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uninstall+install

skinnyck

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Hi i want to take out this old 8800 gt and pop in a gtx 460
can anyone give me the absolute correct way to do this
in the most simpliest terms
mainly with drivers ta!
 
If you have Windows 7, go to Start>Control Panel>Uninstall a program. Find the Nvidia drivers and uninstall. Reboot. Download new drivers and install. Reboot. Enjoy!
 
Power off, take out the 8800GT, put in the GTX 460, power on, and play. NVidia uses a unified driver architecture, so you don't need to re-install the drivers or anything - when it starts up it'll detect the new hardware and you'll be off and running.
 
Power off, take out the 8800GT, put in the GTX 460, power on, and play. NVidia uses a unified driver architecture, so you don't need to re-install the drivers or anything - when it starts up it'll detect the new hardware and you'll be off and running.

Or you could do that. I do it when I'm lazy, but to be cautious you can uninstall and reinstall your drivers.
 
Is it really that simple now?

Last I checked people were super anal about this, going on about a 7+ step procedure that includes using third-party driver cleaning programs.
 
Is it really that simple now?

Last I checked people were super anal about this, going on about a 7+ step procedure that includes using third-party driver cleaning programs.

The super anal part is the key part of that sentence. There are some people who do fresh OS installs for stuff like this, but that doesn't make it necessary.
 
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