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November 11th, 2004 00:00

Dell Drivers vs. Omega Drivers

I've read that people who had problems with
Call of Duty (on their Inspiron XPS) installed
Omega drivers and their problems were solved...

Are Omega drivers better than Dell drivers?
  • spiked_martini

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    Posted November 11th, 2004 16:00

    Omega drivers are more current than Dell drivers, so they include features that the Dell drivers don't. It's up to you to decide whether they're "better" for your system and the applications you use.
  • Airblazer

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    Posted November 12th, 2004 10:00

    the omega drivers are definitely better if you want to play games
  • mtharris

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    Posted November 12th, 2004 21:00

    I play lots of games on my XPS, and use the Omega drivers. They are rock stable for me. I have played CoD, Doom3, Painkiller, BF1942 variants and all work great.

    I upgraded my video card from the 9700 to the 9800 and am very glad I spent the $300. I did the install myself, and it was easy. I have only worked on desktops in the past, but by following the instructions and not losing the screws, it was done in about 45 min.

    Have fun gaming.

    mtharris

  • JFriedman86

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    Posted November 13th, 2004 16:00

    The only problem I've had with Omega drivers is when I let the computer go idle, and the monitor turns off, then when I try to rewake the computer from it's idle, monitor off state, nothing happens.
     
    Nothing.
     
    I end up having to restart the computer, which I find terribly annoying.
     
    Inspiron 9100
    P4 3.2 Ghz HT 800 mhz FSB
    MR 9700 128 mb (soon to be 9800)
    512 mb PC-3200 (soon to be 1 gig)
    XP Pro

    Message Edited by JFriedman86 on 11-13-2004 12:49 PM