Best driver for a gtx295

[chubbyfinger]

hi i just bought a gtx295 to replace my gtx460 .i`m trying to find the best drivers for it.i`m running windows 7.the 280.26 drivers make the games jerky
i play grid,trucks and trailers,18 wheelers,burnout paradise.i`ve change the drivers to 197.45 and the games are running a lot better.anyone had the same problem and what drivers do you recommend. thanks.

also i didnt realise how much power the gtx295 needed it destroyed my 700w psu(cheap one). just got a corsair tx750 v2 works brill and i can run it with my gtx460 with no problems.
my spec is

msi 870a fuzion
phenom II 925 (oc 3.466) coolmaster fan
6 gb ddr 3
gtx295

 

[mister g]

Does the card manufacterer provide their own drivers? When my games got jittery I thought it was a card problem (it was I didn't push the card into the slot correctly).

 

[chubbyfinger]

yes it did but it was the first 186 drivers.i pushed it in and screwed it in and plugged it in.but when i changed the from 280 driver to 197 driver it ran a lot better .thanks

 

[mdd1963]

You might check that assorted driver options /config/settings reflect SLI mode, since the GTX295 is a dual GPU card...

 

[mister g]

Is it this issue?
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-stutter-crossfire,2995.html

 

[chubbyfinger]

i`ve found out that the res setting on the monitors + the hz makes a different.i set it at 1280x1024 hz 85 games run bad set at 1280x1024 60hz . with driver 197.45 can run at 60-85hz later drivers only give me 75-85hzgames run great. same applys to my 26" tv .so ive changed the game hz from default to 60hz every thing runs fine.i had the same problem with the gtx460(£110).but not on the hd4650(£40) or hd4770(£50) or hd4890(£50) but with these cards i can not run the games on high setting. I`m glad i bought the gtx295(£160) .fast card for the price .found a hd4890 bought it didnt like it.not fast enough for me.
thanks for the input.

 

[chubbyfinger]

games run great at 60hz but bad at 85hz

 

[mister g]

Can your monitors run at 85hz? Mine tops out at 60hz and my little brother's VGA tops at 75. I know of 120hz and 240hz but I don't think that 85 is a standard refrsh rate.

 

[chubbyfinger]

Can your monitors run at 85hz? Mine tops out at 60hz and my little brother's VGA tops at 75. I know of 120hz and 240hz but I don't think that 85 is a standard refrsh rate.

mine is an old hp 92 19" big thing no lcd.but its does 60,72,75,85hz depending on screen rez.the tv is 26"lcd but i dont use hd i use stand vga cable.max 60 hz