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Do You Update Network Drivers At All If Everything Works?

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  1. Kenji Petrov
    @voxel_builder

    ok weird one my laptop came with a network driver from teh manufacturer thats quite old. Gigabyte has GA-P55A-UD4P (rev. 1.0) Realtek LAN Driver 6.227.0902.2009 available directly on their site. I care most about stable connections. Should I install teh chip maekrs newest driver, or stick with the PC makers version? Ive heard both "always use OEM" and "OEM drivers are ancient, ignore them". Curious what you all actually do in practice.

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  2. Otto Schmidt
    @byte_sprite

    ok so chip maker drivers get bug fixes and security fixes sooner 馃槫 If teh OEM version is very old, theres a real argument for the newer one, especially for security.

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  5. Kenji Lopez
    @klopez_20

    been there man PC makers sometimes customize drivers for their hardware: antenna configuration, power management, or combined Wi-Fi/Bluetooth behavior. the chip makers generic driver usually works fine but may not include those tweaks.

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  6. Kenji Petrov
    @voxel_builder
    in reply to @klopez_20

    @klopez_20 omg finally staying on the OEM driver for now since there are no problems. Good to know what to try if i do get issues. seriously made my day 馃槶馃檹

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