Drivers & Downloads

long time lurker first post lol im on whatever Windows Update installed and everything works for 3D rendering. now Intel has Graphics Driver Installer out and the app keeps nagging me :) part of me wants teh fixes, part of me remembers the last time an…

hmmmm ok printing from this PC produces pages of random symbols. the laser printer works fine from my phone and another computer. it only fails from this PC since the Printer 1700/1700n (Laser) Driver 20/06/06 update. id like to fix this before the next…

ok weird one mixed use PC here: mostly work. can someone who has tried both branches share their experience?? id love to hear whether it made a real difference for video editing or whether its mostly marketing. i am not chasing benchmark numbers. i mostly…

help!! quick poll for people using Intel hadrware for video editing: has AOpen EZ855 Intel VGA Driver R14.5.0.3865PV treated you well? Ive seen a couple of complaints online, but complaints are always louder than happy users. Id like to hear from ppl for…

My gaming desktop is performing like it lost a generation, an open world RPG stutters in places that used to be smooth, all after the VIA driver update. id like to measure this properly instead of going on feel. whats teh right way to compare two drivers? i…

short version: GeForce Ion Notebook Graphics Drivers 270.61 Windows Vista/7 32 bit wont install. Longer version: my office PC came with a manufacturer customized graphics driver. I wanted the newer one from NVIDIA directly. Every installer I try says its…

im on a driver from last year and everything works for everyday work. now NVIDIA has GeForce Graphics Driver 368.81 out and teh app keeps nagging me. part of me wants teh fixes, part of me remembers the last time an update gave me black screens for a week 🤷…

ugh. i keep reading guides that say to tweak network adapter settings for MMOs: disable interrput moderation, disable power saving, change buffers. Some of it sounds like cargo cult stuff 🤦 On a powerline adapter, what has actually helped you? And does…

genuine question about update philosophy... my PC is stable on an old studio branch, the new P7H55 M PRO Graphics Driver lists fixes that dont realy affect me, do u update anyway for security and compatibility, or do you only update when a game or app needs…

hmmmm ok short version: OpenGL 3.0 Beta Driver wont install. longer version: my prebuilt desktop came with a manufacturer customized graphics driver. i wnated the newer one from NVIDIA directly. every installer i try says its incompatible with my Windows. is…

help!! my setup is three monitors on one card, and its been rock solid... since installing NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Driver 425.31, one of the screens randomly blinks black for a split second... sometiems its every few minutes, sometimes every few seconds. Its…

ugh. question for the network folks: do you install network drivers from the chip maker or from your PC maker? Im looking at WUSB11 CA(FR) Instant Wireless USB Network Adapter from Linksys for my laptop. My prioirty is battery life. Is there any real risk in…

hmmmm ok okay, this is driving me nuts :D Black screen, fans ramp up, and about five seconds later Windows comes back like nothing happened. Then this pops up: its always while playing an open world game :) my gaming laptop is not overclocked and temps look…

so annoyed rn my Ethernet is capped at 100 Mbps and Im losing my mind. The gaming desktop is plugged into a local NAS setup. The adapter details say 100 Mbps full duplex. My laptop on teh same cable and port negotiates gigabit just fine, so the switch port…

help!! im on the driver my PC came with and everything works for streaming. now NVIDIA has GeForce Graphics Driver 531.41 out and the app keeps nagging me... part of me wants the fixes, part of me reemmbers teh last time an update gave me black screens for a…

i needed to scan a signed contract tonight. the all in one prints perfectly, but when i open the vendor scan app, it says no scanner was found. connected over Wi Fi, same as always. the only change: i installed Canon PIXMA MP520 Printer Drivers 1.00 last…

so annoyed rn please tell me this is a driver thing. glitches in teh browser on my gaming laptop, starting right after the Detonator FX Drivers 44.03 (Windows 2000/XP) update: the card isnt new but its never shown anything like this before. temperatures look…

ok so this is so frustrating. i'm trying to update the graphics driver on my offcie PC, and the express install fails immediately: "Not compatible with this version of Windows." Windows Update says Im fully up to date. the A890GXM A(U)(V1.0) ATI Display…

not gonna lie this is driving me nuts after installing AMD Catalyst Radeon Mobility 5.8 Ive had the control panel wont open on my gaming desktop. fine, Ill just roll it back. except the Roll Back Driver button is greyed out, and when i uninstalled it Windows…

hmmmm ok my budget build is performing like it lost a generation. a strategy game stutters in places that used to be smooth, all after teh AMD driver update. Id like to measure this properly instead of going on feel. Whats the right way to compare two…

genuine question about update philosophy. my PC is stable on teh driver my PC came with. the new Radeon FireGL (Win2k/XP) for IBM laptops lists fixes that dont really affect me. do you update anyway for security and compatibility, or do you only update when…