what graphics drivers to use?

[rafbob]

hi there

i justed wondered what drivers might be better to use for my hercules 3d prophet 4500.
now i use the original drivers from hercules but i found out that there are reference drivers from powervr available.

what drivers are in general better?
what is the difference between the two?

thanks



my system:

epox 83ka
amd xp1800+
512mb ddr ram
hercules 3d prophet 4500
windows 98se

[cloasters]

Welcome to AOA Forums, rafbob! I don't know if your Hercules-built Vidcard departs from STMicro's reference design. If it doesn't, both drivers should be nearly identical. If Hercules changed the board's components in aid of getting better performance than the reference design, Guillemot/Hercule's driver is definitely better.

If a driver works just fine I'm hesitant to change it, personally speaking. While "you gotta have the latest driver for component X" is often true, sometimes the latest driver will really upset the apple cart.

[Pinky]

This might be useful.

[JayJay]

I always prefer to install the drivers from the manufacturer of the card NOT from the manufacturer of the chipset

[Allan]

Originally posted by JayJay
I always prefer to install the drivers from the manufacturer of the card NOT from the manufacturer of the chipset

I like to do exactly the opposite!

[JayJay]

Well, in the end of the day, it is really up to the person though.

[Aedan]

Originally posted by JayJay
Well, in the end of the day, it is really up to the person though.

I've come across cards, where if you install the driver written by the chipset manufacturer, things go horribly wrong. Horribly wrong varies from simply not driving the device to locking up the PC.

On the other hand, I've come across plenty of cards where it makes no odds, other than perhaps a few company logos.

AidanII