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    Sager/Clevo Nvidia Drivers [newer ones]

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Aplaudible, Jan 28, 2017.

  1. Aplaudible

    Aplaudible Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have heard from some people on geforce.com that a lot of the time with these laptops there are specialty drivers released for them. Only problem though is if I go direct through the sager site the only driver I can get is one from 2012 lol so where do I get the newer ones at? Should I just download ones listed from newer laptops or something?
     
    Aplaudible, Jan 28, 2017
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  2. Papusan

    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    Just go to http://www.geforce.com/drivers Use manual driver search. Select your OS and your graphics cards model and download. You don't need speciality drivers released for your machine.
     
    Papusan, Jan 28, 2017
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I will add that you shouldn't download the absolute latest driver, version 378.49, as there are many reports of it causing GPU temperatures to run higher than normal. Version 376.60 seems to work well for most. It's a hotfix driver that's not available on the main NVIDIA page but there is a link to it in the games sub forum here.


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    saturnotaku, Jan 28, 2017
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    Aplaudible Notebook Enthusiast

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    Someone named Greybear on there said that and he seemed pretty knowledgeable and has hundreds of posts on there lol so I dunno thanks though :)

    Thanks for that, I couldn't find it at first but found it when I just typed it in the search parameters on the main page
     
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    Nvidia release WHQL drivers which are different to the drivers that Clevo release (I'm being purposefully lax with the nomenclature here).

    In general, WHQL drivers direct from Nvidia will give slightly better optimised performance in specific new game titles. The drivers which are sometimes available from companies who sell laptops based on Clevo chassis are not always WHQL - these drivers are more prominent when, for exmaple, new GPU ranges are launched and can provide better stability than a WHQL. This is because WHQL are in a way generic drivers, compatible/supporting every version of say the mobile 1080 from every ODM. Mobile GPUs from Clevo, Dell/Alienware, MSI, Gigabyte won't be the same which is why stability is sometimes better with the specific ODM driver rather than the absolute latest WHQL.

    This is a huge topic, I've tried to keep it brief for the sake of a simple answer. For models from 2012, just follow the advice of users like @saturnotaku
     
    XMG, Feb 9, 2017
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