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NVidia WHQL driver 296.10 was released today over on the NVidia site. Link: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us GeForce.com says that compared to the Windows 8 driver 296.17 the version 296.10 WHQL driver is an equivalent driver, a quick refresh from the recent version GeForce 295.73 drivers, and are a must-have for gamers looking for the best experience in upcoming games like Blacklight: Retribution. Release Highlights: This is the second WHQL-certified driver from the R295 family of drivers (versions 295.xx to 299.xx). This driver is a recommended upgrade for all GeForce users, especially those playing the latest hot PC games like Battlefield 3, Blacklight: Retribution, Diablo III, Mass Effect 3, or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and more. These drivers come packed with GeForce-exclusive performance and quality enhancements and are Microsoft WHQL-certified. New in Release 296.10 Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 560 SE GPU. Updates PhysX System Software to version 9.12.0213. Boosts SLI performance in the following games: Blacklight: Retribution – up to 1.8x performance increase DiRT 3 – updated DX11 profile to improve menu performance Dishonored Dungeon Defenders F1 2011 – improves performance with game patch 1.2 rFactor 2 [*]Adds 3D Vision support for the following games: Dear Esther – Rated Good Deep Black: Reloaded – Rated 3D Vision Ready [*]Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes documentation for more details. Other Details Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP. Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards. The following sections list the important changes and the most common issues resolved since version 295.73. This list is only a subset of the total number of changes made in this driver version. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference. Fixed Single-GPU Issues ? The NVIDIA Installer attempts to install the driver onto an incorrect or nonexistent hard drive. [909221] ? [Diablo 3 Beta]: The game screen blurs when forcing AA from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [935597] ? [GeForce GTX 560/GTX 550 Ti]: The NVIDIA Control Panel does not update the monitor name when a different monitor is hot?plugged. [784641] ? [GeForce GTX 590] “No NVIDIA High Definition Audio” error occurs with Realtek889 codec. [868406] ? [GeForce GTS 450][sIM2]: Display corruption occurs when entering a house that has a swimming pool. [905969] Fixed Multi-GPU Issues ? [sLI] [GeForce 500/400 series][F1 2011]: Game performance with SLI enabled is lower after the game Patch version 1.02 is applied. [919612] ? [sLI] [GeForce 500 Series][Dirt 3]: The game stutters within the menu and occasionally during a race. [834048] ? [sLI][ GeForce 500 series][Mirror?s Edge]:”Driver not responding” error occurs when playing the game with SLI enabled.[915576] ? [sLI][GeForce GTX 580][Metro 2033]: The system hangs when launching the application in DirectX 10/11 mode if both SLI and 3D Vision are enabled. [945885] ? [sLI][GeForce GTX 580][rFactor 2]: The games runs at a low frame rate when SLI is enabled. [933072] ? [sLI] [GeForce GTX 470]: After the driver is instaled, SLI either cannot be enabled or causes screen corruption once it is enabled. [934524] ? [3xSLI] [World of Warcraft:Cataclysm]: The character portrait flickers after loading an instanced map.