ATI Radion 9800 Pro - Upgrade Drivers?

jimshu1 · Jun 1, 2006, 02:57 PM

I have a ATI RADEON 9800 PRO AGP 8X 256MB DDR 256 BIT video card in a system I built in 2004. Should I still be updating drivers?

I know it's now an older card and wonder if I really gain anything with driver updates anymore, or if it is just a waste of time?

I'm currently running Omega Drivers v3.8.231 (6.3) successfully with no problems.

Thanks for any replies!

MiDri · Jun 1, 2006, 03:31 PM

YES! Always keep your drivers up to date, they are constently optimizing stuff -- will mainly effect your performance in new games.

jimshu1 · Jun 3, 2006, 04:27 PM

MiDri,

Thanks for the reply. I went ahead and uninstalled the old Omega drivers and installed the new v3.8.252 version. Works fine!

Rogacz · Jun 4, 2006, 02:02 PM

It's always good to refresh your drivers, even while having older video card. Some optimizations still affect it (or bugfixes in games).

Jun 1, 2006, 02:57 PM	#1
jimshu1 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	ATI Radion 9800 Pro - Upgrade Drivers? I have a ATI RADEON 9800 PRO AGP 8X 256MB DDR 256 BIT video card in a system I built in 2004. Should I still be updating drivers? I know it's now an older card and wonder if I really gain anything with driver updates anymore, or if it is just a waste of time? I'm currently running Omega Drivers v3.8.231 (6.3) successfully with no problems. Thanks for any replies!

Jun 1, 2006, 03:31 PM	#2
MiDri DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 930 Rep Power: 0	YES! Always keep your drivers up to date, they are constently optimizing stuff -- will mainly effect your performance in new games. __________________ [COLOR=Red] [COLOR=black]He is so happy, I just don't have the heart to tell him...[/COLOR][/COLOR]

Jun 4, 2006, 02:02 PM	#4
Rogacz Porcupine Floyd Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 422 Rep Power: 0	It's always good to refresh your drivers, even while having older video card. Some optimizations still affect it (or bugfixes in games). __________________

Jun 3, 2006, 04:27 PM	Thread Starter #3
jimshu1 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	MiDri, Thanks for the reply. I went ahead and uninstalled the old Omega drivers and installed the new v3.8.252 version. Works fine!