Sapphire Radeon 7950 3GB with Boost.

[austin707]

Hey guys, I've just ordered a Sapphire Radeon 7950 3GB GDDR5 with boost, graphics card. I'll be receiving it in a week or so.

I was just wondering, do I use the driver CD that comes in the box, or do I download the latest Catalyst 13.4 drivers from the AMD website, because I'm guessing the box driver will be an older version. This is my first AMD graphics card purchase. I've been using Nvidia till now.

Here's the link to what I've bought:
http://www.flipkart.com/sapphire-amd-ati-hd-7950-3gb-gddr5-boost-3-gb-graphics-card/p/itmdfyygkk2zwpjk?pid=GRCDC2QTBPZHV8HQ&ref=38c3f61d-1301-4b8b-a223-879583b35e38

Please let me know your views.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Xavier Tan Sync]

Well check the box one first before you go to the website to download the driver because its an old driver it will prompt you to update to the latest driver version.

 

[Novuake]

Just download the latest one. It avoids any issues that could occur from an update. Remmeber to FULLY remove the Nvidia drivers you have and doing a registry sweep after restart BEFORE installing the AMD drivers.

 

[austin707]

I use 'Your Uninstaller' program to uninstall softwares from my system. It automatically does a registry sweep after uninstalling. Will this be sufficient? Hope there won't be any issues with the installation and performance of this card. I'm really excited about buying an AMD card for the very first time.

 

[Novuake]

I use 'Your Uninstaller' program to uninstall softwares from my system. It automatically does a registry sweep after uninstalling. Will this be sufficient? Hope there won't be any issues with the installation and performance of this card. I'm really excited about buying an AMD card for the very first time.

Yes that will be sufficient I believe. You should be very happy with the card, especially if you are someone that OCs. Its MADE for the OCer...

 

[fatboytyler]

Novuake said it best.

And I have that card and its quite the beast. Certainly designed for the Overclocker. Voltage is not locked, but at stock voltage you'll be able to OC it like no other. I increased the core clock by about 35% and about 30% with the memory. If you plan on just overclocking it without changing the voltage then I suggest using EVGA Precision-X, but if you want to go all out then go with Sapphire's TriXX program

 

[Kirti Tewari]

Uninstall old drivers and remove ati and amd folders...Also remove from registry and install the 13.5 Beta 2 available on the Sapphire Website