Graphics Drivers: Internet Support
By
Tom's Guide Team,
published on June 17, 2006
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: 3d, gaming, notebooks, all
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: 3d, gaming, notebooks, all
Contents
- 1. 3D Gaming On A Notebook PC: Fantasy Or Reality?
- 2. Bread And Circuses: Test Scenarios And Benchmarks
- 3. Overview Of Our Test Systems
- 4. Overview Of Our Test Systems, Continued
- 5. First Impressions Of The Acer Aspire 5672WLMi
- 6. Acer Aspire 5672 WLMi Support
- 7. Touchpad And Keyboard
- 8. First Impressions Of The Hewlett Packard Compaq Nx9420
- 9. Graphics Drivers: Internet Support
- 10. HP Compaq Nx9420 Support, Continued
- 11. Touchpad And Keyboard
- 12. First Impressions Of The Asus A7J
- 13. Graphics Drivers: Substandard Internet Support
- 14. A7J Support
- 15. Analog And Digital TV Plus FM Radio
- 16. Webcam As Notebook Watchdog
- 17. Sound Quality
- 18. First Impressions Of The Alienware Aurora M7700
- 19. Graphics Drivers: Excellent Internet Support
- 20. Alienware Aurora Support
- 21. Alienware Aurora Support, Continued
- 22. A Collection Of Sensible And Senseless Accessories
- 23. Sound Quality
- 24. The Graphics Processor Can Be Upgraded, But Be Careful
- 25. System Restore And Recovery Is Not For Wimps
- 26. An Overview Of Graphics Subsystems
- 27. Display Quality: Static Images
- 28. Display Quality Assessment: Static Images
- 29. Display Quality: The Motion Of Gaming
- 30. Is Gaming Possible At Native Resolution?
- 31. System Temperatures And Noise Levels While Gaming
- 32. Noise Levels For Various Usage Scenarios
- 33. Install And Load Times For Games
- 34. Benchmarks And Settings
- 35. Synthetic Game Performance
- 36. Real-World Game Performance
- 37. Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
- 38. Spellforce 2
- 39. Need For Speed: Most Wanted V1.3
- 40. System Performance
- 41. MobileMark2005: System Performance And Battery Life
- 42. Gaming Battery Lifetimes
- 43. Which Graphics Notebook For Whom?
- 44. Is Notebook SLI The Future?
- 45. Summary And Conclusions
9. Graphics Drivers: Internet Support
Graphics driver version 8.204.1 came installed on this notebook - identical to the most current version available on the Hewlett Packard Web site. This means that the driver is a bit outdated as on the Asus machine. The Acer notebook, by contrast, made driver version 8.231 available at the time we tested these machines.

There's no reference driver available on the ATI home page for this chipset, nor will you find any support information there about the Mobility Radeon X1600 or Hewlett Packard notebooks, either.

- Previous page First Impressions Of The Hewlett...
- Next page HP Compaq Nx9420 Support, Continued
Oblivion has got to be the best MMORGP I have ever played. WOW can not compare to how well the game fells and plays. The Ups: Awsome Graphics is a complete understatement, the game offers vanity mode and 1st person vew, costomizeable characters, and loads of weapons and quests and guilds. The Downs: Glitchy combat when rendering wolves and dogs... and thats it... BUY THE DAMN THING... YOU'LL LOVE IT!!!!!!!