Updated drivers or not?

Hello

I have a one year old, HP Pavilion Elite HPE - 170 a desktop PC (Windows 7) in which I've recently updated the graphics card for games. I keep its driver updated regularly via the Nvidia site.

Should I update the drivers of other PC however, particularly the Realtek audio driver, if the pilot online various software update (Driver Alert, Driver Boost, etc.) tell me that they are up to date? Or is this a case of "if it's not broken, don't fix it"?

And what are the reliability of the results of the software update to match new versions of driver on your PC in particular?

Realtek advises on their website download page you should download the latest High Definition Audio drivers from the website of the manufacturer of your system/motherboard, not them.  This Web site lists, for the most part, only the original drivers.

And to add to the confusion, the function Windows Update in my PC device manager tells me that everything is already updated.

This all came because I am about to install a Logitech 5.1 on my PC speaker system.

Any advice? Thank you.

Natton, welcome to the forum.

It is a matter of concern that many members to share with you.  When updating the driver for the components of the computer?  I normally update the driver as soon as there is a new one available; especially the video driver.  There is a reason for the update, even though it may not be relevant to my computer.  Unless the component is older, I've never had a problem with the new driver.

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