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    XPS M1730 - Best drivers for 8700m SLI?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by ifti, Dec 29, 2007.

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    ifti Undiscovered

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    Ive read so many reports about buggy drivers etc. Ive checked on laptopvideo2go etc, and am wondering what are the most stable drivers for the SLI 8700M's??

    Which driver version have you used successfully and which are the most stable etc??

    Thanks
     
    ifti, Dec 29, 2007
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    I hear 169.04 are probably the most stable etc at the mo?? Or 169.25??

    I'll be reinstalling my system when it arrives so can install the drivers from a clean windows build, just wanna get the most stable ones first time round! ;)
     
    ifti, Dec 30, 2007
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    anyone???

    let me get this right.......at the moment its a trade off between drivers for game performance or for bluray movie playback??

    So the Dell drivers work for blu-ray movies etc, but the laptopvideo2go drivers work better for games??

    Thats a bit crappy TBH.
    I am getting the BluRay drive, so if I upgrade to drivers 169.04, I am forced to purchase AnyDVD to watch a BluRay movie?? I dont intend to use media direct etc, just win media player........or if Im using the laptop more for development and not games, then the stock Dell drivers are better since they allow BD Movie playback?

    Also do I need to disable SLI to watch a BluRay?
     
    ifti, Jan 1, 2008
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    im interested too :)
     
    182_blue, Jan 14, 2008
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