Looks like a bug fixed 260.63 version.  http://downloads.guru3d.com/GeForce-Forceware-260.89-Win-7-|-Vista-64-bit-download-2624.htmlEnjoyjja

It amazes me, when a big company like nvidia complete forgets their a little bit older boards when releasing this new drives ... As you can see, only the 400 series will get improvments ... Older boards like the the 200 series (260,270,285,295) don´t even appears anymore in the improvments list ... and they´re not old enought to justify this!!!! So, the only solution is buy a new board every 6 months!!! C´mon nvidia ...

Looks likemm a bug fixed 260.63 version.  http://downloads.guru3d.com/GeForce-Forceware-260.89-Win-7-|-Vista-64-bit-download-2624.htmlEnjoyjja

Thanks. I know from what I've read that FSX is CPU-bound, which I assume is why it doesn't appear in the list of apps that would have improved performance. I wonder why this is so, is it unique to flight sims and the demand they place on systems that would make FSX relatively oblivious to a video card / driver configuration, when a bunch of other games are not? Or is it limited by Microsoft technology, or the need to preserve compatibility with legacy add-ons? Why does FSX behave like this?Just wondering, thanks, Bruce.

It amazes me, when a big company like nvidia complete forgets their a little bit older boards when releasing this new drives ... As you can see, only the 400 series will get improvments ... Older boards like the the 200 series (260,270,285,295) don´t even appears anymore in the improvments list ... and they´re not old enought to justify this!!!! So, the only solution is buy a new board every 6 months!!! C´mon nvidia ...

It has been like that forever.  Drivers improve things by implementing new hardware architectures.  Just like in the 50's. :Raised Eyebrow:jja

Older boards like the the 200 series (260,270,285,295) don´t even appears anymore in the improvments list ... and they´re not old enought to justify this!!!! So, the only solution is buy a new board every 6 months!!!

Well, you can only squeeze so much juice out of the orange!Seriously though - in the video card lifecycle, first comes the hardware and a basic driver to make it work, then comes a few years of drivers making small improvements to the code and optimizing how hardware will work. At some point, engineers will have eeked out as much power as they are going to get from the hardware, and it becomes an economic necessity to stop wasting programming hours on 0.5% performance gains. Is your 200-series video card broken? If so, yes - the only solution is to buy a new board. If your 200-series video card is NOT broken, I respectfully submit that you have MANY more solutions than "buying a new board every 6 months"...and the most important solution is to just keep using your 200-series board! If it's not broken, don't fix it - that goes for your hardware AND the nVidia driver software once it reaches a certain level of maturity.

It amazes me, when a big company like nvidia complete forgets their a little bit older boards when releasing this new drives ... As you can see, only the 400 series will get improvments ... Older boards like the the 200 series (260,270,285,295) don´t even appears anymore in the improvments list ... and they´re not old enought to justify this!!!! So, the only solution is buy a new board every 6 months!!! C´mon nvidia ...

These drivers are for all renditions of Nvidia boards but they specifically improve the performance of a couple of boards. You will still see improvements in other board series. To prove my point, install an older video card driver, say the 163.XX driver, run a 3DMark benchmark, write down the GPU score, then load the latest and greatest driver and see your GPU results with the 3DMark benchmark (or any other benchmark software). Newer drivers fix bugs and make the drivers more compatible with your OS and some games. So, if Nvidia didn't specifically improve the performance of your specific card, don't fret as the drivers MAY have improved in some other areas, albeit probably minor, and/or fixed a bug.Best regards,Jim

Yeah I mean 2 year old GPU architectures are pretty well understood and all the performance that's to be had is probably squeezed out of them by this point. Nvidia and ATI aren't artificially limiting older cards to get you to buy a new one or something like that - the tech sites and community at large have found out when they've tried to do stuff like that that in the past and Nvidia and ATI got hugely bad publicity for it and several lawsuits.

Looks like a bug fixed 260.63 version. http://downloads.gur...nload-2624.htmlEnjoyjjaJust out of curiosity why aren't you downloading these new drivers direct from Nvidia? The beta version at Nvidia is 260.89.

For me the 260 series Drivers are not available on the NVidia Site (I also checked the US Site). I don´t know from where Guru3D has a 260.81. It doesn´t state Beta, so I thought it´s available on the NVidia Site too in the list of stable releases. But for me it´s not. And I won´t download Drivers from another Source... I guess I will have to wait  :(

When I bought my 8800GTS, it was pure cutting edge stuff and, what's more, it cost me a bloody fortune!I certainly can't afford a new card these days.Would I notice much difference upgrading my now archaic 880 for a 2nd hand but next series on?Thanks

When I bought my 8800GTS, it was pure cutting edge stuff and, what's more, it cost me a bloody fortune!I certainly can't afford a new card these days.Would I notice much difference upgrading my now archaic 880 for a 2nd hand but next series on?Thanks

Not unless you upgraded everything. A better card will not help you when your CPU is the limitation.

It amazes me, when a big company like nvidia complete forgets their a little bit older boards when releasing this new drives ... As you can see, only the 400 series will get improvments ... Older boards like the the 200 series (260,270,285,295) don´t even appears anymore in the improvments list ... and they´re not old enought to justify this!!!! So, the only solution is buy a new board every 6 months!!! C´mon nvidia ...

If you go to the GURU 3D link for the driver read this section: Software DescriptionDownload GeForce Forceware 260.89 Windows 7 | Vista 64-bit driverThis is a driver release from the Release 260 family of drivers. This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, and 400-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs. As you can see the drivers support Geforce from 6 series thru the current 400 series. In other words they are backwards compatible so you dont need to buy a new graphics card every 6 months. Regars,Craig

Guru 3D usually has drivers that nVidia doesn't publish so I check there each day.  Sometimes I source them from nVidia's DL site.jja

For me the 260 series Drivers are not available on the NVidia Site (I also checked the US Site). I don´t know from where Guru3D has a 260.81. It doesn´t state Beta, so I thought it´s available on the NVidia Site too in the list of stable releases. But for me it´s not. And I won´t download Drivers from another Source... I guess I will have to wait :(

The 260 series are under the beta drivers @ Nvidia.

This is a driver release from the Release 260 family of drivers. This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, and 400-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs. As you can see the drivers support Geforce from 6 series thru the current 400 series. In other words they are backwards compatible so you dont need to buy a new graphics card every 6 months. Regars,Craig

I think you didn´t understand my point ... :Whistle:One thing is "support", another is "improvment".