NVIDIA Forceware 177.39 Public Drivers Released - PhysX

[Apoptosis]

NVIDIA just shot me a note over that the Forceware 177/39 driver is now public and a 177.41 WHQL driver without PhysX is also coming out tomorrow.

As promised, we have released the public beta driver supporting GeForce PhysX. The 177.39 driver with PhysX support is now available on NVIDIA.com.

There will be a 177.41 WHQL driver posted tomorrow. This driver was actually built before 177.39, and does not support PhysX. 177.39 is the our most up to date driver.

Driver Download Links:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x ... _beta.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x ... _beta.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_177.39_beta.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_177.39_beta.html

How can I try out PhysX today?
1) 3DMark Vantage supports PhysX. This driver package will move the CPU Test 2 Physics workload to the GPU.
2) Download the Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX Mod Pack at http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_ut3_physxmod.html and instantly get access to three new levels that have a ton of cool PhysX features, all accelerated by the GPU.

Note: NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.06.12 can also be downloaded separately here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx_8.06.12_whql.html.

Vista Release Highlights:

* Beta release for Windows Vista.
* Adds support for GeForce 9800 GTX GPUs.
* Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX Technology for GPU PhysX hardware acceleration on GeForce 9800 GTX, GeForce GTX 280, and GeForce GTX 260 GPUs. GeForce v177.39 driver package includes NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.06.12. The Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX Mod Pack can be downloaded here.
* Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI Technology with GeForce 9800 GTX, GeForce GTX 280 and GeForce GTX 260 GPUs.
* Supports CUDA™ Technology.
* Supports HybridPower, a Hybrid SLI Technology.
* Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
* Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, and known compatibility issues.


XP Release Highlights:

* Beta release for Windows XP.
* Adds support for GeForce 9800 GTX GPUs.
* Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX Technology for GPU PhysX hardware acceleration on GeForce 9800 GTX, GeForce GTX 280, and GeForce GTX 260 GPUs. The GeForce v177.39 driver package includes NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.06.12. The Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX Mod Pack can be downloaded here.
* Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.
* Supports CUDA™ Technology.
* Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
* Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, and known compatibility issues.

Note: 3-way SLI technology and Hybrid SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.

[HONkUS]

so no GeForce 8 series support yet?