Help installing new gpu, have nvidia onboard graphics and new gpu is amd

[jt_520]

Please help!!!! Hello peeps, I am slowly going stir crazy, I am a bit of a nood when it comes to gaming on pc's so, this is my issue, I have a l3531 motherboard from an all in one pc, amd athlon ii x2 220 cpu with oboard nvidia graphics, currently have a gt610 gpu installed but i want to install a new gpu a asus r7360-oc-2gd5-v2 to play newer games, I have tried to install the new gpu but the pc wont boot. 6pin power connected to gpu, am i to uninstall everything to do with nvidia? including geforce experience? i tried to install amd catalyst software for the new card but pc goes to black screen during install. any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

 

[cin19]

I have a l3531 motherboard from an all in one pc, amd athlon ii x2 220 cpu with oboard nvidia graphics, currently have a gt610 gpu installed but i want to install a new gpu a asus r7360-oc-2gd5-v2 to play newer games

What PC did you have? Because if you had the AIO PC, you can't use the dual-slot r7 360, which size is too big for the AIO PC.

 

[dontlistentome]

First, yes since you are changing from an Nvidia card to an AMD card you should uninstall everything related to the Nvidia videocard. The drivers, GF experience, all of it. Then you shut down the computer and install the AMD card. When you boot up, using the generic Windows provided drivers, and get to your desktop, then you install the AMD drivers.

You have provided very little information on your system, almost as if you were being deliberately vague. Download and run a program called Speccy, and use it to get specific information on your motherboard and post that here. A search for "l3531 motherboard" only gets me references to Dell laptops.

 

[jt_520]

First, yes since you are changing from an Nvidia card to an AMD card you should uninstall everything related to the Nvidia videocard. The drivers, GF experience, all of it. Then you shut down the computer and install the AMD card. When you boot up, using the generic Windows provided drivers, and get to your desktop, then you install the AMD drivers.

You have provided very little information on your system, almost as if you were being deliberately vague. Download and run a program called Speccy, and use it to get specific information on your motherboard and post that here. A search for "l3531 motherboard" only gets me references to Dell laptops.

Hey thanks for your reply, I am actually that thick/nooby, wasnt being deliberatly vague. sorry to provie stupidly little info. i will get onto this in the morning. i only just got my first pc 4 years ago, i will download and run speccy as you suggested, thanks, Already a great help.

 

[jt_520]

I have a l3531 motherboard from an all in one pc, amd athlon ii x2 220 cpu with oboard nvidia graphics, currently have a gt610 gpu installed but i want to install a new gpu a asus r7360-oc-2gd5-v2 to play newer games

What PC did you have? Because if you had the AIO PC, you can't use the dual-slot r7 360, which size is too big for the AIO PC.

It was an Aio pc yup, got given it when my old gaming board died, took it all apart and put different bits in and swapped out.basically just the baord remaining, using the monitor from the all in one for the xbox. so no longer an all in one, I miss my old board, saving up for another, thanks for you reply dude!!

 

[cin19]

I see.

And I have some questions for you, what PSU do you have? And what OS do you use?
Because the r7 360 will draw more power than the gt610. You need a good 400W PSU for the r7 360. And if the AIO is from HP like that, also if you used win8/win10, you will need go into the BIOS, by the way you have to use the gt610, enable the enable "Legacy Boot" and disable "Secure Boot". Save, exit, shut down the PC, then switch to the r7 360.
Here is the similar info ( it is from nvidia GPU, but it will be as same as the AMD GPU too) http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3156/~/when-installing-an-after-market-graphics-card-into-a-certified-windows-8-pc