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What do i do when upgrading a gpu?

SamHeen
By SamHeen
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I am upgrading from a gt 1030 to a gtx 1650. As you probably know, it works fine with my MOBO but do I need to do anything before/after installing the new gpu? Like the drivers or anything? I can't play alot of games because the gt 1030 only has directx12 and Valorant and Rocket League doesn't work either. Do i need to re-intall them?

 

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1 minute ago, SamHeen said:

I am upgrading from a gt 1030 to a gtx 1650. As you probably know, it works fine with my MOBO but do I need to do anything before/after installing the new gpu? Like the drivers or anything?

Drivers SHOULD be OK, but it's never a bad thing to DDU the one you have & reinstall the latest version.

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Current PC spec. in my profile.
Can I realistically call myself a gamer, if I only play ONE, twenty year old game...?

Did you test boot it, before you built in into the case?

WHY NOT...?!

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7 minutes ago, SamHeen said:

Sorry if this is stupid but what is DDU?

Oops;  Display Driver Uninstaller - it's a tool (app?) to remove display drivers (ideally in safe mode) to help correct issues, primarily, but it can also minimise any chances of  corruption caused by changing your card; whether to a different manufacturer or even a better one of the same make.

 

Find & download the absolutely latest nVidia driver from their site.

Search "DDU" & download & install it.
Reboot your system into Safe Mode & run DDU.

Uninstall ALL makes of driver with nVidia last, but do NOT restart your PC until after running for nVidia.

Restart your system & install the driver you downloaded.

 

Enjoy your new card...

**I frequently edit any posts you may quote; please check for anything I 'may' have amended.**

 

Current PC spec. in my profile.
Can I realistically call myself a gamer, if I only play ONE, twenty year old game...?

Did you test boot it, before you built in into the case?

WHY NOT...?!

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34 minutes ago, Eighjan said:

Oops;  Display Driver Uninstaller - it's a tool (app?) to remove display drivers (ideally in safe mode) to help correct issues, primarily, but it can also minimise any chances of  corruption caused by changing your card; whether to a different manufacturer or even a better one of the same make.

 

Find & download the absolutely latest nVidia driver from their site.

Search "DDU" & download & install it.
Reboot your system into Safe Mode & run DDU.

Uninstall ALL makes of driver with nVidia last, but do NOT restart your PC until after running for nVidia.

Restart your system & install the driver you downloaded.

 

Enjoy your new card...

Ok i’ll try that once i get it. Thx!

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