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2 types of drivers?

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SHIROI RAKUEN

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Sorry that I don't have a clue... :/

What is the diff between drivers by the pc manufacturer(alienware for ex) & drivers by the GPU manufacturer(amd radeon for ex)? & do I need both?

Thx
 
Alienware doesn't make video cards. The drivers Alienware supplies on whatever disc they give you, are drivers for CPU/Motherboard/Controllers, etc.

If you have a graphics card they have their own drivers.
 
Oh ok, so if I get a radeon 7970M with my laptop, I won't have to worry about other drivers other than those found at the AMD official website, correct?
 
SHIROI RAKUEN said:
Oh ok, so if I get a radeon 7970M with my laptop, I won't have to worry about other drivers other than those found at the AMD official website, correct?
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I would only revert to the Alienware drivers if I had issues with the latest drivers from AMD. Even then I'd likely at least try the previous release first if the latest drivers from Alienware were somewhat old.
 
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