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    best 8600gt driver?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by DarkMortar, Aug 2, 2007.

  1. DarkMortar

    DarkMortar Notebook Consultant

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    ok ive been looking, but im confused on which one i should get for my machine in my sig. Right now i have 101.43, please help me! Because i dont think doom3 is running as good as it should atm, and im getting some slight hitching issue in CSS, yet my fps is good.
     
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    There's no such thing as the best driver. The 163.14 is the newest, but the 165.01 is the most widely used. I found a 3-5 FPS increase using the 163's over the 165's.
     
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    DarkMortar Notebook Consultant

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    lol these drivers are crashing my games!!! reverting back to the dell drivers...
     
    DarkMortar, Aug 2, 2007
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    According to some, 158.45 is the best.
     
    Dodoman, Aug 2, 2007
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    for vista try 162.22. that seems to be the driver of choice for apple folk, it might work well on your dell, but in fact some drivers do seem to be incompatible with different machines and setups...
     
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    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 2, 2007
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