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    m17xr3: 1+ year later... Should I update my drivers?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by ECKS, Jul 10, 2012.

  1. ECKS

    ECKS Notebook Prophet

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    Hey guys, hope y'all been well :)

    So I went to the Dell drivers page today just for funzies, only to find that there were 2 drivers that I didn't have yet: 1) "Dell Dell Device" App_NT_AWCC_W7_X03_Setup_XTN7J_ZPE.exe; and 2) "COMPAL; ASSY,CRD,GRPHC,AMD,6970,M18X"

    The first one was "Optional" and the GPU driver update is "Recommended." What do you guys think? Will I see any improvement? +Rep for any old school nbr members that pay me a visit (aka post) in this thread :)
     
    ECKS, Jul 10, 2012
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  2. The Revelator

    The Revelator Notebook Prophet

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    Dookie, if your R3 is still working well for your uses and purposes, then there is no need to update. That said, the Command Center update resolved some instability issues, and the graphics driver update was a major update that remains the base Dell driver for most AMD cards, notwithstanding the release of many reference driver updates by AMD, mostly to enhance general performance and to facilitate performance in individual game titles. Consequently, you couldn't go wrong applying those updates, but you may see little benefit if satisfied with your current setup. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. :)
     
    The Revelator, Jul 11, 2012
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  3. harolds

    harolds Notebook Enthusiast

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    In a word: Yes

    You should keep your drivers up to date, if for any reason you install a driver and start having issue, Windows allows you to easily rollback to the previous driver.
     
    harolds, Jul 11, 2012
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  4. Rayne Su

    Rayne Su Newbie

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    Agree with harolds that it will be best to keep drivers up to date.
     
    Rayne Su, Jul 12, 2012
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  5. Douse

    Douse Notebook Deity

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    And if not the drivers, then at least the CAPs!

    EDIT:: nvm, I thought he was using crossfire.
     
    Douse, Jul 12, 2012
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