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    AMD mobility 6870 latest drivers?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Tankor, May 23, 2012.

  1. Tankor

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    can someone give me the latest drivers for this card. Having issues with d3 choppyness so i figured i should update my drivers
     
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    i installed it but apparently it said some errors were detected. Wierd.
     
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    if you open GPUz, what version display driver does it show after installation?
     
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    i installed it but apparently it said some errors were detected. Wierd.

    still says 8.51
     
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    ok, try doing a clean install. uninstall the previous driver first. Download driver sweeper (freeware), select "AMD Display" then run.

    After reboot, try installing again. Make sure you are installing the 64 bit mobility drivers
     
    SlickDude80, May 23, 2012
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    tried this doing a clean install and it wouldnt take the drivers :(
     
    Nodl, Jun 5, 2012
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    and after i tried and failed, i couldnt successfully install the old drivers or CC either ><dont know what went wrong, 12.3 saidit had warnings and didnt install the driver or cc, then i swept again and tried to go back to a01, andthat had warnings and didnt install CCC
     
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    and after i tried and failed, i couldnt successfully install the old drivers or CC either ><dont know what went wrong, 12.3 saidit had warnings and didnt install the driver or cc, then i swept again and tried to go back to a01, and that had warnings and didnt install CCC
     
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    I use the stock Dell drivers for the 6870M and have no choppiness issue at all. I get around 70fps+. Everything is set to high and shadows on medium.

    Drivers and Downloads | Dell [United States]

    Did you check your latency color on the bottom of the D3 screen? See if it is green, yellow or red. If it is yellow or red, that could explain some of the choppiness that you are experiencing.
     
    M11xDude, Jun 5, 2012
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