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GeForce Driver 376.60 Testing Now For BOINC GPU Projects (Stay With Driver 373.06)

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2017/01/20 16:24:39 (permalink)
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4293
Remember that this Driver Enables SLI By Default so you will need to Disable it.

GeForce HotFix driver version 376.60


  This is GeForce Hot Fix driver version 376.60 that addresses the following:
  Battlefield 1 crash on some Kepler based GPUs          Dark puddles in Battlefield 1          Random black screen in DOTA 2
 
 
More information about Hot fix drivers:

A GeForce driver is an incredibly complex piece of software, We have an army of software engineers constantly adding features and fixing bugs. These changes are checked into the main driver branches, which are eventually run through a massive QA process and released.

Since we have so many changes being checked in, we usually try to align driver releases with significant game or product releases. This process has served us pretty well over the years but it has one significant weakness. Sometimes a change that is important to many users might end up sitting and waiting until we are able to release the driver.

The GeForce Hotfix driver is our way to trying to get some of these fixes out to you more quickly. These drivers are basically the same as the previous released version, with a small number of additional targeted fixes. The fixes that make it in are based in part on your feedback in the Driver Feedback threads and partly on how realistic it is for us to quickly address them. These fixes (and many more) will be incorporated into the next official driver release, at which time the Hotfix driver will be taken down.

To be sure, these Hotfix drivers are beta, optional and provided as-is. They are run through a much abbreviated QA process. The sole reason they exist is to get fixes out to you more quickly. The safest option is to wait for the next WHQL certified driver. But we know that many of you are willing to try these out.

These HotFix drivers represent a lot of additional work by our engineering teams, I hope they provide value for you. We’ll try it out and see if people like the idea and want us to continue.
 
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Running some Collatz now on my GTX 980HC Rig, time is a little faster but only by 1 minute or so.
Will let them run for a while to make sure they do not crash. OS is Win10
(Seems that this Driver is not so Bad) I will keep it until the Next Release.
 
Collatz Conjecture Tasks are Fine on this Driver.
Einstein @ Home Tasks *Beta run Fine on this Driver.
MilkyWay @ home Tasks run Great on this Driver.
Moo! Wrapper Tasks are Fine on this Driver In Sets of 4 2 or single GPU.
 
PrimeGrid Issues with Genefer 16 v3.13 (OCLcudaGFN16) Crashes.... Good as long as your overclock lightly.
No Overclocking on the Project. Can set max voltage and Max Target but no overclocking.
On Driver 372.90 3 GPUs ran @1501MHz and one @1492MHz all day long. Running 1482MHz & 1450MHz Now under this Driver only for PG.
 
 
GTX 980
GFN Prime Search (n=15) > Good 70.31 Sec Credit 24.98
GFN Prime Search (n=16) > Good 205.28 Sec Credit 94.69
GFN Prime Search (n=17 Low) > Good 474.87 Sec Credit 409.38
GFN Prime Search (n=17 Mega) > Good 712.56 Sec Credit 458.89
GFN Prime Search (n=18) > Good 1,206.26 Sec Credit 1,547.17
GFN Prime Search (n=19) > Good 5,141.70 Sec Credit 7,132.12
GFN Prime Search (n=20) > Good 19,313.29 Sec Credit 31,411.83
GFN Prime Search (n=21) > Not Testing
 
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    Re: GeForce Driver 376.60 Testing Now For BOINC GPU Projects 2017/01/20 22:15:45 (permalink)
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    Re: GeForce Driver 376.60 Testing Now For BOINC GPU Projects 2017/01/23 05:53:15 (permalink)
    Thanks for testing!   I need to find a list of GPU related BIONIC projects.
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    Re: GeForce Driver 376.60 Testing Now For BOINC GPU Projects 2017/01/23 06:20:42 (permalink)
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    Thanks for testing!   I need to find a list of GPU related BIONIC projects.

    Bill1024 pointed out in a thread here somewhere that most gpu projects are in Prime Grid. There is another but it runs out of projects to do.


     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    Re: GeForce Driver 376.60 Testing Now For BOINC GPU Projects 2017/01/23 06:24:30 (permalink)
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    Thanks for testing!   I need to find a list of GPU related BIONIC projects.

    Bill1024 pointed out in a thread here somewhere that most gpu projects are in Prime Grid. There is another but it runs out of projects to do.

    Ah thanks, I must have overlooked that.  (still learning about Crunching)
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    Re: GeForce Driver 376.60 Testing Now For BOINC GPU Projects 2017/01/23 07:07:31 (permalink)
    There is GPUgrid, Milkyway, a few primegrid subprojects, Einstein, Seti at home and collatz are some of the GPU projects.

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    Re: GeForce Driver 376.60 Testing Now For BOINC GPU Projects 2017/01/23 08:30:04 (permalink)
    GPUGrid is the only one I have not run because they have none ATM.
    This Project is also an Overclock Lightly one or they will crash.
    They are also the Slowest ones to download and sometimes can take up to 1 hour.
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    Re: GeForce Driver 376.60 Testing Now For BOINC GPU Projects 2017/01/23 10:55:26 (permalink)
    Last time I DL GPUgrid it seemed they fixed the DL issue.
    It it does get stuck I just stopped and started network activity and it would continue the DL.

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    Re: GeForce Driver 376.60 Testing Now For BOINC GPU Projects 2017/02/06 12:16:02 (permalink)
    (Now Staying On Driver 373.06)

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    Re: GeForce Driver 376.60 Testing Now For BOINC GPU Projects 2017/02/06 18:33:32 (permalink)
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    Is this driver the best all around driver?
    Seems like a few driver threads and so many drivers to choose from.

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    Re: GeForce Driver 376.60 Testing Now For BOINC GPU Projects (Stay With Driver 373.06) 2017/02/06 18:41:02 (permalink)
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    Is this driver the best all around driver?
    Seems like a few driver threads and so many drivers to choose from.


    I would say yes for now.
    I Have it running well for GFN now.
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    Re: GeForce Driver 376.60 Testing Now For BOINC GPU Projects (Stay With Driver 373.06) 2017/02/09 18:31:11 (permalink)
    I had the same issue on my 980 with the latest hotfix driver.
    Went back to 372.90 and GFN is running fine with overclock again.
     

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