Upgrading a 7800GT to a 7900GT (Update)

[Smartazz]

Can I just swap the two cards without changing or installing new drivers. I've never went from an Nvidia card to another Nvidia card.
Update: So I changed video cards and the performance diffrence wasn't much diffrent when it came to maximum fps, just more consistant frame rates. I also overclocked it to 530MHZ on the core using riva tuner, but riva tuner just detected 550MHZ. How come?

 

[Powermoloch]

Just to be in a safe side...just uninstall and re-install the drivers.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
Just to be in a safe side...just uninstall and re-install the drivers.

Same forceware drivers right?

 

[Justin343563611]

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
Just to be in a safe side...just uninstall and re-install the drivers.

Same forceware drivers right?

Yes sir.

 

[n7]

Remove nVidia drivers via control panel, ignoring prompts to restart PC.
Remove any traces remaining, etc. with Driver Cleaner.
Turn off PC & power to PC.
Remove old 7800GT.
Install new 7900GT.
Turn on PC, & install the latest nVidia drivers.

 

[Lord Banshee]

How much of a gain is this going to net you?

I was thinking about as 7900Gts are as cheap as 230 with MIR, but.. i do not know i think i want AA+HDR at a good speed before i upgrade again.

Tell us how it goes.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: Lord Banshee
How much of a gain is this going to net you?

I was thinking about as 7900Gts are as cheap as 230 with MIR, but.. i do not know i think i want AA+HDR at a good speed before i upgrade again.

Tell us how it goes.

Well, this is my brother's computer and we wanted to see how this thing performed, I just ran a few games with it, but anyway I got the video card before any other parts for a new build, and I wanted to make sure this was a good 7900GT, it's been good so far. I'll swap him back to a 7800GT next week when all the parts arrive.