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    Which video drivers?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by rquinn19, Nov 3, 2012.

  1. rquinn19

    rquinn19 Notebook Consultant

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    What do people generally prefer? the newest from Nvidia? Or the newest on the Dell/AW site? I've been using the Nvidia latest, but noticed today there's one on the Dell site that has a 11/1 date, but appears to be the 306.xx drivers and not the newest 310.xx that I'm currently using. No problems, but if there would be some sort of performance or cooling or noise benefit I'd update.
     
    rquinn19, Nov 3, 2012
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    kzius Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recommend drivers from the Dell website, they release the new drivers ( 306.97 ) but are not yet available. So you have to wait a little bit more, i think a few days more.
     
    kzius, Nov 4, 2012
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    nuaron Notebook Consultant

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    I think its the same driver as the one you see on nvidia website. Their size is also same i don't think they made any alteration to the driver package. Dell drivers are tested before being released to public( I hope so! ) . Nvidia drivers from nvidia.com website will give same performance. Its just that i have noticed Dell takes time to update driver list whereas, if you want to be up to date, refer nvidia website.

    I once spoke to a dell rep for some GPU related problem and even he said that you should download the latest available driver from nvidia.com .
     
    nuaron, Nov 4, 2012
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