Are MSI drivers better than NVidia drivers?

  I wasn't sure, i use nvidia and dont have many system crashes (once a week at max). But I wondered if MSI ones were good? I have an AGP 6600GT.

ratkid132,
Go with the nVidia ForceWare Drivers every time, and that goes for any company that makes GeForce or Radeon Hardware, always go to either nVidia or ATI for Drivers.
Take Care,
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