NEW Realtek ALC AC'97 v3.74

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited July 2005 in Science & Tech
Realtek have released a new audio driver in the shape of v3.74 for their ALC AC'97 audio chipsets. The driver supports all ALC series audio chipsets from ALC100 up to ALC850 mainly used as onboard sound on various motherboards.

Download: Realtek ALC AC'97 Audio Driver v3.74 (98/ME/2000/XP/2003/XP64) - Mirror (15MB)

Source: Realtek

Comments

  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2005
    Out of curiosity, how often do most people update these drivers? It seems like they come out with a new version every week or two.

    Do you only update if you are having a problem? Or do the new drivers generally offer some sort of performance increase? My sound is OK, but I don't want to feel like I'm missing anything. :D

    Once again, thanks go out to the News Staff for keeping us informed. :thumbsup:
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited July 2005
    profdlp wrote:
    Out of curiosity, how often do most people update these drivers? It seems like they come out with a new version every week or two.

    Do you only update if you are having a problem? Or do the new drivers generally offer some sort of performance increase? My sound is OK, but I don't want to feel like I'm missing anything. :D

    Once again, thanks go out to the News Staff for keeping us informed. :thumbsup:
    The play it safe rule is to only upgrade if you've got a problem, but I do think keeping your drivers up-to-date is also important regardless of whether you've got a problem or not. Avoiding compatibility issues with the latest games, software and hardware will always be one of the main reasons to keep your drivers up-to-date.

    I personally am extremely anal when it comes to having all the latest drivers, but I think if most people just update every few months, it's the best compromise. However, it won't do your system any harm upgrading your drivers every week. :)
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