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How can I find the latest drivers for different components?


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nOinternet

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I'm quite noobie when it comes to computers. I do know the importance in having the latest drivers for things like video-card, sound-card, chipset etc. What I dont know is how to be sure you got the latest driver out there? I got a Nvidia Geforce 7800GTX, when I search for a new driver on Nvidia.com, all I find is a driver from october 2005, or something. If I do a google-search, I find 5day old drivers, but they are MSI Geforce 7800GTX??? Should I go for them or original Nvidia-divers? It's the same for other components, cause I dont understand which to choose.
Also, there are newer drivers for the geforce7800GS on nvidia. In the text this driver supports the 7800GTX as well???

I'm confused, sorry. Is there a program or the like, I can use to check for updates of the drivers? Tips would be appreciated.
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http://www.nvidia.co...p_2k_84.21.html

If you go on the website for nvidia and go to driver downloads and just select the appropriate options from the menu it fins the drivers you need.
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Thx for reply! But are there any programs(e.g diagnostics) that can find the name and version of all the drivers one have installed at any given time on ones computer?
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Syspec is used for hardware, but if you google it I'm sure you can find something.
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Syspec is used for hardware, but if you google it I'm sure you can find something.
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Go to www.lavalys.com and download Everest it tells you what components you have and finds drivers automatically.
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