is there any Nvidia proprietary drivers that needs to be paid first then download?

[Hats On]

I want to exploit my Nvidia graphic card to it's fullest capabilities so, is there any advance/special Nvidia proprietary drivers that needs to be paid first then download? or is it all free?

 

[J I H]

It should all be free. They money they get is for the hardware, and the hardware is useless without drivers.

 

[charlesMAN]

Coming from a person who builds computers for a living, I know that 99% of the drivers out there are free. If you're buying from a big name like nVidia, Logitech, Microsoft, etc. the drivers will always be free. So I guess to answer your question, no your drivers will not cost money. However if you wanted to get more power out of your cards, I would look into overclocking, depending on which model card you have you can either overclock them with a program, or you might actually have to send it in to a company that does overclocking. I hope this helps.

 

[Colanth]

Drivers from the hardware manufacturer are free. You shouldn't use any other drivers.(Driver updates don't give you new capabilities, they just fix bugs. If you don't have a problem, don't update your driver - that could CAUSE a problem.)