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Going from ATI to nVidia - drivers.

thedoc46

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I've been on ATI for what seems ages now. But come thurs, I'll be receiving a spanking brand new GTX980 !!! :D

Is a complete re-install recommended? or is there a special tool to completely remove any trace of the ATI suite....

I may take this opportunity to go Win10 anyway, so its not like going to be the end of the world.
 
I used DDU (display driver uninstaller) and cleared out whatever I was swapping from, plugged in the new GPU and installed the latest drivers. Nice and simple with no fuss (and I did that a lot when swapping from the Titan X to Fury X) :)
 
Take old card out, new card in, install new card's drivers, done. No need for any special stuff unless you run in to problems.
 
I would remove all of the software, i.e. CCC etc, but I'd be surprised if you need a new install.

As you say though, with W10 here... why not?
 
Gregster said:
I used DDU (display driver uninstaller) and cleared out whatever I was swapping from
Click to expand...
I use this every time I update my drivers, even from the same company. Gets rid of all the crap that the official uninstallers leave behind and guarantees a clean install (which I like, as it eliminates one possible cause if I'm having issues). Haven't had a single problem with it either, having used it on drivers from all three companies across both Windows 8.1 and 10.
 
It used to cause a few problems in the past. Driver sweeper used to be a popular choice but i'm not sure that's still even going. I didn't bother when I swapped out a 290 for 980 and haven't experienced any problems. The advent of Windows 10 has made driver support even easier for the end user...
 
Add Remove Programs -> Remove AMD Catalyst Install Manager,
Select Express Uninstall All AMD Software.

Shutdown and install new card, boot up and install NVIDIA drivers.


There is no "magic" needed to install drivers these days, don't even need to uninstall other drivers, as the drivers from all 3 vendors will happily coexist (e.g. in multi-card/multi-monitor setups) - can't see any reason to still use DDU.
 
It's a good idea to uninstall the drivers before swapping the hardware. Other than that, theres not been any real issues since the XP days.
 
always run DDU

keep old card in boot to safe mode and run DDU, it will then tell you after shout down change cards, install new card as you would any new hard were from that point
 
I just went from 280X to 980 ti, all I did was run the installer again and select uninstall the ATI software, then into add/remove programs to remove raptor.
Removed old card and installed the 980 ti, booted and fed it the new drivers from the Nvidia site, job done.

I've only briefly run Elite D and GTA V and they both looked awesome in their 4K goodness.
 
Unplug the system completely
Remove storage drive
Find a strong magnet, wipe over storage drive
Plug back in and enjoy your AMD free computer

Disclaimer - new storage drive may be required
 
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