Updated Nvidia Drivers? (W510)

Can I get updated Lenovo approved NVidia driver somewhere for the W510?
Basically the installed version is 268.24 and the version on NVidia's web site is 296.70, which is about if not more than an year old...
Can someone also tell me, what functionality will I lose (if any) if I install the driver from the nvidia web site? Also will I see performance/graphics improvements when doing casual gaming with the newer drivers from Nvidia? (diablo 3, starcraft 2)

I recently updated my W701ds to the 296.70 version (rom NVidia's websie) without any issues. I don't know what functionality, if any, I lost.
I didn't notice any performance gain.
W530, i7-3820QM, FHD, 32GB 1600Mhz RAM, Quadro K2000M, 1024GB RAID-0 (2 Crucial 512GB SSDs), 256GB mSATA (ADATA SX300 SSD), Ultimate-N 6300, Bluetooth, Backlit Keyboard, BIOS 2.50

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Date 2010/01/03 01:14:58
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Part Number PSPG8E-01D007EN
Serial Number x
OS Version Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 6.1.7600
BIOS Version V2.50
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Hard Disk Free Space Capacity 644,687,319,040 [Byte] 600.412 [GB]
Video *NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M* version=8.15.11.8642
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Sound NVIDIA High Definition Audio version=1.0.0.59
NVIDIA High Definition Audio version=1.0.0.59
NVIDIA High Definition Audio version=1.0.0.59
NVIDIA High Definition Audio version=1.0.0.59
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Realtek RTL8191SE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC
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Modem None
Internet Explorer 8.0.7600.16385
IDE Device TOSHIBA MK5055GSX
IBG 4H6Z0XEVG SCSI CdRom Device FW version=1.03
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT20N FW version=CT10
[QFE Information]
Windows Security Update "KB973525"
Windows Update "KB974332"
Windows Update "KB974431"
Windows Security Update "KB974571"
Windows Update "KB975364"
Windows Hotfix "KB975467"
Windows Update "KB976098"
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Hi
Counter question: Why you want to use other display drivers? Are you not satisfied with the Toshiba drivers or can you notice any problems in Windows?
Theoretically its possible to use the drivers from nVidia directly but dont forget that they are not pretested on your notebook. Your graphic card could be overheating and so you will loose the warranty.
Satellite P500 is pretty new so I assume Toshiba will update the display driver in next time too. Just have a look on the page from time to time. ;)

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