Ok, I've just done my first upgrade and things have been pretty inconsistent.
Should I have uninstalled the drivers from the previous card before installing the ones for the new card? Thanks.
........off to make some more mess.
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Ok, I've just done my first upgrade and things have been pretty inconsistent.
Should I have uninstalled the drivers from the previous card before installing the ones for the new card? Thanks.
........off to make some more mess.
Depends.
If it's the same brand of Card - E.g. Nvidia -> Nvidia or ATi -> ATi then mostly they use the same drivers so your fine.
If different makes of cards then mostly it's better to uninstall drivers to prevent problems later down the line.
You can still uninstall the old drivers now if you wish.
as a general rule i always take off older drivers first regardless of its the same kind of card, more for my own piece of mind than anything else... new hardware = new software... just makes sense to me
and use a driver cleaner to be on the safe side.
Uninstalled/installed drivers and found the problem elsewhere: The 8800GT came with a 700/1715/940 setup, after installing the Nvidia HUD, I did my first clock-tinker and set it to 600/1500/900 and that sorted the inconsistency/instability problems.
I still think I'll stick to uninstalling the drivers in future. Thanks for the replies. :)
What's a "driver cleaner?"
Similar to a registry cleaner, makes sure all traces of the software are removed from your windows installationQuote:
Originally Posted by edjay
Any recommendations I could have a sniff at?Quote:
Originally Posted by Biscuit
I havent used one in ages im afraid so i cant help you out there, if noone replys here try the software part of the forum :)Quote:
Originally Posted by edjay