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 a game or app needs it? i mostly do streaming. i am curious how other ppl handle this, especially anyone who depends on their PC for work and cannot afford a broken evening. what am i doing wrong??
COLLECTING EXPERIENCES: RADEON FIREGL (WIN2K/XP) FOR IBM LAPTOPS FOR STREAMING
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Jump to the replyfor late-night TV, stability matters more than the newest game optimizations. if there's a separate stable/studio/recommended branch, that's usually teh better fit.
yeah so nothing in the release notes is critical for me, its mostly game-specific fixes. sorry for the wall of text lol
oh ive been there lol my approach: make a restore point, download the previous driver package so its ready, then try teh new one. if anything misbehaves, DDU and reinstall teh old one. that makes updating a low-risk experiment. hope that helps :)
yeahhh honestly just reset the power plan and save yourself the pain worked for me anyway 馃し
for late-night TV, stability matters more than the newest game optimizations. if there's a separate stable/studio/recommended branch, that's usually teh better fit.
@vjansen-x5 omg finally read the known issues and one matched my setup exactly, so Im staying on the driver my PC came with for now... thanks for the sanity check.
if it isnt broken, should i still update quadro geforce graphics driver??
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