- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: CHAOS_ENEMY
Posted by: Mr MA5B
Update drivers: video card, motherboard, sound card, network card, etc. If you have a Dell 8400, the A06 BIOS version is the latest.
i always wondered about this....how does updating drivers help? i mean, upgrading graphics drivers wouldn't give you betetr graphiucs...would it? if so, how?
o and i tried updating my graphics card (highest res i can have without lag is 640X480 or whatever!!), Nvidia Geforce 5200 128mb. anyway, there was this program on the Nvidia website i was supposed to download and run and it would update my graphics drivers...well when i run it, its like "loading setup wizard" or whatever, then it just closes. what the fudge?
well, the new 5.6 catalyst drivers increase performance in halo by 20%. This is proof that new drivers do help in terms of performance. New drivers can increase functionallity, increase stability of the system, and fix old glitches (1.07 patch definitely does not have these characteristics).
Anyway, i would download the new drivers manually from now on. it just seems that the installation would be more successful if a user is present to change unwanted options and other things.
[Edited on 6/10/2005]