First time replacing GPU

[Hielke]

Hi all,

I'm going to replace my GTX970 which served me well, with a GTX1080ti. My new card will hopefully be delivered today. What are the things I need to do to fully install it (software wise)? Someone told me I need to deinstall old graphics drivers and install new ones, how do I do this? Via GeForce?

 

Then the second question, what are the things I can do to fully test my card? I got some benchmarking software, but apart from that what can I do?

[tikker]

Since they're both Nvidia cards I'd try just plugging it in. Updating/reinstalling drivers never hurts though.

As for testing, just run a couple of benchmarks you like and then just start gaming on it.

[Herman Mcpootis]

uninstall old drivers from device manager and install new ones after installing the 1080ti. you can run sone stress tests to see if it works properly.

[RAM555789]

All I had to do was make sure it was using my GPU over my integrated graphics and I was good to go. I would also double check to make sure your PSU is going to be able to handle that bigger beefy GPU. Other than testing it in benchmarking software there's not much else you need to do to test your card. The benchmarks are what stresses it to see how well it's running.

[Hielke]

6 minutes ago, RAM555789 said:

 I would also double check to make sure your PSU is going to be able to handle that bigger beefy GPU. 

 

How do I do that? Bit of a noob over here.

 

6 minutes ago, RAM555789 said:

All I had to do was make sure it was using my GPU over my integrated graphics and I was good to go.

 

Also, how do I do this? haha

[tikker]

1 minute ago, Hielke said:

How do I do that? Bit of a noob over here.

 

Also, how do I do this? haha

The PSU will probably be fine. It might be a bit tight with overclocking, but otherwise should be able to handle it.

 

In the BIOS there is a setting which GPU to use. Usually the GPU is automatically preferred over the iGPU though, and since you're already using a 970 this is probably already at the correct setting.

[Tiwaz]

1 hour ago, Hielke said:

Hi all,

I'm going to replace my GTX970 which served me well, with a GTX1080ti. My new card will hopefully be delivered today. What are the things I need to do to fully install it (software wise)? Someone told me I need to deinstall old graphics drivers and install new ones, how do I do this? Via GeForce?

 

Then the second question, what are the things I can do to fully test my card? I got some benchmarking software, but apart from that what can I do?

well i had the exact same ugprade on my pc from 970 to 1080 ti. before removing your current card, uninstall the drivers and just download the new ones for the 1080 ti. switch off pc, turn and plug off PSU, then put in new card, reconnect PSU, boot up the pc and install the new drivers and if possible do a clean install. That always works

[RAM555789]

20 hours ago, Hielke said:

How do I do that? Bit of a noob over here.

 

Also, how do I do this? haha

 

Put your parts into Pcpartpicker.com and it gives an estimated wattage usage. (example if I put an i7-8700k with a 1080Ti I'll get 345W as my recommended) but in reality, if I play to overclock I'll want more like 650-750 Watts with a setup like that. As for making sure things are not using integrated graphics go to your Nvidia control panel (not GeForce Experience) and make sure the global setting is set for Nividia's High-End GPU. Just do a quick google search if you get lost.