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    Which video driver to install?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by OmegaWolf747, Mar 28, 2008.

  1. OmegaWolf747

    OmegaWolf747 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I know not a thing about laptop video drivers. I downloaded two video drivers from LaptopVideo2Go and have no idea which to install.

    173.90
    174.74

    My video is nVidia GeForce 8700M GT 256 MB, 32bit Win Vista Home Prem.

    Thanks all.
     
    OmegaWolf747, Mar 28, 2008
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    I recommend the second.
     
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    Is the 173 series better for gaming? I like to play UT2004 offline.

    Thank you again.
     
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    I use the 174.60 and works great ..........
     
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    Oops, I misread which one you were recommending. I'll probably go with the 174.74 since it's the most recent release. I'll install it tonight or tomorrow and see what happens.

    Is it recommended to uninstall the old driver or just install on top of it?
     
    OmegaWolf747, Mar 28, 2008
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    I just installed those drivers on my X205-SLi1 which has been upgraded to 4 Gigs of RAM and my 3D Mark score was 7189 compared to the high 6k range I believe I was in before not 100% as my previous score seems to have vanished off my computer.
     
    djskitzo24, Mar 29, 2008
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