[8800 gts] reformat required?

[IronReda]

So i got a new 8800gts 320 and it was running warcraft three at about 130-70 fps. When i purchased a new motherboard and put the 8800 into it my frames dropped to 64-30.

So i called evga and they said i need to reformat...

I just want to know if there is anyway around this, i dont want to lose my files and programs. For example i lost my cd key for warcraft 3 and if i reformat i wont be able to reinstall it, plus i got alot of movies and i dont feel like burning all of them onto dvd discs.

is there anyway where i can get my video card running smooth on my motherboard without having to reformat?

i have windows XP on a HP computer.

 

[Aznguy1872]

Reinstall the drivers. Run driver cleaner to make sure all the files are deleted and install from there.

 

[IronReda]

i've already deleted and reinstalled the video card drivers twice, are you talking about the motherboard drivers?

 

[spittledip]

Your key for world of warcraft should be in your registry. Look for it there.

And the techs are right- it is probably in your best interest to re-install windows. A new motherboard+bios is a major change.

 

[IronReda]

i can't seem to find the cd key is regedit, its warcraft 3 btw not WOW.

anyways i deleted and reinstalled all the drivers that came with this new motherboard (DFI infinity NF4 SLI) and video card.

still the same results hitting 65 fps on war 3

 

[spittledip]

Yeah you need to start from scratch and reinstall windows. Your Warcraft key should be in the registry. check in HKEY Local machine\software.

 

[Quiksilver]

You should always reformat windows after doing a major upgrade such as swapping out motherboards.