do you bother installing drivers on win 7?

Darkman · 19 Sep 2011 at 18:52

theheyes said:
The flip side is that the ones on WU tend to be quite stable, if not the highest performing ones.

I've found the same thing.

Kennysevenfold · 20 Sep 2011 at 20:01

I dont usually bother, but im just lazy

anything I don't mind · 20 Sep 2011 at 20:15

I install graphics, sound, motherboard/cpu from the motherboard manufacture websites. The peripherals from their manufacture and anything the monitor manufacture has. I will also install the sata and controller drivers from the manufactures website. Keep bios up to date. I always try to avoid any pre-packaged software with the drivers and just install the drivers.

Craig321 · 20 Sep 2011 at 21:12

Yep, I always get the latest ones available from the manufacturer. May as well, either way probably doesn't make much difference tbh

panyan · 20 Sep 2011 at 21:28

i usually end up reinstalling windows every month due to some problem or another so i only bother installing the drivers i need at that time

monkeyspank · 21 Sep 2011 at 09:22

Always the latest Intel storage drivers as all my boards have Intel controllers.
Sometimes sound drivers for the control panel.

Mr-White · 21 Sep 2011 at 10:21

gfx
chipset
audio
LAN

MW

Cosimo · 21 Sep 2011 at 10:47

I always get chipset, graphics, audio and lan.

d_brennen · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:00

Always scoop the latest drivers. Habit more than anything. With Windows drivers some rare times stuff doesn't quite work the way it is supposed to, like front panel audio switching

PaulM · 21 Sep 2011 at 13:06

Unless the system is unstable I usually only bother with the latest graphics card driver.

scottmuir424 · 21 Sep 2011 at 13:10

always use the board drivers then update from there

loltim · 21 Sep 2011 at 16:51

simulatorman said:
I always get chipset, graphics, audio and lan.

this. windows sorts everything else.

Participant · 21 Sep 2011 at 16:52

I always install the latest graphics, sound, network, and chipset drivers yes.

theheyes · 21 Sep 2011 at 19:46

panyan said:
i usually end up reinstalling windows every month due to some problem or another so i only bother installing the drivers i need at that time

Something is wrong if a reinstall is necessary that frequently, but regardless, have you considered just taking a disk image? It would be far easier than going through the whole process every time.

Nevakonaza · 21 Sep 2011 at 19:54

Nah i never bother,I find that if i install the latest ethernet drivers it keeps cutting out my connection so i dont bother and its fine,I only install GFX Drivers and then update windows fully (Minus the Ethernet/Chipset drivers and IE 9).

unwashed potato! · 21 Sep 2011 at 20:28

why don't WU have the latest drivers from the manufacturer?

yashiro · 21 Sep 2011 at 21:22

If you don't play games and the machine works it's usually not worth bothering.

If you want the best performance then it's a good idea since the drivers installed with Windows are quite old.

richb93 · 21 Sep 2011 at 21:39

Even if you do 'install' Intel chipset drivers they don't actually install properly. Check the date of them in Device Manager. You need to run the installer in Vista SP2 mode for some reason. After doing that they do install properly and it does make a little difference to the speed of your machine I found.