Heres the background.
I have two PC's one for work and one for games and messing around.
I want to switch the graphics cards between them but I'm not sure how to do it correctly or if I have enough power etc.
I tried once before but it didn't work so now I'm asking for some help.
Questions
They have the same drivers do I need to uninstall and reinstall or just switch?
Last time I tried to switch the 8800GTX to my gamer PC it would boot but I never saw anything on my screen. Is there something I forgot or did I do something weird because I think my PSU has enough power. (I did use two PCI power connections.)
What's the easiest way to find the problem?
Should I try switching PSU's between PCs? (I hope that's not in the easiest way because I have extensive wire management)
Specs for both PCs
Work PC
Game PC
Original Thread that brought up this topic. Don't need to read just for reference.
http://www.techist.com/forums/f76/upgrade-new-highend-games-158551/
I have two PC's one for work and one for games and messing around.
I want to switch the graphics cards between them but I'm not sure how to do it correctly or if I have enough power etc.
I tried once before but it didn't work so now I'm asking for some help.
Questions
They have the same drivers do I need to uninstall and reinstall or just switch?
Last time I tried to switch the 8800GTX to my gamer PC it would boot but I never saw anything on my screen. Is there something I forgot or did I do something weird because I think my PSU has enough power. (I did use two PCI power connections.)
What's the easiest way to find the problem?
Should I try switching PSU's between PCs? (I hope that's not in the easiest way because I have extensive wire management)
Specs for both PCs
Work PC
- CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad @ 2.40 GHz
- RAM - 4gig CRUCIAL
- MoBo - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R
- GFX - 8800GTX 768mb
- PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX link
Game PC
- CPU – AMD AM2 64 X2 4600+
- RAM - 2gig Muskin
- MoBo - ASUS M2N32-SLI link
- GFX - 7900GTX 512mb
- PSU - ENERMAX Liberty ELT620AWT ATX12V link
Original Thread that brought up this topic. Don't need to read just for reference.
http://www.techist.com/forums/f76/upgrade-new-highend-games-158551/