It's been a while since we did one of this. How about we do another?

'Round-about a year ago, I asked you how often you update your video
card drivers. Here's a related Completely Random and Pointless poll:

-----------------

Having decided to update your drivers, which version do you pick:

a) The most cutting-edge release-version drivers
available. I want every nano-second of
possible optimization!

b) The most recent stable 'studio' drivers that
reputedly have the least problems

c) The beta drivers, because I want to see what's
coming next

d) The drivers recommended/supplied by my OS or OEM

e) I use a very specific version, even if its years
old, because of reasons.

f) Weren't you listening to my answer last year? I
never upgrade my drivers!!1!

g) I haxor my own drivers, like a real computer user
should! (alternately: I use teletype so don't need
a video-card driver)

h) What's a driver?

-----------------

When I actually do get around to updating my drivers (which isn't that
often), I almost always pick option B. I'm not interested in speed as
much as stability; after all I know it's going to be a while before I
get around to updating again, and any speed boosts I get from
optimizations probably won't benefit me very long. But crashes are
forever. ;-)

What's your choice?

(and before you ask, yes, I was inspired to write this CRAP poll write
after updating the drivers on my own PC ;-)

On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 20:27:34 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

>When I actually do get around to updating my drivers (which isn't that
>often), I almost always pick option B. I'm not interested in speed as
>much as stability; after all I know it's going to be a while before I
>get around to updating again, and any speed boosts I get from
>optimizations probably won't benefit me very long. But crashes are
>forever. ;-)
>
>What's your choice?

Same as you, option B, and like you, only when I get around to it,
which is not that often.

On 12/14/2024 6:53 PM, Mike S. wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 20:27:34 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
> <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> When I actually do get around to updating my drivers (which isn't that
>> often), I almost always pick option B. I'm not interested in speed as
>> much as stability; after all I know it's going to be a while before I
>> get around to updating again, and any speed boosts I get from
>> optimizations probably won't benefit me very long. But crashes are
>> forever. ;-)
>>
>> What's your choice?
>
> Same as you, option B, and like you, only when I get around to it,
> which is not that often.

Double Ditto B.

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On 12/14/2024 5:27 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
> It's been a while since we did one of this. How about we do another?
>
> 'Round-about a year ago, I asked you how often you update your video
> card drivers. Here's a related Completely Random and Pointless poll:
>
> -----------------
>
> Having decided to update your drivers, which version do you pick:
>
> a) The most cutting-edge release-version drivers
> available. I want every nano-second of
> possible optimization!
>
> b) The most recent stable 'studio' drivers that
> reputedly have the least problems
>
> c) The beta drivers, because I want to see what's
> coming next
>
> d) The drivers recommended/supplied by my OS or OEM
>
> e) I use a very specific version, even if its years
> old, because of reasons.
>
> f) Weren't you listening to my answer last year? I
> never upgrade my drivers!!1!
>
> g) I haxor my own drivers, like a real computer user
> should! (alternately: I use teletype so don't need
> a video-card driver)
>
> h) What's a driver?
>
F - If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

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On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 20:27:34 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

>
>It's been a while since we did one of this. How about we do another?
>
>'Round-about a year ago, I asked you how often you update your video
>card drivers. Here's a related Completely Random and Pointless poll:
>
> -----------------
>
>Having decided to update your drivers, which version do you pick:
>
> a) The most cutting-edge release-version drivers
> available. I want every nano-second of
> possible optimization!
>
> b) The most recent stable 'studio' drivers that
> reputedly have the least problems
>
> c) The beta drivers, because I want to see what's
> coming next
>
> d) The drivers recommended/supplied by my OS or OEM
>
> e) I use a very specific version, even if its years
> old, because of reasons.
>
> f) Weren't you listening to my answer last year? I
> never upgrade my drivers!!1!
>
> g) I haxor my own drivers, like a real computer user
> should! (alternately: I use teletype so don't need
> a video-card driver)
>
> h) What's a driver?
>
> -----------------
>
>When I actually do get around to updating my drivers (which isn't that
>often), I almost always pick option B. I'm not interested in speed as
>much as stability; after all I know it's going to be a while before I
>get around to updating again, and any speed boosts I get from
>optimizations probably won't benefit me very long. But crashes are
>forever. ;-)
>
>What's your choice?
>
>
>
>(and before you ask, yes, I was inspired to write this CRAP poll write
>after updating the drivers on my own PC ;-)
>

A. I want my video card to catch fire so I can join a class action.

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On Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:40:37 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>A. I want my video card to catch fire so I can join a class action.

Heh.

"D) The drivers recommended/supplied by my OS or OEM" also can work
for that. Well, if you're running Windows. Man, their driver selection
/sucks/

It depends which hardware parts. A & B. Prereleases are rare unless they fix my issue(s).

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> It's been a while since we did one of this. How about we do another?

> 'Round-about a year ago, I asked you how often you update your video
> card drivers. Here's a related Completely Random and Pointless poll:

> -----------------

> Having decided to update your drivers, which version do you pick:

> a) The most cutting-edge release-version drivers
> available. I want every nano-second of
> possible optimization!

> b) The most recent stable 'studio' drivers that
> reputedly have the least problems

> c) The beta drivers, because I want to see what's
> coming next

> d) The drivers recommended/supplied by my OS or OEM

> e) I use a very specific version, even if its years
> old, because of reasons.

> f) Weren't you listening to my answer last year? I
> never upgrade my drivers!!1!

> g) I haxor my own drivers, like a real computer user
> should! (alternately: I use teletype so don't need
> a video-card driver)

> h) What's a driver?

> -----------------

> When I actually do get around to updating my drivers (which isn't that
> often), I almost always pick option B. I'm not interested in speed as
> much as stability; after all I know it's going to be a while before I
> get around to updating again, and any speed boosts I get from
> optimizations probably won't benefit me very long. But crashes are
> forever. ;-)

> What's your choice?

> (and before you ask, yes, I was inspired to write this CRAP poll write
> after updating the drivers on my own PC ;-)

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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:

>
>It's been a while since we did one of this. How about we do another?
>
>'Round-about a year ago, I asked you how often you update your video
>card drivers. Here's a related Completely Random and Pointless poll:
>
> -----------------
>
>Having decided to update your drivers, which version do you pick:
>
> a) The most cutting-edge release-version drivers
> available. I want every nano-second of
> possible optimization!
>
> b) The most recent stable 'studio' drivers that
> reputedly have the least problems
>
> c) The beta drivers, because I want to see what's
> coming next
>
> d) The drivers recommended/supplied by my OS or OEM
>
> e) I use a very specific version, even if its years
> old, because of reasons.
>
> f) Weren't you listening to my answer last year? I
> never upgrade my drivers!!1!
>
> g) I haxor my own drivers, like a real computer user
> should! (alternately: I use teletype so don't need
> a video-card driver)
>
> h) What's a driver?
>
> -----------------
>
>When I actually do get around to updating my drivers (which isn't that
>often), I almost always pick option B. I'm not interested in speed as
>much as stability; after all I know it's going to be a while before I
>get around to updating again, and any speed boosts I get from
>optimizations probably won't benefit me very long. But crashes are
>forever. ;-)
>
>What's your choice?

Closest to f.

I upgrade only when I literally have to.

Played STO for something like 7 years on the same drivers, worked just
fine despite whining at me daily that I didn't have the latest drivers.

Fucking Cultists! Script reading tech support "do you have the latest
drivers" which is usually like calling a car tech support because your
engine won't start and they ask you if you changed the radio station.

Xocyll

The GPU I do kept more up to date as otherwise NVIDIA nag me about it
although the chances that it adds anything for my card are low.
Everything else I leave well alone unless I know about a problem.

On Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:11:27 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:

>The GPU I do kept more up to date as otherwise NVIDIA nag me about it
>although the chances that it adds anything for my card are low.
>Everything else I leave well alone unless I know about a problem.

Download the drivers /without/ the nvidia app and you won't get
nagged. I hate that GPU drivers are following HP's bloatware tactics,
but at least (for now) they are allowing you to still do a 'just the
drivers' install.

The only time I update the drivers is:

a) I'm doing a complete reinstall of the OS, and figure I
might as well get the latest-n-greatest
b) if I suspect a problem is related to the driver
c) some stupid game insists on a specific 'minimum version'
before it lets me play
d) I get really, /REALLY/ bored. ;-)

On 16/12/2024 15:37, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:11:27 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
>
>> The GPU I do kept more up to date as otherwise NVIDIA nag me about it
>> although the chances that it adds anything for my card are low.
>> Everything else I leave well alone unless I know about a problem.
>
> Download the drivers /without/ the nvidia app and you won't get
> nagged. I hate that GPU drivers are following HP's bloatware tactics,
> but at least (for now) they are allowing you to still do a 'just the
> drivers' install.
>
> The only time I update the drivers is:
>
> a) I'm doing a complete reinstall of the OS, and figure I
> might as well get the latest-n-greatest
> b) if I suspect a problem is related to the driver
> c) some stupid game insists on a specific 'minimum version'
> before it lets me play
> d) I get really, /REALLY/ bored. ;-)
>

It's one of those ones that doesn't bother me enough to actually do
anything about it. I was actually more annoyed that they basically
forced you sometime back to get an account just to use it.

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> writes:

> b) The most recent stable 'studio' drivers that
> reputedly have the least problems

This. Or basically whatever Nvidia pushes through their thingy but
definitely no betas. When I remember to upgrade, that is. I sometimes go
through an "update frenzy" to upgrade everything I can think of since I
mostly just want play games on the games machine, not fiddle with
stuff. That's what the other computers are for :)