Changing Graphics Cards

[JemsBinks]

So a friend of mine offered to give me his 1050ti since he is upgrading his rig to a 1080ti.

I have a 1050 and so when it comes to the drivers what do I do?

Do I have to uninstall the drivers for the 1050 take out the card and put the 1050ti and then install the new drivers? Or is it just simple as take out the old card and put the new card in and don't worry about the drivers?

 

[jakubek160]

It is recommended to reinstall the drivers always as you swap the cards. It is very simple you just download the latest ones and then reinstall the old ones. Before you take out your 1050 , uninstall the drivers and after swaping the cards install the new ones. As simple as that.

 

[ARICH5]

driver uninstall is not necessary..put the card in the mobo slot. and download this http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/119399/en-us

and done

 

[boosted1g]

Odds are you can go from a 1050 to a 1050 ti just fine without doing anything.

But if at all unstable then:
Switch card back to the old 1050
Downlod DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) and newest build of Nvidia Drivers
Boot PC into safe mode and run DDU to uninstall drivers
Power off and insert 1050ti
Boot into safemode and install new drivers

 

[dontlistentome]

I would download the drivers from Nvidia. Shut off the computer and switch cards. Then boot up and install the drivers, choosing 'custom install' and 'clean install'. Install the parts you need, leave out stuff you don't need like the 3d stuff unless you use that. The clean install should take care of the rest.