EVGA GTX 750 Ti Sc Installation

[Zombie615]

I just ordered this card an it should be here today or tomorrow. Anyways I wanted to know how hard it will be to get it up an running. I know how to plug it into the motherboard an I know to switch my monitor over to the video output port on the graphics card.

Other than that how hard is it to configure it for my computer?

 

[clutchc]

If the GTX 750 Ti you bought is one that requires a 6 pin PCIe power cable, don't forget to plug that in too. Most GTX 750 Tis don't need one, though.

First, uninstall any driver you have for any previous gfx card you may have installed. If you are simply moving from integrated video to a discrete card, no need to. Then after installing the card, boot to Win and install the driver that comes on the disk with the card. Or go to the Nvidia website and download the latest driver for the card and your OS.
http://www.geforce.com/drivers

 

[Zombie615]

The one I'm getting is the EVGA GTX 750 Ti Superclocked an it doesn't require a 6-pin power PSU connecter. It takes the power from the PCIe slot. Yes, I'm moving from my A-10 6700 AMD 8670D integrated graphics to this. Just hoping it installs an works without a hitch.

So basically just install the driver an I'm done. What about AMD Catalyst Control Center. Will I have to reconfigure that? Because I had to do it when I bought this PC to get rid of the half inch black border around the screen.

 

[clutchc]

If this is the card you are getting: http://www.evga.com/articles/00821/#3753
...that's one great little card. Way more powerful than it should be for not needing a 6pin aux power connection. I have that card on my 2nd machine (3.4GHZ Phenom II X4). It totally amazed me when I ran Crysis 3 at 1080p. I used to think the HD 7750 OC card was a fast no-6 pin card. The 750 Ti SC is in a totally different class. You'll be quite satisfied, and pleasantly shocked at the difference from your APU's on-die GPU if that was what you were using previously. And it should be a good balance with the A10 quad core.

If you ran the Catalyst Install Manager and had it uninstall everything including itself, you should be fine. If you want to be super-certain, run Driver Sweeper from safe mode (F8) and have it remove any remnants of AMD, ATI, and Nvidia GRAPHIC driver it can find. Then re-boot and install the latest driver for your card and OS. http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4266-driver-sweeper.html

The issue with CCC leaving a border around the screen happens to me too sometimes. It seems like it happens when I use HDMI instead of DVI. But it is easily fixed in CCC. Nvidia drivers and Nvidia Control Panel has never had that issue for me.

 

[Zombie615]

If this is the card you are getting: http://www.evga.com/articles/00821/#3753
...that's one great little card. Way more powerful than it should be for not needing a 6pin aux power connection. I have that card on my 2nd machine (3.4GHZ Phenom II X4). It totally amazed me when I ran Crysis 3 at 1080p. I used to think the HD 7750 OC card was a fast no-6 pin card. The 750 Ti SC is in a totally different class. You'll be quite satisfied, and pleasantly shocked at the difference from your APU's on-die GPU if that was what you were using previously. And it should be a good balance with the A10 quad core.

If you ran the Catalyst Install Manager and had it uninstall everything including itself, you should be fine. If you want to be super-certain, run Driver Sweeper from safe mode (F8) and have it remove any remnants of AMD, ATI, and Nvidia GRAPHIC driver it can find. Then re-boot and install the latest driver for your card and OS. http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4266-driver-sweeper.html

The issue with CCC leaving a border around the screen happens to me too sometimes. It seems like it happens when I use HDMI instead of DVI. But it is easily fixed in CCC. Nvidia drivers and Nvidia Control Panel has never had that issue for me.

Yeah man that is the exact card that I ordered. I know its not the greatest out there but all I really want to do is play the games that are coming out. Doesn't matter to me if they are on highest settings or not. Like I bought skyrim thinking my integrated gpu would at least play it on lowest settings. Lord was I wrong, well half wrong. It can play it until you step out the Helgen dungeon an than its a choppy mess with all the foliage an trees lol I couldn't imagine a dragon coming along it would probably freeze up.

But yeah anyways I have high hopes for this card. So hopefully it comes in soon. Estimated arrival date is 4/3/2014 by 8pm but I ordered it this morning around 6:30am.

 

[clutchc]

You must have ordered Amazon Prime or Newegg Prime for that quick of service. Will you be gaming at 1080p or lower?

 

[Zombie615]

Yeah I ordered Newegg Prime an I live right next to their distribution center so it will more than likely be here tomorrow. My tracking number from fedex says it was picked up by 4:39pm yesterday.

So from 7am to 4:39pm it went from me ordering online, through the processing, packaged an ready to go, an picked up by FedEx. Not sure where it is now all my tracking number tells me is that it was picked up with the estimated arrival date of 4/3/2014. You can tell I'm excited lol giving all this pointless information 😛

I'll be hopefully gaming at 1080p. I have an Asus 27" IPS LED HD
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/27-ips-led-hd-monitor/8767178.p?id=1218890757451&skuId=8767178&st=asus 27" monitor&cp=1&lp=1

 

[clutchc]

Sounds great. You're going to enjoy gaming now.

 

[Zombie615]

I hope so. I've learned from experience not to get my hopes up too high though. So I'll see how it goes once I have it up an running.