Agreed, both the 185.85 driver you downloaded from Nvidia and the one you see in Windows Update are essentially the same thing..
The one from nVidia is of much better quality though and in comparison will perform 70-80% better then the generic MS one you see in Windows Updates..
Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate 64- Bit Edition
Computer Type Custom Build 6 of 6
CPU Type and Speed AMD Phenom II X4 965 (3.4GHZ) 4000MHz HT Quad-Core Socket AM3
Motherboard Chipset Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX Socket AM3
System Memory Type Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D Dominator - DDR3-1600:PC3 -12800 - 6GB - Non-ECC Unbuffered 240-Pin DIMM
Video Card Type and Speed Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB PCI-Express (2.0)
Computer Monitor Samsung SyncMaster P2350 23" FULL 1080p HD LCD Monitor
Hard Drive (2) WD VelociRaptor 300GB 10000RPM 16MB Buffer: (2) WD Caviar 1.5TB "IntelliPower" 64MB Buffer
Optical Drives (2) LG 22x Super Multi Drives (SATA II) - Both with Lightscribe
Network Adapter Asus Crosshair III Formula Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Anti-virus Software AVG Free Edition 9.0
Computer Skill Level Self-Taught Expert
Windows Experience Index 7.2