Microsoft has released the beta for the newest version 9.0 of their ever-so-popular Internet Explorer browser. The beta has all the features that will be seen come release, but does not however have the updated version 9 UI. Version 9 has some important new things about it. For starters, there is support for HTML 5 and CSS 3, and a new javascript engine. IE9 also has an "Acid Test" feature that will let you test the compatibility and compliance of a website with IE9. With IE 9, webpages perform and feel more like the programs you use every day on your computer. Play in a more beautiful web. The improvements to Internet Explorer are as much about what you don't see as what you do see. Internet Explorer 9 has a streamlined design, fewer dialog boxes to click through, more intuitive navigation, and many new features that speed up your web browsing experience.
Additionally, this new browser is programmed to use your GPU much better: IE9 uses your computer's GPU to enhance hardware scalable vector graphics (SVG), javascript performance, and HTML5 performance. Which is a great thing, considering the natural, slow development of more and more graphic intensive websites as the WWW matures.
Windows Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer; commonly abbreviated to IE), is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems starting in 1995. It has been the most widely used web browser since 1999, attaining a peak of about 95% usage share during 2002 and 2003 with IE5 and IE6.
For Microsoft, the arrival of IE9 is an attempt to compete more fully with Mozilla's Firefox, Google's Chrome, and other browsers. Although various flavors of Internet Explorer are still used for one in three Web site visits, Microsoft has been losing share for years as rivals have moved ahead technically.
With IE9, Microsoft is trying to change that, while also bringing more of Windows 7's capabilities to the browser. The new browser allows users to pin a Web site to the Windows 7 taskbar, much as a user can do already with applications. Sites that are pinned in this fashion can then program "jumplists" that allow surfers to quickly move through various parts of the Web site.
You should consider downloading the Internet Explorer 9 Beta if all of the following apply to you: • You like to use the latest software and enjoy experimenting with new technology. • You feel comfortable troubleshooting computer problems yourself. • You don't mind updating software frequently.
You might want to wait for the final release of Internet Explorer 9 Beta if either of the following apply to you: • You prefer to install software once, and don't want to mess with it again. • You get frustrated if software doesn't always behave as you expect it to.
Internet Explorer 9 Features: • Hardware-accelerated text, video, and graphics: The new graphic capabilities and improved performance in Internet Explorer 9 set the stage for immersive and rich experiences. • New Tab page: Internet Explorer 9 surfaces the websites you love most and puts them one click away. Once you're in the browser, the New Tab page helps get you started browsing quickly, providing meaningful suggestions and information to help you decide what to do next as you browse. • Notification Bar: Notifications in Internet Explorer 9 allow for more fluid and faster browsing. Instead of dialog boxes popping up unexpectedly and getting in your way, all notification messages are consolidated in the Notification Bar, located at the bottom of the browser frame. • Pinned Sites: With Pinned Sites, you can get to your favorite sites directly from the Windows taskbar—without having to open Internet Explorer first. • Tear-off tabs: Tear-off tabs make interacting with multiple sites fast and intuitive. You can rearrange tabs within Internet Explorer 9—just like you can rearrange icons in the taskbar in Windows 7—or you can open any tab in a new browser window by dragging that tab to your desktop. • Focused on your websites: Designed based on what you use most, the navigational controls in Internet Explorer 9 are streamlined and simplified. The back button is larger, the address bar and search box are combined into one new address bar, and the multiple menus from previous versions of Internet Explorer are consolidated into a single menu. • Cross-site scripting filter: Cross-site scripting attacks are a leading online threat. Their aim is to exploit vulnerabilities in the websites you visit. How do they work? By compromising legitimate websites with malicious content that can capture keystrokes and record your login information and password. If your login information and password is captured, your personal data could be compromised. • Domain highlighting: One way to avoid deceptive websites is to know the address of the website you're intending to visit. With domain highlighting, Internet Explorer 9 lets you see the true web address at a glance by highlighting the domain name in the address bar, making it easier for you to identify the sites you visit.
Internet Explorer 9 requires Windows 7 (x86 or x64) or Windows Vista SP2 (x86 or x64).
What's new in Internet Explorer 9 1.9.7916.6000: Web Platform. Features Available: - DOMException objects - Thrown by various DOM APIs according to the W3C DOM specs and HTML5. - “Constant” properties of the W3C DOM Standards - DOM constructor objects and prototypes now include the “const” properties described in the W3C specs - Updated DOM prototype hierarchy - Changes align IE9 standards mode with W3C standards, and include the addition of the “Node” object (and others described in DOM L2 Core), as well as changes and revisions to Node-derived objects such as “Comment”. - Note that the “HTMLDocument” constructor object has been removed as per the current HTML5 draft standard. Features Partially Implemented: - Canvas - globalCompositeOperation - The latest Platform Preview does not include support for the globalCompositeOperation attribute. - DOM Exceptions - The latest Platform Preview does not include support for Canvas 2D Context DOM Exceptions. - drawFocusRing() - The latest Platform Preview does not include support for the drawFocusRing() Focus management API. - CSS3 Fonts - font-size-adjust and advanced font features are not supported Developer Tools. Features Available : - Searching in the Network Capture tool
Hayrettin Karaman Hocanın Bir Fetvası Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme
Soru:
Kadın sesi dinlemek caiz midir? Dinlediğimiz müziğin türüne göre cevaz değişir mi? (Örnek: tasavvuf musikisine eşlik eden bir kadın sesi veya ilahi söyleyen bir kadın sesi gibi)
Cevap:
Peygamberimizin zamanında mescidde ve başka yerlerde kadınlar, erkeklerin yanında konuşurlardı. O (s.a.) hicret ederken kadınlar ve çocuklar musikî eşliğinde karşılama yapmışlardı. Bayram günlerinde Hz. Peygamber'in evinde ve onun yanında genç kızlar, Hz. Aişe'ye sesli ve tefli müzik dinletmişlerdi. Kadının sesinin ve musikînin haram olduğuna dair sahih ve kesin bir delil (dinî açıklama) yoktur. Kadın olsun erkek olsun müzik icra ettiğinde bunu dinleyenler kendilerine bakmalıdırlar; kötü, olumsuz bir etkilenme bulunmadıkça dinlemelerinde sakınca yoktur.(Kadın şarkıcı dinlemek caiz midir?) [Bu yazı yayınlandıktan sonra Hayreddin Karaman hocanın web sitesindeki bu başlık "Kadın sesi dinlemek caiz midir?" şeklinde değiştirilmiştir].
Tenkit:
Fetvanın tahliline geçerken ilk iş olarak Hayrettin hocanın mesnet edindiği hususları tespit edelim:
1. Peygamberimiz zamanında kadınların erkeklerin yanında konuşması.
2. Hicret ederken kadınların musikî eşliğinde Peygamberimizi karşılaması.
3. Bayram günlerinde Hz. Peygamberin evinde ve onun yanında genç kızların Hz. Aişe’ye sesli ve tefli müzik dinletmesi.
4. Kadın sesinin ve musikînin haram olduğuna dair sahih ve kesin bir delil (dinî açıklama) bulunmaması.
Bu dört madde hoca efendinin fetvada kullandığı mesnetleri teşkil ediyor. Hoca efendi bunları sıraladıktan sonra fetvasına geçiyor ve kadından müzik dinlemenin hükmünün onu dinlerken insanın içinde yaşadığı duygulara bağlı olduğunu söylüyor. Buna göre hoca efendinin fetvası, kadının musikîsinin, içinde olumsuz etkilere yol açmıyorsa caiz, açıyorsa caiz olmadığını gösteriyor.
Fetvanın gerekçelerini gözden geçirirken üç çeşit hatayla karşılaştığımızı söyleyebiliriz. Bunları mantık, usul ve bilgi hataları olarak tasnif edebiliriz. Hoca efendinin göze çarpan mantık hatası, fetvasında gözlemlediğimiz tutarsızlıklar da yatıyor. Hoca efendi, -birinci ve dördüncü maddelerde- kadından şarkı dinleme meselesini normal kadının sesi ve genel musikî bağlamında ele alıyor. Kadının erkeklerin yanında konuşmasıyla şarkı söylemesi arasında önemli farklar bulunduğu ve bunların aynı hükme tabi olmayacağı hususu gayet açıktır. Bunlar, biri diğerinin yerine kullanılabilecek veya birinin cevazıyla diğerinin cevazına hükmedilebilecek türden müşterek konular değildir. Kadından müzik dinlemenin hükmü, ne normal şartlarda kadının sesinin hükmüyle açıklanabilir, ne de normal musikînin hükmüyle. Nitekim Ehl-i sünnet imamları, çoğunluk belli şartlarda kadının sesinin avret olmadığına hükmettiği halde, kadından şarkı dinlemenin caiz olmadığında ittifak etmişlerdir.
Zaten hoca efendi de bundan tatmin olmamış olacak ki, başka deliller aramış ve ikinci ile üçüncü maddelerde meseleyi, asr-ı saadet döneminde kadınların musikî icra etmesine dayandırmış. İşte hoca efendinin, biri usul diğeri bilgi yanlışı olmak üzere ikinci ve üçüncü hataları da bu iki maddede kendini gösteriyor.
Hoca efendinin ikinci maddede zikrettiği kadınların musikî eşliğinde Peygamberimizi karşılamasıyla ilgili rivayetler günümüz şarkıcı kadınlarını dinlemenin cevazına mesnet olarak kullanılabilecek rivayetler değildir. Hoca efendi söz konusu rivayetlerde geçen "cevarî, velâid, imâ, kaynât" gibi kelimeleri, genel olarak "kadınlar" diye tercüme etmekle ciddi bir usul hatası yapmıştır. Buna bilgi hatası demiyorum; çünkü hoca efendi bu gibi kelimelerin yaygın olarak hür olmayan kadınlar için kullanıldığını pek ala bilir. Burada aslında bir muğalatadan da söz edilebilir. Yani bir delili kapsam alanı dışında işletmeye çalışmak gibi bir mantık hatasından söz edebiliriz.
Hür kadınlarla cariyeler arasında –mahremiyet hükümleri başta olmak üzere- önemli hüküm farklılıkları bulunduğu ve üzerinde konuştuğumuz konunun da bu farklılığın tebellür ettiği konulardan biri olduğu halde hoca efendinin böyle bir tercüme hatasına düşmesi ihmale yorulabilecek türden değildir. Bir de söz konusu rivayetlerin haram-helal, cevaz-adem-i cevaz gibi ahkam meselelerine malzeme olarak kullanılması vehameti ciddi boyutlara taşıyor.
Gerekçede zikredilen hadiseyle ilgili rivayetlerin tedkikine gelince, Hz. Peygamber efendimiz (s.a.v.) Hz. Ebubekir (r.a) ile birlikte Medine'ye teşrif ettiklerinde, Medine'de bulunan Müslümanların kendilerini nasıl karşıladığına dair ilgili rivayetlerde çeşitli ifadeler vardır. Bazı rivayetlerde Medineli bazı cariyelerin (imâ) çıkıp "Muhammed geldi, Muhammed geldi" diye seslendikleri, bazılarında çocukların (ğılmân) ve hizmetçilerin (hüddem) "Muhammed geldi, Allahü ekber" diye sevinç çığlıkları attıkları nakledilmiştir. İbn-i Hacer'in ifadesiyle, Hakim'in tahriç ettiği bir rivayette de, Medine'den Benî Neccâr sülalesinin cariyelerinin çıkıp def çalarak "bizler Benî Neccar'ın cariyeleriyiz, Muhammed ne güzel komşudur!" dedikleri bildirilmiştir. Aynı hadisi anlatan başka bir rivayette de Medineli cariyelerin (velâid) çıkıp meşhur Talea'l-Bedru'yu söyledikleri nakledilmektedir.
Görüldüğü gibi rivayetlerde sevinç çığlıkları atan veya def çalıp kaside okuyan kimseler küçük çocuklarla cariyelerdir. Bu rivayetlerden birincisi Buharî tarafından tahric edilmiştir. Bu rivayet sahih olmakla birlikte cariyelerin def çalıp kaside söylediğine dair bir ifade içermemektedir. İkinci rivayet de Buharî'nin rivayetinin farklı bir varyantıdır. Bu rivayette def ve kasideden söz edilmediği gibi bağıranların kadın olduğuna dair bir ifade de yoktur. Kadınların kaside/şiir söylediğini bildiren rivayetler ise üçüncü ve dördüncü rivayetlerdir. Dördüncü rivayet İbn-i Hacer'in de temas ettiği gibi munkatıdır, usul açısından ahkâma mesned olamaz. Üçüncü rivayet yine İbn-i Hacer'in ifadesiyle Hakim tarafından Şeyhayn'ın şartına uygun olarak tahriç edilmiştir. Fakat ben Hakim'in el-Müstedrek'inde böyle bir hadise rastlayamadım. Muhtemelen, -İbn-i Hacer'in sehvi mevzu bahis değilse- el-Müstedrek'in İbn-i Hacer'in elinde mevcut başka nüshasında böyle bir rivayet olabilir.
Üçüncü rivayeti Hakim'in tahriç ettiğini tespit edemesem de aynı rivayetin başkaları tarafından tahriç edildiği sabittir. Bu rivayetlerin bir kısmında Neccar oğullarından cariyelerin (cevârî/kaynât) hicret sırasında kaside söylediği, bazılarında da Medine'de bir düğün sırasında kaside söylediği (İbn-i Mace, 1899) ve Peygamberimizin onlara dua ettiği nakledilmektedir ki, anılan rivayetler makbuldür. Fakat bu rivayetlerin hemen hepsinde def çalıp kaside söyleyen kızların cariye oldukları açıkça ifade edilmektedir. Bunun gibi üçüncü maddede Hz. Aişe'nin, Peygamberimizin yanında kasidelerini dinlediği kadınlar da (câriye/kaynât) birer cariyedir. Burada da hoca efendi aynı usul hatasını tekrar etmiş ve cariyelerle ilgili bir rivayeti günümüz kadın şarkıcıları için mesnet kabul etmiştir.
Burada ısrarla, konumuzla ilgili rivayetlerde geçen asr-ı saadet cariyelerinin hür kadınlar şeklinde anlaşılmasının hatalı ve ciddi bir kavram kargaşasına sebebiyet verdiğini söylüyoruz. Bundaki ısrarımız, aslında fetvanın tek dayanağı olan bu rivayetlerdeki "cevârî" ve "kaynât" gibi kelimelerin yaygın kullanımını ve asr-ı saadet dönemi Arap toplumunda hâkim sosyal ve kültürel ortamı hesaba kattığımız içindir. Bu kelimeler, yaygın kullanımı itibarıyla bilinen kadın köleler anlamına gelir. Ayrıca kaynât kelimesi, çoğunluk şarkıcı cariyelere kullanılır. Cevârî kelimesi, -hocanın istidlaline temel kabul ettiği gibi- bazen "yeni ergen olmuş genç kız" manasında kullanılsa da, bu, o dönemin sosyal ve kültürel koşulları dikkate alındığında gündeme getirilebilecek bir ihtimal değildir.
Hocanın bir diğer hatası bilgi eksikliği olarak dördüncü maddede karşımıza çıkıyor. Burada hoca efendi, kadının sesinin ve musikînin haram oluşuna dair sahih ve katî bir delilin olmadığını söylemekle doğrusu işi karambole getirmeye çalışıyor. Şöyle ki, soru kadının musikî icra etmesiyle alakalı olduğu halde, hoca efendi burada kadının sesinin veya genel musikînin hükmünden bahsediyor. Şimdi hocanın bu cümlesini hızlıca okuyan biri, buradan, kadının şarkı söylemesinin haram olduğuna dair güçlü bir delil olmadığı zehabına çok rahat kapılabilir. Dolayısıyla bağlamı hesaba katılarak bu ifadelerin kadının şarkı söylemesiyle alakalı olduğunu düşünmek hoca efendiye haksızlık anlamına gelmeyecektir. Şu halde hoca efendi çalgıcı kadınları (muğanniyât/kaynât) ve çalgı aletlerini (meazif/melâhî) yeren, onların kullanımını nehy eden ve ahir zamanda şarkıcı kadınları dinlemenin mübah kabul edileceğini bildirerek bu tutumu zemmeden onlarca sahih hadisi gözden kaçırmış olmalıdır.
Evet, doğrusu burada içim rahat değil, hoca efendi bu rivayetleri görmemiş olamaz. Kaldı ki, sadece kadının sesinden ve sadece musikiden söz ederek seçme ifadeler kullanması, onun bu gibi rivayetlerin pekâlâ farkında olduğunu gösteriyor. Ama hocanın farkında olmadığı –ya da farkında olmak istemediği- bir şey var ki o da, günümüz şarkıcı kadınların Neccâr oğullarının cariyeleriyle değil, işte zemmedilen bu sonuncu kadınlarla/müğanniyâtla ilişkilendirilmesi gerektiğidir.
Fetvanın can alıcı noktasını teşkil eden son cümlede hüküm kişilerin kendi inisiyatifine bırakılıyor ve dikkat edilirse burada kadın erkek arasında bir fark görülmüyor. Ayrıca "olumsuz etkilenmek" nedir? Bu da havada duruyor. Haram helal gibi bir hükmün böyle şahıstan şahısa değişebilen ve açık kriterlere istinad etmeyen bir hale/duyguya bağlanması da usul açısından hatalıdır. Çünkü usul-i fıkıh da hükme illet olduğu iddia edilen şeyin zahir ve munzabıt/standart olması gerekir.
Konunun teorik boyutu bir tarafa, bu fetvanın pratiğinde de ciddi belirsizlikler var. Acaba olumsuz yönde etkilenmekten maksat, şarkı söyleyen kadınla cima hayalleri kurmak mıdır? Yoksa dinleyen kişinin kalbinin ona meyledip, şarkıcıya karşı sıcak duygular hissetmesi midir? Veya söyleyen kadın ya da erkek olsun, şarkı dinlediğimizde içimizde en ufak bir kıpırtı veya farklı çağrışımların oluşması mı kastediliyor?
Eğer sonuncusu kastediliyor ise, fetvayı böyle bir kayda bağlamakla kadından musikî dinlemeye cevaz vermemek arasında bir fark yoktur. Zira özellikle bir kadın şarkıcı dinleyip de en ufak bir duygu ve çağrışıma kapılmayacak kimse nadirattandır ki, fıkıhta nadirata itibar yoktur.
Eğer ikinci şık kastediliyorsa, kadın şarkıcı dinleyip de böyle bir duyguya kapılmamak da zordur. Zira kadın şarkıcılara hayranlık duyan, meşhur şarkıcılara âşık olan gençlerin sayısı yüz binlerle ölçülmektedir. Çoğunluk insanlar böyle bir duyguya kapılabilir, içlerinde o kimseye karşı bir sevgi oluşur.
Eğer birinci şık kast ediliyorsa, bu azınlıktır ve fetvada böyle bir kesimi hesaba katmak bir dereceye kadar makuldür; ama böyle bir ölçünün hocanın elindeki delili nedir. Elverir ki, hocanın onu da açıklaması gerekirdi. Peki şimdi hoca efendi hangi şıkkı kastetmiştir ve bu fetvayı okuyan kişi neye göre hareket edecektir. Şunu anlamak için kehanete gerek yoktur ki, çoğunluk insanlar burada olumsuz etkiden birinci şıkkı anlayacaktır. Çünkü memleketimizde çirkin addedilen bu şıktır. Kötü duygular dendiğinde insanların zihninde hemen bu durum canlanacaktır. Toplumumuz maalesef ikinci şıkkın kötü ve gayr-i ahlakî olduğunu düşünemeyecek kadar dejenere olmuş vaziyettedir. Şu halde burada belirsiz bir ölçü getirmek suretiyle insanları yanıltmak vardır.
Ayrıca sonunda hükmün getirilip insanların kendi takdirlerine bırakıldığı fetvalar şöyle bir paradoksa yol açıyor. Kadın şarkıcıyı dinlediği halde kalbine kötü bir şey gelmeyecek olan kişi zaten iyi bir zahid olmalıdır. Böyle bir kimsenin müzikle ilgili bir sorusu da olmaz. Dolayısıyla böyle bir fetvanın anlamı yoktur. Eğer bir insan aksine kadın şarkıcıyı dinleyip de olumsuz yönde etkilenecek kadar kendine sahip olamayan biriyse, aynı adamın bizim verdiğimiz fetvaya binaen çekinip müzik dinlemeyeceğini nasıl bekleyebiliriz? Bu durumda da verdiğimiz fetva uygulama açısından hiçbir kıymet ifade etmez ki yine anlamsız demektir.
Fetvanın bir başka yanıltıcı tarafı, bir insan baştan kötü etkileneceğini bilmiyorsa bu durumda kadından musikî dinlemesine cevaz veriyoruz, demektir. İş böyle olunca da bir amelin hükmü o amelin yapılmasına bağlanmış oluyor. Oysa amelin yapılıp yapılmaması için hükmünün önceden bilinmesi ve ona göre yapılıp yapılamayacağına karar verilmesi gerekir. Peki aynı kimse dinledikten sonra kötü duygu hissettiğini fark etse bu durumda ne olacak? Verilen fetvaya göre bu kimsenin başından beri musikî dinlemesi haram olmuş olacak. Bu durumda o haramın vebalini kim üstlenecek?
Sonuç olarak Hayrettin Karaman hoca efendinin mezkûr fetvası, gerek istidlal mantığı, gerekse iftâ ve içtihat usûlü açısından tutarsızlıklar arz etmektedir. Ayrıca konuyla ilgili rivayetler ve bu rivayetlerin tahlil ve izahları hakkında yeterli araştırma yapılmadığı, kısa yoldan arzulanan sonuca varılmak istendiği gözlenmektedir. Üstelik milyonlarca Müslümanı ilgilendiren ve haram-helal çerçevesine giren bir konunun, böyle düz mantık işlemleriyle çözümlenmeye çalışılması, iftâ ve irşad makamında olan büyüklerimizin taşıdığı sorumluluk ve ciddiyetin ne boyutlarda olduğunu göstermesi bakımından esef vericidir.
The anticipated Bluetooth 3.0 is gearing up to be launched this month, on the 21st, according to Wi-Fi Net News. Currently, there is no official list of chip-makers who have partnered up to make this all possible, but it's expected to be released along with the specification later this month.
So, what does this mean for us? Well, first and foremost, dramatically improved Bluetooth speeds. Bluetooth 3.0 will make transferring files a lot faster, because it uses 802.11 technology, and can switch between the faster standard and the slower, previous standard. When the new chip finds another chip or computer that uses the faster 802.11 standard, they both switch to that option and transfer the files needed. Upon doing so, they shift back to the slower standard, to save battery life. This option works without any need to connect to a wireless network to help speed things up, also.
It won't take long for devices to start showing up with the new standard, after the formal announcement, so a better way to wirelessly transfer files isn't far off, folks. Once the official announcement is made, apparently the group behind the standard, the Bluetooth SIG, will have a bunch of products ready to sample.
Internet Explorer 8 takes the Web experience beyond the page and introduces a new way to seamlessly experience the power of the Web whether you are a Web developer writing to standards, or an end user discovering a new online service. This beta release is available to everyone, but is primarily for Web developers and designers to test the new tools, layout engine, and programming enhancements.
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Recently, we revealed the 40nm desktop GPUs lineup from Nvidia and now we will reveal their 40nm mobile GPUs lineup for this year to give you a better picture. Nvidia naming scheme for mobile side is pretty confusing, let alone the number of re-branding and renaming taking place but we have compiled a nice table to make it easy for you to understand.
Nvidia is going to class their mobile GPUs as N10x this year and the confusing part is that it could be G9x based or GT21x based. However, the process technology will show which GPU architecture they belong to. Nvidia will transit all the G9x based mobile GPUs from 65nm to 55nm by quarter and it will be denoted by the suffix "1" behind their codename except for N10M GE1 which is still 65nm based. As for their marketing names, Nvidia is going to call them GeForce GTX 180M/170M, GTS 160M, GT 130M/120M, G 110M/105M.
Second half of this year, the mobile GPUs will transit into 40nm based on the new GT21x architecture. N10E GTX, the highest end SKU will be based on GT212 while the rest of the N10E family like GT, GS, GE will be based on GT215. N10P GS, NS, GE, GLM will be based on GT216 and lastly, N10M GS and GE will be based on GT218.
Titlu potrivit mai poate fi şi „Cum să extragi şi ultima picătură de performanţă 3D din laptop-ul şi/sau iMAC-ul tău”, însă nu ar fi complet adevărat: ultima picătură se extrage prin overclocking şi ne vom ocupa de asta într-un articol viitor. Title may be appropriate and "How to extract the last drop of 3D performance of laptop and / or your iMac, but not completely true: the last drop is extracted by overclocking and we'll deal with it in a future article.
În cele ce urmează însă, ne vom axa pe alegerea unui driver nVIDIA pentru GPU, pe baza opţiunilor şi a rezultatelor obţinute de acesta, atât în benchmark-uri sintetice de tip 3DMark cât şi în jocuri (Crytek). In what follows, however, we focus on choosing a driver for the nVIDIA GPU, based on the options and the results obtained by it in benchmark sites of synthetic 3DMark and games (Crytek).
Introducerea cea lungă şi nVIDIA® UDA*… Entering the long and nVIDIA ® UDA * ...
…care este motivul ce face acest articol posibil, arhitectura unificată a driver-ului nVIDIA permiţând un mic truc, pe lângă avantajul major adus suportului pentru Windows VISTA, în ceea ce priveşte seriile mai vechi de plăci video, 6xx0 şi 7xx0. ... That is why what makes this article possible architecture unified driver nVIDIA allowing a little tweak, the major benefit brought support for Windows Vista, as regards the older series of video cards, 6xx0 and 7xx0.
Nu este un lucru nou faptul că producătorii de notebook-uri furnizează propriile ediţii ale driver-elor, ceea ce nu este tocmai un lucru bun: acestea, deşi folosesc la maxim funcţiile integrate în echipament, sunt actualizate mult mai rar (uneori aproape deloc) decât cele lansate oficial de producătorii chipset-urilor, de exemplu. There is a new thing that notebook manufacturers sites provide their own editions of drivers, which is not just a good thing: that, although the maximum use functions integrated into the equipment, are updated more often (sometimes almost) than those officially launched chipset manufacturers design, for example.De aceea, mulţi dintre noi ne vedem nevoiţi să folosim driver-ele puse la dispoziţie de către producătorul notebook-ului deoarece… pur şi simplu nu avem de ales. Therefore, many of us see our need to use the drivers supplied by the manufacturer of the notebook ... because simply we do not have a choice.Chiar şi acum, când nVIDIA a început să ofere în mod oficial şi driver-e pentru notebook-uri. Even now, when nVIDIA started to provide the official and the driver's notebook sites.
Un exemplu perfect este chiar unul din notebook-urile folosite la scrierea acestui articol: dispune de un subwoofer intern însă care se „aude” numai folosind o versiune specială a driver-elor HD, de la Realtek. A perfect example is just one of the notebooks are used to write this article has an internal subwoofer but that "hear" only using a special version of the HD drivers from Realtek.
În cazul procesoarelor grafice, treaba stă oarecum asemănător: anumite funcţii dispar; un driver ce nu dispune de certificare WHQL neputând accesa decodarea video H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC, cea folosită la discurile Blu-Ray). If graphics processors, the job stays somewhat similar: certain functions disappear, a driver who does not have access not WHQL certification decoding H.264 video (MPEG-4 AVC, the one used in Blu-Ray discs).Însă, câţi dintre noi dispun de o unitate BD-ROM/RE în notebook şi de o colecţie suficientă de discuri Blu-Ray, ca să poate folosi această funcţie? But how many of us have a notebook in BD-ROM/RE and sufficient collection of Blu-Ray disks that can use this feature?Nu mulţi, de aceea, în cele ce urmează, vă vom ghida în alegerea unui driver potrivit, pentru performanţă maximă în jocuri şi pentru suport CUDA şi PhysX, fără dificultăţi. Not many, so, in what follows, we will guide you in choosing a suitable driver for maximum performance in games and CUDA and PhysX support without difficulty.
Începem însă cu noutăţile aduse de noua serie de driver-e, nu de mult certificată, 180. But go to the news of the new series of drivers, not much certified 180.Aceasta aduce câteva îmbunătăţiri majore şi câteva „fix”-uri mult visate, ca de exemplu posibilitatea folosirii SLi-ului chiar şi atunci când vorbim de mai multe LCD-uri pe birou. This brings some major improvements and a few "fix" links of your dreams, such as the use of SLI, even when talking about more sites on the LCD office.După aproximativ 4 ani şi jumătate, avem în sfârşit suportul acesta. After about 4 ½ years, we finally support it.Noroc, probabil, de cel introdus pentru CF, de câtre AMD/ATi, odată cu X2-ul 3870, care a stimulat acest lucru. Cheers probably introduced to the CF, the AMD / ATI, with the X2-3870, which has stimulated this.Acest suport însă, este cu dus întors: doar două monitoare pot fi folosite în acest fel. This support, however, is gone back: two monitors can be used in this way.Dacă se doreşte, de exemplu, 4 monitoare, revenim la dezactivarea SLi-ului, doar placa master cu ale sale două porturi DVI putând fi folosită, în modul SLi. If you wish, for example, 4 monitors, back to disable the SLI, just like the master with its two DVI ports can be used in SLI mode.Revenind la plusuri, e totuşi un lucru bun faptul că putem selecta care ieşire va fi folosită de SLi din cele două de pe placa video setată ca master. Returning to plusuri, is nevertheless a good thing that we can select the output will be used for SLI of two of the video set to master.De asemenea, jocurile cu suport multi-monitor sunt şi ele suportate, de acum. Also games with multi-monitor support are also supported now.Puţine, însă e un început, soluţia rămânând încă o placă video externă, Matrox. Few, however, is a start, the solution still remains an external video card, Matrox.
Fizica din jocuri, inexistentă până la PhysX, a trecut şi ea la un alt nivel. Physics of games, no to PhysX, and passed it to another level.La conferinţa nVIDIA de pe 17 , din acestă lună, cele două demonstraţii cu Cryostasis şi încă nelansatul Mirror’s Edge ne-au arătat cu adevărat, pentru prima dată, ce înseamnă fizica în jocuri.Conference on nVIDIA 17 of this month, the two demonstrations with Cryostasis and still nelansatul Mirror's Edge we have really shown for the first time what physics in games.
Click PLAY pentru a vizualiza demo-ul.Click PLAY to view the demo.
Acel je ne sais quoi care trage linia dintre realism şi… imitaţie nereuşită. That je ne sais quoi that draws the line between realism and ... failed imitation.Mai nou, de la versiunea 180.48, se poate dedica un GPU complet randării efectelor de fizică din jocuri (la conferinţă, am putut testa un sistem bazat pe un SLi de GTX 280 plus un 9800 GT ce se ocupa de fizică, construit în aşa fel). Newer version of 180.48, can dedicate a full GPU randării physics effects in games (at the conference, we could test a system based on the SLI GTX 280 plus a 9800 GT which deals with natural, built in such a way ).Lipsa de suport din partea Microsoft, în ceea ce priveşte setarea unei plăci video dedicate pentru PhysX, a obligat nVIDIA so facă cu „mâna” ei: pe baza unui truc, putem totuşi selecta o placă dedicată pentru PhysX, fără a fi folosită de Windows. Lack of support from Microsoft, in terms of setting up a dedicated video card for PhysX, nVIDIA forced to do so "hand" it: on a trick, however, can select a card dedicated to PhysX, without the use of Windows .Revenind la ceea ce înseamnă nVIDIA PhysX: Nehalem rula, fără suport GPU, un demo cu 50-60.000 de particule, la doar 15-20 cadre pe secundă, pe când un GeForce 9800 făcea acelaşi lucru, la 300 cadre pe secundă, deci de vreo 8-10 ori mai mult decât necesarul unei rulări perfect jucabile, dacă vorbim despre un joc 3D. Going back to what it means nVIDIA PhysX: Nehalem run without GPU support, with a demo 50-60.000 particles, only 15-20 frames per second, while a GeForce 9800 was the same, at 300 frames per second, so the about 8-10 times more than necessary Plays a perfect jucabile if we talk about a 3D game.Ca să mărim puţin diferenţa, seriile noi măresc această diferenţă la peste 25-30 ori (GTX 295 va rula acelaşi test, în comparaţie, PROBABIL la 800-900 cadre). To expand a little difference, the series in November this difference increased to over 25-30 times (GTX 295 will run the same test, in comparison, probably at 800-900 frames).Ceea ce a fost lăsat deocamdată, on hold (dacă există vreun plan în această privinţă), a fost mecanica cuantică. What was left now, on hold (if there is any plan in this regard), it was quantum mechanics.Explicaţia nVIDIA: ne axăm pe divertisment. NVIDIA explanation: we axăm on entertainment.Trebuie să recunoaştem însă, cu PhysX şi ochelarii 3D ce vor fi lansaţi şi ei pe 8 ianuarie anul viitor, avem o revoluţie tehnologică în domeniul 3D, clar. We have to admit, however, with PhysX and 3D glasses that will be launched and its January 8 next year, we have a technological revolution in 3D clear.Să revenim la driver, însă. Let's return to the driver, however.
CUDA. GPGPU la cel mai înalt nivel, spunea un coleg de breaslă. GPGPU at the highest level, said a colleague guild.Odată cu această nouă tehnologie, ce măreşte semnificativ numărul posibilităţilor de a folosi un accelerator grafic, am putut vedea, în practică, diferenţa dintre un CPU şi un GPU modern. With this new technology that significantly increases the possibilities of using a graphic accelerator, I could see in practice the difference between a CPU and a modern GPU.Diferenţă extrem de mare, în detrimentul primului. Very big difference to the detriment of the first.CUDA este un pas intermediar între programarea clasică, în limbaj C şi folosirea procesorului grafic pentru deja enorma-i putere computaţională (dacă vorbim de plăci ca viitoarea GTX 295 sau actuala GTX 280). CUDA is an intermediate step between classical programming in C language and use graphics processor for the already-enormous computational power (if we talk about the future like the current GTX 295 or GTX 280).Driver-ele nVIDIA, inţial suportate diferit (o versiune specială a acestora era dedicată CUDA), acum dispun de de aceasta la ordinea zilei, alături de PhysX şi de suportul pentru ochelarii 3D, ce au marcat, cel puţin pentru mine ziua Z în ceea ce priveşte grafica 3D. NVIDIA drivers, ultimate incurred differently (a special version of them was dedicated CUDA), now have it on the agenda, along with PhysX and support for 3D glasses, which were marked, at least for me day in Z of 3D graphics.
Cum am testat? How we tested?
Cele două notebook-uri de test au fost două de uz general, ce se pretează cu succes la gaming-ul de ocazie, fie el şi la rezoluţie nativă şi setări medii, chiar spre high, în majoritatea titlurilor. The two notebook test sites were two general use, which is suitable to successfully gaming your opportunity, be it in native resolution settings and environments, even to high in most titles.iMAC-ul, de top, având un procesor net superior celor din notebook-uri însă placă video… tot de notebook. The iMac, top with a superior net processor of the notebook-like video sites ... but all of the notebook.
Primul, cel pe care au fost testate driver-ele pentru Windows XP, a fost un Dell Inspiron 1520: First, the one that was tested drivers for Windows XP, was a Dell Inspiron 1520:
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 la 2.2 GHz;CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 at 2.2 GHz;
RAM 2×2 GB DDR2 SO-DIMM la 667 MHz, şi latenţe standard (5-5-5-15);RAM 2 x 2 GB DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667 MHz, and standard dormant (5-5-5-15);
VIDEO 15.4″, la 1440 x 900.VIDEO 15.4 "at 1440 x 900.
iMAC-ul: cel mai performant iMAC de la ora actuală. iMac is: the performance of the iMac today.Placa video este una mobilă, 8800M GTS, deci rezultatele sunt utile atât celor cu un GPU de acest tip, pe notebook-uri gen SAGER/CLEVO, cât şi celor care au iMAC-uri. Video is a mobile, 8800M GTS, so the results are useful both to those with a GPU of this type, the notebook-like sites SAGER / CLEVO and those who iMac's.Iniţial, vom testa Windows VISTA x32 pe el, ca apoi să testăm şi driver-ele pentru MAC OS-X. Initially, we will test Windows Vista x32 on it, then test and drivers for Mac OS-X.
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8435 la 3.06 GHz;CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8435 at 3.06 GHz;
RAM 2×1 GB DDR2 SO-DIMM la 800 MHz, şi latenţe standard (6-6-6-18);RAM 2 x 1 GB DDR2 SO-DIMM 800 MHz, and standard dormant (6-6-6-18);
VIDEO 24″, la 1920 x 1200.VIDEO 24 "at 1920 x 1200.
Cel de-al doilea notebook, pe care sa testat Windows 7 (şi Windows VISTA x64), un Acer Aspire 6920G, a avut următoarea configuraţie: The second notebook, which was tested on Windows 7 (and Windows Vista x64), an Acer aspire 6920G, had the following configuration:
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 la 2.5 GHz;CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 at 2.5 GHz;
RAM 2×2 GB DDR2 SO-DIMM la 667 MHz, şi latenţe standard (5-5-5-18);RAM 2 x 2 GB DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667 MHz, and standard dormant (5-5-5-18);
Testele s-au efectuat pe o configuraţie software pusă la punct încă dinaintea driver-elor pentru GPU (totul a fost instalat şi sa făcut o imagine de disk), configuraţie restaurată după fiecare testare de driver, pentru a evita folosirea unor aplicaţii de curăţare a sistemului de driver-e, aplicaţii pe care noi le-am găsit insuficiente (testul cu acelaşi driver, instalat în ordinea 1-2-1, a dat rezultatele deloc dorite: diferenţa în 3DMark06 fiind suficient de mare pentru a face acest test, în cazul folosirii lor, inutil). Tests were performed on a software configuration put in place even before drivers for GPU (it was installed and made a disk image) configuration restored after each test driver to avoid the use of cleaning applications the drivers, applications that we have found insufficient (test with the same driver installed in order 1-2-1, gave no desired results: the difference in 3DMark06 is large enough to test in If their use, unnecessary).
Am ales 3DMark03 pentru binecunoscutul fapt că e cel mai „stresant” pentru GPU iar 3DMark05 şi 3DMark06 pentru că sunt benchmark-urile sintetice cele mai folosite (şi mai recente, de la Futuremark), pentru Windows XP. I chose to 3DMark03 is well known fact that most "annoying" for GPU and 3DMark05 and 3DMark06 benchmark because they are your most synthetic (and later, from Futuremark) for Windows XP.Pe Windows VISTA şi Windows 7, am folosit şi ultima versiune, Vantage. On Windows Vista and Windows 7, I used the latest version, Vantage.Jocurile au fost alese pe criteriul: mai vechi, dar cu cerinţe mari. Games were chosen based on: older, but with large requirements.De ce mai vechi? Why are older?Pentru că, de exemplu, Far Cry 2 dispune de optimizări doar în câteva versiuni, iar acelea beta, foarte noi. Because, for example, Far Cry 2 has improvements in several versions only, and those beta, very us.
În speranţa că vă va fi de folos şi comparaţia cu versiuni mai vechi (tocmai ce spuneam mai sus, dacă doriţi suport Blu-Ray sau aveţi incompatibilităţi cu o anumită versiune de driver), am testat nu mai puţin de 30 versiuni de driver, lansate anul acesta, versiuni atât oficiale cât şi beta (însă care pot concura uneori, la capitolul stabilitate, cu cele WHQL). In the hope that it will be useful and comparison with older versions (just what I said above, if you want to support Blu-Ray or have incompatibilities with some version of the driver), we tested not less than 30 versions of drivers launched This year, the official version and the beta (but which can sometimes compete, Chapter stability with WHQL).Lista însă va fi actualizată în permanenţă, deci staţi pe aproape (sau, adăugaţi pagina la bookmark-uri, pentru că vom testa fiecare versiune nouă de driver apărută, de acum înainte)! But the list will be updated constantly, so stay close to (or add the page to bookmark sites, we will test each new version of driver released from now on)!
Cum am profitat de UDA? How I took the UDA?
Scutindu-ne atât pe noi cât şi pe voi (cei ce veţi dori să instalaţi un anumit driver din lista celor de mai jos) de studii şi căutări pe internet, vă spunem doar că modificarea driver-ului, pentru a deveni compatibil nu este decât adăgarea, în *.inf-ul driver-ului a datelor GPU-ului de care dispune notebook-ul dumneavoastră, sau chiar PC-ul (anumite versiuni sunt lansate pentru plăci gen Quadro, neavând suportul, în *.inf, pentru plăcile GeForce, de exemplu). Save us both us and you (those who want to install a driver from the list below) studies and searches on the Internet, you say that the amendment only driver to be compatible not only adăgarea in the *. inf driver data GPU's available to your notebook, or PC (some versions are released for gender Quadro cards, no support in *. inf, for GeForce cards , for example).Modificare ce poate fi făcută automat, graţie unor entuziaşti ca băieţii de aici . Change can be done automatically, thanks to the enthusiastic boys here.Noi am folosit *.inf-uri modificate doar pentru a adăuga suportul, fără îmbunătăţiri sau alte modificări ce ar fi încurcat informaţia obţinută în urma testelor. We used *. inf links modified only to add support without improvements or other changes that would have embarrassed the information obtained from the tests.Cu alte cuvinte, pentru a putea instala un anumit driver din test, tot ce aveţi de făcut este să-l descărcaţi, să-l extrageţi şi să-i înlocuiţi *.inf-ul cu unul modificat, potrivit versiunii dumneavoastră de driver. In other words, to install a driver from the test, all you need to do is download it to pull it out and replace them *. inf-one with the modified version according to your driver.
A se ţine cont de faptul că, folosind driver-ele modificate, decodarea video pe GPU, prin intermediul aplicaţiilor ca Cyberlink PowerDVD sau Corel WinDVD, va fi imposibilă, treaba fiind exclusiv preluată de CPU. To take into account the fact that drivers using modified GPU video decoding, through the Corel Cyberlink PowerDVD or WinDVD will be impossible, the only thing being taken over by the CPU.Însă, revenind, câţi dintre noi au discuri Blu-Ray de văzut pe notebook? But, coming back, how many of us have Blu-Ray discs to see the notebook?
Primul tabel conţine doar rezultatele testelor (în puncte pentru 3DMark şi în cadre pe secundă pentru Crysis-uri), iar cel de-al doilea conţine informaţii suplimentare despre driver, precum modelele suportate oficial în *.inf (informaţii utile celor care folosesc datele pentru plăcile de desktop, ce au suport oficial - şi implicit Blu-Ray şi certificarea WHQL activă), alături de alte informaţii precum suportul pentru fizică (PhysX), CUDA, clientul de folding pentru GPU… şi aşa mai departe. The first table contains the results of tests (in 3DMark points and frames per second for Crysis-ROMs), and the second contains additional information about the driver, as well as models officially *. inf (information using the data for desktop cards that have official support - and, Blu-Ray and active WHQL certification), along with other information such as support for physical (PhysX), CUDA, folding client for GPU ... and so on.„Distracţie plăcută!” "Enjoy!"
Driver Version Driver Version
3DMark03
3DMark05
3DMark06
Crysis
Crysis Warhead Crysis Warhead
*Benchmarking could not be completed properly. * Benchmarking could not be completed properly.
175.16175.16
10616
6626
3708
12.21
6.84
175.63175.63
10622
6599
3735
12.35
6.88
175.70175.70
10631
6631
3735
12.3612.36
6.91
175.75175.75
10648
6634
3728
12.35
6.91
175.80175.80
10616
6628
3732
12.35
6.89
176.04176.04
10631
6592
3747
11.71
6.82
176.37176.37
10663
6622
3743
11.70
6.83
176.48176.48
10650
6616
3756
11.68
6.85
176.53176.53
10668
6616
3753
11.72
6.83
177.41177.41
10661
6630
3766
11.79
6.83
177.66177.66
10805
66826682
3772
11.81
6.86
177.70177.70
10815
6667
3782
11.85
6.89
177.79177.79
10825
6669
3782
11.86
6.84
177.83177.83
10798
6672
3783
11.87
6.85
177.89177.89
10824
6664
3787
11.87
6.86
177.92177.92
10818
6673
3788
11.85
6.89
177.98177.98
10814
6651
3784
11.85
6.89
178.08178.08
10836
6661
3795
11.85
6.87
178.13178.13
10822
6661
3795
11.85
6.88
178.15178.15
10785
6666
3791
11.83
6.88
178.24178.24
1083910839
6660
3789
11.83
6.90
178.26178.26
10800
6658
3786
11.85
6.88
178.46178.46
10820
6654
3790
11.84
-*
180.42180.42
10835
6670
3805
12.10
6.97
180.43180.43
10806
6652
38163816
12.12
6.97
180.48180.48
10823
6666
3805
12.13
6.96
180.60180.60
10815
6664
3804
12.11
6.996.99
180.70180.70
10819
6667
3807
12.10
6.86
180.84180.84
10836
6655
3802
12.11
-*
181.00181.00
10778
6651
3809
12.09
6.87
Driver Version Driver Version
3DMark03
3DMark05
3DMark06
Crysis
Crysis Warhead Crysis Warhead
On the Products Supported section, we have the list of the original models supported by the unmodified drivers.Supported on the Products section, we have the list of the original models supported by the unmodified drivers.
175.16175.16
10,616 10.616
6626
3708
12.21
6.84
Launched - May 16, 2008Launched - May 16, 2008
WHQL - YesWHQL - Yes
Phyxs Support - NoPhyxs Support - No
Physx Included -Included Physx --
CUDA Support - NoCUDA Support - No
GPGPU Folding Client Support - NoGPGPU Folding Customer Support - No
New Features - WHQL Certified for Windows XP, Supports GeForce FX, 6, 7, 8, and 9 series GPUs including these newly released GPUs:New Features - WHQL Certified for Windows XP Supports GeForce FX, 6, 7, 8 and 9 series GPUs including these newly released GPUs:
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL. Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI ™ technology * on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.Adds new PureVideo HD features for GeForce 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX, 9600 GT and 9600 GSO: Adds new PureVideo HD features for GeForce 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX, 9600 GT and 9600 GSO:
Improved performance on many DirectX 9 and OpenGL applications. Improved performance on many DirectX 9 and OpenGL applications.
Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Numerous game and application compatibility fixes.Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here. Users without U.S. English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.
GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring is available by installing NVIDIA System Tools software. GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring is available by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
* Note : Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2, 3-way SLI technology, and Hybrid SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.* Note: Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2, 3-way SLI technology, and Hybrid SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.
** Note : Users will require updated software from third-party movie players to experience the new Dual-Stream decode acceleration for Blu-ray and HD DVD playback features.** Note: Users will require updated software from third-party movie players to experience the new Dual-Stream decode acceleration for Blu-ray and HD DVD playback features.
Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software. Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, and known compatibility issues. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, and known compatibility issues.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here. Users without U.S. English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.
Note : 3-way SLI technology and Hybrid SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.Notes: 3-way SLI technology and Hybrid SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.
Supports GeForce 6-series, 7-series, 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs, including the newly released GeForce 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT, 9500 GT, and 9400 GT GPUs. Supports GeForce 6-series, 7-series, 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs, including the newly released GeForce 9800 GTX +, 9800 GT, 9500 GT, and 9400 GT GPUs.
Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory (this driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.08.18). Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory (this driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.08.18).
Experience GPU PhysX acceleration in several full games and demos today by downloading the GeForce Power Pack. Experience GPU PhysX acceleration in several full games and demos today by downloading the GeForce Power Pack.
Adds support for 2-way NVIDIA SLI technology with GeForce GTX 200-series GPUs on Intel® D5400XS motherboards. Adds support for 2-way NVIDIA SLI technology with GeForce GTX 200-series GPUs on Intel ® D5400XS Motherboards.
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL. Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI ™ technology * on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.
Supports CUDA™. Supports CUDA ™.
Supports Folding@home distributing computing application. Supports Folding @ home distributing computing application.Download the high performance client for NVIDIA GPUs here and join the NVIDIA team: #131015. Download the high performance client for NVIDIA GPUs here and join the NVIDIA team: # 131015.
Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software. Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
Includes several 3D application performance improvements. Includes several 3D application performance improvements.
The following are examples of improvements measured with v177.92 WHQL versus v175.19 WHQL driver: The following are examples of improvements measured with v177.92 WHQL versus v175.19 WHQL driver:
Single GPU increases up to 11% in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset) Single GPU increases up to 11% in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset)
Single GPU increases up to 11% in Assassin’s Creed DX10 Single GPU increases up to 11% in Assassin's Creed DX10
Single GPU increases up to 15% in Bioshock DX10 Single GPU increases up to 15% in BioShock DX10
Single GPU increases up to 15% in Call of Duty 4 Single GPU increases up to 15% in Call of Duty 4
Single GPU increases up to 8% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Single GPU increases up to 8% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
2-way SLI increases up to 7% in Bioshock DX10 2-way SLI increases up to 7% in BioShock DX10
2-way SLI increases up to 10% in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts DX10 2-way SLI increases up to 10% in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts DX10
2-way SLI increases up to 12% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars 2-way SLI increases up to 12% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
2-way SLI increases up to 10% in World in Conflict DX10 2-way SLI increases up to 10% in World in Conflict DX10
Includes numerous 3D application compatibility fixes. Includes numerous 3D application compatibility fixes.Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here. Users without U.S. English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.
*Note : Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2, 3-way SLI technology, and Hybrid SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.* Note: Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2, 3-way SLI technology, and Hybrid SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.
WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6-series, 7-series, 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs, including the newly released GeForce 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT, 9500 GT, and 9400 GT GPUs. WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6-series, 7-series, 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs, including the newly released GeForce 9800 GTX +, 9800 GT, 9500 GT, and 9400 GT GPUs.
Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory (this driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.09.04). Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory (this driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.09.04).
Experience GPU PhysX acceleration in several full games and demos today by downloading the GeForce Power Pack. Experience GPU PhysX acceleration in several full games and demos today by downloading the GeForce Power Pack.
Adds support for 2-way NVIDIA SLI technology with GeForce GTX 200-series GPUs on Intel® D5400XS motherboards. Adds support for 2-way NVIDIA SLI technology with GeForce GTX 200-series GPUs on Intel ® D5400XS Motherboards.
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL. Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI ™ technology * on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.
Supports CUDA™. Supports CUDA ™.
Supports Folding@home distributing computing application. Supports Folding @ home distributing computing application.Download the high performance client for NVIDIA GPUs here and join the NVIDIA team: #131015. Download the high performance client for NVIDIA GPUs here and join the NVIDIA team: # 131015.
Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software. Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
Includes several 3D application performance improvements. Includes several 3D application performance improvements.
The following are examples of improvements measured with v178.13 WHQL versus v175.19 WHQL driver: The following are examples of improvements measured with v178.13 WHQL versus v175.19 WHQL driver:
Single GPU increases up to 11% in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset) Single GPU increases up to 11% in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset)
Single GPU increases up to 11% in Assassin’s Creed DX10 Single GPU increases up to 11% in Assassin's Creed DX10
Single GPU increases up to 15% in Bioshock DX10 Single GPU increases up to 15% in BioShock DX10
Single GPU increases up to 15% in Call of Duty 4 Single GPU increases up to 15% in Call of Duty 4
Single GPU increases up to 8% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Single GPU increases up to 8% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
2-way SLI increases up to 7% in Bioshock DX10 2-way SLI increases up to 7% in BioShock DX10
2-way SLI increases up to 10% in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts DX10 2-way SLI increases up to 10% in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts DX10
2-way SLI increases up to 12% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars 2-way SLI increases up to 12% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
2-way SLI increases up to 10% in World in Conflict DX10 2-way SLI increases up to 10% in World in Conflict DX10
Includes numerous 3D application compatibility fixes. Includes numerous 3D application compatibility fixes.Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here. Users without U.S. English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.
*Note : Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2, 3-way SLI technology, and Hybrid SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.* Note: Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2, 3-way SLI technology, and Hybrid SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.
Adds support for newly-released GeForce 9-series motherboard GPUs. Adds support for newly-released GeForce 9-series motherboard GPUs.
Includes several application compatibility fixes. Includes several application compatibility fixes.Please read the release documentation for more details. Please read the release documentation for more details.
Release 178 Highlights: Release 178 Highlights:
WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6-series, 7-series, 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs. WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6-series, 7-series, 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs.
Adds support for GeForce 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT, 9500 GT, and 9400 GT GPUs. Adds support for GeForce 9800 GTX +, 9800 GT, 9500 GT, and 9400 GT GPUs.
Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory (this driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.09.04). Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory (this driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.09.04).
Experience GPU PhysX acceleration in several full games and demos today by downloading the GeForce Power Pack. Experience GPU PhysX acceleration in several full games and demos today by downloading the GeForce Power Pack.
Adds support for 2-way NVIDIA SLI technology with GeForce GTX 200-series GPUs on Intel® D5400XS motherboards. Adds support for 2-way NVIDIA SLI technology with GeForce GTX 200-series GPUs on Intel ® D5400XS Motherboards.
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL. Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI ™ technology * on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.
Supports CUDA™. Supports CUDA ™.
Supports Folding@home distributing computing application. Supports Folding @ home distributing computing application.Download the high performance client for NVIDIA GPUs here and join the NVIDIA team: #131015. Download the high performance client for NVIDIA GPUs here and join the NVIDIA team: # 131015.
Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software. Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
Includes several 3D application performance improvements. Includes several 3D application performance improvements.
The following are examples of improvements measured with v178.24 WHQL versus v175.19 WHQL driver: The following are examples of improvements measured with v178.24 WHQL versus v175.19 WHQL driver:
Single GPU increases up to 11% in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset) Single GPU increases up to 11% in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset)
Single GPU increases up to 11% in Assassin’s Creed DX10 Single GPU increases up to 11% in Assassin's Creed DX10
Single GPU increases up to 15% in Bioshock DX10 Single GPU increases up to 15% in BioShock DX10
Single GPU increases up to 15% in Call of Duty 4 Single GPU increases up to 15% in Call of Duty 4
Single GPU increases up to 8% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Single GPU increases up to 8% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
2-way SLI increases up to 7% in Bioshock DX10 2-way SLI increases up to 7% in BioShock DX10
2-way SLI increases up to 10% in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts DX10 2-way SLI increases up to 10% in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts DX10
2-way SLI increases up to 12% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars 2-way SLI increases up to 12% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
2-way SLI increases up to 10% in World in Conflict DX10 2-way SLI increases up to 10% in World in Conflict DX10
Includes numerous 3D application compatibility fixes. Includes numerous 3D application compatibility fixes.Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
Beta driver for GeForce 200-series, 9-series, and 8800-series desktop GPUs (refer to the products supported tab for more detail). Beta driver for GeForce 200-series, 9-series, and 8800-series desktop GPUs (refer to the products supported tab for more detail).
Recommended for the best experience on Far Cry 2: Recommended for the best experience on Far Cry 2: “Since we first began working on Far Cry 2 in early 2005, we have used GeForce GPU’s to develop the game and worked closely with NVIDIA’s excellent engineers. "Since we first began working on Far Cry 2 in early 2005, we have used GeForce GPU's to develop the game and worked closely with NVIDIA's excellent engineers.While Far Cry 2 represents an outstanding PC gaming experience for a wide range of systems, GeForce users can expect to enjoy the game quite literally ‘The Way It Was Meant To Be Played’.” - Louis-Pierre Pharand, Ubisoft, Far Cry 2 Producer While Far Cry 2 represents an outstanding PC gaming experience for a wide range of systems, GeForce users can expect to enjoy the game quite literally 'The Way It Was meant to be Played'. "- Louis-Pierre Pharand, Ubisoft, Far Cry 2 Producer
Enables NVIDIA SLI technology on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards with the following GPUs: GeForce GTX 280, GeForce GTX 260, GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 9800 GTX+, and GeForce 9800 GTX. Enables NVIDIA SLI technology on SLI-certified Intel X58-based Motherboards with the following GPUs: GeForce GTX 280, GeForce GTX 260, GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 9800 GTX +, and GeForce 9800 GTX.
Enables NVIDIA SLI technology on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards with the following GPUs: GeForce GTX 280, GeForce GTX 260, GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 9800 GTX+, and GeForce 9800 GTX. Enables NVIDIA SLI technology on SLI-certified Intel X58-based Motherboards with the following GPUs: GeForce GTX 280, GeForce GTX 260, GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 9800 GTX +, and GeForce 9800 GTX.Learn more here. Learn more here.
Enables NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Enables 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. Use one card for graphics and dedicated to a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects.Learn more here. Learn more here.(Note: GPU PhysX is supported on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory. This driver package automatically installs PhysX System Software version 8.10.13). (Note: GPU PhysX is supported on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory. This driver package automatically installs PhysX System Software version 8.10.13).
Enables NVIDIA SLI technology on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards with all SLI-certified GPUs. Enables NVIDIA SLI technology on SLI-certified Intel X58-based Motherboards with all SLI-certified GPUs.
Enables NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Enables 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. Use one card for graphics and dedicated to a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects.Learn more here. Learn more here.(Note: GPU PhysX is supported on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory. This driver package automatically installs PhysX System Software version 8.10.13). (Note: GPU PhysX is supported on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory. This driver package automatically installs PhysX System Software version 8.10.13).
Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #2. Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack # 2.Download these free PhysX and CUDA applications now! Download these free PhysX and CUDA applications now!
Microsoft has released the beta for the newest version 9.0 of their ever-so-popular Internet Explorer browser. The beta has all the features that will be seen come release, but does not however have the updated version 9 UI. Version 9 has some important new things about it. For starters, there is support for HTML 5 and CSS 3, and a new javascript engine. IE9 also has an "Acid Test" feature that will let you test the compatibility and compliance of a website with IE9. With IE 9, webpages perform and feel more like the programs you use every day on your computer.
