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Old November 26, 2012, 02:57 AM
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So, I recently purchased a GTX 660 Ti and I currently have a HD 6950. I was wondering what I need to do to switch them. Do I need to uninstall AMD then install nvidia? Any help would be appreciated. :)
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Old November 26, 2012, 01:19 PM
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Anyone know? My card is coming tomorrow.
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Old November 26, 2012, 01:20 PM
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So, I recently purchased a GTX 660 Ti and I currently have a HD 6950. I was wondering what I need to do to switch them. Do I need to uninstall AMD then install nvidia? Any help would be appreciated. :)
Pretty much!
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Old November 26, 2012, 01:24 PM
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clean the old driver with Phyxion and you should be fine ....
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Old November 26, 2012, 01:52 PM
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clean the old driver with Phyxion and you should be fine ....
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He's saying to get rid of the old drivers and software, then AFTER that install your new card and install/configure what you need to with that. Honestly you can run the two side by side but it's a pain, for me it's easier to remove the old card, boot, remove everything, install new card, install everything.
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Old November 26, 2012, 02:21 PM
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Okay thanks guys! Card's comming tomorrow and I'll let you know if I get it up and running!
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mybad I didn't notice they are charging for it now . if you are able try doing this . remove the card then reboot then uninstall the drivers shut down the PC pop new GFX card in and load up the new drivers . Might want to search your local drive for AMD stuff that the uninstall didn't pick up .


Edit : just read past my last post and tethlah said it already
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Old November 26, 2012, 05:53 PM
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mybad I didn't notice they are charging for it now . if you are able try doing this . remove the card then reboot then uninstall the drivers shut down the PC pop new GFX card in and load up the new drivers . Might want to search your local drive for AMD stuff that the uninstall didn't pick up .


Edit : just read past my last post and tethlah said it already

You see, if I remove the card, I can't uninstall the driver if I don't have a card in.
I don't have a dvi/hdmi/vga port on my motherboard =p
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Old November 26, 2012, 06:15 PM
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Enable integrated graphics, uninstall drivers, shutdown computer,remove the card,install the new one,reboot,install drivers, end of the trip
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