314.07 WHQL issues

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314.07 WHQL issues

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Since updating to the latest WHQL release I've been having some driver crashes. It recovers immediately and does not seem to interrupt folding, but annoying when it happens and something to look at. I was previously using a 313 beta driver which did not have this problem.

I'm using a GTX 680 and a GTX 470.
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Re: 314.07 WHQL issues

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Do the clock speed reduce to 2D or are they same as 3D once the driver recovers from crash?

You can always go back the last working WHQL driver if you want (assuming you don't have other reasons) since AFAIK, most drivers improve game performances and hardly change F@H performance so it is easy to just stick to one WQHL and let F@H run smoothly.
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Re: 314.07 WHQL issues

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Clocks are normal 3D after crash. I'll probably try reverting the driver at some point.
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Re: 314.07 WHQL issues

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ensure you delete the current driver from the windows control panel, reboot and re-install the driver of your choice chose a custom install, clean install and only install the Graphics driver and PhysX drivers, NOT the HD Audio or 3D drivers and reboot again, the latest drivers respond differently and the old methods should no longer be used
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Re: 314.07 WHQL issues

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And as we discussed on the AMD side, Microsoft has ingenious methods for defeating you best efforts to install the drivers you want. In particular, they like to slip in some older version (downloaded or already on your disk) before you can install the new ones. And some driver versions (depending on the family, etc.) do not upgrade well from certain previous ones. So not only do you have to cleanly uninstall the current drivers, you have to ensure that no others get installed in the meantime.
viewtopic.php?f=81&t=23460&start=30#p236789

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Re: 314.07 WHQL issues

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No problems here with windows nv drivers...
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Re: 314.07 WHQL issues

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JimF wrote:And as we discussed on the AMD side, Microsoft has ingenious methods for defeating you best efforts to install the drivers you want. In particular, they like to slip in some older version (downloaded or already on your disk) before you can install the new ones. And some driver versions (depending on the family, etc.) do not upgrade well from certain previous ones. So not only do you have to cleanly uninstall the current drivers, you have to ensure that no others get installed in the meantime.
http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f ... 30#p236789

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Re: 314.07 WHQL issues

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GTX680 + GTX570 with 314.07 WHQL without problems.

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Re: 314.07 WHQL issues

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314.07 WHQL actually seems to work very well for me:
  • Desktop performance for Windows Aero: improved from 4.4 to 4.8 (display is connected to ION GPU)
  • GT430 TPF improved a little: 11:53 -> 11:33 (about 2.8% drop) for the exact same WU
  • ION folding performance remained the same
I upgraded from 310.90 WHQL with a twist... first, I installed the optional Windows update(s) and rebooted:
  • nVidia - Graphics Adapter WDDM1.1, Graphics Adapter WDDM1.2, Other hardware - NVIDIA ION
    nVidia Graphics Adapter WDDM1.1, Graphics Adapter WDDM1.2, Other hardware software update released in January, 2013
  • nVidia - Graphics Adapter WDDM1.1, Graphics Adapter WDDM1.2, Other hardware - NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
    nVidia Graphics Adapter WDDM1.1, Graphics Adapter WDDM1.2, Other hardware software update released in January, 2013
Windows update seemed to install good old 306.97 driver, so I installed 314.07 WHQL on top of the Windows update and rebooted again, just in case. Could be just my imagination, but there does seem to be a little less screen lag when ION folding is running, and the improvement with GT430 folding certainly was a nice surprise. I can't even remember the last time a driver update actually changed my GPU folding performance one way or the other - if ever. The new driver has been stable so far (knock on wood).

EDIT: Just got a P7624 WU, with it the GT430 folding performance is back to same old, same old.
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