I’m just about to move from a Geforce3 to a 9600XT; having heard several tales of woe about the migration from Nvidia to ATi I’m wondering if there is anything obvious I should do to make the process as easy as possible!
Is it simply a case of uninstalling the Detonator drivers, plugging in the card, then installing the Catalyst drivers? Or do I need to check through the registry, use third-party driver cleaners, re-format the hard drive or whatever![]()
Don’t really want to spend too many hours messing around!
I’ve had several generations of Nvidia cards but no ATi’s for a while (last one was a Rage Pro!) so I’m a bit out of the loop on this.
I’m guessing it will be pretty straightforward but any advice appreciated.
Errr.. BTW what are the Omega drivers all about?![]()


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You should find a big jump going from GF3 to Rad9600XT, esp if you have a decent monitor. It is best to do a fresh OS install, gfx card drivers are about as intrusive as things get so can screw things up. It takes a little longer but can save you numerous headaches, is good practice from time to time and gives you a good chance to ensure backups are up to date.
If you want a simpler life you SHOULD be fine just uninstalling drivers (maybe associated folders, DLLs etc) and then plugging in the new card and installing its drivers. If you want to take alittle more time it can be wise to run some kind of cleaning program first. At the end of the day if it really seems quirky you can always do a fresh OS install (or reinstall) anyway. It's nothing to do with switching from nVidia to ATI but simply one of upgrading to a new gfx card.
The Omega drivers are unofficial drivers which are intended to unlock some hidden features, should be slightly better than ATI's official CATs which are the next best thing to use. Either way is very cool!

- i shall wait til next year before upgrading my gfx card i think..), but that one should do the job 
