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    What about System Drivers ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HTWingNut, Oct 30, 2007.

  1. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Everyone is constantly talking about updating their GPU drivers. What about sytem drivers? Is there a good site that will update, for examply, my Vostro 1500 to optimize stability and performance better than what is released by Dell?
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 30, 2007
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    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    driveragent.com will scan and let you know what your missing in terms of new drivers.
     
    The Forerunner, Oct 30, 2007
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    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    If you don't want to follow what Dell gives you then you should go to the manufacturers' website of each of your components and download the latest drivers from them.
     
    adinu, Oct 30, 2007
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    is there something wrong with the drivers that dell gives you?
     
    sheikah777, Oct 31, 2007
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    Nothing wrong with the drivers that dell offers. But like the laptopvideo2go drivers, didn't know if there were other tuned drivers to improve overall system performance.

    OEM drivers are not frequently updated and are rarely tuned.
     
    HTWingNut, Nov 1, 2007
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