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Drivers reinstall going from Nvidia 260 - 560?

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dannyuk32

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Hi all,
Currently have an Nvidia GTX 260 and intend to replace this with a GTX 560Ti.
Should I just replace\pop the card in and A) leave the system as it is B) Uninstall drivers first, then reinstall them (and DirectX!? ), or C) Would it be an advantage \ ideal to format my hard drive and reinstall windows \ drivers \ direct X etc. to make the most of the card.
My current nvidia drivers are the latest and intended both cards so would rather keep the system as it is.
Sorry if it sounds a dumb question I'm bit of noob with this one.
Thanks for any help, Danny.
 
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You should always install drivers first, before installing new hardware. Since you're upgrading from one card to another, which uses the same unified drivers, all you need to do is drop in the new card. If you are not running the latest Nvidia drivers, I would suggest updating to 290.53, then drop in the new card. After you install the new card and bring the system up, you can remove the old graphics card data from device manager by following this guide.


Open an elevated command prompt (right click - run as admin), type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line:
  1. set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
  2. cd\%SystemRoot%\System32
  3. start devmgmt.msc

Then expand display adapters. You should see the 260 listed in grayed out color. Right click and uninstall it. Do not delete the driver since your new card is using the same one. This may also be a good time to go through and remove any other old hardware that you may of replaced. Just check under each category and remove anything that is grayed out.
 
If the drivers are recent (within the lifetime of the 560ti) then you can just pop it in and the nvidia unified drivers will automatically recognize the card. If they're old drivers, i would recommend downloading newer drivers.

Usually i don't fret over removing old drivers if you're installing a card from the same manufacturer of the chip (nvidia -> nvidia). Just install over and the install will do its thing.
 
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