“Going head-to-head today are drivers from both before and the actual Big Bang II era – the GeForce 178.24, which is the last WHQL release of the 178 series, the GeForce 180.43 official beta, the WHQL-certified GeForce 180.48 and the latest leaked driver available, the GeForce 180.70 beta.”Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
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- Sparkle 9800 GTX+ With Custom PCB and Cooling Review @ Madshrimps
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- Palit Revolution R700 Deluxe @ VR-Zone
- HIS HD 4650 iSilence 4 512MB @ Bjorn3D
How big of a bang was it?
Tech Connect Magazine tries out 3 of nVIDIA’s newest drivers to see just how well they are improving. Driver revisions don’t tend to have huge impacts on performance overall, though the bug fixes can certainly help. Once the testing was done, it turns out that the WHQL certified 180.48 is your best choice … at least until the 181 series appears.
