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Anything else that I need to do to transfer a GPU from an old to a new system so it acts like a brand new one?

Rxd

I will soon be building a new system but looking at the literal 0 availability of any GPUs that are better than mine at the moment in my region, I will probably not be getting a new GPU for the time being.
So is there anything else I need to do, outside of the steps I've listed below, to make sure that when I am done my GPU would act like it's brand new in the new system? edit: it's a 1070 if that matters
1) delete afterburner profiles to restore everything to default settings
2) install GPU in the new PC
3) use DDU to uninstall any driver
4) install latest drivers with default settings


Thanks in advance!

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Confused, moving gpu to a different system there is no need to do any of those steps

Afterburner does not save its profiles to the gpu. If your new system does not have afterburner installed gpu will be default anyway.

Drivers are not installed onto the gpu so no need to for ddu.

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Just now, C2dan88 said:

Drivers are not installed onto the gpu so no need to for ddu.

It is best to uninstall old drivers (if the new system had a graphics card or igpu installed) using DDU then installing new graphics card. Especially if you are coming from an AMD system.

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@C2dan88@LeventI buy the system from a place that builds, installs windows and tests it for me so they would have to put some GPU in it to do their stuff.

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Don’t “need” to do anything. Performing a clean install of the driver is all I would do. 
 

They may have not even put a gpu in it. Nor would you need to install anything else if they did. 

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If you want to feel like new, reformat your computer and do a fresh windows install. 

 

IMO Reformatting is never a bad idea. 

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Thanks for the info @C2dan88@Levent@Mick Naughty
So once I get the new system I will just install the latest drivers with default settings and if I have issues then I would run DDU.

It will be a brand new system @Action_Johnsonit will just be missing a GPU once I get it.

6 hours ago, Rxd said:

@C2dan88@LeventI buy the system from a place that builds, installs windows and tests it for me so they would have to put some GPU in it to do their stuff.

 

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