Should I install ATI CCC Or Just The Vid Driver

[bej]

880 chipset, ATI 4250 onboard video. NON-GAMER.
Do I need CCC or am I OK with just the driver ??
Thanks for your time

 

[zigzag3143]

880 chipset, ATI 4250 onboard video. NON-GAMER.
Do I need CCC or am I OK with just the driver ??
Thanks for your time

As someone who analyses BSOD's I would say just the driver. Less chance of it stuffing up the system.

If you need any other the features in CCC you could install it later.

 

[Maguscreed]

There are some interesting video/movie tweaks in ccc in addition to the standard 3d stuff.

 

[bej]

Could you give me a couple of "tweak" examples ?? Streaming Vids play fine without CCC loaded. What would I gain ??

zigzag --- Would you recommend updating the driver, or if all seems well, just leave it alone ??

Again, thanks for your time.

 

[Maguscreed]

CCC includes a ton of video processing options now.
If you are happy with what you have go ahead and leave it off though.

 

[seavixen32]

I'm not particularly bothered with games as such, so I just installed the driver.

The system runs fine, and as zigzag said, there's less chance of blue screen problems.

 

[bej]

I appreciate ALL the replies !!!

 

[seavixen32]

You're very welcome.

What did you decide to do in the end?

 

[bej]

Driver only although CCC is installed it's not loaded at startup.
At some point I'll update only the driver and CCC will be gone.

 

[Big Tom]

I went ahead and got them both. I have run with just the driver before and everything was fine.

 

[sygnus21]

Unless there's some specific reason not to install CCC I see no reason to leave it uninstalled. It doesn't take up space, it doesn't cause problems, it doesn't slow the system down.

To those saying the opposite I have to wonder about your system's performance from the get up. Yes, there's always exceptions to the rules - Windows can, will, and has been known, to crash with all sorts of software/hardware so....