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Current driver of choice for 5870M cards in M17xR2?

Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Fezziwig, Jun 25, 2012.

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Hi. I got my M17x R2 over a year ago, and it has been running well, but I think it's about time for me to update the graphics drivers. What driver version has been working well for everyone? I noticed a beta 12.7 driver is out--should I give those a try?

Also, this is my first AMD based machine. What's the best process for updating drivers? Are they as potentially sensitive as nVidia drivers--e.g., we need to remove all traces of drivers first then install generic drivers, then update over the generics)?

Fezziwig, Jun 25, 2012

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I'm currently running the 12.6 beta and it's been flawless, no problems installing it or running it on anything. Haven't tried the 12.7 beta, but that's next on my agenda.

Greywolf22, Jun 25, 2012

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Wel, installed 12.6 beta drivers last night. Everything is running smoothly, and better than ever. For example, played some Civ V last night, and didn't have any weird texture artifacts that I sometimes get in game.

Fezziwig, Jun 26, 2012

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