Driver Question: eVGA 7800GT -> 7900GT

[GTaudiophile]

So, I am going to be stepping-up to an EVGA 7900GT OC from an EVGA 7800GT OC. How do I handle this upgrade from a driver standpoint? I know nVidia just released a new driver for their 7900-series cards. Do I have to uninstall the old driver or just install the new one over the old one? Should I go ahead and install the new driver with my 7800GT istalled such that I simply have to install the 7900GT arrives and boot up?

This is my first nVidia GFX card in a while, so sorry if I sound like a n00b.

 

[professor1942]

Uninstall the old drivers right before you swap, and install the new ones once the new card is in. It might work fine the other way, but there's no sense carrying over any old crap.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: professor1942
Uninstall the old drivers right before you swap, and install the new ones once the new card is in. It might work fine the other way, but there's no sense carrying over any old crap.

Use driver cleaner in SAFE MODE or simply uninstall from Add/Remove Software?

 

[AzNPinkTuv]

going from evga and nvidia to evga and nvidia... so i dont see a big problem like ATI going to nvidia or vice versa.. hey i might be wrong but i dont see driver clean being nessesary.

simplyt add remove drivers i guess

 

[Art Vandaleigh]

I did the same thing last week. Just uninstall the display drivers in the control panel, install new card, then download or install the newest drivers with 7900 support.

 

[1Dark1Sharigan1]

I would use Driver Cleaner in safe mode just to be safe . . .

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: 1Dark1Sharigan1
I would use Driver Cleaner in safe mode just to be safe . . .

Hmmm. Anyone else this is necessary?

 

[dawza]

Going from an eVGA 6600GT --> eVGA 7800GT, I just kept the old drivers installed, powered down, installed the new card, booted into Windows, restarted, and then everything worked normally. For a recent sytem build, I went from an integrated 6100 --> 6200TC, and went through the same procedure; no problems in either instance.

If you are going to update the drivers, you probably want to run driver cleaner first. Whether or not you have to boot into safe mode is up to you- I have never had a problem with nVidia driver cleaning/updating from a normal Windows logon.

 

[peleejosh]

I dont think its necessary