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    Do the newer omega drivers work with nvidia laptop cards?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by londez, Oct 23, 2009.

  1. londez

    londez Notebook Evangelist

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    I just wanted to know if the omega drivers would work with my 6800go
     
    londez, Oct 23, 2009
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  2. Lostinlaptopland

    Lostinlaptopland Notebook Consultant

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    Aren't those modded ATI drivers?
     
    Lostinlaptopland, Oct 23, 2009
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  3. Amnesiac

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    Wow, you have a 6800 Go?

    I thought cards that old were extinct these days...
     
    Amnesiac, Oct 24, 2009
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  4. JosePerez

    JosePerez Notebook Evangelist

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    Omega Drivers are ATI drivers, hence won't work with Nvidia Cards... You need drivers directly from Nvidia.com or you can also download drivers from laptopvideo2go.com
     
    JosePerez, Oct 24, 2009
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    Actually, Omega Drivers has both nVidia and ATi drivers. They are a bit old though (169.25!!!) so I would go for either official nVidia ones from their website, or LaptopVideo2go ones. If you use the latter, avoid the 190 series as these have more problems with older cards.
     
    andygb40, Oct 24, 2009
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    conejeitor Notebook Evangelist

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    Often for old laptops, Omega drivers are the most updated ones. I have an x1600 and the Omega's are the only updated drivers that I can use. They are 1 year old, but the ATI's are 3 years old.
     
    conejeitor, Oct 24, 2009
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    Omega drivers suck because they crash in games, i'm using tweakforce/xtreme-G http://www.tweakforce.com/ modded catalysts. If you want original ATI drivers you could use a program that converts any catalyst desktop driver into a mobile one :)
     
    key001, Oct 25, 2009
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