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**THE NVIDIA DRIVERS THREAD**

Best thing to do is a fresh install of windows. Pretty much solves issues most of the time. I do it every time I switch from AMD to Nvidia or vice versa. Does not take long and you can do it while multi tasking so time is not wasted.
 
:eek: ^^^^^^
I can't remember the last time that I formatted my C drive to reinstall Windows on my main PC - I'm talking several years here. It isn't the time taken to do that but the ages afterwards getting everything set as I like which just completely turns me against such extreme measures, well extreme for me.

I went from an Nvidia GPU to a new AMD one and just used DDU, and after refunding the AMD and then went back to a Nvidia card and still used DDU. From there to a new Nvidia GPU, still using DDU, when I was finally able to buy one.

All well in each circumstance.
 
Vimes said:
:eek: ^^^^^^
I can't remember the last time that I formatted my C drive to reinstall Windows on my main PC - I'm talking several years here. It isn't the time taken to do that but the ages afterwards getting everything set as I like which just completely turns me against such extreme measures, well extreme for me.

I went from an Nvidia GPU to a new AMD one and just used DDU, and after refunding the AMD and then went back to a Nvidia card and still used DDU. From there to a new Nvidia GPU, still using DDU, when I was finally able to buy one.

All well in each circumstance.
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Depends on how many things you have installed I suppose. Gone are the days where I would have loads of things installed. If you have your steam games, videos and pictures etc on a separate nvme already then when you reinstall windows they are there waiting too. So what are we talking about here a couple of hours at most. Windows itself installs in like 10 minutes these days. Never bothered me as I do like a fresh clean copy of windows installed.
 
For me it is probably more of the thought than the actual doing of it, altho, like I mentioned, it has been years since I did such a thing. With making regular Macrium backups of a working OS I would see no need to either.
Each to their own but I would not feel the need to do a full format, as a matter of routine, when switching GPU brands.
 
VortexA1 said:
I about 6 weeks ago bought a 3070 and ever since every now and again, like once every other day (not while gaming and didn't do it with the AMD card) only while browsing with YouTube open the display freezes for 30 seconds and then resumes. No black screen. Do any of you guys get this problem??


Ive tried the latest driver and still get the problem.

:(


I did swap from an AMD card. I didn't DDU or reinstall windows.​
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that's the CIA/NSA etc swapping operatives. What have you been browsing for>?
 
Vimes said:
For me it is probably more of the thought than the actual doing of it, altho, like I mentioned, it has been years since I did such a thing. With making regular Macrium backups of a working OS I would see no need to either.
Each to their own but I would not feel the need to do a full format, as a matter of routine, when switching GPU brands.
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True its a bit much.
 
TNA said:
Best thing to do is a fresh install of windows. Pretty much solves issues most of the time. I do it every time I switch from AMD to Nvidia or vice versa. Does not take long and you can do it while multi tasking so time is not wasted.
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I will probably do this if the problem rears it's head again.. I disabled hardware acceleration on the browser and I haven't had the freezing for one day. If it does it again I'll do that.
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And thanks guys for all your input, appreciate it.
DDU is also a possibility of course.
 
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I will be trying latest 460.x drivers to see if fix clock speed issue (someone confirmed its fixed in 461, 460 is unknown). If still broken on 460 will go to 461 and hope I dont get audio stutter issues.
 
TNA said:
Depends on how many things you have installed I suppose. Gone are the days where I would have loads of things installed. If you have your steam games, videos and pictures etc on a separate nvme already then when you reinstall windows they are there waiting too. So what are we talking about here a couple of hours at most. Windows itself installs in like 10 minutes these days. Never bothered me as I do like a fresh clean copy of windows installed.
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+1, Got my games on a separate NVME and what little apps I use takes no time to install.. The only pain is the visual studio suite with all the extra plugins and stuff, but then I have an excuse to play a game while waiting for it to install. Gotta love fiber and plenty of cores and the possibilities they bring.
 
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