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Should you manually uninstall your chipset driver before updating them?

Msuni
By Msuni
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No you can just update without uninstalling. Unless you changing platform.

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Monitor: 1080p 120Hz

Storage: 2x 1 TB Samsung 970 EVO NVMe (no raid)

 

 

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8 minutes ago, Wolly9102 said:

No you can just update without uninstalling. Unless you changing platform.

Apologies, but i have an issue. So i just updated my chipset driver, driver date 08/05/19 however my current driver date is showing 02/01/19. I have restarted my pc aswell.

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1 hour ago, Msuni said:

Apologies, but i have an issue. So i just updated my chipset driver, driver date 08/05/19 however my current driver date is showing 02/01/19. I have restarted my pc aswell.

Which chipset do you have? and which mobo?

Main PC:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (planning to upgrade) | RAM:Corsair LPX 3200 mhz (16Gb) 

Mobo:ASUS Strix B550-F Wifi | GPU: Gigabyte 9070

Case: Sharkoon Nightshark RGB| Storage: 500 GB 970 EVO Plus 1 TB WD blue 500 GB Samsung HDD

Monitor: iiyama G-Master G2470HSU-B1 165Hz

Powersupply: Cooler Master GX III Gold 750

 

 

Main Laptop

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 4800H | RAM: Team group 16 GB 2666 mhz

GPU: RTX 2060 (MXM swappable)

Monitor: 1080p 120Hz

Storage: 2x 1 TB Samsung 970 EVO NVMe (no raid)

 

 

Second Laptop

CPU: Intel Core I5 1235u,  RAM: Crucial 16 GB 3200 mhz

GPU: IrisXe 80 eu

Storage: 512 GB WD Digital SN530 NVMe

 

Phone:

Xiaomi MI 11

 

Work Phone:

Samsung Xcover 6pro

 

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