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    Best drivers for 7800GTX?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by KingPup, Feb 18, 2006.

  1. KingPup

    KingPup Notebook Guru

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    I'm a totally new NVidia user so I have no idea what the deal is with official/tweaked drivers. Which drivers are going to give the best performance?
     
    KingPup, Feb 18, 2006
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    cycloneguy2618 Notebook Deity

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    cycloneguy2618, Feb 18, 2006
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  3. dr_st

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    If you have a 7800GTX, chances are that its performance is so high that you absolutely don't need to try to get every last drop of performance by tweaking your drivers. You'll never notice anyway. :)
     
    dr_st, Feb 19, 2006
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    mongoloido Notebook Consultant

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    Do people actually get real performance boosts from using tweaked driver sets? I've tried some of the Omega drivers for my Desktop over the years, and never found them worth the install.
     
    mongoloido, Feb 19, 2006
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  5. dr_st

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    Small boosts are present, otherwise no one would bother with tweaking the drivers. On rare occasions you can get a big boost.
     
    dr_st, Feb 19, 2006
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    A good reason to upgrade your drivers is because, whether or not they provide any optimizations for better performance, they will often include fixes for games.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Feb 19, 2006
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    sublime Notebook Evangelist

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    I can say this, I used to have a difficult time getting F.E.A.R. to run well. Now, I can play with EVERYTHING on max (except FSAA at 2x and AF at 4x) at 1920x1200 and average about 30 fps. The only things I have changed with my system are a small overclock, and new drivers. I doubt the overclock caused that dramatic of a change, so I assume the new drivers just have much better support for F.E.A.R. So for newer games new drivers CAN make a pretty big difference, it's up to you whether or not they are worth the install.

    I too use laptopvideo2go drivers
     
    sublime, Feb 20, 2006
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