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Best NVidia drivers for XP/FSX-SP1 ?

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Hello!I know that is a difficult question, but if anyone has found something useful to contribute, it would be great. I have an impresion that the latest 158.xxx something are not the best. Thanks in advance. http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/betaimg.jpgSam______________________________________Flight Simmers never get drunk........ Just get their Yaw-Damper disactivated.

Sam. 

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It's not a diffcult question, but it's a stupid question unless you provide your system specs and grpahic card details!Allcott

Hello,I "fly" the XG 160.02 with success.

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The Specs: :-shy- Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6(s775, i965, DDR2) Motherboard- Intel Core 2 Duo 6600- Zalman Fan 7700-CU- OCZ Ram 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800 MHz Gold- Albatron 8800 GTS 320MB HTDP- Western Digital 250GB (7200rpm, 16MB Cache, SATA 2)- Creative Audigy SE Bulk- AD5170 Double Layer -Black DVD RW- MicrosoftWindows XP Pro 32 bithttp://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/betaimg.jpgSam______________________________________Flight Simmers never get drunk........ Just get their Yaw-Damper disactivated.

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Hello,Your question was/is not stupid, the remark made by allcott was. All you had to do was "ASK" for system specs allcott, but I guess that would have been to difficult for you, guess you find it easier to insult people.Sam, I have found through all my testing that the 165.01 drivers work the best for me. I downloaded them from TWEAKSRUS.I have 2-XFX GEFORCE 8800 GTX XXX graphic cards.

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Mike, Thanks a lot!!! :-)Best Regards :-wavehttp://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/betaimg.jpgSam______________________________________Flight Simmers never get drunk........ Just get their Yaw-Damper disactivated.

Sam. 

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Two fantastics sets for me (8800 GTS 640 MB):158.27 WHQL160.02 WHQLNow I have the latest installed, but it

Hi Mike,Now for another stupid question, would that be from the nVidia site or somewhere else...Cheers and thanks in advance.Chris Porter:-outtaPerthWestern AustraliaIntel Core 2 Duo E6700ASUS P5N32-E SLI Deluxe Motherboard4GB Corsair VS DDR2 667Mhz RAMInno3D 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 590MHz VideoASUS MW221u 21" Wide Screen LCD2 x 320Gb WD SATA DrivesCreative X-Fi Platinum Sound Lian Li PC-B20B Aluminium Black CaseMS Vista Ultimate OEMCH FlightSim Yoke USBCH Pro Pedals USBTrackIR 4 Pro and Track ClipMSFS FSX Deluxe Edition Full install at 1400x960x32Check out my 5th Around the World flight with MS FSX at http://members.iinet.com.au/~portercbp/fly...W_05/index.html

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I am confused about driver numbering/descriptions!Device Manager shows the following for my 8800 GTS: Driver Version 7.15.11.5818Your naming seems to be based on the downloaded file name:158.22_forceware_winxp...Why does everyone use the downloaded file name rather than the actual driver version number?Or am I missing something here?

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158.43 cleared up the blurries for me (knock on wood) but gave me a noticeable decrease in performance and IQ in fs9.And btw mods, I thought allcott was banned from here??? A little paris hilton/lindsay lohan style justice i see...________________________________________________________________________________________________Intel D975XBX2 'Bad Axe 2' | Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.20Ghz | 2 GB Super Talent DDR2 800 | Big Typhoon VX | eVGA 8800GTS @ 565/900 | Seagate 2x320GB SATA RAID-0 | OCZ GameXStream 700W | Creative X-Fi | Silverstone TJ-09BW | Matrox Triplehead Setup

Michael,Looking at your signature block, you and I do not agree about everything. But, in the case of Response #1, I am totally with you

Hi Chris,I downloaded the file from TWEAKSRUS: http://www.tweaksrus.com

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You have 158.18 driver set, which I suppose the companies shorten the complete7.15.11.5818 to the trncated 158.18.Nvidia lists the 158.22 WHQL as the latest for XP and lists the 158.18 as the latest WHQL set for Vista which is what I have. I used to download every beta that comes down the pike but generally for MSFS in its various forms, I generally find the WHQL as good as any. Unless I get a specific problem i tend any more to just stay with what I find is a good WHQL and quit worrying abut it. I am currently using the 158.18 set which in Vista does as well or better than anything else I have tried. Vista seems to get a bit twitchy with some of the Beta sets.Haveing said all that, there are times when hope suddenly springs eternal and I secretly hope to find the silver lining in the driver clouds :-) Very seldom does it occur though!!!!!!!!!!!!!Edit:OH NO I just went to EVGA page (I have the EVGA 8800GTS), and seen they just recommended 158.43 for there 8800 series, and I have the 8800GTS, I'll just HAVE to try them, drat the luck LOLwb5okj

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>I downloaded the file from TWEAKSRUS:>http://www.tweaksrus.comThat one works well for me also; 165.01 is one of the best drivers out there.

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