[SOLVED] do i need to update my drivers

[simen.jorissen]

so, i think the question is clear



PS: i know pc gaming isn't the right category but cause there isn't any driver category or something like that it's here, if i missed somewhere to post it please tell me

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The main one that needs updated on a fairly regular basis is Video Card Drivers.

 

[peptobismal]

The main one that needs updated on a fairly regular basis is Video Card Drivers.

Note: If your video card is a newer model.

Otherwise, if you are getting yesterday's best thing I wouldn't recommend updating video card drivers every time they come out, but more so when you notice performance issues, etc.

From my experience with AMD even if you don't have the newest model their drivers are usually going to cause issues when they are first released. Which is strange because nVidia release drivers at a much higher frequency.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

That's why I stated fairly regular basis , I only update VGA drivers a few times a year.

 

[peptobismal]

Yeah but "fairly regular basis" could be every day, week, month, or year. Depending on the ideals of the person. 😉

 

[simen.jorissen]

i'm using radeon 19.1.1 on an rx580 8gb now (newest is 19.3.1). no performance issues whatsoever

 

[peptobismal]

That's good. I think one thing that I recently found out is that when your card gets older or when drivers don't seem to solve issues the manufacturer may have put out a new vBIOS for your card, but you have to actually go on their forums with your Serial Number to get it.

I was having issues where my GTX 970 was randomly downclocking itself all the time and no drivers solved it, but went to MSI.com's forums and sure enough there was a vBIOS upgrade that solved the issue.

Do not use those websites that have a database of BIOS for GPU's as the vBIOS of your card is very specific and you run the risk of performance loss or bricking your card if you use one that is not right. Seeing as you have a 580 I highly doubt that you have any new vBIOS updates for your card, but it's something to remember as far as the future goes.