SLi is enabled. Before while SLi was enabled only one card could fold. http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=100786741

  2. Thrax
    17 Jul '09, 2:35 pm

    Wasn't in the release notes; good to know.

  3. _k_
    17 Jul '09, 2:42 pm

    It is actually part of the release notes for CUDA 2.3.

    CUDA Updates
    • Added support for 64‐bit video encoding.
    • Added support to make all GPUs within an SLI group available for CUDA

  4. danball1976
    23 Jul '09, 6:11 am

    I can't get this to install properly. I get a black screen with a blinking cursor. (Beta drivers turned off the monitor and didn't turn it back on).

    Try to restart windows 7, and it freezes while loading after installing these, which then requires a another restart to restore to previous good config.

    Should mention I have a 9600GT on a Gigabyte AM3 board

  5. mirage
    23 Jul '09, 5:56 pm

    I got this installed in Vista x64 with a GTX 260-216 @725/1450/1200. A couple of observations
    - Fallout 3 started stuttering for a couple of split seconds, no crashes but annoying
    - Rivatuner 2.24 works normally regarding overclocking and fan settings, just used ForceDriverVersion setting
    - Crysis performance dropped 1-2fps from ~47 at 1680x1050, all-high, noAA
    - Physx was disabled by default in the NVIDIA Control Panel after installation, enabled it.
    - Nothing else different
    Recommendation: I wish I had waited for the next 19x driver since Fallout 3 is the only game I play.

  6. Thrax
    23 Jul '09, 6:01 pm

    I had some FPS issues on a few games, so I went back to the 186.18 drivers. I'm going to install the Windows 7 RTM this weekend, and give the 190s another go.

  7. mirage
    23 Jul '09, 6:11 pm

    I have crossed my fingers for the next 19x driver before Mothership Zeta arrives. Otherwise, I will be going back to previous driver too. Hear me Nvidia? And, I will be banging my head if you say there are no problems in Windows 7

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