Proper GPU Swap Outs

**BigHub** · 04-29-13, 04:17 PM

Ok, so I've heard many people discuss different ways of dealing with this. I'm looking for the proper way to uninstall drivers for video cards before swapping it out with a different one (especially going from ATI to Nvidia). I currently have an ATI Radeon 5770 XXX Edition and I'm about to put in a GTX 570.

I've heard about uninstalling it via control panel > programs > uninstall catalyst suite - but then reboot in safe mode and run driver sweeper.

Is this the correct way to do it?

**DJ Ms. White** · 04-29-13, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by BigHub

Ok, so I've heard many people discuss different ways of dealing with this. I'm looking for the proper way to uninstall drivers for video cards before swapping it out with a different one (especially going from ATI to Nvidia). I currently have an ATI Radeon 5770 XXX Edition and I'm about to put in a GTX 570.

I've heard about uninstalling it via control panel > programs > uninstall catalyst suite - but then reboot in safe mode and run driver sweeper.

Is this the correct way to do it?

That works. Although with nvidia, they give an option for a clean install, so it's not necessary when updating those cards' drivers.

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**Kanati** · 04-29-13, 04:26 PM

Really? Where you getting the 570 from? :P

that's probably as good a process as you are going to get. driver sweeper.... power down. Put the new card in and boot it up.

**hannibal** · 04-29-13, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by BigHub

Ok, so I've heard many people discuss different ways of dealing with this. I'm looking for the proper way to uninstall drivers for video cards before swapping it out with a different one (especially going from ATI to Nvidia). I currently have an ATI Radeon 5770 XXX Edition and I'm about to put in a GTX 570.

I've heard about uninstalling it via control panel > programs > uninstall catalyst suite - but then reboot in safe mode and run driver sweeper.

Is this the correct way to do it?

Yeah, I did Driver Sweeper-> install card-> install NVIDIA drivers, for my swap from 5870 to GTX580 and it worked very well, I think this is a more conservative approach and will probably work a little better. As White says the NVIDIA clean install option is the way to go moving forward. IMHO, AMD has jumped the shark with there graphics products. NVIDIA drivers are still excellent though.

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**BigHub** · 04-29-13, 04:34 PM

I'm getting it from some doofus named Kanati. Is it here yet?

**BigHub** · 04-29-13, 04:36 PM

I bet your ass did the 14 day shipping which costed you like $0.50, sigh.

**Kanati** · 04-29-13, 04:50 PM

I haven't shipped it yet goddammit!!!! I gotta get off work first... 15 minutes.

And it'll be the fastest I can get for under $3.50.

**Stealthyking** · 04-29-13, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by Kanati8869

I haven't shipped it yet goddammit!!!! I gotta get off work first... 15 minutes.

And it'll be the fastest I can get for under $3.50.

You cheap bastard.

**BigHub** · 04-29-13, 05:07 PM

Lol well on his behalf, I screwed up the paypal payment which is costing him $6.. so, we're even. I just owe him a beer or two.

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