I'm still running an old ATI 9600XT 128mb AGP card with no intention of upgrading in the next 6 months ($$$). I'm currently using the unofficial XG-Warcat 8.12 drivers.
My question is: Would it be more advisable to get older drivers circa the years when my card was still relatively new? I doubt these new drivers over the years have created any special optimizations for the 9600 (let alone AGP). Not to mention, they also come cluttered with disabled services I'll never use/need (cross-fire, unified pipeline support, DX10 shaders, bla bla).
I'm satisfied with the frame rates i'm getting with my ancient card (40fps with TF2/L4D/CSS), just asking to whether my intent is advisable.

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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit I'm satisfied with the frame rates i'm getting with my ancient card (40fps with TF2/L4D/CSS), just asking to whether my intent is advisable.

If it aint broke, don't fix it. Not like you'll get your card running modern tech anyways, so what do you have to gain from risking it?

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nah, i would always upgrade with new (non alpha) drivers. new games will sometimes have issues without the latest drivers available. ive never had an issue by installing new drivers.

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newer drivers always = best performance on newer games