After 3 years of random game freezings and VPU recovery errors, I'm finally being lent a different graphics card to install and see if it's capable of running games on my PC.
I currently have a stupid ATI Radeon THING that is really stupid and possibly faulty. Updating the drivers didn't help, nor did buying a more compatible mobo.
Now. The card I'm being given to trial is an nvidia card, with a view to buying my own card if this pans out.
My query: In the past, when updating new gfx drivers, I have always uninstalled the old drivers, then used a driver cab cleaner to rid my system of unwanted stuff, before upgrading to new. But because this time I'm switching to a different card, will I be okay leaving my ATI drivers on the system and just installing the relevant Nvidia drivers without uninstalling and all that malarkey. My theory being that if this borrowed card doesn't work, I'm gonna have to stick my old card back in.
Your advice is greatly appreciated. My minion will be bringing my new card on Friday evening, and once it's installed I'll be giving it a thorough testing with the aid of the good Reverend. I shall report back once it's done, and maybe after this week I can FINALLY play games like M&B, Spore and NWN without risking obliterating my computer.
I currently have a stupid ATI Radeon THING that is really stupid and possibly faulty. Updating the drivers didn't help, nor did buying a more compatible mobo.
Now. The card I'm being given to trial is an nvidia card, with a view to buying my own card if this pans out.
My query: In the past, when updating new gfx drivers, I have always uninstalled the old drivers, then used a driver cab cleaner to rid my system of unwanted stuff, before upgrading to new. But because this time I'm switching to a different card, will I be okay leaving my ATI drivers on the system and just installing the relevant Nvidia drivers without uninstalling and all that malarkey. My theory being that if this borrowed card doesn't work, I'm gonna have to stick my old card back in.
Your advice is greatly appreciated. My minion will be bringing my new card on Friday evening, and once it's installed I'll be giving it a thorough testing with the aid of the good Reverend. I shall report back once it's done, and maybe after this week I can FINALLY play games like M&B, Spore and NWN without risking obliterating my computer.