Best practices for GPU upgrade

[Adam-Ace]

What should i do before adding a new graphics card. Should i uninstall all the drivers and stuff. Im upgrading from a nvidia card to another nvidia card.

Any tips would help 

Thanks 

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I think some people will tell you to totally strip and DDU everything first, but in the past I've never bothered with that and been fine.  Particularly if staying within the same brand, and particularly if the upgrade is narrow in terms of generational gap, there will be little if anything new to install and no issues with just switching the card and then seeing what if anything needs to be done.

[ddennis002]

2 minutes ago, Adam-Ace said:

What should i do before adding a new graphics card. Should i uninstall all the drivers and stuff. Im upgrading from a nvidia card to another nvidia card.

Any tips would help 

Thanks 

Depends on the card you are coming from and going to but what i would do is,

1. Download DDU

2. Shutdown and install new card.

3. Boot safe mode and run DDU and restart.

4. Install latest drivers from nvidia website

[Mira Yurizaki]

5 minutes ago, Adam-Ace said:

What should i do before adding a new graphics card. Should i uninstall all the drivers and stuff. Im upgrading from a nvidia card to another nvidia card.

If the current drivers you have support the video card you're going to, you don't need to do anything. Generally speaking, if your drivers are as old or newer than the card you're going to, it'll support the video card.

 

If they don't, uninstall the ones you have using the uninstaller in Control Panel -> Programs and Features, install the new card, then install the drivers that are compatible with it.

 

Also in agreement with @Ryan_Vickers, you don't need to run DDU. DDU is only if you have a problem. It even says in the website:

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DDU should not be used every time you install a new driver unless you know what you are doing.

 

[Adam-Ace]

Im upgrading from a Titan X to 2080ti

 

Totally different architecture and all that jazz

[Mira Yurizaki]

4 minutes ago, Adam-Ace said:

Im upgrading from a Titan X to 2080ti

 

Totally different architecture and all that jazz

NVIDIA's drivers support a wide range of video cards. For example, 442.10 supports:

 

So say you had 442.10 installed. Since both the Titan X and 2080 Ti are supported, you don't have to do anything. The drivers work for both.

[Adam-Ace]

Just now, Mira Yurizaki said:

NVIDIA's drivers support a wide range of video cards. For example, 442.10 supports:

 

So say you had 442.10 installed. Since both the Titna X and 2080 Ti are supported, you don't have to do anything. The drivers work for both.

Easy, Thanks for your help. I receive the card sometime today. My next upgrade is the CPU. This 1600 was a beast to run. Waiting on the next ryzen release next year.