Nvidia GFX card conspiracy

[wHiTe*LiGhTnInG]

Guys i got another problem i am not sure about.

It feels like that everytime i update my drivers for the GFX card my games feel like they get slower and slower.

I know for a fact that when i first installed Prototype the game, and Dragon age, i played it perfectly with no sluggishness what so ever. A few months ago on windows 7.

Now a couple weeks ago i formatted and loaded the latest drivers, installed dragon age again, and i felt something was'nt right, it felt slightly slower than before. I thought well maybe its normal and was always like that. Then i installed prototype played it an i knew staiaght away something is wrong. I know cause i played before all on full GFX with full AA and was runningperfect . I also know cause i still remember mentioning it at my friends place when we loaded it up on a 9600 gt and i said i got mine on full GFX and no problems. I know for a fact it was running fine no sluggish stuff at all.

When i move around in the game prototype i get very slight pauses as though something feels like its stuck underneath my mouse, and feels very sluggish. When scrolling around in dragon age, i can feel something is'nt right but its not as much as prototype. I played it before and got to almost finish the game so i know there was nothing wrong. now i cant even get passed one mission with all the sluggishness. When i move the mouse around in the menu its smooth and when i play battlefield 2 it feels fine.
The new game dark void does'nt seem to have any problems, and feels very smooth.

Is it the drivers that are given problems or something else?,, like maybe the HDD? or does nvidia do this to make it feel like your card is not good enough for the game and its time to upgrade your card, so they make more money

 

[xcalibur]

I've had the same idea for the last couple of months. Nvidia will be really stupid if this is what they are trying though. Remember, they are now competing with a fast growing console market, as well as new ATI cards that are serious competitors.

With a top of the range console being in the same price bracket as a new graphics card these days, my mind struggles with the idea of upgrading rather than just replacing my gaming rig with a console.

 

[wHiTe*LiGhTnInG]

But what can cause all this.. virus, HDD, anti virus program(even after uninstall), GFX card, Memory, Windows ?

 

[kaaskop]

New drivers on GFX cards is most of the time is written for new hardware and old harware doesnt always benefit from installing new drivers. Try a few previous one's see if it works. I read the release notes first and if nothing changes for the games iam playing i dont upgrade.