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**THE NVIDIA DRIVERS THREAD**

I haven't changed a GPU for years. :o
Going from a 560ti to a GTX 1070.
Do you just Win uninstall the old drivers or use the freeware utility as well?

Cheers.
 
The clean install option works pretty well these days on nVidia drivers - often I don't even bother removing the old ones just download the latest drivers (usually unpack and remove garbage as documented earlier in the thread) then turn off, swap GPUs, boot up and it will go through the motions of initialising the current driver for the new GPU then I reinstall the latest with the clean option just to be sure.

Uninstalling and/or using driver cleaner, etc. can sometimes risk things like inability to identify the new hardware properly so I only use them as a last resort if I have problems or if switching between AMD and nVidia GPUs.
 
majestyk said:
I haven't changed a GPU for years. :o
Going from a 560ti to a GTX 1070.
Do you just Win uninstall the old drivers or use the freeware utility as well?

Cheers.
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Best to uninstall (I'd personally use DDU) and reinstall.

I'd also recommend doing a minimal driver install as highlighted earlier.
 
Kelt said:
Best to uninstall (I'd personally use DDU) and reinstall.

I'd also recommend doing a minimal driver install as highlighted earlier.
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yup, after doing minimal installs by removing all folders except the NV12, Display.driver, HDAudio and physx before running the installer my nvidia driver problems have been a thing of the past.

Funny thing is it doesnt work anymore unless you edit the setup.cfg file as well. Seems like nvidia wants make it a bit difficult for the average joe. Might just be my tin foil hat acting up again :P
 
Looking to update my NVIDIA drivers chaps - should I just go for the latest 398.11 or is there a decent older set? I'm currently using the display driver Windows 10 chucked in when I reinstalled the OS a couple weeks ago.

Cheers
 
opethdisciple said:
Anyone actually run this yet?

I have noticed on the Gigabyte website that they have taken down all the BIOS's for the GPU's.
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https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/31864523

Also should add this Bios Firmware update to DP1.4 also fixes the rather nasty Nvidia Drivers bug whereby Win 10 HDR capable displays via HDMI @ 4K via a DP Adapter would be perma stuck on a scrambled display as previously it could not identify the colour depth when they dropped 32 bit driVer support.

Now that appears to be fixed & you can even enabled HDR on the desktop (although the image is washed out still)
 
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riskyfrisky said:
Looking to update my NVIDIA drivers chaps - should I just go for the latest 398.11 or is there a decent older set? I'm currently using the display driver Windows 10 chucked in when I reinstalled the OS a couple weeks ago.

Cheers
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397.93 is a pretty solid release. I haven't tried the latest yet.
 
AWPC said:
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/31864523

Also should add this Bios Firmware update to DP1.4 also fixes the rather nasty Nvidia Drivers bug whereby Win 10 HDR capable displays via HDMI @ 4K via a DP Adapter would be perma stuck on a scrambled display as previously it could not identify the colour depth when they dropped 32 bit drier support.

Now that appears to be fixed & you can even enabled HDR on the desktop (although the image is washed out still)
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Flashed without any issues.
 
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opethdisciple said:
Anyone actually run this yet?

I have noticed on the Gigabyte website that they have taken down all the BIOS's for the GPU's.
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Ran the update on my two 1080 Ti FE cards, never disabled SLI. I just ran the update, it detected both cards and it updated both fine then I just did a simple restart.
 
riskyfrisky said:
Looking to update my NVIDIA drivers chaps - should I just go for the latest 398.11 or is there a decent older set? I'm currently using the display driver Windows 10 chucked in when I reinstalled the OS a couple weeks ago.

Cheers
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Latest driver (398.11) working fine here on Win 10.

Worth doing the minimal install if you don't use Shadowplay.
 
Looking for a cheap card for my workstation as getting lots of graphical issues in FF currently and suspect it's GPU related. (HD 6450 so last driver was 2015)

I'm looking at the GT710 as it's the cheapest card that fits the bill. Should have a few years of driver support right?

I know Nvidia dropped support for Fermi cards. Their not likely to drop support any time soon?

Or should I just stick with the integrated graphics on my 3570k?
 
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Rroff said:
The clean install option works pretty well these days on nVidia drivers - often I don't even bother removing the old ones just download the latest drivers (usually unpack and remove garbage as documented earlier in the thread) then turn off, swap GPUs, boot up and it will go through the motions of initialising the current driver for the new GPU then I reinstall the latest with the clean option just to be sure.

Uninstalling and/or using driver cleaner, etc. can sometimes risk things like inability to identify the new hardware properly so I only use them as a last resort if I have problems or if switching between AMD and nVidia GPUs.
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Sadly, nearly every forum I'm reading lately, DDU is being recommended like eternal youth for every new driver release. Feels like reading forums from 2001 - 2005. "I've been cleansed!"
 
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