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    When will You change driver for Your graphic card?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Bokazoit, Jun 27, 2006.

  1. Bokazoit

    Bokazoit Notebook Geek

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    Sometimes I'm a little puzzled if I should change or not. Currently I have the 6.3 drivers, and they doesn't give me any troubles yet.

    I know (as a little geek) that I should change them as often as they are released to stay up-to-date, but then again, 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' I have learned through the years

    When do You reinstall/update drivers and why?

    PS. I remember some years ago, were the Nvidia drivers gave a huge jump in performance, and that was a perfectly good reason to reinstall. But today/and then it's mainly small improvements, and my x600 is likely to gain nothing at all. The only reason as I see it is to make sure to play a new game or?
     
    Bokazoit, Jun 27, 2006
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  2. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    Some drivers have fixes for certain games. I remember ATI had a driver that fixed some problems with BF2 and Counter Strike.

    I personally don't see an improvement buy I also don't check my 3Dmark scores either. LOL
    Tim
     
    Tim, Jun 27, 2006
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  3. Chele

    Chele Notebook Consultant

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    Well i guess is not super important to do it, but maybe it has some bugs fixes as tim says even i fyou dont see a huge boost in performance. 3dmarks score fo diferent versions of omega only have a 25-30 marks diference between them, but maybe some fixes that they include could make the game thet is giving you trouble work just fine. If you can upgrade i think is better to do it.
     
    Chele, Jun 28, 2006
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  4. deedeeman

    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    i only update my drivers when i have a problem with a certin game....if i have no problems then i dont update ;)
     
    deedeeman, Jun 28, 2006
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    Daetlus Notebook Consultant

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    Whenever a new one comes out, I install it, 3d mark it, tweak it, 3d mark it. I repeat this several times to see if it really makes any difference. I usually end up keeping new drivers.
     
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  6. emperor

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    I install all latest drivers to be updated
     
    emperor, Jun 28, 2006
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  7. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    I am currently using the Omega 6.3 drivers; anything above 6.3 I have not been able to get working with ATI Tray Tools.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jun 28, 2006
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  8. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Quite often since I beta test them :p
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 28, 2006
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  9. toshio

    toshio Notebook Geek

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    so then how does the new catalyst mobility drivers compare to the omega drivers in terms of performance?
     
    toshio, Jun 28, 2006
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  10. Bokazoit

    Bokazoit Notebook Geek

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    Well I agree that it's sad that the ATI tray tool doesn't work, but on the other hand in my case, OC'ing didn't give me much more than a few frames in Q3 timedemo

    I have to live with the fact that my lappy has limited gamelife, and that I have to convince my wife that I'm in a few years - max. 2, needs a new lappy :p
     
    Bokazoit, Jun 28, 2006
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