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Message 1077964 - Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 18:08:41 UTC

I use for my Big Gun (4x GTX295) with Win7 Pro x64 the 258.96 Driver...

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Message 1077967 - Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 18:18:53 UTC
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I'm using 266.58 and Boinc 6.10.58 with Win7 Pro and GTX 460, all works OK.
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Message 1077968 - Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 18:20:07 UTC

Did you check startup messages if the card was recognised?
Is it asking for GPU work?
What about backup projects and resource share?

I'd rather think Boinc was to blame than the driver, but I'm running the 266.58 driver with boinc 6.12.14 under Vista.
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Message 1077972 - Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 18:27:16 UTC - in response to Message 1077969.  

I use for my Big Gun (4x GTX295) with Win7 Pro x64 the 258.96 Driver...

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Thanks Helli, I'm now downloading the 258.96 driver for My Win7 Pro x64 installation, It's too bad that 266.58 just doesn't seem to want to work with Boinc as It's a good driver otherwise.

I see Helli uses Boinc 6.10.58, and not 6.10.56... Anyway, 266.58 is OK with 6.10.58, seems strange it wouldn't work with 6.10.56.
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Message 1077974 - Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 18:29:43 UTC - in response to Message 1077969.  
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It's too bad that 266.58 just doesn't seem to want to work with Boinc as It's a good driver otherwise.


You're right. I can't get it to work also. The crunching times were 10 times at high as normal with this 266.58 drivers and the GTX295.

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Yes, with the FERMI Cards the newest Driver works fine, but not with the old GTX2x Cards and Win7.

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Message 1077978 - Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 18:34:31 UTC

It was documented on Lunatics that the 257.21 driver increased power consumption by a few percent by those that started running it.
Although not really documented, it was assumed by all the the increased power consumption equated to increased crunching activity.

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Message 1077998 - Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 19:22:53 UTC

I have my XP-Pro 64 GTX 460 machine running 26658, also running 6.12.12 manager.

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Message 1078006 - Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 19:45:13 UTC

Sorry but I don't see the logic in blaming the video driver for not being able to download work. If the video card is being recognized by Boinc, should work. And like so many here have said and you should know "Patience is a requirement here".
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Message 1078015 - Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 19:51:44 UTC - in response to Message 1078012.  

Yep, Problem solved, Case closed, This DOG is trained, WOOF!

And what of the cat?

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Message 1078040 - Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 20:32:48 UTC
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.. running w7u 64, i7-950, 2x gtx460 sli .. 266.58, 6.10.58; no problems so far

ps: oops, too late, sorry.
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Message 1078141 - Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 23:59:42 UTC

266.58 here for a while now and no issues with 6.10.58 and Windows 7 Pro.
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Message 1078470 - Posted: 17 Feb 2011, 21:19:58 UTC

Why don't you just move the WU around?
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Message 1078477 - Posted: 17 Feb 2011, 21:31:11 UTC

.. seti cuda apps now here running around 18 to 25 minutes on average with 2 gtx460 sli; any problem with that?
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Message 1078505 - Posted: 17 Feb 2011, 22:14:04 UTC - in response to Message 1078485.  

@ Viciente: I wouldn't know, Maybe someone else does, As I don't have any 400 or 500 series cards, Just GTX295 cards.

thanx! i just wondered; now i can see, it´s "modulating"; recent jobs finished even after less than that. so may be, that is the same with you .. estimated times not reflecting the real final results. should be cool anyway, these are the quickest apps. by now running on my machines at all.
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Message 1078508 - Posted: 17 Feb 2011, 22:15:58 UTC

A couple of stable drivers along the way..

260.99
258.96.

They should be good rollback points.
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Message 1078514 - Posted: 17 Feb 2011, 22:21:51 UTC - in response to Message 1078508.  

.. 260.99 definitely ok, running 4 weeks now (gts 450 & gtx460); 266.58 (gtx460) also ok - no troubles; would not mess around too much with drivers .. might be other reasons, if things not develop like expected.
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Message 1078605 - Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 1:37:57 UTC
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266.58 running fine on 2x460s here...
My gt200s like 190.38 the best =)

Viciente..That looks to be about right :)
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