Solved Driver Download Website

jblue21

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Does anyone have suggestions for a good site to download drivers from? I see a lot offering "free" software and all that. I just want a good, honest, driver resource. Anyone have any ideas? :geek:
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion Elite M9600T
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core i7 920
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT
Quite frankly I would rather download drivers from manufacturers' websites or the computer manufacturers' website than anywhere else. SOME of them can be dodgy.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Phenom II x4
Motherboard
Gigabyte 880
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce HD
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
2 x 1TB
PSU
Thermalake 550w
Case
XCase
Internet Speed
8MB
The only place you should get drivers from is the device manufacturer's sites, 3rd party sites are not always up-to-date and may host malicious files.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 11
Well the only reason I am curious, is from older systems that the manufacturers no longer support / carry drivers for those systems. I always get from the manufacturer if possible. But in some cases, I need another source...
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion Elite M9600T
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core i7 920
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT
Follow the two very good post above.
 

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OS
ME/XP/Vista/Win7
http://driverpacks.net/

You have to d/l the entire pack , you can't just get one driver.

Vista ones will almost certainly work fine on 7.

I d/led the lan and wlan pack - they are for 7 as well.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
Does anyone have suggestions for a good site to download drivers from? I see a lot offering "free" software and all that. I just want a good, honest, driver resource. Anyone have any ideas? :geek:

Well, If you want to...it is safe, but full of publicity windows popping-up each time you click a link (guess they have to pay the site quite expensive!). They do got the latest releases in general & some older ones:

Station-Drivers
 
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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 - x64 [Non-UEFI Boot]
CPU
Ivy Bridge Core i5 3570K (Delidded)
Motherboard
Asus P8Z77-V LE PLUS
Memory
G.Skill "Ares" DDR3 PC3-12800 - 1600MHz (16Gb)
Graphics Card(s)
Asus Dual-RX480-O4G
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Z w/5.1 sound system
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus IPS 23"
Screen Resolution
16/9
Hard Drives
Internal:
500Go Sata 6Gb/s (x2)
500Go Sata 3Gb/s (x2)
SSD 60Go Sata 6Gb/s
PSU
In Win C 900W Series 80+ Platinum
Case
Thermaltake Chaser A71
Cooling
Custom Water Cooling Loop
Keyboard
Cooler Master QuickFire XTi
Mouse
Razer Imperator 2012 (4G)
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MSE
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IE 11.0.xxx Rtm
Other Info
"Raid0" with Intel Smart Response Technology (HDD/SSD)
Another safe and good site that has a fairly good back collection of most video/sound/chipset drivers,

download from Guru3D.com

Comes in handy for some of them, especially when looking for Realtek drivers if you have ever experienced their less than dial up speed downloads.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Me
OS
Win 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so far
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 EVO
Memory
ADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
Sound Card
Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S232HL Abid
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
PSU
Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
Case
Antec Three Hundred
Cooling
Cooler Master 212 EVO
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
35000/3000
Use software like Astra which recognizes the devices model etcetera

then either download it from the manufacture's site or Google it or use any other search engine.

Using software which recognizes the device and downloads and installs the driver aren't 100% accurate and besides when you download it yourself you're sure of what you're downloading and installing.
I usually use Astra to know what devices are on the PC and search them on the internet.
If you have just 1 PC I recommend download them once and put them on a storage device so taht when you format your PC you can find them easily especially the LAN driver, which without it you won't have access to the internet to download any other driver (if you don't have another computer)!!
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
CPU
Intel Pentium Dual Core E5300 @2.6GHz
Motherboard
ASUS 5PKL-AM EPU
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9500GT
Sound Card
VIA HD Audio
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