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    Best 980m driver on 17 r2?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by chanukya, Dec 16, 2015.

  1. chanukya

    chanukya Notebook Enthusiast

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    Could the experts here please suggest the best driver I can use for the 980M on the 17 r2? I got the system in Feb but have not updated any drivers since.

    According to GPU-Z I have 9.18.13.4473, or 344.73 according to the NVIDIA control panel.

    The Dell support site lists 2 drivers - 9.18.13.4725 A02 (urgent) , or something that says Alienware13_video_driver, 340.84 A00 (recommended)

    Should I be using either of these, or should I download a specific driver from the NVIDIA site? I have no plans of overclocking at the moment, just want to improve vanilla performance if possible. Thanks..
     
    chanukya, Dec 16, 2015
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  2. Papusan

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

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    Download drivers from NVIDIA not DELL.
     
    Papusan, Dec 17, 2015
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