Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


freitasm

BDFL - Memuneh
79254 posts

Uber Geek

Administrator
ID Verified
Trusted
Geekzone
Lifetime subscriber

#88508 17-Aug-2011 11:59
Send private message

Just did a full reinstall on my Lenovo m75e desktop - the previous install had problems because of incompatible faster memory (up for sale soon) so I decided to create a new one, without the Lenovo software, etc.

Acronis was great, during the whole process I've created images so I could restore if anything went wrong with some software.

Now the question is... Should I really install the AMD chipset drivers, or not?

Everything is working, no yellow marks in device list, so I am split between giving it go or not... Only really care for these if they make things faster, because otherwise everything is working fine.

Your ideas?
 




Please support Geekzone by subscribing, or using one of our referral links: Samsung | AliExpress | Wise | Sharesies | Hatch | GoodSyncBackblaze backup


Create new topic

Bee

Bee
732 posts

Ultimate Geek


  #507838 17-Aug-2011 12:15
Send private message

This does seem strange...  

Perhaps there is already some sort of driver installed as part of the windows install?  in which case the proper drivers will help?

If there is nothing in the system that seems broken and everything works fine and normal speeds, then I would say don't install them... 

I know in the past I have always faithfully installed chipset drivers but as to what difference they really make to things overall I couldnt say.


 




Doing your best is much more important than being the best.




Ragnor
8219 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #507853 17-Aug-2011 12:28
Send private message

Windows 7 has base drivers for most chispets, I would install the amd chipset drivers personally - there will likely be a performance increase.

Since you can make an image before and after you can always roll back.

muppet
2568 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #507869 17-Aug-2011 12:53
Send private message

Ragnor: Windows 7 has base drivers for most chispets, I would install the amd chipset drivers personally - there will likely be a performance increase.


What's the logic behind this?  It's always seemed to me that installing drivers for your chipset is like installing drivers for your DIMMs.  It's such a low-level thing that it either works or it doesn't.

I'm not trying to suggest you're wrong - but I'm just curious what the rational behind this theory (which I see repeated often) is?




Audiophiles are such twits! They buy such pointless stuff: Gold plated cables, $2000 power cords. Idiots.

 

OOOHHHH HYPERFIBRE!




richms
28168 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #507871 17-Aug-2011 12:54
Send private message

I try to avoid installing them if I can help it, have had too many occasions where installing later drivers than the windows ones have caused stability problems on both AMD desktops here.




Richard rich.ms

freitasm

BDFL - Memuneh
79254 posts

Uber Geek

Administrator
ID Verified
Trusted
Geekzone
Lifetime subscriber

  #507881 17-Aug-2011 13:07
Send private message

muppet:
Ragnor: Windows 7 has base drivers for most chispets, I would install the amd chipset drivers personally - there will likely be a performance increase.


What's the logic behind this?  It's always seemed to me that installing drivers for your chipset is like installing drivers for your DIMMs.  It's such a low-level thing that it either works or it doesn't.

I'm not trying to suggest you're wrong - but I'm just curious what the rational behind this theory (which I see repeated often) is?


Exactly the point. It's all working, so I don't want to change. If installing the manufacturer's drivers won't give any performance improvement, I rather not install anything.

But I'd also like to have some real world figures to know...

 




Please support Geekzone by subscribing, or using one of our referral links: Samsung | AliExpress | Wise | Sharesies | Hatch | GoodSyncBackblaze backup


Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00


eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07


BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21


eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01


WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32


RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26


Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24


Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22


Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46


Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42


D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34


Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.