I have come back to nVidia in the form of 7800GT and lovin it.

cvearl · 12-12-05, 10:21 PM

It has been almost 4 years since I have been over here. Just traded my X800XL in for this eVGA 7800GT for $100 more. The X800XL was great for the month I had it but I needed more speed and the 7800GT was a better deal than the X1800XL due to the current price difference.

I am lovin this card though! Runs like a dream. Really the first FULL TIME nVidia game card for me since the Ti4600 prior to my defection to ATI with the 9800 Pro.

QUESTION: What do you nVidia peeps do when upgrading the drivers? Do you go into the control pannel and ADD/REMOVE them and reboot and install the lastest? Or we still doing that whole driver cleaner registry scraping stuff?

C.

saturnotaku · 12-12-05, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by cvearl

Or we still doing that whole driver cleaner registry scraping stuff?

Driver Cleaner is a good idea regardless of what video card you own. On the whole though, NVIDIA cards leave less junk behind in the form of old system files and registry entries after using the control panel add/remove programs.

Riptide · 12-12-05, 10:25 PM

I just do the add/remove and then run the setup after rebooting.

**MUYA** · 12-12-05, 10:27 PM

When moving from cards based on GPUs/VPUs of different IHVs. I tend to format and reinstall WinXP

cvearl · 12-12-05, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MUYA

When moving from cards based on GPUs/VPUs of different IHVs. I tend to format and reinstall WinXP

Oh ya already did that. I rebuilt the rig from scratch when I installed the new 7800GT.

I meant mainly when a new driver comes out but the card stays the same.

C.

**MUYA** · 12-12-05, 10:42 PM

ah...always try the latest ones I do!

OWA · 12-12-05, 11:49 PM

I just install over the top but that's definitely not the recommended way. It always works for me though so I see no reason to stop doing that. It keeps your settings/profiles intact that way.

If you do remove them you might want to save your c:\windows\system32\nvapps.xml file so you can copy and paste your customized profiles into the new version. Or, you can use something like nHancer. It'll let you import the profiles.

**jAkUp** · 12-12-05, 11:51 PM

Yes I use DriverCleaner in Safe mode... works like a charm

crainger · 12-13-05, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jAkUp

Yes I use DriverCleaner in Safe mode... works like a charm

Yep is a wonderful program. I find its great for fixing corrupted Audigy Drivers.

The step I always take when doing a nVidia driver install

Uninstall via Add/Remove Programs
Reboot into Safe Mode
Run Driver Cleaner
Reboot into Normal Mode
Cancel Windows Add Hardware Wizard
Run nVidia's Driver Install
Reboot once again
Run nHancer to import my many custom Profiles

I'm wondering though if it would be an idea to do this with nForce drivers. I'm only new to nForce having had VIA and Intel before.

Medion · 12-13-05, 12:43 AM

The good thing about their dirvers is that you can just download and install over a previous version without an problems, usually.

However, if you ever need to rollback, or just want to clean up to unused files, you will need to add/remove and then use Driver Cleaner.

Acid Rain · 12-13-05, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Riptide

I just do the add/remove and then run the setup after rebooting.

Me too. I've never had a problem with this method. It's easy and it works.

Driver Cleaner seems to do some funkeh stuff sometimes, so I don't trust it anymore.

12-12-05, 10:21 PM	#1
cvearl Radeon 9700 Pro Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 481	I have come back to nVidia in the form of 7800GT and lovin it. It has been almost 4 years since I have been over here. Just traded my X800XL in for this eVGA 7800GT for $100 more. The X800XL was great for the month I had it but I needed more speed and the 7800GT was a better deal than the X1800XL due to the current price difference. I am lovin this card though! Runs like a dream. Really the first FULL TIME nVidia game card for me since the Ti4600 prior to my defection to ATI with the 9800 Pro. QUESTION: What do you nVidia peeps do when upgrading the drivers? Do you go into the control pannel and ADD/REMOVE them and reboot and install the lastest? Or we still doing that whole driver cleaner registry scraping stuff? C.

12-12-05, 10:25 PM	#3
Riptide Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Billings, MT Posts: 22,266	Re: I have come back to nVidia in the form of 7800GT and lovin it. I just do the add/remove and then run the setup after rebooting. __________________

12-12-05, 10:27 PM	#4
MUYA Super Mod! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 8,468	Re: I have come back to nVidia in the form of 7800GT and lovin it. When moving from cards based on GPUs/VPUs of different IHVs. I tend to format and reinstall WinXP __________________ Q9650@3.8Ghz vcore=1.27v : D-Tek Fuzion CPU block : Swiftech MCP-655B : Swiftech MCR-220 w/ Yate loons : Swiftech Micro res : ASUS Formula Maximus Special edition : 2 x 2GB OCZ HPC Reaper 1066 DDR2 RAM : Galaxy GeForce 295 GTX : Dell 2407WFP Monitor : 2 x Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 16MB SATA II HDD : LG GSA-H10N DL DVD-RW : Antec Quatro 850W PSU : Sony DTS Receiver with Paramount Pictures 5.1 Speakers : Silverstone Temjin TJ10 case

12-12-05, 10:42 PM	#6
MUYA Super Mod! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 8,468	Re: I have come back to nVidia in the form of 7800GT and lovin it. ah...always try the latest ones I do! __________________ Q9650@3.8Ghz vcore=1.27v : D-Tek Fuzion CPU block : Swiftech MCP-655B : Swiftech MCR-220 w/ Yate loons : Swiftech Micro res : ASUS Formula Maximus Special edition : 2 x 2GB OCZ HPC Reaper 1066 DDR2 RAM : Galaxy GeForce 295 GTX : Dell 2407WFP Monitor : 2 x Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 16MB SATA II HDD : LG GSA-H10N DL DVD-RW : Antec Quatro 850W PSU : Sony DTS Receiver with Paramount Pictures 5.1 Speakers : Silverstone Temjin TJ10 case

12-12-05, 11:49 PM	#7
OWA ... Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,409	Re: I have come back to nVidia in the form of 7800GT and lovin it. I just install over the top but that's definitely not the recommended way. It always works for me though so I see no reason to stop doing that. It keeps your settings/profiles intact that way. If you do remove them you might want to save your c:\windows\system32\nvapps.xml file so you can copy and paste your customized profiles into the new version. Or, you can use something like nHancer. It'll let you import the profiles.

12-12-05, 11:51 PM	#8
jAkUp eat. sleep. overclock. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chino, California Posts: 21,766	Re: I have come back to nVidia in the form of 7800GT and lovin it. Yes I use DriverCleaner in Safe mode... works like a charm __________________ 965xe \|\| evga x58 classified \|\| 2x evga gtx 295 \|\| 6gb g.skill \|\| win7 x64

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Medion BANNED Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Barksdale AFB, La Posts: 1,726	Re: I have come back to nVidia in the form of 7800GT and lovin it. The good thing about their dirvers is that you can just download and install over a previous version without an problems, usually. However, if you ever need to rollback, or just want to clean up to unused files, you will need to add/remove and then use Driver Cleaner.

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