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Roken

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From: South Wales, UK

Registered: 2012-01-16

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[SOLVED] NVidia - which driver?

I've been an ATI man for a lot of years, but have finally switchedd to an Nvidia GTX 670.

Currently running with nvidia-304xxx. However, I'm not sure on the numbering system with nv cards. Would I be better with teh latest drivers?

Last edited by Roken (2014-06-30 06:48:03)

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mike_r

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Registered: 2009-01-22

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Re: [SOLVED] NVidia - which driver?

Use the latest driver that supports your card well. Please see the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nvidia, especially points 2 and 3 under Installation. I also use 304, but YMMV.

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karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: [SOLVED] NVidia - which driver?

Would I be better with teh latest drivers?

Give them a try and see :-)

You should be using the latest drivers, as the wiki tells you. Why do you think you should be using the 304 ones?

Roken

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From: South Wales, UK

Registered: 2012-01-16

Posts: 1,341

Re: [SOLVED] NVidia - which driver?

Thank you. As I said, my confusion was over NVidia's numbering system (I know ATI numbering, but haven't really had to know NV for a long time).

I've now installed the latest drivers and everything seems to be fine.

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