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#3330332 - 06/28/11 07:09 AM Looking to uograde gfx card drivers
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I have an ATI card. What sort of software do I need to update just the drivers? Is it catalyst?
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#3330388 - 06/28/11 07:58 AM Re: Looking to uograde gfx card drivers [Re: Zero Niner]
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Don't unless something is not working.

Latest AMD Catalyst drivers are here:

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx

Remove your old drivers first through Add/Remove Programs, then reboot your PC. Also, if you have two graphics cards running in Crossfire, disable Crossfire before the uninstall/reinstall of the drivers. If you also have three monitors running in an Eyefinity group, disable that before an uninstall/reinstall of the drivers.
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#3330858 - 06/28/11 05:33 PM Re: Looking to uograde gfx card drivers [Re: Zero Niner]
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Thanks. I suppose I choose the 64-bit version, if my OS is Windows 7 Home Premium?


Edited by Zero Niner (06/28/11 05:35 PM)
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#3330871 - 06/28/11 05:44 PM Re: Looking to uograde gfx card drivers [Re: Zero Niner]
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That's not 64 bit by nature. To find out what you have, hit the windows/start button, find "computer", RIGHT click, go to Properties. By "system type" you'll see if it's 64 bit or x86 (32 bit).
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#3331983 - 06/30/11 06:19 AM Re: Looking to uograde gfx card drivers [Re: Zero Niner]
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Got it, thanks.
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