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Swapping out GPUs, what is necessary?

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boozie

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So I am going from a 8800 GTS to a 5770 on my current Win7 64-bit PC. What I'm wondering is can I just turn off the PC, make the swap, then install appropriate drivers? Or is it important that I first uninstall the Nvidia control panel and current drivers with a reboot into safe mode and all that?

I am looking for the simplest method that works ~90% of the time.

Are the current ATI drivers on their site regarded as the best for gaming?
 
Generally uninstall current drivers, shutdown swap card install new drivers from website for new card
 
When it asks for rebooting for uninstall to take affect can I decline and then shutdown or do I need to reboot, try to stop it from auto-installing (i.e. safe mode boot), then shutdown and make the swap?
 
install driver sweeper
Uninstall nvidia drivers through control panel
reboot in safe mode
run driver sweeper
shutdown
replace card
install amd drivers
 
Okay thanks. Last thing, can I use CCleaner instead of driver sweeper with the same result? I would boot in safe mode check the drivers tab and then also clean the registry.
 
I don't think you need to use driver sweeper, thats only for the uber-paranoid. I've always just uninstalled and swapped without errors.
 
Alright that went without a hitch, thanks for all the help. Went from a 19" 1280x1024/8800 GTS to a 24" widescreen 1920x1080/5770 and it is awesome!

Now I need to do the same thing for my brother, but his PC is currently using onboard graphics. Do I still need to uninstall stuff from programs/device manager and run driver sweeper?
 
boozie said:
Alright that went without a hitch, thanks for all the help. Went from a 19" 1280x1024/8800 GTS to a 24" widescreen 1920x1080/5770 and it is awesome!

Now I need to do the same thing for my brother, but his PC is currently using onboard graphics. Do I still need to uninstall stuff from programs/device manager and run driver sweeper?
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Disabling the onboard in bios and then slapping in the card (and installing the latest drivers) should be enough
 
raasco said:
install driver sweeper
Uninstall nvidia drivers through control panel
reboot in safe mode
run driver sweeper
shutdown
replace card
install amd drivers
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And don't forget to spray the computer with holly watter afterwards.
 
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