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    Boot Camp-can you install Nvidia's reference drivers on current Apple notebooks?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Wolfpup, Nov 1, 2010.

  1. Wolfpup

    Wolfpup Notebook Prophet

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    I can't get a straight answer about this...has anyone done it? Through boot camp, can you install Nvidia's normal reference drivers without issue? No hacks or anything else-do they just install?
     
    Wolfpup, Nov 1, 2010
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    this is correct. no issues. nvidia's reference driver is always much more up to date than the latest driver provided by apple.
     
    masterchef341, Nov 1, 2010
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    Wolfpup Notebook Prophet

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    That's fantastic news! Thanks! I had to ask because some companies (like Sony) don't allow Nvidia to support their notebooks-drivers wont' install (without weird hacks anyway). Toshiba allows Nvidia but not AMD for whatever reason.
     
    Wolfpup, Nov 1, 2010
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    Arctic Fox Notebook Geek

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    I installed the latest drivers from nvidia and they improved the performance of counter strike: source considerably. I would definitely recommend using the latest drivers for the video card, even if it's not included in boot camp.
     
    Arctic Fox, Nov 2, 2010
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