{"id":27100,"date":"2011-09-26T20:16:59","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T19:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=27100"},"modified":"2011-09-26T20:35:53","modified_gmt":"2011-09-26T19:35:53","slug":"nvidias-battlefield-bf3-beta-285-38-drivers-released-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/nvidias-battlefield-bf3-beta-285-38-drivers-released-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia&#8217;s &#8220;Battlefield BF3&#8221; Beta 285.38 Drivers Released Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In anticipation of the upcoming <em>Battlefield 3<\/em> beta, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/Drivers\/Beta\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/Drivers\/Beta', 'Nvidia has just released a new 285.38 beta driver']);\" target=\"_blank\">Nvidia has just released a new 285.38 beta driver<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This new driver contains performance optimizations and fixes for the Battlefield 3 beta and RAGE. Compared to the previous 285.27 beta drivers, the new 285.38 driver improves performance by up to 38% in the Battlefield 3 beta. In addition, the 285.38 driver contains an updated SLI profile for the Battlefield 3 beta, allowing gamers with multiple GeForce cards to enjoy the most fluid frame rates possible.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the past few months, EA has released some astonishing gameplay footage and screenshots from <em>Battlefield 3<\/em>. As a result, many gamers have been wondering if their PC will be capable of running the game in all its glory. To help these users out, Nvidia has released a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/battlefield-3\/GPUAnalyzer\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/battlefield-3\/GPUAnalyzer', 'GPU Analyzer']);\" target=\"_blank\">GPU Analyzer<\/a> tool that will detect the PC\u2019s hardware specifications and determine if it meets the game\u2019s requirements.\u00a0 We invite you to check out their GPU Analyzer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended System Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OS: WINDOWS 7 64-BIT<\/li>\n<li>PROCESSOR: QUAD-CORE CPU<\/li>\n<li>MEMORY: 4 GB<\/li>\n<li>HARD DRIVE: 20 GB<\/li>\n<li>GRAPHICS CARD: DIRECTX 11 COMPATIBLE WITH 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR ATI RADEON 6950)<\/li>\n<li>SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE<\/li>\n<li>KEYBOARD AND MOUSE<\/li>\n<li>DVD ROM DRIVE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find this info here &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.battlefield.com\/battlefield3\/1\/beta\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.battlefield.com\/battlefield3\/1\/beta', 'http:\/\/www.battlefield.com\/battlefield3\/1\/beta']);\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.battlefield.com\/<wbr>battlefield3\/1\/beta<\/wbr><\/a> &#8212; in the Battlefield 3 Beta FAQ section.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>GeForce 285.38 highlights:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increases performance in <em>Battlefield 3<\/em> by up to 38 percent.<\/li>\n<li>Improves overall stability and image quality in <em>Battlefield 3<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Adds or updates SLI profiles for <em>Battlefield 3<\/em>, <em>Dead Island<\/em>, <em>Diablo III<\/em>, <em>Dragon Age 2<\/em>, <em>Need for Speed: The Run<\/em>, and <em>Saints Row: The Third<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a performance regression in 285.27 beta running Crysis 2 (DirectX 9).<\/li>\n<li>Improves performance and compatibility in id Software\u2019s upcoming title <em>RAGE<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/2011\/09\/arm-yourself-for-the-battlefield-3-beta-with-new-geforce-r285-drivers\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/2011\/09\/arm-yourself-for-the-battlefield-3-beta-with-new-geforce-r285-drivers\/', 'read more about this new driver on the blog']);\" target=\"_blank\">read more about this new driver on the blog<\/a> and also in the article on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/News\/articles\/nvidia-geforce-r285-beta-driver-for-bf3-released\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/News\/articles\/nvidia-geforce-r285-beta-driver-for-bf3-released', 'GeForce.com']);\" target=\"_blank\">GeForce.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A WHQL-certified R285 driver will be released in October before the final release of <em>Battlefield 3<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>We are looking forward to evaluating the new WHQL drivers and we will also be adding a new regular feature to ABT &#8211; 3D Vision driver performance analysis.\u00a0 In the meantime, look for <em>&#8220;SLI vs. CrossFire, Part 2 &#8211; High-end multi-GPU scaling&#8221;<\/em> to be published this week.\u00a0 There are some surprises that you may find interesting as we look at multi-GPU scaling from 1920&#215;1200 to 5760&#215;1080 resolutions.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Please join us in our <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/abt\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Forums<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become a Fan on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142', 'Facebook']);\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech', 'Twitter']);\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the latest updates from ABT, please <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?feed=rss2\" target=\"_blank\">join our RSS News Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join our Distributed Computing teams<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Folding@Home &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech &#8211; 164304<\/li>\n<li>SETI@Home &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech &#8211; 138705<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1', 'World Community Grid &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech']);\" target=\"_blank\">World Community Grid &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In anticipation of the upcoming Battlefield 3 beta, Nvidia has just released a new 285.38 beta driver. 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