Download Driver For nVidia ForceWare 158.24 beta

Not only has nVidia released new drivers for Windows XP, but new ForceWare drivers for the GeForce 8 series have also been made available for Windows Vista. This time, nVidia has prepared version 158.24, which can be downloaded for Windows Vista (55.6MB) and Windows Vista x64 (68.0MB), and includes improvements to PureVideo HD and the control panel. In addition, a number of bug fixes have been made and the developers have made the necessary tweaks. What exactly has changed in ForceWare 158.24 is listed below:

Release Highlights:

• This driver fixes a problem when trying to enable NVIDIA SLI using the international versions of Windows Vista.
• Increased performance in 3D applications.
• PureVideo™ HD support.
• Add support for forcing Vertical Sync in DirectX applications.
• Updated NVIDIA Control Panel with improved user interface (Please see the Release Notes for more details).
• Numerous game and application compatibility fixes.
• This driver supports the following 3D features:
  • Single GPU support
    • DirectX 9 support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
    • DirectX 10 support for GeForce 8 series GPUs
    • OpenGL support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
  • NVIDIA SLI support
    • DirectX 9 support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
    • OpenGL support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
• DirectX 10 NVIDIA SLI support for GeForce 8 GPUs will be available in a future driver