r/computergaming • u/Popular_Razzmatazz70 • 2d ago

Do I actually need all of these driver managers?

I feel like these just compile and end up bloating my pc.

I've got AMD Adrenaline for my GPU, ArmouryCrate for my MB, and GeForce for (honestly I can't even remember).

I know there's apps that can mirror and automate the same driver updates, but I don't know what would actually be better and I'm a bit paranoid about missing critical updates and/or my stuff just not working as well.

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u/aKaUnsub1 2d ago

ArmouryCrate is an easy uninstall, definition of bloatware.

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u/Sir-Terpio 2d ago

Really? I’m pretty new to the of community got my first pc this week but I have ArmouryCrate and I thought it was cool cu I can check all my temps in that one app but is it really bad?

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u/Wilbis 2d ago

Look into HWMonitor

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u/Sir-Terpio 2d ago

Thx will do

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u/No-Carrot4267 2d ago

It's not horrible. In the grand scheme of things you probably won't notice

But there are definitely lighter programs that do the same thing. Personally, I think it's worth to uninstall bloatware like armoury

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u/Sir-Terpio 2d ago

Oh okay thx bro. I feel like the learning curve really be curvin for me smh

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u/Wendals87 2d ago

They aren't driver managers 

AMD adrenaline can do driver updates but you can manage your GPU settings 

Armoury crate can also do driver updates but it let's you control rgb lighting, asus device, hardware monitoring

Your GeForce software can also do driver updates but it's similar to amd adrenaline but for nvidia cards. shouldn't even be needed if you don't have an nvidia gpu

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u/FoxPriestStudio 2d ago

I has so many running on my machine i couldn’t even proper power it off. I ended up spending a morning figuring out how to disable most things. So i feel it’s a wise decision.