Switching from an AMD Card to an Nvidia card

[BluExMisT]

So, I've had an AMD R9 280X from MSI for a couple months now and it has really bad artifacting issues. I've tried everything that I can, but I can't fix it.

I finally got the money and I'm going to buy an MSI GeForce GTX 970 from Nvidia. So my question is: Should I uninstall my old graphics card driver or anything before putting the new one in? Also I have an AMD processor, is this going to have any problems with the Nvidia card?

 

[sna]

yes better to uninstall old drivers. and do it before installing the new card .

 

[turbopiki]

Yes you should delete AMD GPU drivers before installing new card, and no there will be no problems if you use AMD CPU.

 

[BluExMisT]

Is there a good way of doing this. Like some sort of software to download? Where can I find them to get rid of the old amd drivers?

 

[ZENprime]

Warranty ended on the card ?

Yes nvidia graphics card can work with amd processors .

But I advise you to get R9 390 instead of the GTX 970 , better performance and double the memory (3.5+0.5 Gb GTX 970 // 8 GB R9 390)

Use DDU to uninstall drivers :
http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

 

[BluExMisT]

Warranty ended on the card ?

Yes nvidia graphics card can work with amd processors .

But I advise you to get R9 390 instead of the GTX 970 , better performance and double the memory (3.5+0.5 Gb GTX 970 // 8 GB R9 390)

Use DDU to uninstall drivers :
http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

Yeah, the warranty is long gone for the old card, and I didnt nitice the problems until it was too late. And yeah that graphics card is a little better and all but right now its sold out and when I looked into the artifacting issue for the 280x I found that alot of these new cards are just overclocked versions of the older cards. That makes me a little uneasy as far as spending 300+ dollars goes. Plus with the 970 at least I know thats its a good card and I shouldnt have any problems with it.

I do know that the Nvidia cards are normally overpriced because of the brand so if you can show/tell me something that might convince me otherwise i'd be grateful.

 

[turbopiki]

Yes r9 390 is better, but thats just because its a factory OC re-brand of r9 290 with more Vram, so if you OC GTX 970 it will beat r9 390 no problem

 

[BluExMisT]

I really dont like overclocking. I feel like if i have to put my card at risk of a heat stroke to perform the way I want it to then I have the wrong card 😛 Just my opinion though. Im looking for the better card, stock settings. No OCing.

 

[turbopiki]

than go with r9 390, but so you know overclocked GTX 970 temps will be lower than r9 390

 

[BluExMisT]

than go with r9 390, but so you know overclocked GTX 970 temps will be lower than r9 390

Haha your back and forth on me. I guess ill go with the 390 then. Do you have a preferred brand, I normally go with MSI but there XFX (not sure on this one...) or the Sapphire. Leaning more towards the MSI but is there going to be a difference?

 

[turbopiki]

No i dont have a preferred brand, i always look for the cheapest card wtih good cooler.

 

[BluExMisT]

No i dont have a preferred brand, i always look for the cheapest card wtih good cooler.

yeah the MSI one seems like the best brand for me but the Sapphire card has 3 fans instead of 2. Not sure.

 

[turbopiki]

If you are from USA you could go with this card- http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixr9390dc3oc8gd5gaming
or if you dont mind less known brands - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr93908gbd5ppdhe