Format after ATI to Nvidia

[waynejkruse10]

A friend of mine told me if you are going from ATI to Nvidia you need to format for best performance.

But i dont see how this will work if i uninstall the ATI software from the Control Panel then uninstall the drivers from device manager.

Then i replace the cards, and install the nvidia software.

Wayne

 

[Nitestick]

i have heard this too. i think there could be some truth to it but i'm not sure so i would reformat anyway because a clean install can never hurt unless your hdd is dying. i reformat quite frequently anyway

 

[waynejkruse10]

meh

anyone else heard bout this?

 

[maroon1]

i don't think u need to format, just uninstall the driver for ATI then after u change to nvidia , install the latest driver for it

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

This is the truth, you should reinstall windows

 

[Ste]

you don't have to. Download driver cleaner pro. Google to find it. You first uninstall the old drivers then u run driver cleaner pro from Safe mode, then you can install new drivers with the new card already in.

I switched from ATI to Nvidia and I did the same thing. I have had no problems.

 

[waynejkruse10]

lol, half of the people are saying format, half say dont format. Gargh!

 

[PBond]

The maing thing you need to do is clear the old video drivers off you HDD before you install the new ones otherwise you will run into problems. People say format because its the best way of ensuring all of the old drivers are gone, but if you can find a program which will remove the drivers then you don't need to format.

 

[Ste]

The maing thing you need to do is clear the old video drivers off you HDD before you install the new ones otherwise you will run into problems. People say format because its the best way of ensuring all of the old drivers are gone, but if you can find a program which will remove the drivers then you don't need to format.

Cough Driver Cleaner pro Cough Its free Cough for Download Cough.

 

[waynejkruse10]

is this the one you are talking about?

http://www.drivercleaner.net/