Moved to the dark side - Help appreciated

[AgedIdiot]

Am running 2 x 290 in crossfire which I am replacing with 0ne EVGA 1070 FTW. (may get a second later but given monitor runs @ 3440x1440 unlikely I will be going sli until a monitor upgrade)

The 290's are watercooled as will the 1070 when installed. (full loop res/pump to triple roof rad > cpu (5820k) > first gpy > 2nd Gpu > single rad > res/pump).

Have been running amd for a good few years so the change to NVidia is a bit of an experiment - I assume that the procedure should be :-
1. Using driver cleaner remove ALL amd software and remove msi afterburner with ancillary programs
2. Take out 290's
3. install 1070
4. Download (from evga) the most recent drivers - and what else? (anything I should deliberately avoid?)

Advice appreciated - am I missing something or including when I should not ?

 

[Gregster]

You can do that or you can just take out the 290, replace with the 1070, power on, install latest GFX drivers from NVidia and off you go. I have swapped and changed regular and no issues running both driver sets together but DDU will make sure all that dirty AMD stuff is gone and you will feel baptised

 

[Smffy]

Sure you don't want to go 1080 with current prices?

 

[Griffildur]

Sure you don't want to go 1080 with current prices?

the price difference is not that big price wise so yeah it would make sense to go for a 1080, if you can justify it and have the cash. Why the heck not, these are awesome days for us gamers.

 

[Smffy]

the price difference is not that big price wise so yeah it would make sense to go for a 1080, if you can justify it and have the cash. Why the heck not, these are awesome days for us gamers.

The used market for cards 4-6 months old with the EK block installed is also pretty good and probably all in the same sort of money thinking about it.

Anyway if OP has got the 1070 already then nevermind, Gregster covered off the drivers anyway.

 

[southy1978]

I'm currently doing the same. Going from 2 x R9 280x's to a single gtx 1080. Is DDU the new go to cleaner driver removal, last time I changed cards it was cc cleaner or similar!
I'd definitely recommend a 1080 at your resolution, the 1070 should do you but as said for not much more you've got a bit of future proofing.