Replace GTX 960 Gigabyte for GTX 970 EVGA

[rbol250686]

Hi guys! I´m replacing my old GTX 960 G1 Gigabyte for a new EVGA GTX 970 FTW+, what i have to do? i mean, just take the old, put in the new one, install the disc drivers and go or i need do something with the softwares, like unistall the 960 driver, gigabyte software... I just don´t want any problem and do the things right...

 

[Wolfshadw]

It should be just a straight plug and play. The GTX 960 and GTX 970 use the same driver.

-Wolf sends

 

[Ecolouge]

With graphics cards, they are both Nvidia and use same drivers. You can remove the old card and put in the new. Once you are in windows, you can check your geforce experience app to check on drivers. If you are having problems, you can uninstall your current drivers and load the new ones via the CD that came with your new GPU.

 

[Nerijus_1]

Yes uninstall old drivers and software (use "Display Driver Uninstaller" program to completely remove drivers), and install again, also it is recommended to use MSI afterburner for overclocking.

 

[Nerijus_1]

You might have problems, i did when swapped 950 to 970, had to reinstall drivers.

 

[toddybody]

Never hurts to install new drivers. I'd skip the included drivers on the disc, and just DL them from http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx

The *only* other thing to check for is that your PSU is good for the extra 50 watts. Cheers Mate.

 

[rbol250686]

Thanks guys! do you know what exact driver i need to unistall?

 

[Wolfshadw]

I think that's going to depend on your OS version, but I believe the latest version was 361.43.

-Wolf sends

 

[rbol250686]

Thanks wolf, i have windows 10 pro 64bit

 

[Wolfshadw]

Then yes. The 361.43 drivers are the ones you'll want to download and install (if needed).

-Wolf sends