Installing new graphics card

[Megan_batman]

I just purchased a msi 1050 ti to replace my amd radeon r7 250X

This is my first time doing a graphics card and I know how to install the card itself into my computer, but what i don't know is what drivers to I have to install and uninstall and in what order

 

[Peter Martin]

Graphics drivers That come with the CD that came with your card should get you going after Installing the new card

If windows does not automatically detect and install them just go to that CD in windows explorer and there should be a drivers folder and you should run the installer and you’ll probably have to reboot

 

[Barty1884]

Before removing the 250X (ideally), download & run DDU
https://www.wagnardsoft.com/

There's a prompt to "reboot in safe mode", do that.

Once you're in safe mode, run the preset for "remove & shutdown".

Then, disconnect power & drain any remaining holding down the power button. The replace the GPU, as you know.

Once you've replaced the GPU, connect your display to it & boot back into Windows.

Then download* and install the latest (non Beta) driver from Nvidia's website directly
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/136673/en-us

*You could download it beforehand, so it's already there, waiting to be installed.

Graphics drivers That come with the CD that came with your card should get you going after Installing the new card

Avoid running the driver disks that ship with hardware (especially GPUs) - by the time you get the product, the drivers are long obsolete.

The driver I linked is from August 1st, 2018. I'd bet any driver disk is going to have a driver from a least a few months ago.

 

[dontlistentome]

The way I do it first download the drivers you'll need for your new card, in your case from Nvidia's driver website. This is because your computer is functioning fine now, and you need those drivers anyways, so you might as well get them now.

Then uninstall your current drivers, in your case the AMD drivers. Then shut down the computer and swap cards.

Now when you power up, you should be using generic Windows drivers. Once Windows loads you can install the drivers you downloaded at the start and you're done.

 

[geofelt]

Any card has a default low res mode that will run with no drivers at all.
I would first download and save the nvidia driver package directly from nvidia.
Better to do that first while you have the full resolution available on your monitor.
Then I would uninstall anything amd graphics related that you find in the installed programs list.
If you are a bit paranoid, you can find and run DDU to clean out everything, But I do not think it is really necessary.

Shut down and replace your card.
Reconnect your monitor.
When you start windows, you may see a resolution like 960 x 600 or such.
Find the downloaded nvidia install package and run it.