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April 13th, 2012 02:00
Dell OEM Video Driver vs NVIDIA Drivers on XPS 15z
Would it be advisable to install drivers directly from NVIDIA for my GeForce 525M rather than use the video driver provided by Dell? The reason I ask is Dell obviously does not keep up with each release and is always behind in terms of driver version, where as getting them directly from NVIDIA means I also get the latest version. My initial thoughts from using the drivers directly from NVIDIA means you will lose the customised teaks from Dell and perhaps my XPS 15z will run slightly hotter/power management will be affected
Any fellow XPS/XPS 15z owners have any thoughts on this?
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richsark
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April 14th, 2012 07:00
Hi am using them from the nivida site since may of last year . It seems to me it runs cooler then the dell drivers.
Yes, I have an xps 15z.
James2k
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April 16th, 2012 08:00
Thanks, I've decided to install them as well. No major differences really.
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August 8th, 2013 09:00
You must ask NVidia and DELL separately. If they both agree on which driver you should use, you're all set. Now, if NVidia recommends you use their driver and DELL recommends that you use THEIR driver... you have yourself a tricky situation. Sometimes, it's better to go with the OEM-customizable driver regardless of the release date. I'll tell you why...
I own a DELL computer. My DELL computer has an INTEL SATA/AHCI Controller. INTEL recommends that I use the OEM's (Dell) drivers rather than INTEL's drivers REGARDLESS of version date. Why? Because DELL may have customized the driver and INTEL's driver is just a generic version even if it might be newer.
I'm going to listen to INTEL's recommendation and stay with DELL's driver...
"Newer isn't always better:" www.techrepublic.com/.../newer-isnt-always-better-when-it-comes-to-windows-xp-drivers (or any WINDOWS OS for that matter...)