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    Download 660m beta drivers or non beta?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by titanlord1, Jul 25, 2012.

  1. titanlord1

    titanlord1 Notebook Consultant

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    Just got my y580 and im wondering for my 660m should i upgrade to the beta drivers or stick with current non beta drivers? Which is better?
     
    titanlord1, Jul 25, 2012
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    i updated to beta drivers :) try it you can always revert back
     
    joseph10444, Jul 25, 2012
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    I tried the beta drivers and the Windows Index became 6.9. But for actual performance, no difference so far.
     
    sachiel, Jul 25, 2012
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    my windows index for gaming is 7.2 without the beta drivers so your saying it will go down?
     
    titanlord1, Jul 26, 2012
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    Bumppppppp
     
    titanlord1, Jul 27, 2012
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    Worse performance for me using the beta drivers. Tried both just about all my benchmarks were lower. Sticking to 295.93 for now.
     
    Syed117, Jul 27, 2012
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