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  1. September 22nd, 2008, 11:07 PM #1
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    Question [XP] How to upgrade video card drivers?

    How can I upgrade my video card's drivers and is it possible?
    GeForce 8800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3
    When I play Crysis, in the video options, the MAXIMUM settings are grayed off, i can only set HIGH to max it out.
    Does upgrading my video drivers affectd the performance my GPU?
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  2. September 23rd, 2008, 12:52 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by ztein View Post
    ... GeForce 8800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 ...
    Drivers listed at nVIDIA.
    Cheers.
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  3. September 23rd, 2008, 11:23 AM #3
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    http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

    Just download and run the latest driver from there, it will take care of uninstalling the existing driver. You'll find that it's very straightforward
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  4. September 23rd, 2008, 11:32 AM #4
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    Crysis was made for systems that most people do not own (yet). The hardware demands to play that game at maximum settings with decent framerates is sky-high. Upgrading the 8800 GT driver will help a little, but a lot depends on your mobo, CPU, monitor resolutions, etc. Even a lot of high-end systems aren't quite up to Crysis demands...doubtful your 8800 GT will be able to render at maximum settings even if the game made them avaialble. Sorry for the busted balloon, but them-there are the facts.
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