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    8600M GT Video Card Drivers

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by DMAK02, Jul 28, 2007.

  1. DMAK02

    DMAK02 Notebook Evangelist

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    Where can I find the most updated ones? I tried 163.14 from laptopvideo2go and it said it doesn't support my hardware?
     
    DMAK02, Jul 28, 2007
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    yusky03, Jul 28, 2007
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  3. tetete

    tetete Notebook Consultant

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    But keep in mind that some times the latest doesn't means fastest

    hehe
     
    tetete, Jul 28, 2007
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  4. DoubleBlack

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    Also look right next to the download link, and you'll find a modded INF ;)
     
    DoubleBlack, Jul 28, 2007
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    Which one is the most current? The 160+ seem higher up, but I heard news of some 158.** one that was meant just for mobile cards.
     
    bizekiel, Jul 28, 2007
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  6. Miyabina

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    163.14 is the newest... and also really bad.
    I prefer the 163.11 on my G1S.
     
    Miyabina, Jul 28, 2007
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  7. DoubleBlack

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    They are all current, there are 3 different series of drivers currently being released...
     
    DoubleBlack, Jul 28, 2007
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  8. Elpaco25

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    what is modded INF?
     
    Elpaco25, Jul 28, 2007
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  9. DoubleBlack

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    It allows you to use the drivers despite them only being labeled for certain models...
     
    DoubleBlack, Jul 28, 2007
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  10. spexc31

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    interesting...so the newest isnt always the best?
    what dah...why would they make a worse one later one...sigh confusing.
     
    spexc31, Jul 28, 2007
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  11. Miyabina

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    The 165.x is some wierd driver that really does poorly.
    The 163.14 is a driver they released with thier perfmon utility, so its built for finding bottlenecks and the like in games... more debug stuff than end user speed.
    Also, the last is not always the best, since when they do some bugfixes sometimes... its at the expence of perfomance. The drivers for the 8xxx series and vista, sadly enough, are still maturing and its just trial and error/luck of the draw to find one that works the best for you.
     
    Miyabina, Jul 28, 2007
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