AMD Using Steam to Deliver Catalyst Drivers

[tommysch]

[citation][nom]greghome[/nom]If only Nvidia did the same thing.............[/citation]

You can get nVidia drivers through windows update...

 

[radiumburn]

Its a great idea. I think the majority of gamers that happen to be tech illiterate would amaze you... Most never check to see if there are updated drivers for the video devices they use or for any hardware in their computers.. By bypassing their laziness it will make the gaming experience better = win

Now I just hope they make it an option because I use modified drivers for my video card and overclock the card to near burning death.. I don't want generic drivers installed

 

[dalta centauri]

[citation][nom]radiumburn[/nom]Its a great idea. I think the majority of gamers that happen to be tech illiterate would amaze you... Most never check to see if there are updated drivers for the video devices they use or for any hardware in their computers.. By bypassing their laziness it will make the gaming experience better = win Now I just hope they make it an option because I use modified drivers for my video card and overclock the card to near burning death.. I don't want generic drivers installed[/citation]
All it does is modify the past CCC and update it, so you don't need to do any driver sweeps as well. You need to first enable and install it, then it tells you there's a new released driver and if you want to install it.

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]TommySch[/nom]You can get nVidia drivers through windows update...[/citation]
ATI drivers too

 

[jazz84]

[citation][nom]back_by_demand[/nom]ATI drivers too[/citation]

I don't know about anyone else, but my experience with Windows Update drivers has never been anything but trouble. Better off just downloading direct from the source. Seems like this new Steam feature is working for the majority of posters here who've tried it, so I'll definitely give it another shot for the driver release. Still, I'll always be a bit squeamish about "updating" a driver instead of doing a clean sweep and fresh install of the latest 'n greatest...

 

[bluekoala]

[citation][nom]jazz84[/nom]It's a good idea in theory and I'm sure it'll work great once they work out the kinks. Tried it yesterday though on a fresh Windows 7 install with 10.8 installed. Installation went smoothly, but after reboot I was presented with a happy little error message telling me that my video drivers were corrupt. Deleted all the relevant AMD / ATI files and registry entries, installed 10.9 the NORMAL way, and no issues. Suffice to say, I won't be using this feature again for quite some time...[/citation]


I'm suspecting it may have something to do with you having the "WHQL" driver and when the update was done automatically, it may have caused windows to take a dump when you attempted to replace a WHQL driver wint a non WHQL driver.
WHQL is just another way of saying the driver is lacking features and performance.

 

[nightcrawl3r]

That's smart I always have steam running and I am pretty sure this feature will come in handy.

 

[borisof007]

This is a very nice feature, and thank god AMD and Valve made it an option to upgrade your drivers via steam and not fully automatic. I could have forseen major issues if it was, but it is in not! Good job AMD! Keep up the good work.

 

[eddieroolz]

I was under impression that drivers were sent through Windows Update?

 

[Shin-san]

I don't like it. I only install new drivers when I need it. I have actually installed the latest video driver just to find out that it messed up my system. This isn't something that happens with nVidia drivers as well.

 

[photonboy]

1) Microsoft Updates really should be the hub of updates

2) Whoever does it should provide a simple rollback method in case of errors

 

[Transsive]

Started Steam and got the video driver update dialog.
I clicked check now and it started downloading. Then it started the CCC installer. Worked without a hitch.

Sadly it doesn't tell what version the drivers are.
10.9 was installed.

 

[bluekoala]

[citation][nom]photonboy[/nom]1) Microsoft Updates really should be the hub of updates2) Whoever does it should provide a simple rollback method in case of errors[/citation]

1. Microsoft updates really upset me.
If the updates are on, I get prompted to reboot my computer in the middle of a game.
If I click on reboot later, it pops up again in 20 minutes.
There's no other way around it other than to disable the updates completely.
I don't like my OS telling me I should do something and then give me no other choice.
I like to use Ubuntu because I feel like I have control over my system.
If I could play all my games on Ubuntu you would not see my home PC infected with windows.

2. You can roll back drivers the same way you updated them.