Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum

Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: monkeychunkuk on February 23, 2013, 03:24:26 pm

Title: What to install to get the most out of a pc
Post by: monkeychunkuk on February 23, 2013, 03:24:26 pm
Ok i need a little bit of pc help

For my cabs ive installed fresh versions of windows so good so far BUT now mame wont open

I know ill have to source the drivers for graphics card

But what else's do i need? Its been a while since I've had to do a fresh install

Thank you in advance for your help and advice


(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/imlived/podcastlogo_zpsc5a2f0fa.jpg) (http://"http://www.nerdjackers.com")
Title: Re: What to install to get the most out of a pc
Post by: Drnick on February 26, 2013, 02:52:01 pm
I am fairly sure you must have sorted this by now but if not.

I always do Chipset drivers first and foremost. Then Network drivers (on the basis of it normally needs networking) Then Video and Audio drivers.

Everything else is pretty much just Fluff.
Title: What to install to get the most out of a pc
Post by: monkeychunkuk on March 03, 2013, 06:33:12 pm
Cheers its the chipset and vga drivers that I'm having trouble with will driver genius pock that up?


(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/imlived/podcastlogo_zpsc5a2f0fa.jpg) (http://"http://www.nerdjackers.com")
Title: Re: What to install to get the most out of a pc
Post by: velcrobomb on March 03, 2013, 08:55:03 pm
Don't use programs like driver genius. 
What motherboard is it and is the video card built into the motherboard or is the card in a slot?  If slot, what model is the video card?
sometimes plain old windows update will have the drivers you need.  but just sometimes...
Title: What to install to get the most out of a pc
Post by: monkeychunkuk on March 05, 2013, 02:08:52 pm
Whats up with driver genius?


(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/imlived/podcastlogo_zpsc5a2f0fa.jpg) (http://"http://www.nerdjackers.com")
Title: Re: What to install to get the most out of a pc
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 05, 2013, 04:43:48 pm
Third party driver installers are dangerous.  Even if the developers have good intentions, there is no guarantee that their program will install the proper version of the driver. 

Only trust drivers from the hardware manufacturer or Microsoft... period.
Title: Re: What to install to get the most out of a pc
Post by: Drnick on March 06, 2013, 01:29:19 pm
 Like Howard says you can never be sure of what you will get with a 3rd party app.  I always go straight to the manufacturers site for drivers. And sometimes Microsoft gets a chance to play if newer drivers appear when doing windows updates.